ASCE Miami-Dade Branch

What ASCE Miami-Dade Branch does

ASCE Miami-Dade Branch is a regional nonprofit professional membership organization and subsidiary of the ASCE Florida Section, operating under the national American Society of Civil Engineers — the oldest national engineering society in the United States, with 160,000+ global members. The branch itself was formally established in 1976, though ASCE's presence in Miami dates to 1927 (originally as the Miami Section, then the South Florida Section from 1961 until its 1999 merger with the Florida Section). It serves 900+ civil engineering professionals in Miami-Dade County, structured around nine technical institutes covering the full discipline stack: Architectural Engineering (AEI), Coasts/Oceans/Ports/Rivers (COPRI), Construction (CI), Engineering Mechanics (EMI), Environmental & Water Resources (EWRI), Geo-Institute (G-I), Structural Engineering (SEI), Transportation & Development (T&DI), and Utility Engineering & Surveying (UESI). A Younger Member Group (YMG) and student chapters at the University of Miami and Florida International University extend the branch's reach to early-career engineers and students.

The branch does not develop proprietary technology. Its technology footprint consists of a Wix-hosted website, Constant Contact for quarterly newsletter distribution, and Google Calendar integration for event scheduling. Membership fees are collected centrally by ASCE National via asce.org/join/, where new members select the Miami-Dade Branch and Florida Section as their local affiliation; the branch itself generates value through local events, professional development (PDH credits for license renewal), community service, scholarships funded by branch-level fundraising, and access to national technical resources.

The branch is volunteer-governed by an elected Board of Directors including President Alessandra Monetti, President-Elect Nicholas Karpathy, Vice President Valerie Coloma, Secretary Jessica Garcia, Treasurer Leonard Barrera, and Past President Erik M. Alcantara, supported by Directors and chairs/co-chairs across each technical institute and standing committees (Communications, Government Relations, Membership, Outreach, Events, Professional Development, etc.). Its go-to-market is community-led: attracting and retaining members through networking events, PDH-eligible programming, community service, scholarships, and quarterly newsletters, with marketing distributed across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and X (Twitter). The operating geography is Miami-Dade County, Florida (Southeast USA), with no global footprint claim.

Name

ASCE Miami-Dade Branch

Legal name

ASCE Miami-Dade Branch

Website

https://miamidade-asce.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

ASCE Miami-Dade Branch is a nonprofit regional chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers serving 900+ civil engineering professionals in Miami-Dade County through nine technical institutes, professional development events, PDH credits, scholarships, and student chapters at the University of Miami and Florida International University.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: The branch operates under ASCE national; membership fees are collected through asce.org/join/. The branch generates value through member services, events, scholarships funded by fundraising, and community engagement.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ASCE Miami-Dade Branch is a nonprofit professional membership organization that delivers member services to civil engineers in Miami-Dade County. Its core offering includes ASCE national membership affiliation routed through asce.org/join/, nine discipline-specific technical institute communities, quarterly newsletters, in-person networking and professional development events awarding PDH credits for license renewal, scholarship programs for local university students, and a Younger Member Group for early-career engineers.

Product overview

ASCE Miami-Dade Branch is a professional membership organization and subsidiary of the Florida Section under the American Society of Civil Engineers. It is not a product company but rather provides membership services, networking opportunities, professional development (PDH credits), quarterly newsletters, scholarships for university students, community service, and technical institute communities covering various civil engineering disciplines. The organization offers nine technical institutes (AEI, COPRI, CI, EMI, EWRI, G-I, SEI, T&DI, UESI), a Younger Member Group, student chapters at University of Miami and Florida International University, and organizes events, workshops, and community outreach programs for its over 900 members in the Miami area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ASCE Miami-Dade Branch Membership
• Quarterly Newsletter
• Branch Events and Professional Development Workshops
• Technical Institute Communities
• Younger Member Group (YMG)
• University Student Chapters
• Student Scholarship Program

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) NationalcoreOthersThe Miami-Dade Branch is a subsidiary of the Florida Section, grouped under Region 5 of ASCE. ASCE is the oldest national engineering society in the United States with 160,000+ global members. The branch operates under ASCE's governance structure, uses ASCE branding, and provides members access to national resources, conferences, and technical institutes.
• University of Miami - Student ChaptercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial ASCE Student Chapter at University of Miami providing engineering students with professional development opportunities, networking, and academic support through the Miami-Dade Branch.
• Florida International University - Student ChaptercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial ASCE Student Chapter at Florida International University providing engineering students with professional development opportunities, networking, and academic support through the Miami-Dade Branch.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Florida Section of NSPE: The Florida chapter of the National Society of Professional Engineers — a competing professional engineering society serving PE-licensed engineers in Florida with overlapping continuing education, advocacy, and networking offerings.
• ASCE Florida Section: The immediate parent regional body of which the Miami-Dade Branch is a subsidiary. Shares the same ASCE governance structure, dues model, and member value proposition, but operates at the multi-county Florida level.
• ASCE Broward Branch: A sibling ASCE branch also under the ASCE Florida Section, sharing the same national brand, institutes, and member-services model, but serving Broward County civil engineers in South Florida.
• ASCE Palm Beach Branch: Another sibling branch under the Florida Section, founded in 1952. Operates a parallel volunteer-led board structure with PDH events, scholarships, and student chapter support for Palm Beach civil engineers.

Broad incumbents

• ASCE National: The national parent society of which Miami-Dade Branch is a regional subsidiary. Provides the overarching brand, institutes, conferences, and digital content that the local branch distributes and leverages.

Emerging players

• UM ASCE Student Chapter: The University of Miami ASCE student chapter, similarly partnered with the Miami-Dade Branch. Functions as an early-career funnel into branch membership, sharing overlapping scholarships and networking events but serving student members.
• FIU ASCE Student Chapter: An official ASCE student chapter at Florida International University, directly partnered with the Miami-Dade Branch. Comparable in mission (career preparation and professional development) but operating at the pre-professional student level rather than the licensed-engineer level.

Regional players

• ASCE Region 5: The multi-state regional governance body above the Florida Section and Miami-Dade Branch, coordinating programs across southeast U.S. ASCE branches. Operates one tier above the branch but well below the national society.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/ascemiamidade?lang=en
• Facebookfacebook.com/mdasceymg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/asce-miami-dade-branch
• Instagraminstagram.com/ascemiamidade/?hl=en

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles34 records

Funding overview

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