On August 25th Lawrence Central held an induction ceremony for our two newest members, Jessica Mortinger and Michael Steinle.
Jessica Mortinger ventured to Lawrence, KS in 2003 to attend KU, from Hays, KS. Graduating in 2010 with a Masters Degree in Urban Planning, she joined the City’s planning department as a Transportation Planner. In her free time, Jessica enjoys gardening, reading, weaving, mosaics, road trips and pitching horseshoes. As a lifetime member of Girl Scouts, Jessica also serves on the Douglas County Gold Award Advisory Committee and mentors Girl Scouts with their Gold Award projects.
Michael Steinle currently serves as a Principal Management Consultant for Arcadis and has over twenty three years of experience in project management, emergency response, and environmental, health and safety stewardship. He has served as the Project Manager on several large-scale federal, state and local emergency preparedness, bioterrorism and public health projects. He served as a task lead on the New Madrid Seismic Planning Project and recently completed a project developing Contaminant Warning Systems for water utilities in cities throughout the United States. Michael holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Masters in Business Administration from Kansas State University.Michael is married to Dee Steinle and they have two children, Aaron 10 and Nora 6. Michael is also on the Board of Directors for Hilltop Child Development Center.
