The fourth regular session of the SAEE Assembly was held electronically between July 9 and July 26, 2021. The Association's Assembly consists of 40 members, of which 36 participated in the voting. The Assembly members voted for 14 nominated members of the SAEEleadership, as well as the Management and Supervisory Boards. All nominated candidates were elected by a majority of votes.
SAEE Leadership
A new Vice President of the Association has been elected: Prof. Dr Ratko Salatić, Civil Engineer, from the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the University of Belgrade. Since SAEE’s founding, he has served as Secretary General. The previous Vice President was Vanja Alendar, Civil Engineer, Technical Director and Partner at DNEC d.o.o., Belgrade, who, as one of SAEE’s founders, significantly contributed to developing the Association’s vision and activities during a critical period — for which we are deeply grateful.
General Secretary of the Association Vida Samardžić has been elected as the new General Secretary of the Association, taking over the role from Prof. Dr. Ratko Salatić. Vida Samardžić holds an MA degree and the title of Cultural and Arts Manager. Her twenty-year career includes work in media, startups, hospitality, and nonprofit associations, where she was responsible for organizing workflows and coordinating various programs. For the past 10 years, she lived in the United States, where her most recent position was as Publications and Membership Coordinator at the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI). Although she does not have an engineering background herself, she has recognized the importance of such research and the need to support engineers in the development of laws, regulations, and other public documents. She returned to Serbia at the end of 2020 and is currently employed at the Serbian Chamber of Commerce as Secretary of the Association of Creative Industries. Following recent earthquakes in the region, she expressed a desire to support SUZI’s mission through volunteer work, offering her extensive experience both in Serbia and across the region.
Members of SUZI Leadership Remaining in Office The members of SUZI’s leadership who remain in office are President Prof. Dr. Svetlana Nikolić-Brzev, Civil Engineer, P.Eng., Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Canada, whose term ends in 2022, and Treasurer Mr. Jovana Borozan, Civil Engineer, based in Toronto, Canada, whose term ends in 2023. During the previous term (2018–2021)...
The SAEE Management Board
The SAEE Management Board previously had 9 members, while for the upcoming period (2021–2024), 11 members were proposed. Ten candidates were nominated for Board membership—6 of whom are continuing their service (re-elected), while the remaining 4 are beginning their first term. All 10 nominated candidates were elected with majority support from the Assembly members (over 90% positive votes). The SUZI Management Board members for the 2021–2024 term are: Vanja Alendar, Civil Engineer, DNEC d.o.o., Belgrade (re-elected); Prof. Dr. Božidar Stojadinović, Civil Engineer, ETH Zürich, Switzerland (re-elected); Assoc. Prof. Dr. Radojko Obradović, Civil Engineer, Faculty of Architecture, University of Belgrade (re-elected); Dr. Predrag Blagojević, Civil Engineer, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Niš (re-elected); Prof. Dr. Branko Milosavljević, Civil Engineer, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Belgrade (re-elected); Ivan Milićević, M.Sc. Civil Engineer, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Belgrade (re-elected); Prof. Dr. Ratko Salatić, Civil Engineer, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Belgrade (first term); M.Sc. Olga Đurić-Perić, Civil Engineer, ASMEC Consultants d.o.o., Belgrade (first term); Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marko Marinković, Civil Engineer, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Belgrade (first term); Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vladimir Vukobratović, Civil Engineer, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad (first term). Prof. Dr. Svetlana Nikolić-Brzev, Civil Engineer, P.Eng., serves as the Chair of the Management Board by virtue of her position, with a mandate lasting until 2022. We take this opportunity to thank the following outgoing Board members for their three years of active participation: Vladimir Perić, Civil Engineer, ASMEC Consultants d.o.o., Belgrade, and Prof. Dr. Dragoslav Stojić, Civil Engineer, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Niš.
Supervisory Board
The Assembly members elected two members to the SUZI Supervisory Board: M.Sc. Jelena Pantelić, Architect, APSCCO, Washington D.C., USA, who, as one of the founding members of SAEE, continues her participation on the Board; and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Veljko Koković, Civil Engineer, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Belgrade, who is serving his first term on the Supervisory Board. The Chair of the Supervisory Board is Assoc. Prof. Dr Borko Bulajić, Civil Engineer, from the Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, whose term lasts until 2023. We extend our gratitude to Assoc. Prof. Dr Ivan Ignjatović, Civil Engineer, from the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Belgrade, for his valuable contribution to the work of the Association as Chair and member of the Supervisory Board over the past three years.
