NEW YORK, NY – STV today announced the promotions of Lauren Alger, P.E., ENV SP, and Breanna Horne, CHMM, ENV SP, WEDG, WELL AP, to vice presidents. The appointments strengthen STV’s national sustainability and resilience practices within its Advisory Services group.
STV’s resilience and sustainability teams integrate adaptive strategies that address and mitigate climate disruptions while extending the lifespan of infrastructure. By balancing resilience with sustainability, STV delivers systems built for long-term performance and helps safeguard communities.
“These promotions reflect STV’s leadership in two of the most critical areas of infrastructure planning: resilience and sustainability,” said Garo Hovnanian, executive vice president of Advisory Services at STV. “In these roles, Lauren and Breanna will leverage their technical mastery to pioneer innovative solutions that fortify our communities today and prepare them for tomorrow.”
Alger has played a key role on several award-winning projects at STV, including the Gateway Program Hudson River Tunnel between New Jersey and New York. In her new role, Alger will lead sustainable design practices that use clean energy sources, increase energy efficiency and reduce waste. She currently chairs the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Infrastructure 2050 initiative, a program that brings together industry experts to advance standardized methods for calculating and reducing carbon emissions across infrastructure assets. She is a leading advocate for global embodied carbon reduction efforts and presented at the United Nations on multiple occasions. Alger was recently honored with Engineering News-Record’s National Top 20 Under 40 award and holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil and Infrastructure Engineering from George Mason University.
Horne brings more than 15 years of experience in multiple award-winning facility and infrastructure improvement projects, including the first-of-its-kind Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s Climate Risk Assessment for bridges, tunnels and the World Trade Center. In her new role, she will lead teams in assessing the impacts of multi-hazard and systemic risks for future-proofed planning and design, eliminating the barriers for resilience improvements adoption in all projects, as well as securing funding and financing for resilient infrastructure. She has published research in national and regional industry magazines, including the International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure, Urban Land Institute New York and STRUCTURE Magazine. A recognized voice in the industry on finance-informed climate solutions, she has spoken at prestigious national forums, including the MPact Transit + Community Conference and was named one of Building Design+Construction’s National Top 40 Under 40. Horne earned her Bachelor of Science in Geophysics from Southern Methodist University and Master of Science in Urban Systems Engineering and Management from New York University Tandon School of Engineering.
STV provides comprehensive resilience and sustainability services that help ensure a community’s infrastructure assets meet today’s needs while pioneering solutions to withstand evolving climate challenges. The firm integrates these complementary disciplines to create buildings, transportation and water systems capable of withstanding climate events while delivering long-term solutions for communities. In addition to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and Envision sustainability certifications, STV has experience with alternative rating systems including Green Globes, Passive House, New York City Green Schools Guide, Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG) and Fitwel.
