Alison Gonzalez
Supporting Team Member
Alison Gonzalez serves as a Roadway Project Manager at Michael Baker. In her role, she focuses on the development of conceptual layouts and construction plan production for transportation infrastructure projects. She served in the U.S. Army for 1.5 years and holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Alison volunteered for the Michael Baker B2P team because she is passionate about helping others. Her volunteer experience includes serving as a CASA volunteer, participating in Habitat for Humanity builds and participating in “Brown Bag for the Elderly” opportunities. In her spare time, Alison enjoys working out, spending time with family and friends, and traveling. Alison has two adult children and lives in Louisiana.
Fun fact: In the next year, Alison plans on getting her Scuba Diving Certification.
What were the most memorable and rewarding aspects of the experience?
During the last week of the build, the children would walk to and from the site with us each morning and afternoon. One little girl would seek me out to walk with me every time. She’d grab my water bottle with one hand (to carry for me) and would grab my hand with her other hand. We walked to and from the site holding hands that entire last week. I looked forward to these walks with her and I will never forget her.
The children would come out to the site after school every day and just watch us work. It was so rewarding to see them run onto the bridge for the first time once it was complete. And the locals would frequently tell us how thankful and happy they were that we were there helping them build the bridge. There was nowhere else in the world that I would have rather been than there!
