She serves on numerous committees within the organization. Tricia is a Past President of NSPE and the Texas Society of Professional Engineers where she served in numerous leadership roles and is now a member of the Oklahoma Society of Professional Engineers. Additionally, she is a Principal and Vice President at Freese and Nichols, Inc., an engineering, architectural, and environmental firm with offices throughout Texas, Oklahoma, Georgia, Florida and North Carolina. She has been with FNI for 27 years and prior to that she worked at the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Tricia obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Oklahoma State University in 1993. She is responsible for the firm's offices in Oklahoma, and her technical background is in the design of highway and urban roadways and drainage analysis.