About Gregg Wilhelm, PE

Gregg Wilhelm earned his bachelor of science in civil engineering in 1983 from Missouri S&T and began his career with MoDOT in the St. Joseph District.  In 1985, he transferred to the St. Louis District, where he worked on a variety of projects, including the geometric and hydraulic design of the I-64 at I-270 interchange. Shifting focus, he became the local programs design engineer, helping communities with projects that enhance transportation and the local economy. He was the MoDOT lead in working with Trailnet, a local active transportation advocacy group, to rehabilitate the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge from a declining vehicular structure into an active transportation link across the Mississippi River. He retired from MoDOT in 2014.

Active as a head elder at Messiah Lutheran Church, in 2010 he went on a mission trip to Uganda. After returning from that trip, Three Avocados, a non-profit coffee company, was formed and Gregg has been actively involved with Three Avocados ever since. Wilhelm serves as the director of sales and operations, and all profits are sent to Uganda to help provide clean drinking water, or to Nicaragua to improve education for children. Since its formation in 2010, sales of Three Avocados coffee have helped provide over 21,000 people in Uganda with clean drinking water. He and his wife, Rachel (a 1987 engineering management graduate of S&T), live in O’Fallon, Mo.