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BSCES President's Report

By Katie Swanson, PE, Project Manager - Water Resources Engineer, CDM Smith

I joined BSCES just shy of a decade ago, when I moved back to the Boston area after completing my master’s degree at UMass Amherst. I was actively involved with the Graduate Women in STEM (GWIS) group while there and had been previously active with the Tufts ASCE student group as an undergraduate, so BSCES felt like a good fit. I didn’t know what to expect when I walked into The Engineering Center for a committee meeting after a coworker connected me to the EWRI chair at the time. ... Read more

T&DI Boston Chapter Update

By Nicholas Manz, EIT, Staff Civil Designer, Howard Stein Hudson, and Transportation & Development Institute Boston Chapter Chair

As the leaves begin to change color, the Boston Chapter of the Transportation and Development Institute (T&DI Boston Chapter) has hit the ground running and members were excited to host their first event of the year, the Bertram Berger Seminar. With more events planned, we hope to not only put on great transportation and development related programming, but also to collaborate with other technical groups with the goal of providing even more networking opportunities and encouraging new membership to both BSCES and our committee. ... Read more

Anna Beheshti-Rhodes Receives the 2025 Bertram Berger Young Engineer Award

By Nicholas Manz, EIT, Staff Civil Designer, Howard Stein Hudson, and Transportation & Development Institute Boston Chapter Chair

In alignment with the Bertram Berger Seminar hosted each year, a young engineer is recognized for their achievements in their professional practice, as well as in their endeavors throughout BSCES and similar organizations. ... Read more

BSCES Member Brendan Harley Named ASCE Distinguished Member

BSCES and ASCE Life Member Brendan Harley, Sc.D, P.H., CEng, was elected by ASCE to its 2025 class of distinguished members this spring for fostering the development of advanced hydrologic and hydrogeological modeling tools over the course of his 50-year career. ... Read more

BSCES Honors 2025 Award Winners

At the 176th BSCES Annual Awards Dinner, which was held at the Royal Sonesta Boston on Tuesday, June 3, the BSCES Board of Government honored 2025 individual section, employer recognition, and sustainability in civil engineering award winners. ... Read more

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2025 - 2026 Society Sponsors

BSCES Newsletter Editorial Board

Chair: Gus J. O’Leary, PE

Anna Beheshti-Rhodes, PE

John T. Books, PE

Michael T. Sullivan, PE

Kathryn Swanson, PE

2025 - 2026 BSCES Board of Government

President: Kathryn Swanson, PE

President-Elect: Richard A. Matson, PE

Secretary: John T. Brooks, PE

Treasurer: Gregory L. Mirliss, STS

Senior Vice Presidents: Antonios Vytiniotis, PhD, PE; Anuja Kamat, PhD

Vice Presidents: Rishabh V. Iyer, PE; Elizabeth A. Clark, PE

Past President: Christopher P. Hersey, LEED AP

Western MA Branch Vice President: Vacant

Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute Boston Chapter Chair: Vacant

Construction Institute Boston Chapter Chair: Jamie Johnston, PE

Engineering Management Group Chair: Craig M. Steigerwalt, PE, PSP, PMP, CCM

Environmental & Water Resources Institute Boston Chapter Chair: Emanuel D. DeAndrade, PE

Geo-Institute Boston Chapter Chair: Jorge E. Fuentes, PE

Structural Engineering Institute Boston Chapter Chair: Bob Niccoli, PE

Transportation & Development Institute Boston Chapter Chair: Nicholas Manz, EIT

Utility Engineering & Surveying Institute Boston Chapter Chair: Cory A. Cormier, PE

Younger Member Group Chair: Justin Cadima, PE

2025–2026 BSCES Program Sponsors

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Phone: 617/227-5551, Fax: 617/227-6783

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