ACEC New York inducts new officers and directors for 2009-2010 on June 11 at spring conference at Union League Club

The new officers and board directors of the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York for 2009-2010 were inducted on June 11 during the association's two-day spring conference at the Union League Club in Manhattan. All officers and directors began their terms July 1. Robert Radley, P.E., senior vice president, for T.Y. Lin International (TYLI), is the new chairman. Gregory Kelly, P.E., a principal of Parsons Brinckerhoff, New York City, will serve a second term as the national director of ACEC New York. As such, he will continue to be the liaison between the New York organization and ACEC, the national organization in Washington, D.C. Radley was a founding partner of FRA Engineering & Architecture, P.C., which was acquired by T.Y. Lin International in 2007. In addition to his position as East Region director for TYLI, he is also unit manager for the company's Rochester office. Radley has been a member of the ACEC New York board since 2000. Since 2002, he has chaired the important legislative committee of the organization, leading a very active program that pursues the organization's interests in state legislative issues. Radley's construction industry involvement also includes serving on the board of directors of the UNICON organization in Rochester. His community work includes serving on the city of Batavia School board for nine years, two of which he served as president. Joining Radley and Kelly on the executive committee are: * Chairman-elect - Neil Lucey, P.E., HDR, New York City * Treasurer - Michael Leydecker, P.E., Wendel Duchscherer Architects & Engineers, P.C., Amherst * Secretary - Husam Ahmad, P.E., HAKS Engineers, Architects and Land Surveyors, P.C., New York City * Vice chairman - Mitchel Simpler, P.E., Jaros, Baum & Bolles, New York City * Vice chairman - Eric Thorkildsen, P.E., Greenman-Pedersen, Inc., Albany * Vice chairman - John Waltz, P.E., Sidney B. Bowne & Son, LLP, Mineola In addition to members of the executive committee, the following directors represent the eight regions that comprise ACEC New York. * Joseph Amato, P.E., Cameron Engineering & Associates, LLP * Robert Cartwright, P.E., Stantec Consulting Services Inc. * Raymond Daddazio, P.E., Weidlinger Associates, Inc. * Katherine Dewkett, P.E., Erdman Anthony * Daniel Duprey, P.E., Clark Patterson Lee * Mark Edsall, P.E., McGoey, Hauser and Edsall Consulting Engineers, P.C. * John Franz, Jr., P.E., Shumaker Consulting Engineering & Land Surveying, P.C. * Charles Franzese, P.E., Hunt Engineers, Architects & Land Surveyors, P.C. * David Glickman, P.E., Glickman Engineering PLLC * Paul Grosser, P.E., P.W. Grosser Consulting Engineer & Hydrogeologist, PC * Timothy Hughes, P.E., C&S Engineers, Inc. * Eli Khoury, P.E., HNTB New York Engineering, P.C. * David Lapping, P.E., The RBA Group * James Laurita, P.E., Gannett Fleming Engineers and Architects, P.C. * Richard Maitino, Parsons * David Meyer, P.E., Pathfinder Engineers LLP * Sissy Nikolaou, P.E., Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers * Christopher Paolini, P.E., CME Engineering Group, PLLC * Samuel Schwartz, P.E., Sam Schwartz Engineering * John (Jack) Spencer, P.E., URS Corporation * Thomas Wolanski, P.E., Consulting Engineer.