ACEC New York inducts new officers and directors for 2015-16

The American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC New York) inducted a new slate of officers and directors at the association's Annual Meeting on June 10th at the Union League Club. All officers' and directors' terms began on July 1st. Charles Gozdziewski, P.E., principal at Hardesty & Hanover, is the new chairman. outgoing chair Joseph Amato, P.E., senior partner of Cameron Engineering & Associates, LLP, is now the national director of ACEC New York, serving as liaison between ACEC New York and the ACEC national organization in Washington, D.C. Hardesty & Hanover is headquartered in New York City. Gozdziewski's responsibilities there have included overseeing transportation planning, construction inspection and support services for highways; bridges; and special structures. He has also performed quality control/quality assurance on many major projects. He has been involved in the design, inspection, evaluation and rehabilitation of hundreds of movable, fixed and railroad bridges in the United States, particularly in the New York and New Jersey metropolitan area. Joining Gozdziewski and Amato on the executive committee are: * Chairman-elect: Mark McAnany, P.E., Bergmann Associates, D.P.C. * Treasurer: Erich Arcement, P.E., Sam Schwartz Engineering, D.P.C. * Secretary: Christopher Bond, P.E., Hunt Engineers, Architects & Land Surveyors, P.C. * Vice chairs: Thomas McLaughlin, P.E., HDR; Jennifer Michniewicz, P.E., Clark Patterson Lee; Milo Riverso, P.E., STV Group. In addition to members of the executive committee, the following directors represent the various regions that comprise ACEC New York: * Dean Angelakos, Parsons Corporation. * Paul Boyce, P.E., P.W. Grosser Consulting Engineer & Hydrogeologist, P.C. * Julie D'Orazio, P.E., AECOM. * Thomas Duffy, P.E., Thornton Tomasetti. * Lee Ecker, P.E., CHA. * Seth Kaeuper, P.E., C&S Companies. * Joseph Kime, P.E., Beardsley Design Associates Architecture, Engineering & Landscape Architecture, D.P.C. * William McCormick, P.E., Erdman Anthony. * Richard McFadden, P.E., Jaros, Baum & Bolles. * Martin Meriwether, P.G., P.W. Grosser Consulting Engineer & Hydrogeologist, P.C. * Mia Nadasky, P.E., HVEA Engineers. * Fotios Papamichael, P.E., Gannett Fleming Engineers, P.C. * John Robson, P.E., Foit-Albert Associates, Architecture, Engineering and Surveying, P.C. * Kamal Shahid, P.E., KS Engineers, P.C. * Michael Shamma, P.E., HAKS Engineers, Architects & Land Surveyors, P.C. * Chris Sklavounakis, P.E., HDR. * David Tanenbaum, P.E., Lilker Associates Consulting Engineers, P.C. * Mark Tytka, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff. * John Waltz, P.E., Sidney B. Bowne & Son, LLP. ACEC New York is a proactive coalition of 280 firms representing every discipline of engineering related to the built environment—civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, environmental, geotechnical—and affiliated companies. Our shared goals are to further the business interests of our membership, enhance the quality and safety of the environment we live and work in, and help ensure the vitality of our communities. For more information, visit www.acecny.org.