BSCES - Key Persons


Antonios Vytiniotis

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Awards Committee
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • VICE PRESIDENT of the Executive Committee
  • Awards Committee Chair

Anuja Kamat - VP

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Vice President
  • VICE PRESIDENT of the Executive Committee
Anuja Kamat is the Associate Dean for the School of Engineering at the Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT) since September 2022 and has been an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at WIT since 2016. Anuja has earned her Bachelors, Masters and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from University of Mumbai, University of Illinois- UC, and University of Arizona, Tucson Prior to serving in her current role, she was a faculty of Civil Engineering at WIT, Pennsylvania State University, Erie, South Dakota State University, Brookings, and University of Mumbai. She has also worked with a structural engineering firm for several years in Mumbai. Anuja is currently serving as the Chair of American Society of Engineering Education, Northeast section and has served as the secretary of BSCES for one year.

Bruce L. Jacobs

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Nominating Committee

Carlos G. Peña

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the past Presidents Committee

Christopher P. Hersey

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • PRESIDENT - ELECT

Gautham Das

Job Titles:
  • Journal Editorial Board Chair

Gregory L. Mirliss

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Legislative Fellow Committee
  • Chairman of the Strategic Plan Committee
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • TREASURER of the Executive Committee

Kathryn Swanson - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Continuing Education Committee
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
  • Continuing Education Committee Chair

Katie Swanson

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager and Water Resources Engineer at CDM Smith, Inc
Katie Swanson, PE, PMP, is a 2023-2024 BSCES Senior Vice President. Katie works as a Project Manager and Water Resources Engineer at CDM Smith, Inc. Katie has a BS in Environmental Engineering from Tufts University and a MS in Civil Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Liz Clark

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Michael R. Cunningham - President

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Finance Committee
  • Chairman of the Membership Committee
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • President
  • PRESIDENT of the Executive Committee
Mike Cunningham has 25 years of civil engineering consulting experience with a focus in water resources and utility engineering and is currently a Senior Principal Engineer with Kleinfelder in their Boston office. He has provided project management of multi-disciplinary design and construction projects for over 16 years and provided program management as a Team Leader for Kleinfelder's Water Resources Team. He served as Kleinfelder's East Division Project Management Service Line Leader, supporting the company's project managers and helping to improve project management tools and processes. He served as Chair of the BSCES Newsletter Editorial Board for four years prior to serving as a BSCES leader on our Executive Committee.

Michelle Monette

Job Titles:
  • Membership Coordinator

Patrick Tierney

Job Titles:
  • Government Affairs & Professional Practice Committee Chair

Reed Brockman

Job Titles:
  • Public Awareness & Outreach Committee Chair

Richard A. Matson - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Rich Matson, PE (MA, NY) has over 13 years of experience with AECOM as a structural engineer where he specializes in performing bridge and tunnel inspections as a NBIS and NTIS qualified inspection team leader throughout MA, RI, NH, NY, CA, MD, and Puerto Rico. Mr. Matson is the project Quality Control manager and lead verifier on several projects, ensuring that the requirements of ISO9001 are implemented at the project level. Mr. Matson holds a BS in Civil Engineering from Merrimack College and is a double jumbo of Tufts University with a ME in Civil & Environmental Engineering as well as a MS in Engineering Management.

Richard F. Keenan

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director

Rishabh V. Iyer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Secretary
  • SECRETARY of the Executive Committee
  • Water Resource Engineer With Kleinfelder
Rishabh Iyer is a water resource engineer with Kleinfelder. He has his Masters in Environmental engineering and a professional engineer licensure in Massachusetts. Mr. Iyer is dedicated to the water resource engineering field and is passionate about further advancing his skills as a water resource engineer.