Leadership
Officers
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​​President
Derek Young, PE
Arcadis-IBI Group
Tel: 508/740-3873
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Derek is a Project Manager at Arcadis-IBI Group specializing in emerging infrastructure. He is eager to see where the ITS field is headed and happy to be part of it as the field grows. During his free time, you can see him out on the tennis courts or finding the next best restaurant.
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Vice President
Sushma Srinivas, PhD
AECOM
1 Federal St
Boston, MA 02110
Tel: 857/409-3890
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Sushma is a ITS/Traffic Engineer at AECOM. Sushma holds a Doctoral Degree in ITS and is excited about the field and its immense potential to impact lives and mobility. During her free time, she likes hiking the beautiful trails New England has to offer.
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Treasurer
Roy Kirwa
MassDOT
Gloucester, MA
Tel: 978/818-0960
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Roy Kirwa is an Asset Management Engineer at MassDOT focusing on transportation infrastructure modernization and resiliency. With an interest in the impacts ITS technology can have on making all modes of transportation more efficient for future users. In his free time, he enjoys playing volleyball and spending his summers at the beach down in his hometown Gloucester, MA.
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Secretary​
Britton Johnson
Kimley-Horn
Waltham, MA
617/466-6330
britton.johnson@kimley-horn.com
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Britton is a Transportation Engineer and Project Manager at Kimley-Horn with experience delivering projects related to connected and automated vehicles (CAVs), intelligent transportation systems (ITS), data analytics, multi-modal transportation planning, and tool development. In her free time, you can find Britton teaching spin class at a local gym or on a plane traveling somewhere to visit a new place or see family.
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Student Representative
Bisrat Yismashewa
Tufts University
Somerville, MA
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Bisrat Yismashewa is a rising junior at Tufts University majoring in Civil Engineering and minoring in Architectural studies. Currently, he is interning at VHB as rotational intern within their civil, structural, permitting, surveying, and landscape architecture departments., to gain experience and understanding of which department interests him the most. He is excited to learn more and also promote transportation through smart and intelligent systems. In his free time Brisrat likes to go out to explore museums, and parks with his peers.
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Board of Directors
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Chris Chaffee (Board Chair)
AECOM
New England Traffic and ITS Manager
Tel: 781/296-4762
Chester "Ozzy" Osborne (State Rep-MA)
MassDOT
Director of TSMO
Tel: 617/719-5477

Colby Fortier-Brown (State Rep - ME)
MaineDOT

Nick King (State Rep - NH)
NHDOT

Anthony Colangelo (State Rep - CT)
Bureau of Highway Operations – Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS)
Transportation Supervising Engineer
Anthony.Colangelo@ct.gov

Zachary Agush (Transit Rep 2)
RIPTA
Principal Planner for Capital Development
705 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI 02907
Tel: 401/784-9500 x1205

Chengbo Ai (Academic 1)
UMass-Amherst
College of Engineering
142A Marston Hall
Amherst, MA 01003
Tel: 413/ 577-1273

Christopher Hunter (Academic 2)
URI
132 Fairgrounds Road
West Kingston, RI 02892
Tel: 401/874-2818

Lindsey Carroll (At-Large 1)
Parsons

John Korte (At-Large 2)
Gannett Flemming

Mike Costa (At-Large 4)
Mobility Tech
Tel: 617/285-2921


Luke Silk (Ex-Officio)
FHWA