Leadership
Officers
PRESIDENT
Brandon Tessier
SHANIX Technology Inc.
Bio: Brandon is the Senior Vice President with SHANIX Technologies, specializing in coordinating turn-key ITS solutions for clients in New England and across the North American market. His focus is on emerging technologies to improve operations and maintenance, increase road safety and enhance the overall experience for the traveling public. In his free time he can be found climbing in the White Mountains of New Hampshire or exploring the miles of coastline in his home state of Rhode Island.
VICE PRESIDENT
Ron Hartman, PE
VHB
101 Walnut St
PO Box 9151
Watertown, MA 02471
Tel: 401/457-2033
Bio: Ron is a Senior ITS Design Manager working at VHB with over 25 years of ITS design experience from Florida to New Hampshire. He is optimistic that emerging ITS technologies will improve congestion and looks forward to the design challenges ahead. He spends his free time out on the water away from roads and traffic.
SECRETARY
Sushma Srinivas, PhD
AECOM
1 Federal St
Boston, MA 02110
Tel: 857/409-3890
Bio: 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
Derek Young, PE
AECOM
1 Federal St
Boston, MA 02110
Tel: 857/409-3380
Bio: Derek is a ITS/Traffic Engineer at AECOM. 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.
Board of Directors
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Denise Markow (Board Chair)
I-95 Corridor Coalition
301/789-9088
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Chris Chaffee (Past President)
AECOM
ITS Project Manager
781/296-4762
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Dave Matton (At-Large)
Howard Stein Hudson
Principal of Public Infrastructure
617/348-3319
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Kyle Kwaitkowski (Academic)
University of New Hampshire
33 Academic Way
Kingsbury Hall Room W183A
Durham, NH 03824
Tel: 603/862-1428
Chengbo Ai (Academic)
UMass-Amherst
College of Engineering
142A Marston Hall, Amherst, MA 01003
Tel: 413/ 577-1273
chengbo.ai@umass,edu
Christopher Hunter (Academic)
URI
132 Fairgrounds Road
West Kingston, RI 02892
Tel: 401/874-2818
Karen Sentoff (At-Large)
VHB
40 IDX Drive
South Burlington, VT 05403
ksentoff@vhb.com
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Marco Pereira (State Rep - MA)
MassDOT - ITS Programs
10 Park Plaza
Boston, MA 02116
Tel: 857/368-9032
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Steve Hunnewell (State Rep - ME)
MaineDOT
Tel: 207/592-4801
Susan Klasen (State Rep - NH)
NHDOT - TSMO Bureau Administrator
110 Smokey Bear Blvd
Concord, NH 03301
Tel: 603/271-6862
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Robert T. White (State Rep - VT)
VTrans - Senior Manager, III
Tel: 802/522-9867
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Russell Holt, P.E. (State Rep - RI)
RIDOT
Tel: 401/222-2694 x4046
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Carol Schweiger (At-Large)
Schweiger Consulting LLC.
Tel: 781/424-2208
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Hal Decker (State Rep - CT)
ConnDOT
Tel: 860/594-2636
John Colangelo (At-Large)
Traffic Options, LLC
49 Bancroft Street
Watertown, MA 02471
Tel: 617/901-7997
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David F. Markt (At-Large)
Parsons
100 High Street, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Tel: 781/248-0696
Rachel Bain (At-Large)
MassDOT- Assistant Secretary for
Performance Management & Innovation
10 Park Plaza
Boston, MA 02116
Tel: 857/368-4636
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Mike Costa (At-Large)
Mobility Tech
Tel: 617-285-2921
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Bob Bollinger (Ex Officio)
Operations & Area Engineer
FHWA - NH Division
53 Pleasant Street, Suite 2200
Concord, NH
robert.bollinger@dot.gov
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Alyssa Ryan
UMass Amherst
130 Natural Resources Road
Amherst, MA 01003
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