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Leadership

Officers

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​​President

Derek Young, PE

Arcadis-IBI Group

Tel: 508/740-3873

derek.young1218@gmail.com

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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

sushma.srinivas@aecom.com

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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

roy.k.kirwa@dot.sate.ma.us

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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

Bisrat.Yismashewa@tufts.edu

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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

chris.chaffee@aecom.com 

Chester "Ozzy" Osborne (State Rep-MA)

MassDOT

Director of TSMO

Tel: 617/719-5477

Chester.Osborne@dot.state.ma.us

Colby Fortier-Brown (State Rep - ME)
MaineDOT

Nick King (State Rep - NH)
NHDOT

Russell Holt, P.E. (State Rep - RI)

RIDOT 

Tel: 401/222-2694 x4046

russell.holt@dot.ri.gov

Ryan Knapp (State Rep- VT)

VTrans

Tel: 802/498-8109

Ryan.Knapp@vermont.gov

Anthony Colangelo (State Rep - CT)

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

Jay Jackson (Transit Rep 1)

EIT Transit Signal Priority Coordinator

JayJackson@mbta.com

Zachary Agush (Transit Rep 2)

RIPTA

Principal Planner for Capital Development

705 Elmwood Avenue

Providence, RI 02907 

Tel: 401/784-9500 x1205 

zagush@ripta.com

Chengbo Ai (Academic 1)

UMass-Amherst

College of Engineering

142A Marston Hall

Amherst, MA 01003

Tel: 413/ 577-1273

chengbo.ai@umass,edu

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Christopher Hunter (Academic 2)

URI

132 Fairgrounds Road

West Kingston, RI 02892

Tel: 401/874-2818

cdhunter@uri.edu

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Lindsey Carroll (At-Large 1)

Parsons

John Korte (At-Large 2)

Gannett Flemming

Jessica Lizza (At-Large 3)

HSH

jlizza@hshassoc.com

Mike Costa (At-Large 4)

Mobility Tech

Tel: 617/285-2921

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Tim Kinnon (At - Large 5)

Ocean State Signal

tkinnon@oceanstatesignal.com

Brandon Tessier (Past President)

Engine Hill

brandon@enginehill.com

Luke Silk (Ex-Officio)

FHWA

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