CDM Smith Celebrates the First Graduating Inspire Class

BOSTON—Less than two years after launching CDM Smith's Leadership Academy, an industry-leading program for leadership development for all experience levels, the firm is celebrating the graduation of the first Inspire cohort.

Congrat­u­la­tions to the following for completing the Inspire track and leading the way as our first graduating Inspire class:

• Elizabeth Amar, discipline leader for multimodal operations and forecasting
• Vincent Apa, envi­ron­men­tal engineer
• Michael Bantz, area leader for construc­tion
• Reed Barton, client service leader
• Christopher Campbell, corporate treasurer
• Joseph Capotosta, project manager
• Dee Cartwright, envi­ron­men­tal scientist
• Susan Cromidas, director of commu­ni­ca­tions
• Sherry Crouch, civil engineer
• Bryan Cully, project manager
• Jan Davel, project manager
• Jill Greene, project manager
• Jose Maria Guzman, water resources engineer
• Amit Kalamkar, quality manager
• Constance Leonard, project manager
• Paul Milligan, assistant general counsel
• Joshua Norton, envi­ron­men­tal engineer
• Jennifer Osgood, envi­ron­men­tal engineer
• Stuart Richardson, envi­ron­men­tal engineer
• Janna Runyon, senior manager of employee relations
• Tushar Talele, chemical engineer
• Kurt Van Heiningen, project manager
• Nancy Vigneault, project manager
• Jonathan Welch, envi­ron­men­tal scientist
• Michael Woods, director of information technology
• Greta Zornes, practice leader for water reuse & industrial treatment

The Leadership Academy contains development tracks for every member of the firm, from junior employee to seasoned director, including the nomination-only Inspire and Elevate tracks for senior and mid-level people leaders, respec­tively. This first Inspire cohort was introduced in September of 2021, just five months into the global COVID-19 pandemic. Created to equip senior leaders to communicate the firm’s vision, the twelve-month program guided partic­i­pants through mentoring, business webinars and group projects. The program was focused on three areas of leadership: leading themselves and others, leading the orga­ni­za­tion and leading for the future.

“At CDM Smith, we have a unique culture of leadership coupled with our zest for continuous learning,” said Tim Wall, President and CEO. “It’s something I am deeply proud of and honored to champion. I am excited for the members of this class to help drive the firm’s vision forward and lead the next generation of the best and the brightest in the industry.”

As this first cohort completes, the second Inspire cohort has also been announced. This second class will complete the same program as their prede­ces­sors, concluding in September 2022.

CDM Smith is a privately owned engineering and construc­tion firm providing legendary client service and smart solutions in water, environment, trans­porta­tion, energy and facilities. Passionate about our work and invested in each other, we are inspired to think and driven to solve the world’s envi­ron­men­tal and infra­struc­ture challenges.