CSI Leadership

Leadership is not a spectator sport! Chapter Leaders who rise to Regional Leadership positions may serve in the following capacities.

NER Board of Directors

President
Ken Lambert, CSI, CSL

Ken has been active in the construction industry in New England (and beyond) for over 20 years in several roles. He currently is a Director of Technical Services & Industry Development for the International Masonry Institute. He formally was a construction project manager for several contracting firms, as well as the national sales engineer for a building product manufacturer.

Recently Ken served as the Vice President for the NE Region, and he has been involved in local, regional, and national aspects of CSI for several years.
Ken has maintained his Massachusetts Construction Supervisors License (CSL) for many years, and he enjoys figuring out better, and more practical, ways to get a project built and completed.

When he is not at a CSI event and not working to better the masonry and tile industries, Ken enjoys cycling, coaching soccer, and spending time with his wife and boys.

Vice President
Andrea Dinice, CDT, CSI, LEED Green Associate, NACE Inspector Level 1, WELL AP

Andrea Dinice attended CW Post University and began her career in interior design in 1984. She has 38 years of experience in all aspects of the coatings industry. She has been employed as a Specifications Consultant for Sherwin Williams Paints for 11 years. She attained her CDT Certification in 2015 and was named Architectural Account Executive of the year by Sherwin Williams in 2015. In 2017 she attained her LEED Green Associate and NACE Level coatings inspector credentials and has also earned her WELL AP certification through IWBI (International Well Building Institute) in 2021.

Andrea continues to support the Commercial Architectural and Design Communities in NYC for The Sherwin-Williams Paint Company. She is Immediate Past President of Metro NY CSI Chapter and has been elected as Vice President of Northeast Region CSI. She is also a member of the IIDA NY Equity Council which supports diversity and inclusion within the design industry.

Architectural representative for Sherwin-Williams Paints 2011-present
Member of MNY CSI Chapter since 2013
Chapter Membership chair 2014-2017
Chapter Vice President 2017-2019
Chapter President 2019-2022
Participated in CDT Study group 2016-2017
Assisted with Programs, Events, and Outreach

Secretary
Frank Mruk, FAIA, LEED AP

Frank Mruk, FAIA, LEED AP is an architect and technology strategist. He is a founder and executive director of the NY Center for Strategic Innovation, the Boston Center for Smart Building Technology and is a Senior Director of Building Innovations at NRMCA. He was educated at Pratt Institute, Pace University and at the University of Oxford. He has taught Architecture at the School of Visual Arts, the Rhode Island School of Design, Roger Williams University, the Parsons School of Design, New York University, and at the New York Institute of Technology where he served as associate dean for the School of Architecture and Design and has been a visiting critic at Oxford Brooks University, the University of Chile, the Fashion Institute of Technology, Columbia University, Yale University and at MIT. He is the current president of AIA RI, and a past President of Metro NY ASP and Metro NY CSI.

Treasurer
Marty Helly, CSI, CDT

Marty has worked in the construction industry for over 40 years and a CSI member for over 30. He passed the CCS in 1985 and the ARE in 1986. He is currently the principal of M H Specs LLC providing specifications consulting services to architectural firms on projects around the country.

Marty began this term as Treasurer of the NE Region CSI on July 1. He has previously served as president for the region, president of the Worcester and Metro NY Chapters as well as various positions on the Northeast Region and Institute Board. He is a recipient of the Region’s Distinguished Service Award, its highest honor. Marty has been a presenter at region conferences and national conventions, an instructor for certification classes and believes in our goals of sharing information and networking to help all members produce better buildings and further their careers.

Outside of CSI, Marty enjoys music, skiing, golf and family.

Immediate Past President
Joe Lobdell

Marketing Support Administrator
Terri Bracken
CSI NE Region

Institute Director
Thomas Lanzelotti

Buffalo Director – Jim Grucella

Eastern NY Director – Steven Van Hoose

Housatonic Director – Jay Strother

Metro NY Director – Isaac Sorensen

Northern New England Director – Todd Buck

Rhode Island Director – TBD

Vermont Director – Rebecca Campbell

Worcester Director – Steve VanDyke

Boston Director – Len Anastasi

Hartford Director – John Robitaille

Long Island Director – Ken Gehringer

New Jersey Director – Julia Alison Hyldahl (Arthur)

Rochester Director – Lee Curtis

Syracuse Director – Kevin Phillips

Region Administrative References

Board Meetings

FY23 Spring

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FY21 Spring

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FY20 Spring

FY20 FALL

FY20 Fall Board Meeting Minutes

FY19 SPRING

FY19 FALL

FY18 FALL

President’s Message

Hello CSI members in the Northeast Region,

The summer is winding down, kids are soon to be back at school, and for most of us “normal life” will be returning shortly in business and elsewhere. We recently held our Regional Board of Directors meeting, and it was great to hear from many of you and also see the kinds of programs and efforts that are going on throughout the whole Northeast.

This summer, the Institute recognized 3 longstanding CSI members from our region as Member Emeritus! They are:

Bill DuBois (Metro NY)
Douglas Sargent (NH)
Dale Doller (NH)

I’ve had the privilege of meeting all 3, and have worked alongside 2 of them via some CSI efforts. Thank you to all of them… they have done so much for CSI over the years!

At the Region level, we are trying to kickstart a new webpage and database of AIA (and other) programs that various chapters have put on over the past year or 2. We are looking for a new Chairperson for this important regional committee. If that sound interesting to you, please reach out to myself or Terri.

Chapter leaders – Please do not forget about the Annual Check-in, which is due on September 30th. If you have questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to reach out to us at the Region.

Lastly, all members – Please consider attending the National CSI Conference, which is being held in Minneapolis on October 4-6th. We hope to see a good contingent from the Northeast.

As always, thanks for your efforts in making CSI the community for the AEC industry.

Best regards,

Ken

CSI Leadership

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FY20 FALL

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President’s Message

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