CMSC's new Board Chair Ted DeSantos, P.E., P.T.O.E., is a Principal and Member of the Board of Directors at Fuss & O'Neill.

In terms of professional experience, Mr. DeSantos is beyond qualified to lead the CMSC Board. He is a Principal and member of the Board of Directors at Fuss & O'Neill, Inc., a civil and environmental engineering consulting firm with six offices in New England and South Carolina providing expertise in environmental, infrastructure, community planning and development, as well as energy, facilities and design-build services. As a licensed Professional Engineer in six states and Certified Professional Traffic Operations Engineer, Mr. DeSantos has 20 years' experience in transportation engineering, complete streets design, and urban site development. Mr. DeSantos has worked locally and nationally with municipalities and developers to accomplish smart growth, job creation and community building through public-private partnership.

Since joining the CMSC Board in 2011, Mr. DeSantos has proven himself to be a very active member, regularly attending the organization's Downtown Revitalization Institute (DRI) workshops and other events, as well as participating in CMSC's initiatives by offering valuable feedback and technical guidance on issues such as Complete Streets and creating transit villages. He is a diligent, affable ambassador for CMSC, engaging funders and securing sponsorships from his own company, Fuss & O'Neill.

"I couldn't be more pleased to have Ted take over as Chair," said John Simone, CMSC President & CEO. "He's already so involved - giving us guidance, helping with fundraising and generally advocating on CMSC's behalf. Now as Chair, all that's going to be taken to the next level. His expertise as a traffic engineer who truly understands the importance of streets designed for all users - not just cars - will be invaluable, especially as CMSC begins to have a larger role in the issue of developing the areas around transit stations like CTfastrak and the New Haven/Hartford/Springfield rail line. I know I speak for all of us at CT Main Street when I say we're very excited to work with Ted and the rest of the Board on this."

Mr. DeSantos's term took effect July 1. As Chair, Mr. DeSantos will help guide the company in reaching its FY 2014 goals and position CMSC to continue building on the momentum gained over the last year when great strides were made to increase CMSC's budget, strengthen its relationships with the State and increase the organization's visibility.

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