Dick Amster joined the MIT Department of Facilities in November of 2007 and leads a staff of over 75 employees in the management and implementation of ground-up building projects on campus as well as major renewals and renovations of MIT’s existing physical assets. Prior to coming to MIT, he spent 26 years with Turner Construction Company in Boston and New York City. Dick lives in Hingham with his family, wife Pam, a first grade teacher; daughter Rachel, her son Gabriel and his father, Isaiah; and his son Casey. Dick has an undergraduate degree in English from Harvard and an MBA from Columbia.

Jay Doherty began his career at Cabot, Cabot & Forbes in 1981 as a project manager and held a succession of staff and managerial positions, culminating in his promotion to president of the firm in 1998. Jay has served as Chairman of the Massachusetts chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), the leading voice for commercial real estate in Massachusetts, and is currently a Chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of The Massachusetts Business Roundtable (MBR). Jay graduated with an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1981 and with a BA from Middlebury College in 1975.

Marc Robillard, Assistant Vice President, Auxiliary Services, joined the University in 1982 as Assistant Director of Housing and in 1983 was named Associate Director of Housing. In 1987 Marc was promoted to Director of Housing, a position he held for 23 years. Promoted to Executive Director of Auxiliary Services in 2011, Marc was responsible for BU Housing and Vending Services and for leading special projects related to both housing, dining and vending operations. In 2017 Marc was promoted to Assistant Vice President of Auxiliary Services and currently serves as project manager for the renovation of Myles Standish Hall. In addition, Marc oversees project planning for large and small residences and leads improvement initiatives for campus dining, Terrier Card, and housing security systems. Marc is also responsible for managing the integration of Auxiliary Services functions related to the Wheelock College merger.

Trisha Filippone is Vice President of Business Development and Client Services for Education. She works closely with regional and national leadership to develop client relations and implement growth strategy for the company’s Northeast Region, specializing in public and private K-12 education, as well as higher education, with a focus on Public Private Partnership delivery. She has spent the last 13 years in higher education, at institutions including Harvard, MIT and UMass, and over 32 years working on developing, financing, and constructing nearly $10 billion of assets in Massachusetts. She is a recognized leader in the industry and a Subject Matter Expert on Public Private Partnerships.

Prior to joining Suffolk, she served in various positions at the University of Massachusetts including Executive Director of the University of Massachusetts Building Authority (UMBA).

As Executive Director, Filippone oversaw an ambitious $3.1 billion growth plan that includes the building and renovation of academic and research buildings, dormitories, and athletic facilities on all five UMass campuses. She was involved in numerous capital projects to improve teaching, learning and student life. Filippone joined UMBA in 2012 as CFO and assistant secretary-treasurer. As CFO, she managed all aspects of finance, including controller, treasury, risk management, business systems, and capital planning.

In addition she served in various positions at The Broad Institute, including CFO and assistant treasurer, senior financial officer and controller. Previously, she was director of Allston Finance at Harvard University and 12 years at the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. Filippone is a member of the Massachusetts’s Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Treasurer’s Club of Boston, Financial Executives International, Boston Women in Public Finance, Professional Women in Construction, and the Society for College and University Planning.

Kevin has established himself as a leader with the ability to expertly

guide teams from master planning and preconstruction processes all

the way through project completion. Throughout his 25-year career at

Shawmut, Kevin has gained experience and responsibility, working

his way up from Assistant Project Manager to Vice President. He has

built lasting relationships with local colleges and universities due to

his work with all facets of campus construction, building everything

from administrative offices, to fast-track dining renovations, to historic

renovation/preservation projects. Thanks to this wide range of expertise,

our clients consider Kevin a full-service academic leader.

As a long-term veteran on academic sites, he has developed a strong

sense of how to plan and manage complex construction around the

constraints of an occupied campus, and believes strongly in the value

of immersing ourselves in the campus so that we may learn the needs

of students and faculty before we develop logistics plans and schedules.

Kevin delivers on Shawmut’s goal of exceptional client service at every

level — he understands what clients are looking for from their construction

managers, and ensures those expectations are met, and exceeded.

Kevin is currently a Board Member of the Room to Dream Foundation, a

foundation that creates healing environments in hospitals, communities,

and homes for children and adolescents who are facing chronic illnesses.

Richard Marks is the founder and principal owner of Daedalus Projects, Inc., a construction consulting company based in Boston. Richard has overseen more than $1 billion in public and private construction across the Northeast as an Owner's Project Manager. After graduating from Harvard University, Richard worked for Hanscomb Associates, where he ran the Cambridge office. As Principal with Daedalus Projects, he has overseen major new Student Residences at Westfield State, Worcester State and the award winning “Treehouse” at Mass College of Art. His expertise also includes a variety of campus infrastructure improvements, renovation, and capital construction projects including academic buildings, athletics facilities, visual and performing arts facilities, a campus energy plant and administrative offices. Richard’s approach to successful projects is based on building strong partnerships within project teams and providing detailed oversight of cost and quality. Richard also serves on the Board of Directors for College Ready Now, a non-profit organization that raises scholarship funds for first generation college students.

Jonathan Greeley is the Director of Development Review for the Boston Redevelopment Authority. In this role, he oversees all real estate and development projects within the City of Boston. Jonathan has significant experience with public engagement and neighborhood revitalization activities in complex urban environments. Since first joining the BRA as an intern in 2005, his work has included the implementation of the Roxbury Strategic Master Plan, the reinvigoration of Downtown Crossing, conceptualization of air rights development along the Massachusetts Turnpike, and long-term planning for the Fenway neighborhood. Most recently, he has helped to launch Imagine Boston 2030. Jonathan, who resides in the Back Bay, holds a B.A. from St. Anselm College and an M.A in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning from Tufts University. He received his AICP certification from the American Planning Association in 2014.

Sarah Gallop is Director of Government and Community Relations at MIT. She loves the Cambridge community and tries to bring a caring and collaborative problem-solving approach to her interactions with residents, public officials, and advocacy groups. Before joining MIT, Sarah worked for the City of Boston in various planning and development roles. Sarah received her BA in Political Science from Bates College and her MBA in Organizational Behavior from Boston University.

Christopher Hill AIA is a Principal at CBT with over 30 years of experience in architectural and urban design for campus residential environments. His experience spans a variety of projects ranging from academic and institutional facilities to mixed-use office and residential complexes in and beyond Boston. He has been invited to lecture and speak on the topic of academic residence hall design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, ACUHO-I, ERRAPA, NACAS, SCUP and the AIA National Conference. He has also published articles in Planning, Urban Land, Talking Stick, College Planning + Management, and Multi-Family News. He has contributed research to Campus Architecture by Richard P. Dober, The Residential Development Handbook by the Urban Land Institute, and to the “21st Century Project: The Residence Hall of the Future,” sponsored by ACUHO-I. Christopher holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Minnesota.

A graduate of Boston University School of Law (90), Glenn left a legal

career for Triumph in 2003. A LEED AP (USGBC) he works with clients

primarily in preconstruction to form healthy foundations for successful

projects. Glenn advocates for the value proposition in prefabricated forms

of construction, believing in the many benefits of “activation space” or

“swing space” as well in the “modularization” of permanent building

construction. He also enjoys an active curriculum in architecture and

building science.

Ken Johnson is Vice President of Education for BOND Brothers, Inc. With

over 30 years’ construction experience, he is an expert in planning large-scale

campus construction projects. Ken has served as both an academic

institutional owner and builder providing construction management services.

This all-encompassing experience has given him a keen understanding of the

complex needs and sensitivities surrounding projects such as residence halls,

student centers, theaters and athletic facilities. Bond has recently completed

Boston College’s Thomas More Apartments Residence Hall, and currently

under construction, Brandeis University’s Skyline Residence Hall. Prior to

BOND, Ken served in a leadership role for Harvard University, delivering

major capital projects such as the Riverside Housing Program that included

500-beds of student and affiliate housing, renovation and expansion of the

Harvard Art Museum and Wyss Institute. Ken holds an MS in Civil

Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a BS in Engineering

Technology from Wentworth Institute of Technology.