CMAA Announces Michael Mendick as New Board of Directors Chair

The Construction Management Association of America announced that Michael Mendick, PE, CCM, a district engineer with the Connecticut Department of Transportation, became the new chair of the CMAA Board of Directors at CMAA2026, the association’s national conference in Denver, Colorado.

Mendick has been with CTDOT for over 30 years, having started as an engineering intern. He is currently overseeing the construction of capital construction projects for public transportation and major facilities throughout his state.

In this role, he leads the department’s construction project management efforts overseeing a team of both in-house and outside consultant engineers tasked to deliver projects both on time and under budget. Notable projects include the New Haven Railyard Facilities Improvement Program, CTfastrak, a $700 million project that produced Connecticut’s first Bus Rapid Transit system; as well as the WALK bridge program, a $2 billion program replacing the oldest movable span on the northeast corridor.

A member of the CMAA Board of Directors for five years, Mendick is also very involved in the CMAA Connecticut Chapter, where he previously served as vice president and president. Mendick has been a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Connecticut since 2000 and a Certified Construction Manager since 2015. He holds a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

In his acceptance speech at CMAA2026 on Oct. 5 in Denver, Mendick suggested the next chapter of CMAA had not yet been written. But in the coming year, the Board will:

• Develop the association’s next strategic plan
• Conduct a comprehensive Brand Identity Study

Also elected as officers to the CMAA Board of Directors were:

• Don Young, PE, CCM, chair-elect
• Yashar Hooshvar, PE, CCM, treasurer
• Kara Lentz, PE, CCM, secretary
• Katie Choe, CCM, vice chair
• David Wissmann, CCM, vice chair