Project Team
Fall Brook Building Committee (“FBBC”)
The Fall Brook Building Committee (“FBBC”) consists of City and School employees/officials and members of the Community for the purpose of generally monitoring the MSBA Application process and to advise the City of Leominster during the construction of the Project.
Mr. Peter Angelini – City Councilor
Mr. Mark Bodanza – City Councilor
Mr. Greg Chapdelaine – City Purchasing Agent
Mr. Bill Charpentier – City Building Inspector
Ms. Robin Desmond – Superintendent of Schools
Mr. Steven Mammone – Assistant Superintendent of Schools
Mayor Dean Mazzarella, Chair – Mayor of the City of Leominster
Ms. Melanie Mikels – School Business Manager
Mr. Elliot Nadeau – School Facilities Director
Mr. Ray Racine – Director of Public Works
Ms. Jennifer Reddington – City Comptroller
Mr. Brandon Robbins – City Councilor
Mr. Jeffrey Sullivan – Fall Brook Elementary School Principal
Massachusetts Schools Building Authority (“MSBA”)
The Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”) is a quasi-independent government authority created to reform the process of funding capital improvement projects in the Commonwealth’s public schools. The MSBA strives to work with local communities to create affordable, sustainable, and energy efficient schools across Massachusetts.
The MSBA’s grant program for school building construction and renovation projects is a non-entitlement competitive program. The MSBA’s Board of Directors approves grants based on need and urgency as expressed by the City, Town, Regional School District or independent agricultural and technical school and validated by the MSBA.
The MSBA, which has a dedicated revenue stream of one penny of the state’s 6.25-percent sales tax, has made more than $15.1 billion in reimbursements to cities, towns, and regional school districts for school construction projects through the MSBA’s online Pro-Pay System.
For more information go to www.massschoolbuildings.org
LeftField – Owner’s Project Manager (“OPM”)
LEFTFIELD is an Owner’s Representative and Project Management firm, established in 2007. We specialize in owners project management services and have significant experience in the public sector, working with municipalities and building authorities. Leftfield’s staff has managed over $2.6 billion in MSBA-funded projects since MSBA’s inception in 2004. As Owners Project Managers, we work in conjunction with the Owner serving as an extension of their staff. Our primary role is to protect the Owner’s interests, to ensure that the Owner is well-served and that the established goals and objectives are met in the most efficient manner, physically and fiscally.
LEFTFIELD is well-versed in all phases of project management: planning, feasibility, preconstruction, design, bidding, construction, commissioning, and close-out. We have significant experience in working on both design-bid-build construction contract methodologies as well as with the Construction Management at-Risk (CM at-Risk) approach. In addition to managing the design and construction of a project, LEFTFIELD has been instrumental in assisting owners with the acceptance and turnover of buildings from construction to operations.
For more information go to www.leftfieldpm.com
Jim Rogers, MCPPO
Principal in Charge
Craig DiCarlo, MCPPO, LEED AP, AIA
Project Director
Linda Liporto, MCPPO, LEED, CSL, OSHA
Senior Project Manager
Adele Sands
Education Liaison
Bernie Melone, OSHA
Site Representative
Jay Faxon
MEP Specialist
Sally Rogers
ProPay Administrator
MDS/Miller Dyer Spears Architects – Designer
MDS/Miller Dyer Spears is an architecture, planning and interior design firm creating environments that drive change. Based in Boston, we work with leading institutions, schools, public agencies, non-profit organizations, developers, and communities. What sets our firm apart is our proactive design approach that seeks to enrich the experience of all who will occupy the buildings and spaces we create.
Our firm was established in 1993 and is a Women Business Enterprise (WBE), certified by the Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office. We recognize a talented and diverse staff is essential to the success of our planning and design projects and are proud these values are reflected in all levels of our firm.
Contributing a wide range of design expertise, our accomplished staff include accredited professionals in LEED, WELL, Evidence-Based Design and Passive House Design. Our team also includes Specifications Writers, Certified Documents Technologists, and a range of technical architects who bring third‑party oversight and quality assurance to our projects.
For more information go to www.mds-bos.com
Will Spears, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, MCPPO
Principal in Charge
Nereyda Rodriguez, RA, LEED AP BD+C, PHI DESIGNER, MCPPO
Project Manager
Danyul Cho, AIA, MCPPO
Project Architect
Amy MacKrell, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Design Principal
Kate Wonkka, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, ALEP
Educational Planner