Mr. Abbott manages the Midwest and NY territories, working directly with civil engineers and landscape architects to promote responsible and economical design of plastic stormwater chambers. He has overseen the installation and design of commercial chamber systems with all ranges of project goals and storage requirements. Mr. Abbott graduated from Western Connecticut State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in History. Following his graduation, he joined the family business Cultec. His grandfather was responsible for patenting the very first stormwater chamber and his father still has a managing role in the company, now owned by ADS. His history with Cultec and the stormwater chamber industry runs deep and his passion for the industry has not waned. Mr. Abbott is focused on building partnerships with engineers and acting as a resource to the designing community on how best to account for stormwater. Connecting designers, developers, contractors, and home owners with these solutions can have far reaching benefits to the community and is the motivation behind these efforts.

Mr. Davidson received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Environmental Engineering Science from California Institute of Technology. Following his PhD, he joined the Carnegie Mellon faculty in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Engineering and Public Policy where he served for 33 years. He joined Syracuse University in 2010. Dr. Davidson has written and edited a number of books, has over 200 refereed publications, and was President of the American Association for Aerosol Research during 1999-2000. He is the Founding Director of the Center for Sustainable Engineering, a partnership among several universities led by Syracuse University. In his capacity as Director, he has organized many workshops to help faculty members add content in sustainability and sustainable development into engineering courses. He has conducted environmental research in the Arctic, the Himalayas, and several U.S. National Parks, examining the influence of anthropogenic activities in populated areas on environmental quality in remote regions.

Since the 1990s, he has studied the role of engineers in sustainable development as well as lay people’s perceptions of technology and their understanding of the environmental impact of their daily activities. Mr. Davidson retired in 2023 as the Thomas and Colleen Wilmot Professor of Engineering at Syracuse University in Syracuse, NY, stepping down as Director of Environmental Engineering. However, he continues working on campus as Professor Emeritus. He and his research group are currently collaborating with the Physical Facilities Department of Onondaga County, New York to conduct measurements of precipitation and stormwater runoff from a 1.5 acre green roof on the convention center in downtown Syracuse. He and his group are also making measurements to assess the energy flow through the roof for different weather and soil conditions. He is also studying the ways in which this project can be used in class activities to enhance student learning of fundamental engineering concepts.

Mr. Davidson received the William and Frances Ryan Award from Carnegie Mellon University in 2009 and the United Methodist University Scholar-Teacher Award from Syracuse University in 2014. He is a Fellow of the American Association for Aerosol Research, the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors, and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He is currently Chair of the Sustainable Infrastructure Education Committee of the ASCE. He has played several roles in ASCE activities related to education in sustainable development.

Mr. Fortuna’s nearly 50 years’ experience in the construction industry brings extensive and diverse knowledge of many facets of commercial and residential construction. A fourth generation home builder and land developer, Mr. Fortuna designed homes that work in unison with the land, creating ecologically friendly designs which focus on energy efficient homes and environmentally friendly landscapes. He has created landscapes and hardscapes that focus on controlling runoff and recharging the water cycle. Mr. Fortuna was also a certified post-tension concrete designer/installer building PT concrete tennis courts. Shifting focus after the 2007 housing fiasco he spent several years as a regional sales manager for a large pre-cast concrete stormwater manufacturer managing the culverts and underground retention/detention vaults division in the heavy civil construction sector. Most recently working as New York area sales manager for ACO, Inc., he demonstrates his passion of delivering a top-notch consultative sales approach offering the most innovative stormwater systems on the market and is also known for providing industry-leading support to designers, suppliers, and contractors alike.

Dr. Souza is the founding partner of Princeton Hydro, LLC. From its inception in 1998 through 2018, he served as president of Princeton Hydro, retiring from the company in 2019. Over the past 35 years he has dedicated his career to the management and restoration of aquatic ecosystems, in particular lakes, ponds, and reservoirs. Dr. Souza received his B.S. degree in 1974 from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, his M.S. in 1976 from Rutgers University, and his Ph.D. in 1981 from the University of Connecticut. He has served over the past 25 years as an instructor and course coordinator for the Rutgers NJAES Office of Continuing Professional Education, developing and implementing multiple short courses focused on the management and restoration of aquatic ecosystems. Dr. Souza is also an adjunct professor at Temple University (Ambler Campus), teaching a graduate studies course in the Department of Landscape and Horticulture (Tyler School of Art and Agriculture). He also conducts a professional continuing education course focusing on green infrastructure stormwater management for CPES through Montclair State University.