Czepiga of Tighe & Bond earns Land Use Planner Certification

Page Czepiga, a land use planner who works out of Tighe & Bond's Westfield office, recently earned the distinction of becoming a Certified Land Use Planner after passing the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) exam. The AICP exam is administered by the American Planning Association, and the AICP designation is the most highly-regarded certification in the field of land use planning. Czepiga, who joined Tighe & Bond two years ago, provides planning and permitting support for a wide variety of the firm's projects. She regularly performs environmental and zoning analyses for renewable energy feasibility and land use/redevelopment studies to identify constraints and opportunities for development. Her experience also includes brownfields redevelopment, wetlands and environmental resource permitting. She currently is active in the preliminary planning and permitting of the $800 million hotel and casino complex that Hard Rock International is proposing to build in West Springfield. A resident of Northampton, Massachusetts, Czepiga earned her bachelor of science in community and international development from the University of Vermont. She is also a member of the American Planning Association. Tighe & Bond Founded in 1911, Tighe & Bond is one of the most experienced engineering firms in New England, with offices in Pocasset, Westfield, and Worcester, Massachusetts; Middletown and Shelton, Connecticut; and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Engineering News Record annually ranks Tighe & Bond among the top design and environmental engineering firms nationally. ZweigWhite also recognized Tighe & Bond as one of the best engineering firms to work for in the nation at its 2012 Best Firms to Work for Summit in Seattle, Washington. Tighe & Bond provides engineering and environmental services for clients in government, industry, healthcare, education, real estate, energy, and water/wastewater markets.