Westfield, MA Tighe & Bond hired Joel Loitherstein, P.E., LSP to support the increasing site assessment and remediation needs of its clients throughout the Northeast. He joins the firm’s growing environmental services team in Worcester, with the goal of more completely serving that region. Loitherstein will help manage Tighe & Bond’s Massachusetts environmental site assessment and remediation practice, and provide senior Licensed Site Professional (LSP) leadership.He brings more than 40 years of engineering and environmental expertise to his appointment, 20 of which include managing his own environmental services firm. In addition to environmental site assessment and remediation, Loitherstein has expertise in groundwater hydrology and soil mechanics. He has served as LSP-of-Record, and as a neighborhood advocate in support of numerous urban development projects. He also has served as an expert witness for court cases involving state and federal class action cases, and managed complex remedial projects involving negotiation with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). Loitherstein is a founder and past president of the LSP Association, and was one of four LSPs selected by MassDEP to develop the first licensing examination. He also has served on several committees organized by MassDEP relative to the licensing of professionals to perform this type of service. In addition, he is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Boston Society of Civil Engineers, and the American Council of Engineering Companies. Loitherstein’s other affiliations include serving on the board of directors of the 495 MetroWest Partnership and the Jewish Community Relations Council. He also has ridden in the Pan Mass Challenge for the past 21 years to raise money for life-saving cancer research and treatment at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Every year he participates in more than a dozen charity rides including the Livestrong Ride in Austin, Texas. Loitherstein earned his Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University. He also studied groundwater technology at MIT, and holds aBachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He holds engineering and LSP licenses in Massachusetts.