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SAK welcomes Sakakeeny as engineer and Benkosky as scientist

SAK Environmental welcomes Maureen Walsh Sakakeeny, P.E. as a principal engineer in areas of civil/environmental design, tank inspection, SPCC planning, and program management to universities and institutions. Maureen is a registered professional engineer in Mass. and N.H. with 20 years experience in consulting, civil engineering and transportation infrastructure projects, program management, marketing and administration. She has most recently worked for Tufts University's School of Engineering leading their external relations and internship programs. Maureen received her B.S. in civil engineering from Tufts University and a M.S. in civil engineering from University of Mass. at Lowell. Tracey Gilroy Benkosky joins SAK Environmental as an environmental scientist with 10 years experience in environmental site assessments, site remediation, GIS and database support and toxics use reduction, as well as in environmental education. Tracey has consulting experience in the environmental field and has previously worked as a secondary school earth science and chemistry teacher, licensed in the state of Mass. Tracey received a B.S. in geology from the University of Vermont and a M.A.T. from Tufts University.
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