CMA participated in the 29th Annual Island City Canoe Race, which consists of a 6-mile relay race around the City of Wilton Manors on Saturday, May 21. Our team placed 9^th overall and 2^nd in the co-ed division! Participants included Dominique Bethel, Joel Brownsey, Jessica Diaz, Charmaine Emanuels, Vince Locigno, Jason McClair, Amy Navarro, Derrick Smith, Jen Smith, Justin Tagle and Stephanie Williams. https://www.wiltonmanors.com

The CMA South Florida Family Picnic was held on Saturday, May 7 at Spanish River Park in Boca Raton with a ‘nautical’ theme. Approximately 65 people enjoyed the day with a BBQ lunch and ice cream by Ben & Jerry’s. Thank you to our Marketing Coordinator Stephanie Williams for the t-shirt design worn by all staff and to the social activities committee for planning the event!

CMA staff members Stefan Bortak, PLA, ASIC, CID, Brittany Bourgault, Nicholas Karpathy, E.I., ENV SP, and Gregory Mendez, P.E. attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Doral White Course Park on May 4. The park is located within the Downtown Doral South development. The space includes a shaded playground, a flexible event plaza, outdoor fitness stations, an off-leash fenced dog area, multi-purpose greenspace, a restroom building with IT closet, rain gardens picnic shelters, space for public art, walkways and lighting. CMA provided design development, construction documents, bidding and permitting, and construction administration for the 2.7 acre park.

CMA has been named a South Florida Top Workplace by the Sun Sentinel! CMA was recognized at the Top Workplaces Awards event held on Wednesday, April 27 and ranked 33rd in the Small Employer Group (35 – 125 employees in South Florida). CMA was also featured in the Sunday, May 1 edition of the Sun Sentinel in the annual Top Workplaces special section. The event was held at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott Coral Springs Hotel & Convention Center in Coral Springs, FL.

The anonymous survey uniquely measures 15 drivers of engaged cultures that are critical to the success of any organization: including alignment, execution, leadership, and connection, just to name a few. Thank you to all of our employees who completed this survey! For more information, please visit https://topworkplaces.com

Congratulations to CMA Principal Engineer Suzanne Dombrowski, P.E., ENV SP who was recently named the ASCE Palm Beach Branch 2022 Engineer of the Year!  She was honored at the 2022 Engineers in Government Night on Thursday, April 21 at the Boynton Beach Arts and Cultural Center. In addition, CMA intern Sara Hollenbeck, E.I., was awarded a scholarship! CMA Project Engineer Justin Tagle, P.E., LEED AP helped organize the evening’s festivities, and CMA Associate Engineer Nickolas Musick, E.I., presented the scholarships. The event honors the accomplishments and contributions of engineers in public and private practice in Palm Beach County. For more information, please visit https://branches.asce.org/palmbeach/