Keville & Academia

Keville Enterprises employees remain committed to passing on their expert knowledge through teaching assignments at world class universities.

Keville’s Kamran Ghavami, PhD, P.E., Keville’s Mid Atlantic Leader, is currently serving as an Adjunct Professor, teaching graduate and undergraduate level courses in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at George Washington University. His previous 14 years of academic experience includes similar assignments at Northeastern University and Wentworth Institute of Technology.

Keville’s Matthew Poirier, VP of Project Controls and Dispute Resolution, has served as an Adjunct Professor for the last 6 years in the Wentworth Institute of Technology School of Management, teaching the Senior Construction Management Capstone Course.

Keville’s Allison Maldonado, CMIT, Leed Green Associate is currently serving as an Adjunct Professor in the Wentworth Institute of Technology School of Management, teaching a BIM course.

In honor of Christine Keville’s father, Francis Keville, Christine established the Francis Keville Memorial Trust Fund, which has awarded annual scholarships to Marshfield High School for the past 31 years, as well as annual scholarships to deserving construction management students at Wentworth Institute of Technology and Northeastern University. The Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section (BSCES) Francis Keville Committee has also awarded the Francis Keville Scholarship for the past 31 years to a Northeastern University student. In addition, Keville Enterprises has funded an annual national scholarship to the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) to deserving minority and woman college students studying construction management for the past 11 years.

Keville Enterprises has provided opportunities to construction management and civil engineering students to explore the construction industry and gain experience by joining Keville as Co-Ops, interns, or protegees. Keville routinely employs Co-Op students to support its construction management and program management efforts. Several Keville employees have served as volunteer mentors to college students in construction management programs, and a number of Wentworth Institute of Technology students have benefited from their experience and expertise.

Keville employees have taught graduate courses in the Construction Management program at Northeastern University and in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at George Washington University. (Per Linkedin, Kamran Ghavami teaches undergrad and grad courses at GWU). They have also participated in national research projects, co-authored guidebooks and academic journal papers.

The following are some of the academic boards that Keville is involved in:

• Northeastern University, Industrial Advisory Board, Civil & Environmental Engineering Board Chair – Christine Keville
• Wentworth Institute of Technology, Trustee Emeriti – Christine Keville
• Wentworth Institute of Technology, Construction Management Industry Advisory Board (IAB) – Matt Poirier
• Wentworth Institute of Technology, Construction Management Industry Advisory Board (IAB) – Kevin Curley