In addition to his role as Technical Director of Fleet and Facilities Management, David J. Pinsonneault acts as the Board of Directors Liaison for the following national committees: Asset Management Committee, Facilities and Grounds Committee, and Fleet Management Committee.
Pinsonneault was appointed by the APWA Board of Directors to fill the unexpired term of Vic Bianes, who was elected as President-Elect for 2024–25. Pinsonneault has a Bachelor of Science in Forestry degree from the University of New Hampshire with over 30 years of progressive municipal leadership experience. He has been a superintendent and operations manager and currently serves as the Department of Public Works director for the Town of Lexington, Massachusetts, a position he has held since 2016. In that capacity, he oversees employees and work tasks for all public works divisions, including administration, engineering, park, forestry, cemetery, streetlights, water, sewer, highway, equipment, snow, and environmental services. He is responsible for submitting and administering DPW operating and capital budgets including the general fund, water/sewer enterprise funds, and revolving funds. He works directly with other departments, the town manager, and committees to help implement town-wide goals.
Pinsonneault is proud of his work on several projects, but in particular three that he has undertaken as director that were both highly visible and sometimes controversial. These projects were the new Cemetery Administration and Operations Building Project, the Center Streetscape Project, and the Automated Meter Infrastructure Project. He led the projects through the process of design, presentation, approval, and construction. Working with staff and consultants, he helped develop projects that not only delivered the services promised but were beneficial to residents and fiscally responsible. He formed advocacy groups, partnered with other town departments, listened to concerns and suggestions, and steered the projects to success. He feels his success as a leader is to lead by example and be a good two-way communicator.
He is a past chair of the APWA Facilities and Grounds Technical Committee and, until appointed to the board, served on the APWA Small Cities and Rural Communities Committee. He was the winner of the APWA Professional Manager of the Year Award in Facilities and Grounds in 2014.