Kenneth Todd, PE
Kenneth S. Todd Jr., PE, of West Palm Beach, Fla., died June 29, 2023, at age 71. Mr. Todd served two full terms on the Florida Board of Professional Engineers from 2012 to 2019 and was its chair in 2018 and 2019.
Mr. Todd retired from Palm Beach County where he served as water resource manager and was responsible for coordinating water-resource efforts with county departments and other government agencies. Prior to working for Palm Beach, he spent 11 years with the South Florida Water Management District, serving as a senior supervising engineer in the Regulatory Department, worked as a design engineer and project manager for several engineering consulting firms, and spent two years as the assistant county engineer for Martin County.
He received a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the University of Florida, where he also completed graduate coursework in public works engineering. He had been a licensed Professional Engineer in Florida since 1978, and was, until 2019, a Certified Floodplain Manager by the Board of Regents of the Association of State Floodplain Managers. Mr. Todd was a Fellow and Life Member in the Florida Engineering Society, and a Fellow and Life Member in the American Society of Civil Engineers.