Adam Amontea
President and CEO
Adam started at Cafco as a superintendent nearly twenty years ago, having worked through college and the first years of his career as a carpenter. He moved on quickly to become a project manager, then COO before stepping into the role of President in 2016. He was raised by restaurant-owner parents on the south shore, developing an ingrained understanding of the hospitality industry and of clients’ perspectives. This, coupled with experience in each stage of the construction process, shapes Cafco’s approach to our work under Adam’s leadership.
Adam sustains a strong relationship between Cafco and his alma mater through our co-op program with Wentworth Institute of Technology. He also sits on the board of Spoonfuls, an organization working to reduce food insecurity in Massachusetts, a mission that informs Cafco’s broader philanthropic initiatives.
Jeff Bergeron
Superintendent
Jeff’s career at Cafco started with an internship while he was completing his degree in Construction Management at Roger Williams College. After two summers here, he joined the team full time upon graduation, simultaneously completing his advanced degree at Wentworth. Over his twelve years here, Jeff worked his way up to the role of superintendent, leading jobs like The Moseley in South Station Tower. Jeff is a strong communicator and has excellent organizational skills, is well-respected by our subcontractors, and has a knack for anticipating obstacles before they arise.
Joe Burkett
Chief Financial Officer
Joe has been here since the beginning, joining Cafco over thirty years ago as one of the first people hired by the founders. With advanced degrees from Babson College in accounting and decades of experience in construction financial management, Joe is a cornerstone of Cafco’s leadership team. His expansive industry knowledge is invaluable to the firm’s ongoing success. Joe oversees accounting, finance, contracts, and information technology.
He formerly held the positions of President and National Chairman of the Construction Financial Management Association and remains involved in their scholarships for higher education. In 2006 he was awarded the CFMA’ s prestigious Joe Quigley Award.
John began his career and spent a number of years in the roofing and carpentry trades. With this extensive field experience and confident leadership, he sets an example on all his job sites that encourages communication, ensures safety, and demands quality. After thirty-three years at Cafco, he is naturally a favorite with clients, designers, and subcontractors. He brings a unique combination of incomparable expertise and ease to every project.
Ken DeMaria
Superintendent
Ken has years of experience on jobsites as a superintendent, having led complex core and shell, vertical, and commercial interior projects valued up to $120M in the Greater Boston area. He is known for his disciplined field execution, strong safety culture, and deep experience operating across union, non-union, and self-perform labor environments Ken joined Cafco in 2026, and before working in construction served in the Army’s special forces.
Matt Demers
Project Manager
Matt joined Cafco in 2018 and immediately excelled in managing the construction of high-end, creative hospitality concepts. His work on projects like Dalia in South Boston exemplifies his ability to assist our client in achieving their vision of a beautiful space He started his career at a nationally acclaimed architecture firm, developing a detail-oriented approach to project management, holistic view of schedule and budgeting, and consistent, open communication with all project partners. Some of Matt’s recent projects include: Remedy Place, Rocco’s Sports & Rec, Dalia, The Pearl, and Borrachito.
Liv Di Stefano
Assistant Superintendent
Liv’s path at Cafco began during her college career through two co-op semesters. In her first co-op, she focused on estimating, which provided a strong foundation in material take-offs and detailed scope development. For her second co-op at Cafco, Liv moved into the field full-time at Molly’s Bookstore and Flour Bakery in Brigham Circle. The dynamic pace, hands-on environment, and day-to-day energy onsite led her to accept a full-time role as an Assistant Superintendent at Cafco, starting in the fall of 2026. Liv is especially passionate about the interpersonal side of construction and loves bringing each project to life through her relationships with subcontractors, field teams, clients, and project partners.
Originally from Ohio, Liv moved to Boston to attend Wentworth Institute of Technology, where she graduated in 2026 with a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management and a minor in Business Management.
Jim Fagan
Project Executive
Jim Fagan holds a degree from Boston University in Business Administration and has over three decades of experience in the construction industry. Jim’s attention to detail combined with strong leadership and communication skills ensures that our client’s goals and objectives are met. Some of Jim’s recent/current projects include: Episcope Hospitality’s The Moseley at South Station Tower, Coje Group’s Thee Zebra Room, and Moona in Central Square.
Tracy Harrington
Vice President of Finance and Human Resources
For 20 years, Tracy has been half of Cafco’s finance team, overseeing all AP/AR, accounting, and Human Resources. She completed her degree in accounting in her home state at the University of Florida and started her career in the business sector. The daughter of a retired home builder, Tracy saw the confluence of her upbringing and her professional skillset when she joined Cafco in 2006.
Thanks to her ties on the north shore and in the culinary world, Tracy introduced Cafco to Root, an organization that addresses both food insecurity and career development for underserved communities in Essex County. She remains highly involved in Cafco’s support of Root throughout the year.
Anne Heyliger
Vice President of Administration and Risk Management
Anne is the person at Cafco keeping all our projects and processes moving from behind the scenes, overseeing all project administration from start to finish. She has been with Cafco for nearly twenty years, experience that makes her invaluable as our risk management expert and to the efficiency of the firm’s work as a whole.
Colby Johnson
Superintendent
Before completing his Bachelor’s degree at Champlain College’s Stiller School of Business, Colby worked as an apprentice stone mason, where he was first introduced to the construction industry. He later held the worked as a project engineer and assistant superintendent with national firms before joining Cafco as an assistant superintendent in 2025. After completing nine months of work at The Moseley in South Station Tower, Colby has begun work as a superintendent, leading the construction of Brick Street Bagels on Charles Street.
Brian Kearney
Project Executive
Brian has been with Cafco for nearly two decades, starting as a Project Manager in 2007. He is one of our go-to team leaders for residential projects in addition to restaurant and hospitality jobs. Some of his recent jobs include: Row 34 Kenmore, two residences in the South End, and a 20,000 square-foot concept coming soon to 10 Post Office Square.
Jarod Lieberman
VP of Field Operations
Jarod has over 25 years of experience in the industry and joined Cafco 13 years ago as a superintendent. He now serves as the VP of Field Operations, bringing a wealth of practical expertise as an added value to our project teams and the clients we partner with. Jarod sees challenges and develops solutions to complex construction matters while focusing on minimizing budget and schedule impact. He also is the Cafco lead on job-site safety and the continuing education programs for Cafco project teams.
Francesca Littleton
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Francesca (Frankie) joined Cafco in 2025 after working in retail brand incubation with a Massachusetts developer. Since then, she has restructured Cafco’s brand marketing and communications initiatives, balancing the logistics of construction with creativity and refinement to match the quality of the firm’s work.
She completed her bachelor’s degree at Boston College, where she studied English and Management for Social Impact—disciplines that inform her people-first point of view in both communication and in managing Cafco’s philanthropy program.
James Murrin
Assistant Superintendent
James joined Cafco as an Assistant Superintendent in 2025, working both on job-sites and with our Chief Estimator to help throughout the pre-construction process. He recently completed the Construction Management professional course certification through Roger Williams University.
David O’Connor
Project Executive
Dave has led a wide range of projects— from ground-up buildings to bespoke restaurant and retail fit-outs— over the course of his career at Cafco. He holds degrees in math and civil engineering from Holy Cross and W.P.I. Dave is very thorough and process driven in his project leadership style, supported by his expertise in the technical aspects of a project and the client relationships he maintains. He has been with Cafco for 27 years. Some of his past projects include: New Balance’s Flagship Store, Flour Bakery, Molly’s Bookstore, Park Bagelry, and Kaia.
Sunny Punj
Assistant Superintendent
Sunny has been with us for three years, joining our team full-time after completing his co-op semesters at Cafco. He has worked with our project managers and estimator in his time here, and now brings that experience to job-sites as an Assistant Superintendent.
Michael Sarno
Superintendent
Michael has over thirty-five years of experience in the construction industry, starting his career as a carpenter then progressing into the role of Superintendent. He has led many of Cafco’s high-value residential jobs, as well as restaurant, commercial, and hotel projects. His depth of experience and excellence at building quality relationships with clients, design professionals and subcontractors contributes to his ability to expedite timelines, maintain an organized job-site, and find creative ways to protect the budget in any given scenario.
Jeff Siegel
Chief Estimator
Jeff spent the first decade of his career after earning his degree in architecture working on both commercial and residential projects at a large national architecture firm then a boutique, residential-focused firm here in Boston. After gaining an understanding of construction work from the architect’s perspective, he joined Cafco in 2013. Jeff has a highly organized and pragmatic approach to pre-construction and project planning that drives Cafco’s thorough estimating and value engineering processes.
Matt Tripp
Chief Operating Officer
Matt began his career as a carpenter, later becoming a superintendent, then project manager before turning to the business development side of the industry. Before joining Cafco in 2017, he was the Director of Hospitality Construction and Business Development at a national firm where he’d spent twenty years. Matt oversees pre-construction, project management, and client relationships throughout the duration of a job and beyond. His direction informs the thorough client communications, budget management, and schedule adherence executed by our project management team.
Matt attended Wentworth Institute of Technology and manages Cafco’s co-op program with the university, as well as education opportunities for Cafco’s employees.
Nala has been with Cafco for 28 dog years and in that time has proven herself an invaluable asset to our team. Recent projects she has worked on include: tennis ball, bark, and run back and forth really fast chasing apparently nothing. She received her puppy school degree from Petco and is 30-hour house-training certified.
