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| president’s message
Happy New Year to the ITE Family!
As we start afresh having turned the calendar page, I have high
INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTION
hopes that this year will be one filled with new initiatives and
opportunities to promote our vision as the organization of choice
for transportation professionals. That vision, I believe, starts with
International President each of us.
Alyssa A. Reynolds Rodriguez, P.E., PTOE (F)
Director, Information Technology, Think back to what motivated you to become a member
City of Henderson, NV, USA
of ITE. Was it the excitement of being in college and the
International Vice President camaraderie of the Student Chapter? Was it the desire to learn
Beverly Thompson Kuhn, Ph.D., P.E., PMP (F) more about the profession? Was it a colleague who invited
Division Head and Research Fellow, Texas A&M BEVERLY THOMPSON
Transportation Institute, College Station, TX, USA you to a meeting? Was it the networking opportunities? Job KUHN, PH.D., P.E., PMP (F)
prospects? Technical resources? All of these? For someone in our ITE International President
Immediate Past International President
Ransford S. McCourt, P.E., PTOE (F)
organization, THAT was their reason. It is personal.
Portland, OR, USA My story is like many of yours. I first joined ITE as a student when I recognized the
organization would be an integral part of my transportation future. After transitioning to
Directors
a professional member, my involvement in ITE expanded in numerous ways. I have served
Edward Soldo, P.Eng. (F) ITE for nearly three decades as a Section officer, Technical Committee member and Chair,
(Canadian District) Chief Road Official,
City of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and Chair of the Traffic Engineering Council and the Coordinating Council (now the Council
Andrew Velasquez, P.E., PTOE (M) Leadership Team). My decision to join ITE has not steered me wrong. Over the years, I have
(Florida Puerto Rico District) Program Manager - Planning
and Traffic Engineering, AECOM, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA found ITE to be one of the best investments I have ever made in my career. My decision to
Jeff Young, P.E., PTOE (M) run for International President was a logical progression in my personal growth as an active
(Great Lakes District) Roadway Section
Manager, HDR, Rosemont, IL, USA member and leader in ITE. I wanted to serve our profession and advance our mission to
Daniel Przychodzki (M) provide our members with the tools they need to serve their communities and shape the future
(Global District) Team Leader, Transport,
City of Greater Dandenong, Victoria, Australia of transportation in a meaningful way.
Gerard A. Baxter, P.E., PTOE (M) Over the next year, I will be working with other members of the International Board of
(Mid-Colonial District) Vice President, Johnson,
Mirmiran and Thompson, Washington, DC, USA Direction to invest in our future by establishing the framework to help grow and diversify our
J. Andrew Swisher, P.E., PTOE (M) membership at both the student and professional levels.
(Missouri Valley District) Project Manager,
HR Green, Inc., Des Moines, IA, USA The differences in our backgrounds enrich our experiences as members of ITE and the
Karen Aspelin, P.E., PTOE (F) communities in which we live and serve. Expanding the diversity of our profession as well
(Mountain District), Technical Leader,
Olsson, Colorado Springs, CO, USA as our membership begins with our student members. The earlier we introduce students to
Gordon E. Meth, P.E., PTOE, PTP, RSP1 (F) transportation as a career path, the better the chances they will join us. To that end, I have
(Northeastern District) Transportation Engineering
Expert Witness, Robson Forensic, Cedar Knolls, NJ, USA started reaching out to several professional engineering organizations whose membership
K. Scott Walker, Jr., P.E. (M) centers on communities of color: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, American Indian
(Southern District), Project Leader,
Toyota Motor North America, Georgetown, KY, USA Science and Engineering Society, and National Society of Black Engineers. As part of this
Melisa D. Finley, P.E. (M)
(Texas District), Research Engineer,
outreach, I am working with their leadership to understand their structure and governance and
Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX, USA to identify synergistic opportunities for collaboration to increase our visibility and engagement
Neelam Dorman, T.E. (F)
(Western District) Traffic Project Manager,
with their student members.
HDR, Portland, OR, USA This year, we will also begin to more directly engage with the transportation planning
Mark Spencer, P.E. (F)
(Western District), Senior Principal,
community to understand what would attract them to ITE and how we can provide value
W-Trans, Oakland, CA, USA to their membership. Look for town hall events and other engagement opportunities in the
coming months.
ITE Council Leadership Team Chair I look forward to serving you over what I am sure will be a very productive and energizing
Eric Rensel (M)
(Coordinating Council Chair) Vice President, year…in person! I am always available to hear from you and welcome your ideas about how we
Gannett Fleming, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
can make ITE the organization of choice for those looking to transform the world.
Institute of Transportation Engineers
1627 Eye Street, NW, Suite 550, Washington, DC 20006 USA
Telephone: +1 202-785-0060
www.ite.org Beverly Thompson Kuhn, Ph.D., P.E., PMP (F)
ITE International President
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contents |
January 2022
volume 92 • number 1
departments
4 President’s Message
6 Director’s Message
28 Member to Member:
Cecilia Fabian Kadeha, E.I. (S)
50 Professional Services Directory
inside ite
8 Introducing the 2022 ITE International
Board of Direction
14 Introducing the LeadershipITE Class of 2022
22 ITE’s Newest Honorary Members
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25 Calendar
26 ITE News
27 People in the Profession
31 Where in the World?
inside the industry
Investing in Our Future 30 Industry News
32 ITE Student to Younger Member Implementation Plan
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38 From Idea to Reality: Q&A with Andrew Velasquez,
Student to Younger Member Task Force Co-Chair 2 Econolite 31 ITE Council and
3 SIDRA SOLUTIONS Committee
40 Your 2022 Guide to ITE’s Councils and Committees Meetings
7 TripGen 11
31 ITE International Annual
7 ITE Technical Resources Meeting and Exhibition
42 Your ITE Councils: An Overview of the ITE Councils in 2022 13 ITE Membership 41 ITE Virtual Technical
By Eric Rensel (M), Chair, 16 ITE Diversity Scholars Conference
ITE Council Leadership Team 19 ITE Learning Hub 43 Olsson
20 ITE Elections 49 Iteris
46 Your ITE Board Committees 25 ITE 2022 Excellence in 51 ABLOY USA
Transportation Awards 52 ITS Plus, Inc.
29 Young Leaders to Follow
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| director’s message
EDITORIAL STAFF
Holly Gilbert Stowell
Senior Editor and Writer
Investing in Our Future Pam Goodell
Marketing Senior Director
Each year we select a theme that reflects where we are as an Content Worx
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organization and an industry, providing a focus for our efforts Design and Production
throughout the year. For 2022, we chose “Investing in Our Future.” ITE STAFF
Jeffrey F. Paniati, P.E. (F)
This theme seems apropos from an internal perspective, where we Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
Kathi P. Driggs, IOM
are making significant investments in the growth and development Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer
Jeffrey A. Lindley, P.E. (F)
of our members, and for our profession, where we have seen the Deputy Executive Director and Chief Technical Officer
Colleen A. Agan
recent passage of the largest infrastructure bill in U.S. history. Associate Executive Director and Senior Director of
Membership Strategies and Operations
ITE will have a major emphasis on students and younger Sonya Torres
Accounting Specialist
members in 2022. These emerging transportation professionals are the future of our Ann O’Neill
Certification Programs Manager
organization and our profession, and we want to do all we can to support their careers, Tatiana Richey
Contracts Manager
help them grow, and keep them engaged in ITE. Last year the ITE Board of Direction Stephen Byrd
Director of Information Technology
approved the elimination of dues for student members. Our goal is to get as many Douglas E. Noble, P.E., PTOE (F)
Management and Operations Senior Director
students as possible engaged in ITE Student Chapters so they can learn more about the Linda S. Pierre, CMP, CEM, DES
Senior Director of Meetings
transportation profession and see all ITE has to offer. The Board also adopted a Student Eunice Chege Thoya
Membership Associate
to Younger Member 2022 Implementation Plan (see page 32 for more details) that sets Jennifer Childs
Membership Database Associate–Data Services
forth a series of actions at all levels of the organization to help students make a successful Sallie C. Dollins
Membership Services Associate
transition to young professionals. ITE has many benefits for younger members, including Jada Johnson
Member Engagement Associate
a discounted dues structure for those under 30 years of age, the Matson and Hammond Kellyanne Broom
Mentoring program to connect young members with seasoned professionals, the Professional Development Director
Kevin G. Hooper, P.E. (F)
LeadershipITE program (now in its 8th year), leadership and networking opportunities Strategic Projects (Consultant)
Nicola Tavares, PMP
through our local Sections and our Councils and Committees, and a plethora of free Technical Products Manager
Niloo Parvinashtiani, P.E., PTOE, RSP1 (M)
professional development options through the ITE Learning Hub. Technical Programs Manager
Deborah L. Rouse
We continue to grow our charitable giving program at ITE through the Legacy Fund Technical Publications Manager
Lisa M. Fontana Tierney, P.E. (F)
with academic scholarships, LeadershipITE scholarships, Student Leadership Summits, Traffic Engineering Senior Director
Siva R. K Narla (M)
our mentoring program, and STEM activities. Our Diversity Scholars program continues Transportation Technology Senior Director
to grow, with three new students joining the program last fall.
We are also investing in all members: starting this month, all stand-alone webinars—
live and recorded—will be free for members. With more than 60 new webinars planned
for 2022 on the latest developments in our profession, ITE is making a major investment
in enhancing the knowledge base and skill set of our members.
With the recent passage of the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), we will see critical investments in the
nation’s transportation system and infrastructure, more broadly. Next month’s issue of Volume 92 | Issue 1
ITE Journal will focus on the wide range of programs and initiatives funded through this ITE Journal (ISSN 0162-8178) is written by and for transportation engineers,
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I N T R O D U C I N G T H E 2 0 2 2
ITE International Board of Direction
Beverly Thompson Rosana Correa, P.E., PTOE (F) Alyssa A. Rodriguez, P.E., PTOE (F)
Kuhn, Ph.D., P.E., PMP (F) International Vice President Immediate Past President
International President Rosana Correa serves Alyssa Rodriguez
Beverly Kuhn serves as as a project manager serves as the director of
division head and for Jacobs in Tampa, Information Technol-
research fellow for the FL, USA. She is a ogy for the City of
Texas A&M Transpor- registered professional Henderson, NV, USA.
tation Institute (TTI). engineer in Florida Henderson is a
During her more than and Puerto Rico. Her full-service city of more
30 years at TTI, Beverly background includes than 320,000 residents
has conducted traffic impact studies, signal timing plans, located in the southeast corner of the Las
cutting-edge research for the transportation traffic projection studies, signal warrant Vegas Valley in Nevada. Alyssa has a diverse
community, primarily in the areas of analyses, travel time studies, interchange employment history including municipal
transportation systems management and studies, highway studies, and corridor engineering, consulting, and academia. Her
operations. She is a Professional Engineer in studies. Rosana holds a bachelor of science background includes a wide variety of
the state of Texas and holds bachelor of in Civil Engineering and a master of science transportation engineering and planning
science and master of engineering degrees in in Transportation Engineering from the projects including complete streets design,
Civil Engineering from Texas A&M Univer- University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. traffic impact studies, traffic signal design,
sity and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the Rosana has been involved in ITE since she travel demand modeling, maintenance
Pennsylvania State University. Beverly’s was a student at the University of Puerto management and asset management systems,
participation with ITE includes leadership Rico at Mayaguez and her leadership roles safe routes to school, fleet management, and
roles with the ITE Council Leadership Team, include the International Board, as well as GIS applications. Recent work in smart cities
the Traffic Engineering Council, and at the positions at the District, Section, Chapter, and transportation technology led to the role
Section level as well. She also serves on the and Student Chapter levels. Rosana in information technology. She is a Profes-
Diversity & Inclusion Committee and the received the ITE Florida Section Sherwood sional Engineer registered in the states of
STEM Committee, and serves as the ITE H. “Woody” Hiller Distinguished Service Nevada and California. A proud Montana
appointee to the National Operations Center Award in 2017. State University (MSU) Bobcat, Alyssa
of Excellence Technical Advisory Committee. received both her bachelor’s and master’s
She was awarded the Theodore M. Matson degrees in civil engineering from MSU and
Memorial Award by ITE in 2018. volunteered with the Alumni Foundation.
Alyssa’s participation with ITE includes
leadership roles at the International, District,
Section, Chapter, and Student Chapter level.
Historic Moment
This year marks a significant milestone in ITE’s history, as the organization will be
led for the first time by an all-female Executive Committee—International President
Beverly Kuhn, International Vice President Rosana Correa, and Immediate Past
President Alyssa Rodriguez. ITE is committed to advancing the role of women within
its leadership ranks and has joined the MobilityXX Pledge, a campaign to increase
the number of women in the transportation industry by 10 percent over the next 10 years. Led by ITS America, The Ray, and WTS International, the
pledge asks public and private sector organizations to commit to this goal by completing two or more action steps—like baselining gender and
diversity makeup and measuring annually, diversifying programming to ensure varied perspectives are represented, and more—over the next year.
Visit www.mobilityxx.org to learn more, and look for updates on the MobilityXX Pledge from ITE throughout the year.
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INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORS
Edward Soldo, P.Eng. (F) Andrew Velasquez, P.E., PTOE (M) Daniel Przychodzki (M)
Canadian District Florida Puerto Rico District Global District
Edward Soldo is the Andrew Velasquez has Daniel Przychodzki
chief road official for been involved in has more than 20
the City of Hamilton transportation years of experience
in the province of engineering and working as a profes-
Ontario, Canada. As a planning for the past sional engineer,
senior public agency 25 years. He currently including senior roles
professional with serves as the AECOM within state and local
more than 26 years of program manager for government, as well as
experience in strategic leadership roles, he the Planning and Traffic Engineering group the private sector. Daniel’s skills broadly
provides executive leadership and strategic within the Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise. cover traffic and transport management,
advice in the development, coordination, Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise consists of road safety, strategic transport planning,
and management of the long-term strate- more than 500 miles of toll roads and serves and project management. Throughout his
gies, policies, and direction for managing three million customers per day. Andrew career, Daniel has assisted with the
the transportation mobility network. His oversees the Planning, Traffic Engineering, development of Australia/New Zealand
transportation experience encompasses all and Geographical Information Systems standards, delivery of road safety audits,
aspects of the transportation system, (GIS) groups within the AECOM Turnpike implementation of local area traffic
including planning, design, construction, Organization. His team supports all aspects management schemes, and development of
operation, and maintenance of the of traffic planning on the Turnpike system. strategic documents including road safety
transportation system, as well as roadway He has a wealth of experience in corridor strategies, municipal parking plans, and
safety and multimodal operations gained planning, project development, traffic and public transport advocacy statements.
through various positions in the public, revenue studies, interchange access Daniel has participated in numerous state
private, and educational sectors. Edward is requests, demand modeling, microsimula- level committees and advisory councils
a licensed professional engineer in Ontario tion, and safety studies. Andrew has been focusing on speed limits, bicycles, motorcy-
and his educational background includes a involved in ITE his entire career, having cles, freight, and public transport. More
bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from served at all levels including the executive recently, he has been a key local govern-
McMaster University, a diploma in Public boards of the Gold Coast Chapter, the ment liaison to the Victorian State
Administration from Western University, Florida Section, and now the Florida Puerto (Australia) government’s multibillion-dollar
and a masters certificate in Municipal Rico District. Since being elected to the railway level crossing removal projects, as
Management from Schulich School of Florida Section board, Andrew has been well as the privately operated East Link
Business at York University. He has been instrumental in shaping ITE’s presence Tollway Traffic Management Liaison Group.
involved in ITE his entire career, having within the state and has sought to involve Daniel graduated from Monash University
joined in 1994 and served ITE at the other organizations at several successful with honors and first joined ITE as a
District, Section, and Student Chapter Section meetings through strategic teaming student member in 1998. He has held
levels. He is also a graduate of the 2018 class arrangements. In his previous role as various positions on the ITE Australia and
of LeadershipITE and is an ITE Fellow. Florida Section representative, Andrew was New Zealand Section executive board since
Outside of work, Edward and his wife have instrumental in establishing two new 2001, occupying the positions of Secretary,
three children and he spends his free time Student Chapters and reinstating a dormant Vice President, and President.
outdoors training for marathons Student Chapter at his alma mater. He is a
and cycling. graduate of the Florida State University with
both bachelor and master of science degrees
in civil engineering.
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INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORS
Jeff Young, P.E., PTOE (M) Gerard A. Baxter, P.E., PTOE (M) Andrew Swisher, P.E., PTOE (M)
Great Lakes District Mid-Colonial District Missouri Valley District
Jeff has been working Jerry Baxter is a Vice Andy Swisher is a
for more than 26 years President at Johnson, senior traffic engineer
in the transportation Mirmiran and and technical director
industry focusing on Thompson (JMT) with of the Traffic and
better serving the 20 years of experience Technology Group for
community. He in delivering transpor- HR Green, Inc., in Des
attended the Univer- tation projects in the Moines, IA, USA
sity of Wisconsin mid-Atlantic region. where he has worked
– Madison, graduating with a bachelor of Jerry started his career with JMT as a traffic for the past 20 years. Andy specializes in
science in Civil and Environmental engineer focusing on the design of signing, traffic operations and safety studies. He has
Engineering in 1995. He began working in pavement markings, traffic signals, completed numerous traffic impact studies,
the private sector in Illinois, USA, perform- ITS, roadway lighting, and maintenance of traffic control plans, traffic signal and
ing traffic and transportation planning traffic. He has progressed to become a interconnect designs, intelligent transporta-
studies. In 2003, Jeff left the private sector project manager for multimodal projects tion system (ITS) master plans,
to work at the McHenry County (Illinois, with emphasis on pedestrians, bicyclists, transportation master plans, interchange/
USA) Division of Transportation for 16 and transit operations. He currently serves access justification reports, roadway safety
years. As the assistant county engineer, he as office manager of JMT’s Washington, DC, audits, ramp management studies, traffic
oversaw the administration, budgeting, USA office. Jerry has served through calming studies, and traffic safety studies
planning, design, and construction aspects ascending leadership positions within ITE throughout his career. Andy is a graduate of
for the county. In 2020, Jeff made the starting as Washington DC Section Iowa State University where he received his
decision to return to the private sector and (WDCSITE) Younger Member Committee bachelor’s and master’s degrees and was
begin a new chapter at HDR where he is Chair in 2009 and culminating as Section first introduced to ITE. He is also a graduate
now the roadway section manager for the President in 2014. Jerry was Chair of the of the inaugural (2014) class of Leadership-
Illinois/Indiana area. Throughout Jeff ’s Mid-Colonial District Annual Meeting in ITE, is a founding member and Past
career, ITE has always played an integral 2011, and served as District President in President of the Iowa Central Chapter of
part. He began working on the Illinois 2020. During his time volunteering with the ITE (ICITE), and is a Past President for the
Section’s newsletter, ITEms, right out of Section and District, he was most passion- Missouri Valley Section of ITE (MOVITE).
college. He then moved into leadership ate about creating events that were unique Andy is actively involved in ITE’s Advocacy
positions, becoming the Illinois Section and engaging, combining technical content Committee and assisted on the Vision Zero
President in 2004. He was elected to the with socializing opportunities. Jerry is a Steering Committee. Andy lives in Iowa
Midwestern District Board and served as registered Professional Engineer in with his wife, Minda, and three children.
President in 2008. In 2011, he was bestowed Maryland, USA; Virginia, USA; and
the Illinois Section’s John LaPlante Past Washington, DC. He is also a certified
President’s Award for service to the Section Professional Traffic Operations Engineer.
and the profession. From 2016 to 2018, he He is a graduate of Syracuse University with
served as Chair for the Public Agency a degree in Civil Engineering and holds a
Council. He has presented at numerous ITE master of business administration from
Section, District, and International Loyola University Maryland. He lives with
meetings throughout his career. His work his wife, Kelly, and two young children,
with ITE continues today as he assists with Hailey and James, in Maryland.
various committees for the new Great Lakes
District on its Technical and Traffic Bowl
Committees.
10 J a n uar y 2022 ite j ou rn alINTERNATIONAL DIRECTORS
Karen Aspelin, P.E., PTOE (F) Gordon E. Meth, K. Scott Walker, Jr., P.E. (M)
Mountain District P.E., PTOE, PTP, RSP2I (F) Southern District
Karen Aspelin is Northeastern District Scott Walker serves as
technical leader for Gordon Meth has 30 a project engineer for
Olsson in Colorado years of professional the Production
Springs, CO, USA. experience in traffic Engineering Division
She graduated with a engineering, including of Toyota Motor North
bachelor’s degree in analysis, design, America. In this role,
civil engineering testimony, and he leads infrastructure
from the University forensic investigation. projects at their North
of Virginia and with a master’s degree in He is currently an American Manufacturing Centers with a
Civil Engineering from Texas A&M expert witness for Robson Forensic, and current project in Tecate, Mexico and
University. She is a licensed professional prepares reports for litigation throughout successful project completions in Indiana,
engineer in the U.S. states of Colorado, the United States. He has bachelor’s and Missouri, and West Virginia, USA. The
New Mexico, Idaho, Texas, Arizona, and master’s degrees in Civil Engineering from projects include civil/structural, mechani-
Hawaii, and took and passed the first the University of Waterloo, and masters of cal, and electrical systems. And yes, some
Professional Traffic Operations Engineer Business Administration from Montclair projects do have some transportation
exam offered in 1999. Karen has been State University. Gordon has appeared engineering elements! Scott has more than
actively involved with ITE since 1994. She before municipal land use boards more 20 years of engineering experience and is a
is a Past President of the New Mexico than 600 times, has designed more than 300 registered engineer in Kentucky. He earned
Section and the Western District, and she traffic signal installations, and optimized his bachelor of science in Civil Engineering
served as the Technical Committee Chair the timing of more than 800 traffic signals. from the University of Kentucky. Active in
of the Western District for 9 years. She is He is a licensed Professional Engineer in 24 ITE since 2002, Scott is a Past President of
an ITE Fellow. Karen also serves on the states, the District of Columbia, and one the Southern District of ITE (SDITE) and
board of the American Society of Civil Canadian province. Gordon has been a Kentucky Section of ITE (KYSITE). He has
Engineers Southern Colorado Branch. member of ITE for more than 30 years, and been awarded KYSITE’s Ron Herrington
he is entering his third and final year as Young Member Award and the Outstanding
Chair of the Traffic Engineering Council. In Individual Activity Award. He has also been
the past, he served as President of the awarded the SDITE’s Marble J. Hensley
Metropolitan New York-New Jersey Section Outstanding Individual Activity and Joseph
of ITE, Chair of the Northeastern District of M. Thomas Outstanding Young Member
ITE, and as a member of the Transportation Awards. In 2015, Scott was named an ITE
Professional Certification Board. Rising Star and received the first-ever
Young Member of the Year Award. Scott is a
proud alumnus of the inaugural Leader-
shipITE class. When not traveling for work,
Scott serves in various roles for Boy Scouts
of America (BSA) including Scoutmaster,
Committee Chair, and Den Leader for Pack
186 and Troop 1186 in Lexington, KY, USA.
Scott has been married to his wife, Lindsay
(LeadershipITE Program alumna) for 19
years and has three sons, Ben, Nate, and
Sam. Together, they like to collect Legos,
travel, and play at Top Golf when they
can find one.
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Melisa D. Finley, P.E. (M) Neelam Dorman, T.E. (F) Mark Spencer, P.E. (F)
Texas District Western District Western District
Melisa Finley is a Neelam Dorman is a Mark Spencer is a
senior research traffic project manager senior principal with
engineer at the Texas with HDR in Portland, W-Trans, a northern
A&M Transportation OR, USA. She is a California, USA
Institute, a higher-ed- proud graduate of the transportation
ucation-affiliated University of Califor- consulting firm. He
transportation nia, Irvine where she serves as vice president
research organization obtained a bachelor of of the board and is the
headquartered in Bryan, TX, USA with science and master of science in Civil managing principal of their Oakland, CA
more than 400 professional researchers that Engineering. Neelam is an ITE Fellow and office. His responsibilities include directing
develop solutions to the problems and has served in many ITE leadership roles multidisciplinary transportation planning
challenges facing all modes of transporta- since joining ITE in 2005 and serving as projects, business development, and
tion. In her 23-year career, Melisa has led Student Chapter President. She served as a mentoring staff. An active member of ITE
projects totaling more than $12 million in Student Chapter Liaison and is a Past since 1988, Mark was a Student Chapter
research funding, authored more than 55 President of the Southern California President and an officer of the San Francisco
reports, published 30 peer-reviewed papers, Section. She also served as the Career Bay Area Section. He was Chair of the 2010
and made numerous presentations on her Guidance Chair and is a Past President of ITE Western District Annual Meeting in San
research at professional conferences. the Western District. Neelam served as Francisco, CA and was elected to the
Findings from her practical research have Local Arrangements Committee Chair for Western District Board in 2014. He served
been utilized across Texas and the United the 2020 Joint Western and Mountain on the Executive Board of the ITE Consul-
States. Melisa is also passionate about Districts Virtual Annual Meeting and is tants Council, the Family Program
Science, Technology, Engineering, and currently serving on the ONE ITE Task Subcommittee, and the Technical Review
Math (STEM) K-12 educational outreach. Force. She has received several recognitions Panel for the most recent ITE Parking
She received her bachelor of science (cum from ITE including the Western District Generation Manual. Mark has presented
laude) and master of science degrees in Young Professional Achievement Award, papers at ITE and TRB Meetings on topics
Civil Engineering from Texas A&M Rising Star, and Young Leaders to Follow. ranging from ITS to Parking Guidance
University. She is a registered professional Neelam just completed a move from Systems and ADA Training for Professionals.
engineer in the state of Texas. Active in ITE Southern California to Portland with her Mark holds a bachelor’s in Civil Engineering
since 1994, Melisa is a Past President of the husband Mark and their dog Eva. from McGill University and a master’s in
Texas District of ITE (TexITE) and Brazos Civil Engineering from the University of
Valley Section of ITE (BVITE). Melisa also California at Berkeley. He is a registered
served as the TexITE Chief Financial Traffic Engineer in California and has been
Secretary, the TexITE Awards Coordinator, working as a consultant in the Bay Area
and the Chair of the TexITE Committee for since 1990. In 2010 he was recognized as the
Future Engineers. She also assisted on the Transportation Professional of the Year by
Local Arrangements Committee for the the San Francisco Bay Area Section. When
2006 TexITE Summer Meeting in College asked what he does for a living, Mark will
Station, TX, USA. For her work with typically respond that through transporta-
TexITE, she was awarded TexITE’s Younger tion, he works to connect communities and
Member of the Year Award. Melisa is an make them better, safer, and more livable.
alumna of the LeadershipITE program. She Mark and his wife celebrated their 25th
currently serves on ITE’s STEM and Women Anniversary in 2021. The family enjoys
in ITE Member Program Committees. traveling to the many exotic locales of ITE
Melisa has been married to her husband, Annual Meetings, participating in the MiteY
Glenn, for 23 years and has one son, Eric. Race, and connecting with ITE friends.
12 J a n uar y 2022 ite j ou rn alITE COUNCIL LEADERSHIP TEAM CHAIR
Eric Rensel (M)
Eric Rensel is the leader of Gannett Fleming’s national Transportation
Planning Practice as well as a vice president. He manages the Advanced
Mobility Group, which includes connected and automated vehicles,
smart cities, highway automation, mobility as a service, and transporta-
tion systems management and operations (TSMO). Eric has helped
clients across the United States, as well as in Abu Dhabi, United Arab
Emirates, and Qatar, implement traffic incident management, intelli-
gent transportation systems strategies, and traffic management centers.
Throughout his career, Eric has gained knowledge in preliminary and final roadway design,
traffic engineering, transportation planning, and traffic incident management. Eric is a driver
of innovation as a member of the leadership team for the Collaborative Research and
Innovation Center, the firm’s incubator for new products and services. He is also a member of
the Resilience Committee and leads efforts related to the Fourth Industrial Revolution and
urban air mobility. He is a regular volunteer at his children’s schools, where he advances
STEM programming for the students. Active in industry associations, Eric is the current
president of the national Automated Vehicle Coalition and has been a member of ITE since
2001, serving at different levels throughout the organization, including his current position
as Chair of ITE’s Council Leadership Team.
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w w w .i t e.or g J a n u ar y 2022 13Introducing the LeadershipITE Class of 2022
After going to an all-virtual program in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year LeadershipITE is taking place
in a hybrid format, welcoming 20 new scholars to its ranks. This approach combines the best attributes of years past
into a comprehensive inclusive program, enabling these professionals to evolve their leadership skills for the future.
LeadershipITE was established to grow and empower leaders within the transportation industry so that they are well-
prepared for greater roles within the profession, as well as at ITE and other associations. Since 2014, LeadershipITE has
been identifying, developing, and engaging leaders to ensure that ITE and its members are positioned to participate and
shape the future of transportation. Please join ITE in congratulating the newest class of LeadershipITE!
Nathan L. Becknell, P.E., PTOE, PTP Victoria R. Edington, P.E., PTOE (M) is
(M) is the manager of the Fayetteville, AR, USA office a senior transportation engineer with Stantec in
for Traffic Engineering Consultants, Inc. (TEC) which Denver, CO, USA with more than 7 years of experi-
he opened in 2019. He received both his bachelor and ence in traffic analysis, modeling, and engineering.
master of science degrees in Civil Engineering from She graduated from California Polytechnic State
the University of Arkansas and has held multiple University, San Luis Obispo (CalPoly SLO) in 2014
leadership roles within ITE, including the Missouri Valley District of with a bachelor of science in Civil Engineering. While attending
ITE President and the Arkansas Section of ITE Co-Administrator. CalPoly SLO, Victoria participated on the planning committee for
Prior to his employment with TEC, Nathan worked for the City of the first-ever ITE Student Leadership Summit. She also served in
Rogers, AR for 5 years as a civil engineer, the last two of which he multiple roles on the Local Arrangements Committee for the Joint
served as the city engineer. Nathan previously worked at Garver on the Western and Texas District Annual Meeting held in Keystone, CO in
transportation team and Mobley Contractors as a foreman on a 2018. Victoria currently serves ITE in multiple roles at both the
concrete pipe crew and concrete finishing crew. Section and District levels, including Colorado/Wyoming Section
Student Chapter Liaison since 2016, member of the Mountain
Sowmya Chandrasekhar, P.E., PTOE District Student and Younger Member Committee since 2019, and
(M) is a licensed professional engineer in the U.S. Mountain District Traffic Bowl Coordinator since 2021.
states of California and Texas with more than 13 years
of experience in the transportation industry. She Joseph Hallisey, P.E., PTOE (M) is a lead
currently works as a senior transportation engineer/ traffic engineer for WSP in the Glastonbury, CT, USA
project manager with Kimley-Horn in Los Angeles, office, where he has worked for the past 22 years. Joe
CA. Prior to joining Kimley-Horn in 2019, Sowmya worked for Iteris, earned his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering
Alliance Transportation Group (Austin, TX) and interned with the from the Catholic University of America in Washing-
New York City Department of Transportation. She received her ton, DC, USA. He has been the lead traffic engineer
bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Visvesvaraya National for some of the largest transportation projects in Connecticut,
Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India and master of science in Civil including the I-95 New Haven Harbor Crossing Corridor Improve-
Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology in ment Program, Reconstruction of I-95 over West River, and the Walk
Rolla, MO, USA. Sowmya has been an active member of ITE since Bridge Program. Joe is a Past President of the ITE New England
2014, has served on the ITE Southern California (SoCal) Section Section and Connecticut Chapter. He was Co-Chair of the 2019
Board since 2016, and was the Technical Program Chair for 2020 ITE Annual Northeastern District Meeting in New Haven, CT and is
Western District Annual Meeting. She was the recipient of ITE SoCal currently the Northeastern District Secretary/Treasurer. Joe is
Young Transportation Engineer of the Year (2016-2017) Award and looking forward to running both the Boston and New York City
the ITE Western District Individual Achievement Award (2021). Marathons in 2022.
14 J a n uar y 2022 ite j ou rn alBethany L. Judd, P.Eng. (M) graduated Rob McAvoy, P.E., PTOE (M) is an assistant
with a bachelor of science in Civil Engineering from project manager at Colliers Engineering & Design,
Colorado State University. She has worked across the working out of Hamilton, NJ, USA. He graduated
United States, Canada, and Australia. She led the ITE from Old Dominion University in 2014, and has been
Sustainability Task Force and publication of working with Colliers Engineering & Design ever
Sustainable Transportation: State of the Practice since. Rob holds several Chair positions within ITE
Review. She is a registered Professional Engineer in the Canadian on his local Metropolitan Section, Northeastern District, and the
Provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and Traffic Engineering Council, where he is currently leading an effort
Nova Scotia, as well as Australia (including Queensland). Bethany is to prepare an Informational Report titled Prohibitions of
the traffic services project manager at NV5 in Cary, NC, USA. She Turns on Red.
previously worked for LSA Associates in Colorado, and Stantec in
Canada and the United States. Her favorite job is being a wife, as Rachel T. McGuire (M) works within Jacobs’
well as mother to Gwendalyn and Harrison. diverse and multi-faceted Mid-Atlantic
Advanced Mobility Group as a senior transportation
Jill Juhlke, C.E.T. (M) received her Transpor- planner/project manager based out of the Philadel-
tation Engineering Technology diploma from phia, PA, USA office. She has approximately
Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in two decades of experience in the transportation
1999. After graduation, Jill worked with several industry, specifically in traffic engineering and transportation
public and private sector employers within Canada planning within the U.S. states of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New
and the United States, including Hamilton Street Jersey. Rachel is skilled in program management, public involve-
Railway, Trapeze Software, and Maryland Mass Transit Administra- ment, and transportation planning with most of her industry
tion. She joined Paradigm Transportation Solutions Limited in 2001, experience focusing on corridor studies and master planning. At
ultimately rising to her current position as senior project manager. Jacobs, Rachel works to integrate her traffic engineering background
Jill actively supports the transportation industry through her current with smart transportation planning strategies. She serves as the
role as Vice President of the Hamilton Section of the Canadian point of contact for many projects and helps integrate various com-
District of ITE (CITE) and serves as a mentor both within CITE and ponents such as project delivery, technical analysis, and
the technology community. developmental processes into complex jobs. When not working,
Rachel enjoys spending time with her husband, two sons, and their
Shilpa Mallem, P.E., PTOE (M) is the scrappy border terrier. On the weekends, you can often find her at
deputy design manager at Oregon DOT for the I-5 track meets or on cross country or soccer fields.
Interstate Bridge Replacement program. Shilpa was
previously a project manager on multiple transporta- Lia Michaels, P.E., PTOE, RSP1 (M) is a
tion projects including multimodal corridor projects, transportation manager at Hubbell, Roth & Clark,
traffic and safety studies, traffic calming projects, Inc. (HRC) specializing in traffic and transportation
and innovative intersection and interchange projects. Shilpa has an engineering. She has been at HRC for 13 years since
undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from Osmania Univer- graduating from Michigan State University with a
sity, India and a master’s in Civil Engineering from University of bachelor of science degree in Civil and Environmen-
Delaware. She has been an ITE member since she was a graduate tal Engineering and from Wayne State University with a master of
student, and is currently the Chair of ITE’s Diversity & Inclusion science degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Lia
Committee. Shilpa has been part of multiple Local Arrangement currently serves as Past President for the ITE Michigan Section
Committees for the Mid-Colonial District and Mid-Atlantic Section Board and Michigan Section Representative for the Great Lakes
Annual Meetings. She also served as co-chair of the Mentorship District Board.
Program for WTS Portland and is a past president of the First State
Section of the American Society of Highway Engineers. When she’s
not working, Shilpa loves to travel, and is looking forward to
exploring new places post-pandemic.
w w w .i t e.or g J a n u ar y 2022 15Bahman Moghimi, Ph.D. (M) is a Ph.D. transits ridership, bike, and taxis in NYC. Bahman was a visiting
graduate in Transportation Engineering from The scholar at Columbia University where he worked on a project on
City College of the City University of New York with predicting yellow taxi/Uber pick-up demand in New York City using
extensive experience related to traffic engineering, time series models. He also worked as a research assistant at
demand modelling, and data analytics. He is Northeastern University on an adaptive signal control project.
currently working as transportation engineer with
the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in the Beth A. Ostrowski, P.E., PTOE (M) has
division of Traffic Operations to analyze and lead the statewide team more than 13 years of experience in transportation,
on traffic operational improvement projects. Before joining Caltrans, traffic, and ITS engineering. Beth attended Mar-
he worked as a traffic engineer in the City of Hartford, CT, USA quette University in Milwaukee, WI, USA and earned
where he controlled citywide traffic parameters through intelligent her bachelor of science in Civil Engineering. While at
and advanced traffic managing system from the city Transportation Marquette, Beth worked for GRAEF, Inc. as a co-op
Management Center. As a municipal traffic engineer, he adminis- employee. Following graduation, Beth worked at Kimley-Horn in
tered, proposed, designed, reviewed, and installed various city Virginia Beach, VA, USA and Nashville, TN, USA. In 2017, Beth
projects including traffic calming, traffic safety, bike plans, complete began working for KCI Technologies, Inc. Beth currently serves as a
streets, streetscapes, capital improvement programs, and more. He regional practice leader for KCI’s Nashville transportation planning
worked as a research associate at the University Transportation and traffic engineering practice where she leads a team of 23,
Research Center in New York City, NY, USA (NYC) where he supporting public and private clients.
analyzed the impact of coronavirus pandemic on speed, volume,
Applications for the
ITE Diversity Scholars Program
are due March 15, 2022.
For more information, including eligibility
requirements and how to apply, visit www.ite.org
This scholarship is provided through the generosity of the ITE Legacy Fund.
16 J a n uar y 2022 ite j ou rn alITE Awards Legacy
Program Scholarships
Thomas J. Pagano, P.E., PTOE (M) The ITE Legacy Program was established in October 2016
has 16 years of experience, all with Sam to help advance ITE’s mission of “shaping the future of the
Schwartz, where he currently holds the title of profession and transportation” by supporting the growth of
associate. He received his bachelor of engineer- its future leaders. Through the generous donations of individ-
ing degree from the Cooper Union in 2005. Tom uals and organizations, as well as a scholarship endowed by
has been an active member in ITE since the Gorove-Slade, ITE has offered scholarships to LeadershipITE
beginning of his career. He has served as Student Outreach scholars for the past 4 years. Three scholars from the class of
coordinator for 5 years and as Arrangements Chair for 4 years. 2022 were named. These generous gifts allow qualified ITE
He has also served on the Local Arrangements Committee for members in need of financial support the opportunity to partic-
the Northeastern District meetings in 2017 and 2021. He was ipate in this valuable program. ITE would like to recognize the
elected to the Met Section Board in 2020, having been Trea- following members of the LeadershipITE 2022 class who are
surer, Secretary, and will be Vice President through 2022. recipients of the Legacy Program scholarships:
Nick Renna (M) has worked with the Gorove-Slade Memorial Scholarship Recipient
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) since
2009. Nick started in FHWA’s Professional Farhad Shahla, P.Eng., PTOE, PMP
Development Program in Florida; served as (M) has been an active member with the
Safety, Traffic Operations, and Intelligent Canadian District of ITE (CITE) since 2006 in
Transportation Systems (ITS) engineer in North different capacities through his involvement in
Dakota; and worked as operations program manager in Student Chapters (2006-2007), research
Tennessee before joining the FHWA Resource Center in 2017. committees (2008), the local Section (2012-
As a data and analytics specialist on the Transportation 2018), and more recently with Technical Liaison Committee of
Performance Management, Asset Management, Freight, and CITE and the Transportation Association of Canada’s (TAC)
Analytics (TAFA) Team, Nick provides training and technical Road Safety Council. While completing his master’s degree in
assistance on diverse topics to transportation leaders through- Civil/Transportation Engineering at University of Toronto in
out the country. Nick holds a master of science degree in 2008 and 2009, Farhad pursued research activities with ITE
Transportation Engineering (2009) and a bachelor of science Task Forces working on a number of technical projects. Further
degree in Civil Engineering (2008), both from Rensselaer to completion of a number of work terms with York Region
Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, USA. Rapid Transit and Town of Oakville, Farhad has been working
for the City of Mississauga since 2009, building on his diverse
Christina Richter, P.E. (M) is native to experience working in a variety of roles, leading complex and
Las Vegas, NV, USA. A bachelor of science multi-disciplinary road and higher order transit projects. Since
graduate of the University of Las Vegas-Nevada 2016, Farhad has served in his roles as engineering lead/
(where she served as the secretary/treasurer for construction project manager with Hurontario LRT (HuLRT)
Engineers without Borders). She is a project Project in Mississauga, working with Metrolinx, to enable and
engineer for the City of Henderson, NV in the implement an 18-kilometer at-grade LRT system in the cities of
transportation department, where she has worked since 2019. Mississauga and Brampton in Ontario, Canada. Farhad has
Prior to advancing to the City of Henderson, she worked for a been in charge of all engineering aspects of the HuLRT Project,
local firm, Slater Hanifan Group, in Las Vegas for 6 years upon early utility relocations, major contraction activities, hand over
graduation. All 6 years at Slater Hanifan Group were spent and commissioning tasks as well as implementing enhance-
working in the traffic/transportation department. Currently ments to municipal processes, guidelines and policies. Farhad
serving as the 2021 ITE Nevada Section Secretary-Treasurer, enjoys working with people, learning and working through
Christina looks forward to serving as the Vice President challenges, and advancing his team members towards common
for 2022. goals. Farhad is excited to experience LeadershipITE with
hopes of learning what it takes to be a situational leader with
intelligent networking and communication skills, which are
tailored to every member of this team.
w w w .i t e.or g J a n u ar y 2022 17LeadershipITE Legacy Fund Scholarship Recipients
Dan Hennessey, P.E., PTOE, T.E.
(M) is a consulting engineer with the Systems Fabio Sasahara, Ph.D., PMP (M) is
Development Division of the City of Austin a transportation engineer at the McTrans Center
Transportation Department in Texas, USA. Dan at the University of Florida. He specializes in the
graduated from The Ohio State University with Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) and its
a bachelor of science in Civil Engineering and a applications, and currently leads training and
minor in Economics in 2007 and from the University of outreach efforts, teaching HCM and Highway
California, Berkeley with a master of science in Transportation Capacity Software courses to several transportation practi-
Engineering in 2008. Dan worked for 13 years as a consultant in tioners such as consultants and public agency employees. Fabio
both the Bay Area of California, USA (Fehr & Peers) and Austin started his involvement with ITE as a Ph.D. student at the
(BIG RED DOG Engineering/WGI) before joining the City of University of Florida, holding several positions in the Student
Austin in March of 2021. Dan served on the City’s Urban Chapter, including President. After graduating, he became
Transportation Commission (2017-2021) and is currently the Faculty Advisor of the same Student Chapter and remained
Vice Chair of ITE’s Transportation Planning Council. involved with ITE at several levels, including Section, District,
and International Councils and Committees. He also serves as
Federico M. Puscar, MASc, P.Eng., User Liaison at the Transportation Research Board Highway
PTOE (M) is a transportation engineer and Capacity and Quality of Service Standing Committee (ACP40).
project manager at Bunt & Associates in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada specializing Anmol Shrivastava, P.E., PTOE,
in traffic impact assessments for land develop- RSP1 (M) graduated from the University of
ment and with a background in road safety. He Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor’s
holds a licentiate degree in Civil Engineering from the University (2014) and master’s (2015) in Civil Engineering
of Costa Rica (UCR) and a master of applied science degree in with a focus in Transportation. He currently
Transportation Engineering from the University of British works in the Urban Design and Traffic group at
Columbia (UBC). He is also a certified Professional Engineer (P. Civiltech Engineering, Inc. helping with traffic modeling-simu-
Eng.) and Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE). lation, traffic impact studies, capacity analysis, crash analysis,
Before moving to Canada, Fede worked as a researcher in road safety studies, traffic signal design, warrant analysis, and traffic
safety and transportation at a top civil engineering laboratory in signal timing analysis and optimization. Anmol has been
Central America (LanammeUCR) and as a project manager for a actively involved in ITE since college. Anmol served as the
Costa Rican-Canadian road design and construction start-up. Student Affairs Director for the ITE Illinois Section from
During his time at UBC, he researched road safety, active 2019-2020. During his tenure, he created an open channel of
transportation, and road user behavior, with a paper presented at communication with the Student Chapters to understand their
the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting in needs and organized relevant events, including a career fair,
2018. At Bunt & Associates, Fede works on travel demand speed networking event, and company visit day. Anmol has
forecasting and modelling, roadway capacity and traffic opera- also represented the ITE Illinois Section as a guest speaker to
tions analysis, data collection, conceptual road design, parking/ high school students in the Chicago, IL, USA area, sharing his
loading demand analysis, transportation demand management, knowledge of the industry and professional career. More
and project management. Profile and size of subject projects vary recently, he has been serving on the Great Lakes District
from small residential developments to large mix-use develop- Student and Younger Member Committee, providing a bridge
ments in downtown areas, including town center/shopping center between the Illinois Section Student Chapters and the Great
redevelopments and neighborhood transportation master plans. Lakes District. He is running for Treasurer (ITE Illinois
Fede is actively involved with ITE, the ITE Canadian District Section), 2022.
(CITE), and the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) in
the creation of professional development courses on traffic
impact assessments and road safety, and has collaborated with
ITE on the Trip Generation Manual, 11th Edition update. He
has been recognized in 2021 by CITE with the Rising Star Award
and by ITE as a Young Leader to Follow.
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