TTI Staff External Awards and Committees

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Recent TTI Staff Awards
TTI Staff in Leadership Positions – Transportation Research Board
TTI Staff in Leadership Positions – Other Organizations

Recent TTI Staff Awards

TTI Employer of the Year – 2013 Women’s Transportation Seminar – Heart of Texas Chapter
Steve Roop Three Patent Awards – Freight Shuttle System Texas A&M System Technology Commercialization
Adam Pike Young Professional Best Paper Award Transportation Research Board
Stacey Bricka Charley V. Wootan Award Transportation Research Board
Fujie Zhou Walter J. Emmons Award Runner-Up Association of Asphalt Paving Technologies
Jerry Ullman Regents Fellow Service Award Texas A&M University Board of Regents
Paul Carlson Regents Fellow Service Award TAMUS Board of Regents
Jean-Louis Briaud Aytaliev Honorable Medal of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Geotechnical Society
2013 Louis Menard Lecture Award International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
2013 Jorge Osterberg Lecture Award Deep Foundations Institute
Gary Thomas Instructor of Excellence Award National Highway Institute
Lubinda Walubita Mwape Peer Leadership Award Recognition of Pivotal Accomplishments by Zambians
Dallas Little Saudi-Aramco Honorary Chair King Faisal University
Herbert H. Richardson 2013 Inductee Texas Transportation Hall of Honor
Roger Bligh Practice Ready Paper Award TRB – Design and Construction Group
Two Patent Awards – Guardrail Elements, Terminals Texas A&M System Technology Commercialization
Katie Turnbull Ethel Birchland Lifetime Achievement Award American Road and Transportation Builders Association
National Forum on Women in Transportation U.S. White House
2014 Class Leadership America
Women Leaders in Transportation Design and Construction Council Member
Connected Vehicle Task Force Chair
Kay Fitzpatrick
Raul Avelar
2014 Outstanding Paper Award TRB – Committee on Pedestrians
Melisa Finley Practice Ready Paper Award TRB – Committee on Workzone Traffic Control
Nauman Sheikh
Roger Bligh
K.B. Woods Award Transportation Research Board
Praprut Songchitruksa Young Researchers Best Paper Award TRB – Safety Data, Anaysis and Evaluation Commitee
Kay Fitzpatrick Burton W. Marsh Distinguished Service Award Institute of Transportation Engineers
Blue Ribbon Award on Advancing Research TRB Operational Effects of Geometric Design Committee
Stefan Hurlebaus
Joshua White
ASNT Fellowship Award American Society for Nondestructive Testing
Charlie Stevens, Jr. 2014 State Young Engineer of the Year Award Texas Society of Professional Engineers
2014 Houston Chapter Young Engineer of the Year Texas Society of Professional Engineers
Lance Bullard Patent Award – Guardrail Elements Texas A&M System Technology Commercialization
Shuman Tan
Todd Hansen
Michael Martin
Student Project Award (Campus Bike Share Program) 2013 Central Texas Chapter – American Planning Association
Student Project Award (Gonzales Comprehensive Plan) 2013 Central Texas Chapter – American Planning Association
Student Project Award (Campus Bike Share Program) 2014 American Institute of Certified Planners
Dean Alberson Chapter Honor Member for 2014 New Mexico State University Chi Epsilon
Patent Award – Guardrail Elements Texas A&M System Technology Commercialization
Dusty Arrington Practice Ready Paper Award TRB – Design and Construction Group
Robert Brydia Best ITS Project in Texas TxDOT – Waco District
Mary Beth Hueste Preservation Achievement Award Board of Historic Fort Worth, Inc.
Gene Hawkins Wilbur S. Smith Distinguished Transportation Educator Award Institute of Transportation Engineers

TTI Staff in Leadership Positions – Transportation Research Board trb_logo

Dean Alberson Roadside Safety Design Member
Rafael Aldrete NCHRP Project Panel on Guide for Selecting Level-of-Service Targets for Maintaining and Operating Highway Assets Member
Transportation in the Developing Countries Member
Stuart Anderson Construction Section Chair, Communications Coordinator
Design and Construction Group Member
NCHRP Project Panel on Alternative Quality Systems for Application in Highway Construction Member
NCHRP Project Panel on Synthesis of Information Related to Highway Problems Member
Design and Construction Group Member
Charles Aubeny Engineering Behavior of Unsaturated Soils Member
Richard Baker Congestion Pricing Member
Congestion Pricing Outreach Subcommittee Chair
Kevin Balke User Information Committee Member
David Bierling HMCRP Project Panel on Improving Recovery from Episodic Events Involving Hazardous Materials Transport Member
Marine Environment Member
Transportation of Hazardous Materials Member
Jeff Borowiec Aviation System Planning Vice Chair
Intergovernmental Relations in Aviation Member
Marcus Brewer Geometric Design Member
Mananged Lanes Member
Roundabouts Secretary, Communications Coordinator
Stacey Bricka Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems Chair
Subcommittee on Census Transportation Planning Member
Subcommittee on Computational Transportation and Society Member
Travel Survey Methods Subcommittee on Household Travel Surveys Co-chair
Section – Data and Information Systems Member
TCRP Project Panel on Quantifying Transit’s Impact on GHG Emissions and Energy Use: the Land Use Component Member
Transportation Demand Forecasting Member
Jonathan Brooks Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation (APO55) Young Member, Communications Coordinator
Lance Bullard, Jr. NCHRP Project Panel on Criteria for Restoration of Longitudinal Barriers: Phase II Member
NCHRP Project Panel on In-Service Performance Evaluations of W-Beam End Terminals Member
Arturo Bujanda Aviation Economics and Forecasting Member
Project 03-36, FY 2015 Influence of Demographic Factors on Air Passenger Demand Panel Member
Mark Burris Transportation Policy Section Member
SHRP 2 Technical Expert Task Group on Local Methods for Modeling, Economic Evaluation, Justification, and Use of Value of Travel Time Reliability (VTTR) in Transportation Decision Making (Project L35) Member
Transportation Economics Chair
Paul Carlson Operations Section Member
Signing and Marking Materials Member, Research Coordinator
Traffic Control Devices Committee Chair
Linda Cherrington Transportation Issues in Major U.S. Cities Member
Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation Member
Transit Management and Performance Member
Dennis Christiansen Managed Lanes Emeritus Member
Lauren Cochran TCRP Project Panel #-11 On Relationship Between Asset Conditions and Service Quality Member
TRB Automated Transit Systems Committee (APO40) Member
Ivan Damnjanovic Construction Management Member
Karen Dixon Safety Performance Committee Member
Operational Effects of Geometrics Member
Research and Technology Coordinating Committee Member
Chiara Silvestri Dobrovolny Roadside Safety Design Young Member
Suzie Edrington Paratransit Member
Taxi Joint Subcommittee Member
William Eisele Access Management Member
Urban Freight Transportation Member
Jon Epps General Issues in Asphalt Technology Emeritus Member
NCHRP Project Panel on Field versus Laboratory Volumetrics and Mechanical Properties Member
Cindy Estakhri Pavement Maintenance Member
Pavement Preservation Member
Melisa Finley Work Zone Traffic Control Member
Traffic Control Devices Member, Communications Coordinator
Joint Subcommittee on Positive Protection in Work Zones Chair
Kay Fitzpatrick Operational Effects of Geometrics Chair
Operations Section Member
William Frawley Access Management Member
Transportation Planning for Small- and Medium-Sized Communities Member
Tina Geiselbrecht Environmental Justice in Transportation Member
Nasir Gharaibeh Portland Cement Concrete Construction Member
Pavement Management Systems Member
Ginger Goodin Vehicle Highway Automation Member
Subcommittee on European – U.S. Transportation Research Symposium on Road and Vehicle Connectivity and Automation Member
Ed Hard Transportation and Land Development Member
Travel Survey Methods Member
Gene Hawkins Roundabouts Member
Tort Liability and Risk Management Member
Traffic Control Devices Member
Russell Henk Task Force on Emergency Evacuation Secretary
Stefan Hurlebaus Field Testing and Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) of Transportation Structures Member
Vichika Iragavarapu Operational Effects of Geometrics Young Member
Visibility Young Member
Kenneth Joh Accessible Transportation and Mobility Secretary
Emad Kassem Mineral Aggregates Young Member
Edgar Kraus Eminent Domain and Land Use Member, Research Coordinator
Utilities Member
Jim Kruse Marine Environment Member
Marine Group Member
Committee on Reinvesting in Inland Waterways: What Policy Makers Need to Know Member
Beverly Kuhn Section – Users Performance Chair
Safety and Systems Users Group Member
Freeway Operations Committee Member
User Information Systems Communications Coordinator
Subcommittee on Active Traffic Management Chair
Darrell Kuhn NCHRP Project Panel on Intellectual Property Management Guide for State Departments of Transportation Member
Ming-Han Li Landscape and Environmental Design Member
Yingfeng Li Geographic Information Science and Applications Member
Tim Lomax Task Force on Data for Decisions and Performance Measures Member
5th International Transportation Systems Performance Measurement and Data for Decisions and Performance Measures Conference Member
Dominique Lord Safety Data, Analysis and Evaluation Member
Statistical Methods Member
Rong Luo Modeling for the Design, Construction and Management of Geosystems Member
Bob Lytton Engineering Behavior of Unsaturated Soils Emeritus Member
Michael Manser Vehicle User Characteristics Member
Human Factors in Road Vehicle Automation Chair
Amy Epps Martin Characteristics of Asphalt Paving Mixtures to Meet Structural Requirements Member
Characteristics of Asphalt-Aggregate Combinations to Meet Surface Requirements Member
Dan Middleton Highway Traffic Monitoring Member
Curtis Morgan Commuter Rail Transportation Member
Intercity Passenger Rail Member
Anol Mukhopadhyay Durability of Concrete Member
Task Force on Nanotechnology-Based Concrete Materials Member, Research Coordinator
David Newcomb Flexible Pavement Design Member
NCHRP Project Panel on Development of a Precision Statement for the Density of Superpave HMA Specimens Compacted to TP4-00 Liaison Representative
NCHRP Project Panel on Methodologies for Evaluating Pavement Strategies and Barriers for Noise Mitigation Member
NCHRP Project Panel on Performance-Related Specifications for Hot-Mix Asphalt Construction Member
John Overman TCRP Project Panel on Update of TCRP Report 38, Evaluating Fuel Choices for Transit Bus Operations Member
Terri Parker Public Involvement in Transportation Member
Adam Pike Signing and Marking Materials Young Member
Christopher Poe Freeway Operations Member
Mohammad Poorsartep Intelligent Transportation Systems Young Member
Annie Protopapas Agricultural Transportation Member
Freight Transportation Economics and Regulation Member
Highway/Rail Grade Crossings Member
Inland Water Transportation Member, Research Coordinator
NCFRP Project Panel on Making U.S. Ports Resilient as Part of Extended Intermodal Supply Chains Member
Jolanda Prozzi Low Volume Roads Research Coordinator
NCHRP Project Panel on Sustainable Transportation Systems and Sustainability as an Organizing Principle for Transportation Agencies Member
Committee for the 11th International Conference on Low-Volume Roads Member
Luca Quadrifoglio Paratransit Secretary
Cesar Quiroga Section – Design Member
Utilities Chair
Tara Lakshmi Ramani Performance Measurement Research Coordinator
Transportation and Sustainability Young Member
Allan Rutter Intercity Passenger Rail Member
Maryam Sakhaeifar Sealants and Fillers for Joints and Cracks Young Member
Characteristics of Asphalt Materials Young Member
David Schrank Statewide Transportation Data and Information Systems Member, Research Coordinator
Tom Scullion Cementitious Stabilization Member
Pavement Rehabilitation Member
Ipek Nese Sener Effects of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on Travel Choices Young Member
Travel Behavior and Values Committee Young Member
Health and Transportation Subcommittee Leadership Team Member
Sushant Sharma Transportation Network Modeling Member
User Information Systems Young Member
Jeff Shelton NCHRP Panel on Analytical Travel Forecasting Approaches for Project Level Planning and Design Member
Roger Smith Pavement Maintenance Emeritus Member
Pavement Monitoring and Evaluation Emeritus Member
Beverly Storey Landscape and Environmental Design Member
Roadside Maintenance Operations Member
Task Force on Context Sensitive Design/Solutions (CSD/CSS) Member
Gary Thomas Highway Safety Workforce Development Member
Transportation Education and Training Member
Subcommittee Website Member
Melissa Tooley Transportation Education and Training Member
Research Subcommittee of Transportation Education and Training Chair
Committee on the Role of Freight Transportation in Economic Competitiveness: the 8th University Transportation Center Spotlight Conference Member, Chair of Supply Chain Track
Committee on Connected Vehicles: The 9th University Transportation Center Spotlight Conference in the TRB section Chair
Katherine Turnbull TCRP Project Panel on Transit-Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Member
Study of Intercity Passenger Travel Issues and Opportunities in Short-Haul Markets Member
Ahead of the Curve: Mastering the Management of Transportation Research Member
Planning and Environment Group Communications Coordinator
Transportation Needs of National Parks and Public Lands Member
Shawn Turner Safety and Systems Users Group Member
Section – Pedestrians and Cycles Member
Gerald Ullman Work Zone Traffic Control Communications Coordinator
Sharada Vadali Transportation and Economic Development Co-Chair
Committee on Social and Economic Factors Member
Juan Carlos Villa Freight Transportation Data Member
Freight Transportation Planning and Logistics Member
International Trade and Transportation Vice Chair, Research Coordinator
Montie Wade Native American Transportation Issues Member
Statewide Multimodal Transportation Planning Member
Transportation Planning Applications Emeritus Member
Transportation Planning for Small- and Medium- Sized Communities Emeritus Member
Bruce Xiubin Wang Freight Systems Group Member
Freight Transportation Planning and Logistics Co-Chair
NCFRP Project Panel on Estimating Freight Generation Using Commodity Flow Survey Microdata Member
Subcommittee – Freight Modeling Chair
William Williams General Structures Member
Nicholas Wood Transportation Planning Applications Young Member
Managed Lanes Young Member
Hong Yu LIST Committee Member
Joe Zietsman Subcommittee on Transportation Air Quality Research Needs Chair
Section – Social, Economic and Cultural Issues Member
Transportation and Air Quality Member, Research Coordinator
Subcommittee on Sustainable Transportation Indicators Chair
Transportation and Sustainability Chair
Johanna Zmud Subcommittee on Data Privacy, Protection, and Security Policy Co-chair
Special Task Force on Data for Decisions and Performance Measures Member
Task Force on Big Data For Freight Member
NCHRP Project Panel on Transportation Date Program Self-Assessment Guide Chair
Dan Zollinger Subsurface Drainage Member
Pavement Rehabilitation Member

 

TTI Staff in Leadership Positions – Other Organizations

Accreditation Board of Engineering and TechnologyABET_LOGO_445_1245

Roger Smith Civil Engineering Technology Program Evaluator

Advancing Women in Transportationaapt-logo1

Meredith Highsmith WTS Austin Chapter, Corporate Partners Committee Member

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American Concrete Institute

Anna Birely Seismic Repair and Rehabilitation Committee Voting Member
Joseph Bracci Fellow
Mary Beth Hueste Joints and Connections in Monolithic Concrete Structures Committee Fellow
Performance-Based Seismic Design of Concrete Buildings Voting Member
Education Activities Committee Voting Member
Anol Mukhopadhyay Aggregate Committee Voting Member
Material Science Committee Voting Member

American Public Transportation Association

Linda Cherrington Legislative Committee Member
Sustainability Committee Member
Clean Propulsion Committee Member
Lauren Cochran Women Leaders in Transportation Design and Construction Council Chair
Sustainability Committee Member
Clean Propulsion Committee Member

American Road and Transportation Builders Associationartba-logo

Melissa Tooley Vice-Chairman at Large
Women Leaders in Transportation Design and Construction Council Member
Connected Vehicle Task Force Chair

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American Society for Testing and Materials International (ASTM)

Dean Alberson F12 Committee on Security Systems and Equipment Recording Secretary
Working Group WK41426 under F12.10 Standard F2656-07, Standard Test Method for Vehicle Crash Testing of Perimeter Barriers Chair
Paul Carlson E12.10 Color and Appearance Member
C04.38 Road and Paving Materials Member
- Task Group 07 Pavement Marking Retroreflectivity Chair
- Task Group 09 Specification for Performance Based Traffic Sign Criteria Chair
D01.44 Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications Member
Jon Epps D04 Committee on Road and Paving Materials Member
Anol Mukhopadhyay Supplementary Cementitious Materials Member
Risk Management for Alkali Aggregate Reactions Member
Petrography Member
Chemical Reactions Member
Special Cements Member
Task Force on Nanotechnology Based Concrete Materials Member

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American Society of Civil Engineers

Kunhee Choi Journal of Construction Engineering and Management – Cost and Schedule Section Assistant Specialty Editor
Cesar Quiroga Standard Guideline for the Collection and Depiction of Existing Subsurface Utility Data Member
Collection and Depiction of Existing Subsurface Utility Data Standards Subcommittee Member
Standard for the Collection, Administration, and Exchange of Utility Infrastructure Data Committee Member
Utility Engineering Committee Member
Jean-Louis Briaud Distinguished Member

American Association of State Highway Offcials and Transportation Officials

Cesar Quiroga Subcommittee on Right-of-Way, Utilities and Outdoor Advertising Control
- Technical Council on Utility Project Scoping and Coordination Member
- Technical Council on Utility Mapping, Geographic Information System Subsurface Utility Engineering Member
Stacey Bricka Planning Subcommittee on Data Leadership Team

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American Traffic Safety Services Association

Roger Bligh Guardrail Committee Member
Lance Bullard Guardrail Committee Member
Melisa Finley Temporary Traffic Control Committee Member

Association of Asphalt Paving Technologies

Jon Epps Member
David Newcomb Past President

Association of Public Data Users

Stacey Bricka Member

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Brazos Valley Institute of Transportation Engineers

Kevin Balke Vice President
Kay Fitzpatrick President
Beverly Storey Past President

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City of Austin

Meredith Highsmith Austin Urban Transportation Commission Member

Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture

Ming-Han Li Vice President

Department of Commerce

Juan Villa Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness Member

EERI

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute

Anna Birely California Earthquake Clearinghouse Advisory Committee Member
Mary Beth Hueste Ad Hoc Committee on Seismic Safety of Schools Member

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Eno Foundation

Melissa Tooley Board of Regents Member

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Federal Highway Administration

Jon Epps Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Expert Task Group Member
Warm Mix Asphalt Technical Working Group Member
Sustainable Pavements Technical Working Group Member
Amy Epps Martin Emulsion Task force of the Pavement Preservation Expert Task Group Member
David Newcomb Expert Task Group on Asphalt Mixtures Member
Expert Task Group on Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Member
Technological Working Group on Warm Mix Asphalt Member
Roger Smith Next Generation Pavement Performance Measure Technical Working Group Member
Anol Mukhopadhyay Technical Working Group on ASR Development and Deployment Program Member

Federation of International Geo-Engineering Societies

Jean-Louis Briaud President

Geospatial Transportation Mapping Association

Mohammad Poorsartep Automated Vehicle Base Map Committee Chair

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Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

Jason Crawford Leadership Program – 2014
- Board of Directors – Texas District Director
Bill Eisele Freight Mobility Council Technical Projects Chair
Beverly Kuhn Fellow
Coordinating Council Vice Chair
Standing Committee on Recommended Practices Chair
Cesar Quiroga Member
Ed Seymour ITS Professional Capacity Building Technical Advisory Group Member
Robert Wunderlich Past President

International Association of Travel Behavior Researchers

Stacey Bricka Member

International Association of Public Participation Certification Task Force

Tina Geiselbrecht Member

International Congress on Logistics and Supply Chain

Sharada Vadali International Advisory Board Member
Juan Villa International Advisory Board Member

International Right-Of-Way Association

Cesar Quiroga Member

ISSMGE

International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

Jean-Louis Briaud President

International Trade Association

Juan Villa Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness Member

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Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITSA)

Dennis Christiansen Executive Board of Directors Member
Chris Poe Connected Vehicle Task Force Vice Chair
Policy and Business Council Member
Ed Seymour International Relations Subcommittee Member
Melissa Tooley Legislative Steering Committee Member

ITS Joint Program Office

Ginger Goodin ITS Program Advisory Committee Member

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ITS Texas

Tony Voigt Board of Directors Member

Leadership Texas

Linda Edge Leadership Texas 2014 Class Member
Stacey Bricka Leadership Texas 2013 Class Member

Mexico City Round Table

Juan Villa Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals Past President

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National Asphalt Pavement Association

David Newcomb National Asphalt Roadmap Working Group Member

NCUTCD

National Committee on Traffic Control Devices (NCUTCD)

Paul Carlson Board – Research Vice-Chair
ITE Delegation Member
Regulatory & Warning Sign Technical Committee Member
Gene Hawkins Board – Programs Vice-Chair
ITE Delegation Member
Markings Technical Committee Member
Jerry Ullman Temporary Traffic Control Technical Committee Member

National Research Council

Katie Turnbull National Associate

National Safety Council Texas Teen Driving Safety Coalition

Russell Henk Youth Outreach Committee Chair

Society of Automotive Engineers

Mohammad Poorsartep Dedicated Short Range communication Tech Committee Member
Interoperability Task Force Member
On-Road Automated Vehicle Planning Task Force Member
On-Road Automated Vehicle Definitions Task Force Member
On-Road Automated Vehicle Safety Testing Task Force Member
On-Road Automated Vehicle Standards Committee Member

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Task Force 13 AASHTO/ARTBA/AGC

Roger Bligh Bridge Rail & Transitions Subcommittee Co-Chair
Lance Bullard Laboratory Accreditation Subcommittee Co-Chair

Texas Campus Safety Association

Holly Crenshaw President

Texas A&M Prairie View University

Rob Benz Industry Advisory Council Member

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TexITE

Melisa Finley Board of Directors Past President
Kay Fitzpatrick Local Arrangement Committee for 2015 Spring TexITE Meeting Chair

U.S. Department of Commerce

Rafael Aldrete Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness Member

U.S. Department of Transportation

Ginger Goodin ITS Program Advisory Committee Member

WTS International

Suzie Edrington Member
Johanna Zmud WTS Foundation Board Member

WRA

World Road Association

Rafael Aldrete Committee on Road Financing Member

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Young Professionals in Transportation

Jonathan Brooks Young Professionals in Transportation – Houston Deputy Chair
Lauren Cochran Young Professionals in Transportation – Houston Chair
Zachary Elgart Young Professionals in Transportation – Austin Acting Vice Chair for Communications
Todd Hansen Young Professionals in Transportation – Houston Member
Phil Lasley Young Professionals in Transportation – Houston Vice Chair, Administration
Lisa Minjares Young Professionals in Transportation – Houston Vice Chair for Communications
Nick Norboge Young Professionals in Transportation – Houston Strategic Advisor
Nick Wood Young Professionals in Transportation – Austin Chair