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February 2018 Peer Exchange Report

Appendix B – Peer Exchange Participants

Participant Name Title Organization
Melissa Ackert Transportation System Management and Operation Program Manager Florida Department of Transportation, District 4 (FDOT)
Brent Cain Transportation Systems Management and Operations, Director Arizona Department of Transportation (AZDOT)
Solomon Caviness Special Projects Manager, Planning/Operations North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA)
Nick Compin Chief, Office of Strategic Development; Statewide Connected Corridors Project Manager Caltrans
Hugh Conroy Director of Planning Whatcom Council of Governments
Monica Harwood Workforce Development & Traffic Operations Engineer Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)
Tom Hein Public Affairs Manager Kansas Department of Transportation (KSDOT)
Athena Hutchins Executive Director Niagara International Transportation Technology Coalition (NITTEC)
Denise Inda Chief Traffic Operations Engineer Nevada Department of Transportation (NVDOT)
Tyler Laing Systems Program Manager Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT)
Subrat Mahapatra Chief, Innovative Performance Planning Division Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) State Highway Administration – Planning
Meredith McDiarmid State ITS and Signals Engineer North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT)
Jason Oldham State Traffic Engineer Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT)
Kelli Raboy Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Program Manager District of Columbia Department of Transportation (DDOT)
Joey Sagal Director, Maryland Department of Transportation - State Highway Administration, Office of CHART & ITS Development Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) State Highway Administration (SHA) - Operations
Faisal Saleem ITS Branch Manager & MCDOT SMARTDrive Program Manager Maricopa County Department of Transportation
Willy Sorenson Traffic and Safety Engineer Iowa Department of Transportation (IADOT)
Patrick Zelinski Associate Program Manager American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
Daniel Grate SHRP2 / ITS Specialist Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Joe Gregory Program Manager - Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Tracy Scriba Team Leader FHWA Office of Operations Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Ralph Volpe Freight Technology/Operations Specialist Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Beverly Bowen Senior Technical Specialist ICF
Taylor Gestwick Research Assistant ICF
Michael Grant Vice President ICF
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