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INTRODUCING THE 2018 LEADERSHIPITE CLASS
This month, the following 27 individuals will embark on their LeadershipITE journey, as ITE's premier leadership development program
kicks off for 2018. Upon their graduation at the Joint ITE International
and Midwestern/Great Lakes Districts Annual Meeting and Exhibit
August 20-23, 2018, they will join the ranks of almost 100 alumni who
have participated in the program since it started in 2013. Congratulations to all of them for making this commitment to take their careers
and their contributions to the profession to the next level!
Georges Bou-Saab joined Iowa State University
in January 2013. He completed his master of science
degree under Dr. Hallmark and Dr. Smadi and his thesis
focused on the evaluation of risk factors in proactive
systemic methodologies for safety projects along
low-volume rural roadways. Currently, Georges is pursuing his doctorate in civil engineering and co-majoring in
environmental engineering. He worked on diverse projects in the field
of transportation engineering ranging from transportation safety, naturalistic driving studies, and air quality.
Kevin Carstens, E.I.T. is a transportation engineering/planning assistant at DKS Associates in
Oakland, CA, USA. He joined DKS in January 2017 after
graduating from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ("Cal Poly") with a master of
business administration, master of science in civil and
environmental engineering, and a bachelor of science in civil engineering. While at Cal Poly, Kevin interned with Reinard W. Brandley, San
Luis Obispo County, Fehr & Peers, and W-Trans. Additionally, Kevin was
an officer for the Cal Poly ITE student chapter for five years, including
one as president, which saw the chapter earn the International Student Chapter award among other accolades. Kevin is currently the San
Francisco Bay ITE Section scribe.
James Colyar is a transportation specialist in the
Office of Operations of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). He has been with FHWA for more than
15 years and has worked in offices in Arizona, Virginia,
Washington, DC, and Washington state. Prior to joining FHWA, he worked for Kittelson & Associates in
Portland, OR, USA. James was the co-founder and co-chair of the ITE
Washington Chapter Traffic Simulation Roundtable. He holds a bachelor of science in civil engineering from University of Idaho, a master of
science in civil engineering from North Carolina State University, and a
master of arts in transportation, policy, and logistics from George
Mason University.
Dyan C. Damron, P.E., PTP received her bachelor of science in civil engineering from Tennessee
Tech University (TTU). She was president of the charter
student chapter at TTU, served as liaison between
TSITE and the student chapter at TTU, member of the
SDITE Education & Student Chapter Committee (previously chaired), and a member of the International ITE Transportation
Education Council. She currently is a senior traffic engineer at Volkert,
Inc. Her previous employers include RPM Transportation Consultants,
Neel-Schaffer, and Gresham Smith & Partners. Dyan was honored with
the Joseph M. Thomas Outstanding Young Member Award, SDITE; Jack
B. Humphreys Award for Service as a Young Member, TSITE; and the
Young Engineer of the Year, Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers, Nashville Chapter & State Association.
Jonathan Deves, P.E., PTOE is in his 10th year
in the transportation engineering field. He graduated
in 2008 from the University of Missouri with a bachelor
of science in civil engineering. As an employee of CBB
his entire career, Jonathan has worked on a wide variety of transportation projects, including signal timing
optimization, microsimulation modeling, and traffic impact studies.
He's been an active participant in his local ITE Chapter, TEAM St. Louis,
throughout his career and was awarded the 2015 Young Transportation Professional of the Year by the Missouri Valley Section of ITE.
Catalina Echeverri, PMP has a bachelor's
degree in industrial engineering and a master's degree
in civil engineering from the University of South Florida. She is a transportation operations project manager
for Gannett Fleming in Miami, FL, USA. Catalina has
more than 12 years of experience in intelligent transportation systems (ITS), advanced traffic management systems, ITS
master plans, signalization plans, lighting plans, tunnel management
systems, access management, and systems engineering management
plan documents. She has worked on projects throughout the United
States and in the Middle East. Catalina is currently the Women Transportation Seminar (WTS) South Florida chapter TransportationYOU
chair, the WTS South Florida chapter Mentoring Program co-chair, and
the Florida Section ITE (FSITE) Florida Transportation Planning Council
(FLPLAN) co-chair.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of ITE Journal January 2018
President’s Message
Director’s Message
Introducing the 2018 ITE International Board of Direction
Introducing the 2018 LeadershipITE Class
Your ITE Councils: An Overview of the ITE Councils in 2018
People in the Profession
ITE News
Member to Member: Congratulations to ITE’s Three New Honorary Members
Where in the World?
Calendar
Industry News
New Products
ITE Adopts 2018–2020 Strategic Plan
Finding the Courage to Lead the Way
Providing Vehicular Cyclists with Routine Accommodation in the United States as Part of Complete Streets
Variable Driver Responses to Yellow Indications: An Operational Challenge and Safety Concern
Professional Services Directory
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ITE Journal January 2018 - 3
ITE Journal January 2018 - President’s Message
ITE Journal January 2018 - 5
ITE Journal January 2018 - Director’s Message
ITE Journal January 2018 - 7
ITE Journal January 2018 - Introducing the 2018 ITE International Board of Direction
ITE Journal January 2018 - 9
ITE Journal January 2018 - 10
ITE Journal January 2018 - 11
ITE Journal January 2018 - Introducing the 2018 LeadershipITE Class
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ITE Journal January 2018 - 14
ITE Journal January 2018 - 15
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ITE Journal January 2018 - 17
ITE Journal January 2018 - Your ITE Councils: An Overview of the ITE Councils in 2018
ITE Journal January 2018 - 19
ITE Journal January 2018 - People in the Profession
ITE Journal January 2018 - ITE News
ITE Journal January 2018 - Member to Member: Congratulations to ITE’s Three New Honorary Members
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ITE Journal January 2018 - 24
ITE Journal January 2018 - 25
ITE Journal January 2018 - 26
ITE Journal January 2018 - 27
ITE Journal January 2018 - Calendar
ITE Journal January 2018 - New Products
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ITE Journal January 2018 - 31
ITE Journal January 2018 - ITE Adopts 2018–2020 Strategic Plan
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ITE Journal January 2018 - 34
ITE Journal January 2018 - Finding the Courage to Lead the Way
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ITE Journal January 2018 - 37
ITE Journal January 2018 - Providing Vehicular Cyclists with Routine Accommodation in the United States as Part of Complete Streets
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ITE Journal January 2018 - Variable Driver Responses to Yellow Indications: An Operational Challenge and Safety Concern
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ITE Journal January 2018 - Professional Services Directory
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