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PEOPLE IN THE PROFESSION
Member Updates
Valerie Briggs (M) has been selected for
the Senior Executive Service (SES) position
of Director, Office of Transportation Management.  Since 2014, Valerie has served as the
Director of the National Highway Institute
where she oversees the strategic management and delivery of technical training to the
nation's highway transportation workforce.
She has developed innovative strategic plans
to increase operational efficiencies, improve
training delivery, and enhance relations with
federal, state, and local agencies.  In addition, Valerie has actively supported national
diversity and inclusion hiring initiatives and
programs.  Prior to this assignment, Valerie
served for six years as the Team Leader for
Knowledge Transfer and Policy in the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Joint
Program Office (JPO). In this position, she
managed and administered knowledge
transfer and policy for an annual $100 million research program, and led an intermodal
ITS Team in establishing the capabilities for
a connected vehicle system to enable vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure
communications. Valerie has also served in
other leadership positions, including Operations Program Manager with the American
Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.  Valerie joined the Federal
Highway Administration in 2007 as the program manager for policy and outreach in the
ITS JPO.  Valerie holds a master's degree in
public affairs from the University of Texas at
Austin (UT Austin), a master's degree in civil
engineering from UT Austin, and a bachelor's
degree in civil engineering from UT Austin. 
Gary F. Duncan (M), Econolite's senior
vice president and chief technology officer, retired on December 31, 2017 and will
remain in an executive advisory role for the
company. Gary joined Econolite in 1973
where he helped develop the first microprocessor-based traffic controller (SEC-8000).
Over his tenure, he was responsible for the
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development of many of Econolite's technologies and products, as well as helping
establish many of the industry's standards,
including the communications standards for
connected vehicles.

New Members
ITE welcomes the following new members who
recently joined our community of transportation professionals.
Ahmed Abdelfattah (M), Wood, Calgary,
AB, Canada
Kelsie L. Anderson (M), Charlotte
Department of Transportation, Charlotte,
NC, USA
Andrew Au (M), City of Toronto-City
Planning Division, Toronto, ON, Canada
Marlon Aumentado (M), City of Menlo
Park, Menlo Park, CA, USA
Lina Bearat (M), Kimley-Horn & Associates,
Inc., Phoenix, AZ, USA
Ronald J. Bertinot (M), Louisiana
Department of Transportation, Baton
Rouge, LA, USA
Claudio Calderon (M), Department of
Transportation, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Robert Anthony Casiello (M), KLOA, Inc.,
Rosemont, IL, USA
Alex Caufield (M), City of Calgary, Alberta,
Calgary, AB, Canada
Austin Chapman (M), Prosser, Inc.,
Jacksonville, FL, USA
Héctor A. Colón, P.E. (M), City of Ocala, FL,
Ocala, FL, USA
Brandon Curtas (M), BA GROUP, Toronto,
ON, Canada
Joseph Damiani, P.E. (M), Regional
Transportation Commission of Southern
Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA
Kaely Dekker, P.Eng. (M), City of Calgary,
Alberta, Calgary, AB, Canada
Sam Delmotte (M), Kimley-Horn and
Associates, Inc., Fort Worth, TX, USA
James Demens, MSc, MCIP, RPP (M), BC
Ministry of Transportation, Kamloops, BC,
Canada

Jeffrey Gray Fansler (M), City of WinstonSalem, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
James A. Flegert (M), CHW, Inc.,
Gainesville, FL, USA
Ron Fraser, P. Eng. (M), Strathcona County,
Sherwood Park, AB, Canada
Steven G. Frooman (M), Rapid City
Department of Public Works, Rapid City,
SD, USA
Jordan Gray (M), Michael Baker
International, Carlsbad, CA, USA
Ajmal Hamidi (M), County of Fairfax,
Fairfax, VA, USA
Ervina Hendra, P.Eng. (M), City of Calgary,
Alberta, Calgary, AB, Canada
Adrian P. C. Hetherington (M), Halifax
Regional Municipality, Halifax, NS,
Canada
Hannah M. Heyerdahl (M), Alliance
Transportation Group, Inc., Austin, TX,
USA
Susan Hoang, P.E. (M), San Diego County,
San Diego, CA, USA
Laura Hodgson (M), Montgomery County,
MD Planning Department, Silver Spring,
MD, USA
James L. Kane, E.I.T. (M), CBB, Chicago, IL,
USA
Monty P. Karns, P.E. (M), City of Stillwater,
Stillwater, OK, USA
Kenneth Keena (M), Gwinnett County,
Lawrenceville, GA, USA
Ross W. Kenny, P.Eng. (M), City of
Vancouver, BC, Canada, Vancouver, BC,
Canada
Danni Kim, E.I.T. (M), Austin Transportation
Department, Austin, TX, USA
Dave M. Larremore (M), City of Clearwater,
FL, Clearwater, FL, USA
Maria Lashinger (M), Gorove/Slade
Associates, Inc., Aldie, VA, USA
Kimberly Latino (M), Louisiana
Department of Transportation, Baton
Rouge, LA, USA
Rene Lawson (M), Madison County Council
of Governments, Anderson, IN, USA



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
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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 - Your ITE Councils: An Overview of the ITE Councils in 2018
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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 - Calendar
ITE Journal January 2018 - New Products
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ITE Journal January 2018 - ITE Adopts 2018–2020 Strategic Plan
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ITE Journal January 2018 - Finding the Courage to Lead the Way
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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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