ITE Journal January 2018 - 9

INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORS
Michael (Mike) J. Salatti, P.E., PTOE (F)

Abraham (Abi) Lerner, P.E. (M)

Northeastern District

Mid-Colonial District

Michael Salatti is a senior vice president and director
of the transportation services department at
Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. (GPI) in Babylon, New
York, USA. Mike's background includes extensive
experience in both intelligent transportation systems
(ITS), traffic engineering, and transportation
planning. He is a highly regarded, well-known
transportation professional who has managed
projects for large public agencies such as the New York State Department of
Transportation (NYSDOT), New York City Department of Transportation
(NYCDOT), and Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. Mike has been
with GPI for more than 35 years and his talented transportation services
group has since grown to a diverse 40-person team that provides: traffic
engineering, planning and safety studies; simulation modeling and
visualization services; signals and ITS; and operations support and
technology services including asset management, GIS, and programming.
Mike is a registered professional engineer in New York, New Jersey, Illinois,
and Florida and a certified professional traffic operations engineer. He
serves as an adjunct faculty member at Hofstra University's
School of Engineering.
Mike has been a dedicated member of ITE since 1980. He has served in
a variety of positions, which include many committee chairs; executive positions such as president of the Met Section executive board and chairman
of the Northeastern District executive committee; and as a member of nine
local arrangements committees (LACs) for annual meetings. During his
tenure as MET Section president, Mike's contributions included creation of
the Professional Development Committee, adoption of the Section's policy
on Professional Development Hours, and the Annual Student Career Fair.
Mike currently serves as the Met Section's first District Administrator, where
he guided the creation of the Met Section Corporation for tax and liability
purposes in 2008. Mike has been a recipient of the Met Section's and the
Northeastern District's highest awards for outstanding service.
Aside from his professional endeavors, Mike resides on Long Island,
New York, with his wife, Say, and is fully involved with his five children,
stepson, and three grandchildren and soon a 4th on the way.

Abraham (Abi) Lerner has been an active member of
ITE since the start of his professional career in 1987.
He served on the Board of Directors of the ITE
Mid-Colonial District from 2011-2015. He currently
works as associate manager for special project
development at the Virginia Department of
Transportation (VDOT). In this role, he is responsible
for coordinating the planning and implementation of
all transportation and land development projects associated with the Tysons
revitalization program. He also manages large multimodal corridor studies
which require quick implementation. Prior to VDOT, he was the deputy
director of transportation for the City of Alexandria, Virginia, USA. Prior to
working for the City of Alexandria, he worked as a consultant in transportation planning and transportation engineering for 24 years. Abi has a bachelor
of business administration in engineering management, a bachelor of science
in civil engineering, and a master of science in community and regional
planning from the University of Texas at Austin.

Scott Knebel, P.E. (M)
Great Lakes District
Scott Knebel is the group manager of surface
transportation services for the three Ohio offices
of Midwest-based firm Crawford, Murphy &
Tilly (CMT). Scott joined CMT, the ENR
Midwest Design Firm of the Year (2014), after 15
years as a managing principal of a regional
consulting firm. His transportation planning
and design expertise is focused on transportation safety, and he has led more than 150 safety-related projects
throughout Ohio. He leverages national best practices and emerging
safety research, facilitated by organizations such as ITE, to deliver
innovative solutions that are both practical and effective.
Throughout the past 25 years, Scott has served ITE in various leadership roles, including President of the Ohio Section, the Great Lakes District
Board, and a local arrangement committee chair. His career has been
influenced by a mentor, Bob Wert, who was an early member of the Ohio
ITE section. Scott has been recognized by the Ohio Section with the Young
Member and President awards. He is a champion of the value ITE brings in
fostering relationships and sharing information critical to the profession.
Scott earned a bachelor of engineering from the University of Dayton
(Go Flyers) and is a registered Professional Engineer in Ohio. He has
also served on the University of Dayton School of Engineering advisory
council. Scott and his wife Karen keep busy with the lives and times of
their three daughters, two of whom are attending The Ohio State University
(Go Buckeyes).

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