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started as the technical lead, and ultimately took on the role of deputy
project manager. He demonstrates considerable leadership skills, participating
in his firm's research and development group, developing
in-house traffic modeling guidelines, organizing student-oriented ITE
events, mentoring, and training.
Tracy Lehman, P.E., PTOE, RSP2I (M)
Transportation Engineer, Kimley-Horn
Tracy's passion for ITE is contagious and inspires those
around her to become more involved and contribute
to the betterment of our profession. She is a graduate
of the 2017 class of LeadershipITE, a Past President of
the Illinois Section of ITE, and is currently serves as Chair of ITE's new
Transportation and Health Standing Committee. Tracy also serves on
the Georgia Section of ITE Safety Committee (2019-present) and was
the Section's SDITE Representative (2018-2019). She led ITE's technical
working group on the Transportation and Health Initiative. In 2020, the
ITE International Board of Direction voted to transition the initiative
to a formal Standing Committee under the Transportation Planning
Council and nominated Tracy to lead the Committee. While much of
Tracy's work is with the Georgia DOT and metro Atlanta municipalities,
Tracy routinely partners with clients across the nation. She assisted Iowa
DOT with developing local road safety plans for more than 30 counties
and for each of the DOT's six districts. Tracy is assisting Alabama DOT in
their first phase of Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) development with a
goal of creating plans for all 67 counties in the state. Her work has been
recognized on the national level, with her recently contributing to the
Federal Highway Administration's new guidance manual, Implementing
a LSRP. Tracy served on the Technical Advisory Committee for the
Atlanta Regional Commission's (ARC) safety action plan, Safe Streets for
Walking and Bicycling, and on the Governor's Office of Highway Safety's
Distracted Driving Task Team.
Lili Liang, P.E., PTOE, PTP (M)
Senior Traffic Design Engineer,
Transportation Engineering Manager,
Maryland Transportation Authority
Lili has shown outstanding leadership qualities,
demonstrated through her experience at the Maryland
Transportation Authority (MDTA), as well as her contributions to
ITE and other organizations. She is a member of the ITE Safety Council
and was named the 2020 Volunteer of the Year for that Council. She
also serves as on the Professional Development Committee, helped
organize the 2021 Vision Zero Sandbox Competition, and is a member
of the 2021 LeadershipITE class. Lili is also involved in other non-profit
organizations to empower minority groups, including the Chinese
America Civil Engineers Society and GalTogether Women Power.
Through presentations, she shares her career and life experiences, and
hopes to inspire Chinese graduates and young working moms. At the
MDTA, Lili manages projects ranging from small task orders to multimillion
capital projects, including a $60-million part-time shoulder use
transportation improvement project. She reviews plans and reports for
various transportation projects including operations and capital projects.
She presents and provides technical advice to the chief engineer,
board members, the executive director, and secretary on complex,
controversial, and sensitive plans and studies. After Lili addressed a
traffic safety issue at I-95 SB ramp and Old Mountain Road, MD, USA
in 2020, one citizen replied, " I am thrilled. I know that there have been
several accidents there since mine. I am sure it will save folks like me
money and injuries. "
Lasaro (Larry) Picasso, P.E. (M)
San Antonio Traffic Lead,
WSP USA
Texas District Rising Star
Larry has been actively involved with South Texas
ITE (STITE) since he joined as a professional in 2014.
He is currently the 2021-2022 Section Representative, having already
served all leadership roles on the South Texas ITE Board of Directors.
He created a meaningful program with the STITE Annual Sponsorship
program, a means to increase both sponsorship and scholarship
funds. He was the 2020 Texas District of ITE Younger Member of the
Year and a graduate of the 2020 LeadershipITE program. With a focus
on making Bexar County, TX, USA roads safer, Larry has led efforts to
secure funding and improve his community. In coordination with
Texas DOT, Larry developed a proposal for Highway Safety Improvement
Program (HSIP) funding and received $7 million USD in funds.
This funding was used to construct an overpass at Spur 151 and
Westwood loop, improving an area that had experienced exponential
growth leading up to 2018 and where crash data analysis indicated it
was one of the most dangerous intersections in the state. In addition
to this one major intersection, additional projects involved new traffic
signals and revitalizing old infrastructure through the county, capitalizing
on federal funding while leveraging his modest budget.
Asheque Rahman (M)
Senior Traffic Engineer, Traffic Engineering
New York City Department of
Design and Construction
Asheque Rahman has been an active member of ITE
since he joined in 2008 and is currently the Treasurer
of the ITE Metropolitan Section and an active member of the ITE STEM
Committee, as well as past Chair of the ITE Urban Goods Movement
Standing Committee (2017-2019). Asheque has more than 13 years of
diverse experience in traffic and transportation engineering, planning,
supply chain logistics and emerging technology. Asheque was the
recipient of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Young Government
Civil Engineer of the Year Award (2013) and the Institute for
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