Who We Are
Council Leadership
Chair
Jaime Sullivan, Senior Research Engineer
Western Transportation Institute
Jaime.sullivan2@montana.edu
Secretary
Carrie Kissel, Associate Director
National Association of Development Organization
Past Member, AMS50 Standing Committee on Economic Development and Land Use
Co-Research Coordinator
Cole Grisham, Transportation Systems Planner
Federal Highway Administration
Member, AEP20 Standing Committee on Transportation Needs of National Parks and Public Lands
Co-Research Coordinator
John Shaw, Research Scientist
Iowa State University
Member, ACP80 Standing Committee on Traffic Simulation
TRB Staff Representative
Anusha Jayasinghe
Transportation Research Board
AJayasinghe@nas.edu
Council Members
Mark Berndt, Project Director - Freight
SRF Consulting Group, Inc.
Member, AT030 Standing Committee on Agriculture and Food Transportation
Jonathan Brooks, Transit Practice Lead
The Goodman Corporation
Member, AP055 Standing Committee on Rural, Intercity Bus, and Specialized Transportation
Shaun Darveshi, Highway Capital Program Manager
Washington State Department of Transportation
Member, AEP10 Standing Committee on Transportation Planning Policy and Processes
Nick Foster, Principal Transportation Planner
Kittleson & Associates, Inc.
Member, ACH20 Standing Committee on Bicycle Transportation
Hillary Isebrands, Senior Safety Engineer/Team Leader
Federal Highway Administration
Secretary, AKD80 Standing Committee on Roundabouts and other Intersection Design and Control Strategies
Khaled Ksaibati, Professor/Director
University of Wyoming
Member, AKD30 Standing Committee on Low-Volume Roads
Co-chair, ACS10(4) Rural Road Safety Policy, Programming, and Implementation Joint Subcommittee
Emily Parkany, Research Manager
Vermont Agency of Transportation
Member, AJE35 Standing Committee on Research Innovation Implementation Management
Member, AKR40 Standing Committee on Winter Maintenance
Committee Research Coordinator, AJE35 Standing Committee on Research Innovation Implementation Management
Amiy Varma, President
AAAJ, LLC
Member, AMR20 Standing Committee on Disaster Response, Emergency Evacuations, and Business Continuity
Rural State Liaison Group
Lee Bjerke, Secondary Roads Research Engineer
Iowa Department of Transportation
Andres Chavez, Branch Chief ITS Special Projects and Standards
California Department of Transportation
Emily Parkany, Research Manager
Vermont Agency of Transportation
Stephen Sisson, Stormwater Engineer
Delaware Department of Transportation