ITS-NY 31st ANNUAL MEETING PLANNING COMMITTEE
Email: Annual Meeting Planning Committee
Luigi Casinelli, HDR, Inc., Co-Chair
Amar Ali, NYCDOT, Co-Chair
Andy Bata, UITP
Doug Benison, ConSysTec
Bill Blanchard, KAG Engineering, ITS-NY Treasurer/Secretary
Haggai Davis, NYU C2Smart Center
Jing Du, MTA Bridges & Tunnels
Matt Ficarra, Jacobs
Nick Hudanich, NYU C2Smart Center
Matt Juckes, Aimsun
Dr. Camille Kamga, UTRC
Steve Levine, TRANSCOM
Richard Marsanico, Jr., Traffic Systems, Inc.
Kinjal Munshi, Parsons
Dr. Arthur O’Connor, USDOT/FHWA, ITS-NY President Emeritus
Oleg V. Pekerman, Fortis Consulting Services Corp.
Judith Peter, NYSDOT
Jeff Randall, WSP USA, ITS-NY President Emeritus
Dario Saravia, PBS Engineering
Emilio Sosa, Greenman-Pedersen, Inc., ITS-NY Vice President
Dr. Mohamad Talas, NYCDOT
Dr. Isaac Takyi, MTA New York City Transit, ITS-NY President Emeritus
Hema Tanikella, TransCore
Sue Thomas, KLD Engineering, P.C., ITS-NY President
ITS-NY AWARDS COMMITTEE
The ITS-NY Awards Committee is a special committee of the ITS-NY Board of Directors. The Awards Committee is charged with reviewing all nominations and selecting those members and projects based on well-defined criteria. Awards are honored for ‘Outstanding ITS Project of the Year’, ‘Outstanding ITS Project’, ‘Dotty Drinkwater Distinguished Member’, ‘Presidential Appreciation’, and ‘Lifetime Achievement’. Inductees are bestowed into the ITS-NY Hall of Fame.
E-Mail: Awards Committee
Emilio Sosa, Greenman-Pedersen, Inc., ITS-NY Vice President, Chair
Jennifer Bates, PANYNJ
Dr. Joseph Chow, NYU
Dr. Rob Jaffe, ConSysTec
Steve Levine, TRANSCOM
Dr. Arthur O’Connor, USDOT/FHWA, ITS-NY President
Emad Makarious, NYCDOT
Jeff Randall, WSP
Dr. Isaac Takyi, ITS-NY Past President, MTA New York City Transit
Dr. Mohamad Talas, NYCDOT
Sue Thomas, KLD Engineering, P.C., ITS-NY President
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
The ITS-NY Education Committee focuses upon professional capacity building for ITS-NY members and the ITS-NY community, and encourages students and young professionals to pursue careers in ITS and related fields. The Committee sponsored a webinar on ITS-Leveraging Physical Security Information Management Technology, and is now planning future webinars as an ITS-NY Membership Benefit. The overall activities of ITS-NY, such as its annual Best Student ITS Essay Contest in conjunction with the ITS-NY Annual Meeting and Technology Exhibition, are reinforced by the activities of the Education Committee.
E-Mail: Education Committee
Dr. Camille Kamga, University Transportation Research Center/City College, Co-Chair
Dr. Joseph Chow, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Co-Chair
Dr. Arthur O’Connor, USDOT/FHWA, ITS-NY President Emeritus
Judith Peter, NYSDOT
Nikhil Puri, Cambridge Systematics
Dr. Isaac Takyi, MTA New York City Transit, ITS-NY President Emeritus
Dr. Mohamad Talas, NYCDOT
BYLAWS COMMITTEE
E-Mail: Bylaws Committee
Andrew Bata, UITP, ITS-NY President Emeritus
Bill Blanchard, KAG Engineering, PLLC, ITS-NY Treasurer/Secretary
Jeff Randall, WSP USA, ITS-NY President Emeritus
Dr. Arthur T. O’Connor, USDOT/FHWA, ITS-NY President Emeritus
MEMBERSHIP/OUTREACH COMMITTEE
E-Mail: Membership/Outreach Committee
Athena Hutchins, NITTEC, Chair
Sue Thomas, KLD Engineering, ITS-NY President
Bill Blanchard, KAG Engineering, PLLC, ITS-NY Treasurer/Secretary
Jeff Randall, WSP USA, ITS-NY President Emeritus
WEBSITE COMMITTEE
E-Mail: Website Committee
Tierra Fisher, ITS-NY Administrator, Co-Chair
Oleg V. Pekerman, Fortis Consulting Services Corp, Co-Chair
Bill Blanchard, KAG Engineering, PLLC, ITS-NY Treasurer/Secretary
Matt Ficarra, Jacobs
Athena Hutchins, NITTEC
Robert Pulver, GPI