State DOT Research Directors

Vanessa Goetz

Vanessa Goetz

State Research Program Manager
Iowa Department of Transportation
515-239-1382
Jennifer Harper

Jennifer Harper

Research Director
Missouri Department of Transportation
573-526-3636
Rick Kreider

Rick Kreider

Bureau Chief of Research
Kansas Department of Transportation
785-296-1195
Mick Syslo

Mick Syslo

Materials & Research Engineer
Nebraska Department of Transportation
785-296-1195

Members from Private Sector

Tim Aschoff

Tim Aschoff

Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer
Crete Carrier
402-479-2539
Dwight Clark

Dwight Clark

Past President
AREMA
John Craig

John Craig

Principal
John L. Craig Consulting, LLC
402-479-4615
Kent Grisham

Kent Grisham

President and Chief Executive Officer
Nebraska Trucking Association
402-476-8504
Mike Malone

Mike Malone

Traffic Engineering Services Team Leader
JEO Consulting Group
402-474-8750
Geoff Maus

Geoff Maus

Vice President of Engineering
TrafFix Devices, Inc.
949-361-5663
Abbas Mohaddes

Abbas Mohaddes

President and Chief Operating Officer
Econolite
714-575-5680
Daniel Murray

Daniel Murray

Senior Vice President
American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI)
651-641-6162
Josh Schmidt

Josh Schmidt

General Manager
Liquid Trucking
David Sehrt

David Sehrt

Chief Operating Officer and
Senior Vice President (Retired 2020)
Ingram Barge Company
615-298-8307
Jerry Wachtel

Jerry Wachtel

President
The Veridian Group, Inc.

Members from Public Sector

Dr. Velvet Basemera-Fitzpatrick

Dr. Velvet Basemera-Fitzpatrick

Senior Program Officer,
Cooperative Research Programs
Transportation Research Board (TRB)
202-334-2324
Dean Carlson

Dean Carlson

Past Executive Director
Federal Highway Administration
785-296-3461
Monique Evans

Monique Evans

Director
Office of Safety Research
and Development
Kelly Gilbert

Kelly Gilbert

Clean Cities Director
Executive Director
Metropolitan Energy Center
US Department of Energy Clean Cities Commission
Tony Glenn

Tony Glenn

Career Field Specialist
Skilled and Technical Sciences Career Field
402-471-4819
Dr. Judy Perkins

Dr. Judy Perkins

Regents Professor
Prairie View A&M University
936-261-1665
John Selmer

John Selmer

Immediate Past Director
Nebraska Department of Transportation
402-479-4615
Joseph Werning

Joseph Werning

Nebraska Division Administrator
Federal Highway Administration
402-742-8461