COMMITTEES
| Phone numbers and e-mail addresses of Committee Chairs are listed on the Executive Committee page. |
| Technical Committee |
| Chair: Nitin Deshpande |
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| Functions: |
| The committee encourages members of the Colorado-Wyoming section to prepare and discuss an article for publication or presentation. The Committee activities also include providing guidelines or advice to local municipalities or CDOT or sponsoring a student technical paper contest. The committee can also consider local transportation and traffic engineering problems. Additional topic ideas and assistance are always welcome. |
| Scholarship and Career Guidance Committee |
| Chair: Melissa Rosas |
| Members: Freddy He, Chris Vokurka, Bob Kochevar |
| Functions: |
| The Committee promotes the field of Transportation Engineering through the award of scholarships to students attending colleges in Colorado and Wyoming. The committee also coordinates the activities of the current student chapters. The Western District vision to “encourage, support and provide opportunities to attract retain and develop the most talented students into the transportation profession” is shared by the committee. The number of scholarships may vary from year to year based on qualifications and available funding. |
| Continuing Education Committee |
| Chair: Joe Henderson |
| Members: Gary Johnson |
| Functions: |
| The Committee coordinates training and professional development activities for the Section related to the practice of transportation planning and engineering. This includes serving as a members' clearing house for training activities nationally, promoting the activities of other organizations that are in Colorado and Wyoming and would benefit Section members, and organization and conduct of specific workshops, seminars, and training sessions expressly for the section. The Committee also organizes the ITE technical program at the annual Colorado Transportation Conference. |
| The Committee is currently seeking input from Section members on potential training and development activities. |
| Membership Committee |
| Chair: Rich Follmer |
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| The Membership Committee is responsible for maintaining the Section’s membership database in order to facilitate the dissemination of information its members. In addition, communication to our national organization is vital to ensure that records for both the local and the national chapter are consistent. In each issue of Conveyances, the membership committee is responsible for writing the article, ‘On the Move’ which is dedicated to announcing member career moves, advancements, or new members. In an effort to get to know our members better, one of our regular Conveyances articles that began in 2007 is a personnel profile that features one of our Section members. |
| Awards Committee |
| Chair: Dave Hattan |
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| The Colorado/Wyoming Section has two awards that may be given to deserving members each year. The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes continued, significant service to the transportation profession and the Institute by a member of the Section. This award is presented at the December meeting. The Transportation Professional of the Year award recognizes notable professionalism and achievement during the previous calendar year. The award is given at the May luncheon meeting. The Awards Committee is primarily comprised of previous award winners, but the committee is open to any interested member of the Section. |
| Legislative Committee |
| Chair: VACANT |
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| The Committee is responsible for monitoring transportation-related policy throughout Colorado and Wyoming and reporting on matters relevant to the Section. It is not charged with expressing editorial opinions on behalf of ITE. The Committee may serve as a clearinghouse for technical information, helping to connect transportation decision-makers with the expertise of the Section membership on any given subject. Currently, the Committee provides regular Legislative Updates in the Section Newsletter, Conveyances. |
| Activities Committee |
| Chair: Emily Gloeckner |
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| The Committee plans social and volunteer activities to complement the technical and professional development activities of the Section. |
| Website Committee |
| Chair: Greg MacKinnon |
| Members: Joe Henderson |
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| The website committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of the Section website. The website committee also manages the membership database and Section communications. |
| Golf Tournament Committee |
| Chair: Jeff Ream |
| Members: Craig Faessler, Scot Lewis, John Muscatel, Eric Boivin |
| Functions: |
| The committee organizes and hosts the sections golf tournament each year. The committee solicits sponsorship from consultant firms, industry representatives and other commercial establishments, selects and coordinates logistics with the golf course, manages the registration process, purchases prizes and hosts the awards ceremony and luncheon following the tournament. Additional committee members are welcome to assist with this popular annual event. |
Last updated: October 1, 2011
