Advisory Board Constituency and Membership
The NCIT Advisory Board will provide input and guidance for the selection of the research portfolio, EWD initiatives, and T2C
programs. They are high-level transportation professionals, including a former USDOT Assistant Secretary, a Dean of Engineering, Center Directors and more. Below lists the advisory board membership, institutions, and constituencies they represent; more members will be added as the center evolves.
Academic Constituents
- Dr. Pamela Holland Obiomon, dean of the Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, PVAMU— co-chair
- The Honorable Greg Winfree, TTI agency director, former USDOT assistant secretary for research and technology (his office had jurisdiction over the UTC program)—co-chair
- Dr. Zachary Grasley, chair, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, TAMU
- Dr. Ali Maher, professor of civil engineering and CAIT director, RU
- Dr. Ram Pendyala, director of the School of Sustainable Engineering and Built Environment at ASU and director of Teaching Old Models New Tricks (TOMNET), a Tier 1 UTC
- Dr. Bouzid Choubane, director of the National Center for Pavement Preservation, MSU
- Dr. Jay Anderson, vice chancellor for health sciences, technical education, and community programs, BCD
Agencies
- Ms. Megan Dere, civil rights specialist, FHWA
- Mr. Paul C Ajegba, Infrastructure Engineering Incorporated (IEI)
Associations
- Ms. Allison Klein, senior vice president of strategic engagement, ARTBA
- Mr. Harold Mullin, executive vice president, Texas Asphalt Paving Association (TXAPA)
- Mr. Jim Warren, director of engineering and technology, TXAPA
Contractors
- Mr. Greg Baker, engineering manager, Austin Bridge and Road, Coppell, TX
- Mr. David Madden, owner, Madden Contracting and Longview Asphalt, Minden, LA
