Advisory Board

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.

Ali Maher, Ph.D, F. ASCEMember

Director of CAIT
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Rutgers University

Allison KleinMember

Senior Vice President
Strategic Engagement
American Road & Transportation
Builders Association

Bouzid Choubane, Ph.D.Member

Director
National Center for Pavement Preservation
Michigan State University

Greg BakerMember

Vice President & Senior Project Director
Arcadis

Greg D. Winfree, JDCo-Chair

Agency Director
Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Jay Anderson, Ph.D.Member

Vice Chancellor
Health Sciences, Technical
Education & Community Programs
Blinn College District

Kendric D. JonesMember

Commissioner for Precinct #3
Waller County, Texas

Laura ChaceMember

President & CEO
ITS America

Lijun Qian, Ph.D.Member

Professor & Director, Center of Excellence in Research and Education for Big Military Data Intelligence Priairie View A&M University

Pamela Holland Obiomon, Ph.D.Co-Chair

Dean & Professor
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering
Prairie View A&M University

Paul Ajegba, PEMember

Senior Vice President
Infrastructure Engineering Incorporated (IEI)

Ram Pendyala, Ph.D.Member

Professor & Director
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment Director, US Dot-funded Tire 1 Center for Teaching Old Models New Tricks Arizona State University

Zachary Grasley, Ph.D.Member

Zachry Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering
Texas A&M University