ITTS Membership
Membership - The current membership list includes: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Governing Structure
The ITTS governing structure will consist of the following:
a. A Board of Directors comprised of CEOs of the state transportation departments of the member states and an ex-officio member appointed by the Secretary of the US Department of Transportation;
b. An Executive Committee of the Board comprised of five members of the Board appointed to conduct routine business. Current Executive Committee members include state transportation department CEOs from Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana (Chair), Mississippi, and North Carolina;
c. An Executive Director appointed by the Board or committee thereof;
d. An Advisory Council comprised of staff from member departments, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Transportation Research Board (TRB), industry and others. The Advisory council will be responsible for developing an annual work plan for the Institute.
Board Members
Executive Committee:
President, Sherri LeBas, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
Vice President, Melinda McGrath, Executive Director, Mississippi Department of Transportation
Secretary, John R. Cooper, Transportation Director, Alabama Department of Transportation
Treasurer, Gene Conti, Secretary, North Carolina Department of Transportation
Other Board Members:
Scott Bennett, Director, Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
Ananth Prasad, Secretary, Florida Department of Transportation
Vance Smith, Jr., Commissioner, Georgia Department of Transportation
Mike Hancock, Secretary, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Robert J. St. Onge, Jr., Secretary, South Carolina Department of Transportation
John Schroer, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Transportation
Paul A. Mattox, Jr.., P.E. Cabinet Secretary, West Virginia Department of Transportation
Sean T. Connaughton, Secretary of Transportation, Virginia Department of Transportation
Advisory Members
D. W. Vaughn, Chief Engineer/Deputy Director, Alabama Department of Transportation
Cliff McKinney, Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
Rich Biter, State Public Transportation and Modal Administrator, Florida Department of Transportation
Cindy VanDyke, State Transportation Planning Administrator, Georgia Department of Transportation
Lynn Soporowski, Transportation Engineering Branch Manager, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Dr. Eric Kalivoda, Deputy Secretary, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
Robby Burt, Mississippi Department of Transportation
Roberto Canales, North Carolina Department of Transportation
Mark Pleasant, Chief of Statewide Planning, South Carolina Department of Transportation
Sandra Huff, Tennessee Department of Transportation
Bill Murray, Program Planning and Administration Division, West Virginia Department of Transportation
Marsha Fiol, State Transportation Planner, Virginia Department of Transportation
ITTS Staff
Bruce Lambert, Executive Director
Mr. Lambert serves as the Executive Director, Institute for Trade and Transportation Studies. ITTS is a multistate research institution formed to assist member states on understanding the relationship of transportation needs to international and commercial traffic.
Mr. Lambert has worked for various firms researching trade and transportation activities. At the Corps of Engineers, Mr. Lambert worked on general maritime policy and planning, while also serving as the Secretary to the U.S. Section of the International Navigation Association (PIANC), and worked on technology exchanges with the Latin American maritime community. Prior to joining the USACE, Mr. Lambert worked at the Federal Highway Administration. Mr. Lambert managed the Freight Analysis Framework study; the first large-scale project to map and outline the underlying transportation flows of the United States economy for national and regional policy research. In addition, Mr. Lambert developed performance measures for trucking movements on the interstate system. For his efforts, Mr. Lambert received the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Award of Meritorious Achievement in 2004. Before joining FHWA, Mr. Lambert worked as a Senior Economist at Standard and Poor’s DRI (now IHS Global Insight), where he examined global maritime shipments and international trade forecasts. Mr. Lambert spent six years at the Port of Long Beach as the Port’s Trade Analyst, conducting market research for senior management. Mr. Lambert also spent a year at LSU as a researcher studying the importation of Latin American produce into the Gulf South.
After receiving a Bachelor’s of Science Degree from Louisiana State University, Mr. Lambert earned a Master’s of Science Degree from the University of Tennessee.