Forty-Four Industry Leaders Participate in ARTBA Foundation’s 2024 Leadership Development Program

(WASHINGTON) – Almost four dozen emerging leaders in the transportation design and construction industry completed an intensive introduction to federal legislative and regulatory issues May 13-15 during the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation’s Industry Leader Development Program (ILDP).

The ILDP, held in conjunction with the association’s Federal Issues Program and the Transportation Construction Coalition Fly-In, provided participants with a solid understanding of industry economics, how transportation work in the U.S. is funded and financed, how actions by the federal government impact the industry, and how they—and their company or agency—can become politically engaged. ILDP attendees also met with their members of Congress to discuss ongoing implementation of the bipartisan infrastructure law.

The 2024 class included:

• Taylor Augustine, Michigan Paving and Materials, Canton, Mich.
• Troy B. Brooks, North Carolina Department of Transportation, Raleigh, N.C.
• Kyle Chism, Parsons, Louisville, Ky.
• Richard Crochetiere, Reeves Construction, a Colas Company, Duncan, S.C.
• Neesha A. Desai, Gannett Fleming Inc., New York, N.Y.
• Chris Dillman, Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction, Draper, Utah
• Haley Duit, Duit Holdings Inc., Edmond, Okla.
• Nick Duncan, Callanan Industries a CRH Company, Albany, N.Y.
• Emily Gallo, HNTB Corp., New York, N.Y.
• Daniel A. Garcia, Texas Department of Transportation, Pharr, Texas
• Robby Graham, Cone & Graham Inc., Tampa, Fla.
• David Greenberg, CRH, Crown Point, Atlanta, Ga.
• Michael Izzo, TranSystems Corporation, Baltimore, Md.
• Mi Hyeon [Christy] Jeon, AtkinsRealis, Atlanta, Ga.
• Matthew D. Justice, Harrison Construction Company, APAC-Atlantic, Inc., Knoxville, Tenn.
• Jessica Kiesel, Ajax Paving Industries of Florida LLC, North Venice, Fla.
• Lane Kimble, Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association, Madison, Wis.
• Vance Koonce, The Lane Construction Corporation, Cheshire, Conn.
• Cathleen Kratz, Texas Department of Transportation, Austin, Texas
• Patricia Lencki, PJ Keating a CRH Company, Lunenburg, Mass.
• Jeremiah Leyba, Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association, Okemos, Mich.
• William Linehan, CRH, New Britain, Conn.
• Ryan M. Macander, TranSystems Corporation, Lisle, Ill.
• Michelle Martin, WSP USA, Virginia Beach, Va.
• Brian McGarity, Superior Construction Company Southeast, LLC, Jacksonville, Fla.
• Matthew Miltner, The Lane Construction Corporation, Charlotte, N.C.
• Caleb Mulzer, JH Rudolph a CRH Company, Tell City, Ind.
• Junell O’Donnell, Parsons, Crown Point, Ind.
• Andrew Parks, Branch Civil, Inc., Mooresville, N.C.
• Shannon Ramos, Texas Department of Transportation, Lufkin, Texas
• Lisa Rottmann, Stowers Machinery Corporation, Knoxville, Tenn.
• Paul Schmitz, Tensar, a division of CMC, Alpharetta, Ga.
• Chris Segur, Parsons, Sacramento, Calif.
• Andrew Shelton, Branch Civil, Inc., Chesapeake, Va.
• Meagan Smyth, Skanska USA Civil, East Elmhurst, N.Y.
• Jim Splendoria, Aldridge Electric Inc., Libertyville, Ill.
• Radha Krishna Swayampakala, RS&H, Charlotte, N.C.
• Andrew J. Taylor, The Shelly Company, Thornville, Ohio
• Heath Thompson, Rogers Group, Cookeville, Tenn.
• Rachelle VanDeventer, Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association, Okemos, Mich.
• Connor VanSteenberg, AGC of Texas, Fort Worth, Texas
• Kush Vashee, RK&K, Fairfax, Va.
• Jaclyn Weaber, Pennsy Supply a CRH Company, Harrisburg, Pa.
• David A. Williams, Terracon Consultants, Inc., Springfield, Mo.

More than 850 graduates from over 200 industry firms and public agencies have completed the ILDP since 1996. HNTB, one of the world’s leading infrastructure firms, is the program’s exclusive sponsor.

Established in 1985, the ARTBA Foundation is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt entity designed to “promote research, education and public awareness” about the impacts of transportation investment.  It supports an array of initiatives, including educational scholarships, awards, management and education programs, roadway work zone safety training and certificates, special economic research and reports, and an exhibition on transportation at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.