ITTS Past Membership
Membership - The current membership list includes: Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, 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 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
President, Shawn Wilson, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
Vice President, Melinda McGrath, Executive Director, Mississippi Department of Transportation
Scott Bennett, Director, Arkansas Department of Transportation
Michael J. Dew, Secretary, Florida Department of Transportation
Russell McMurry, P.E., Commissioner, Georgia Department of Transportation
Greg Thomas, Secretary, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Patrick McKenna, Director, Missouri Department of Transportation
Shannon Valentine, Secretary of Transportation, Virginia Department of Transportation
Thomas J. Smith, Commissioner of Highways, Secretary, West Virginia Department of Transportation
Advisory Members
Jessie Jones, Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
Gerard O’Rourke, State Public Transportation and Modal Administrator, Florida Department of Transportation
Tom McQueen, Asst. Administrator, Office of Planning, Georgia Department of Transportation
Jeremey Edgeworth, Freight, Rail and Waterways Coordinator, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Eric Kalivoda, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
Jeff Ely, Mississippi Department of Transportation
Cheryl Ball, Missouri Department of Transportation
Marsha Fiol, State Transportation Planner, Virginia Department of Transportation
Elwood Penn, West 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.
Judy Toups
Executive Assistant