Education & Outreach Council

This council looks at ways to strengthen transportation education and technology transfer programs for practitioners and students from multiple disciplines, and provides advice on ongoing and special information and outreach activities to facilitate implementation of research results.

Non-University representatives join faculty and research staff from various disciplines.

Responsibilities

Activities of the Education and Outreach Council include:

Meetings

The Council meets two-three times per year.

Membership

Council members are appointed by the CTS director on behalf of the CTS Executive Committee, following nomination by the council chair. Approximately one-third of council members are University faculty or staff. Non-University members include a balance of business, government, and other interests.

A membership rotation occurs every three years. Though members may serve more than one consecutive three-year term, an effort is made to rotate approximately one-third of council membership during a rotation year. In addition to members, “friends” of councils also participate in council activities. New members will often be drawn from friends who are active within councils.

How do I become involved?

If you are interested in becoming a friend of one or more of the councils, please contact Joe Barbeau, program coordinator, at 612-626-1077 or barb0092@umn.edu or return the Council interest form (PDF).

Members

  • Chair: Shannon Tyree — City of St. Paul
  • Farideh Amiri — MnDOT
  • Mindy Carlson — Minnesota LTAP/CTS
  • Dorothy Cheng — College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota
  • Jessica Dauer — SRF Consulting Group, Inc.
  • Gary Davis — Civil Engineering, University of Minnesotas
  • Catherine Flannery — College of Continuing Education, University of Minnesota
  • Dale Grove — Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik & Assoc
  • Sheila Hatchell — MnDOT
  • Ann Johnson — Professional Engineering Services, Ltd.
  • Henry Liu — Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota
  • Michael Marti — SRF Consulting
  • Jane Prosch-Jensen — The JPJ Group
  • Micky Ruiz — MnDOT (retired)
  • Brian Smalkoski — Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc.