ITS America Elects New Officers, Welcomes New Directors for 2023

Statements & Press ReleasesDecember 7, 2022

Washington, DC – The Intelligent Transportation Society of America’s (ITS America) Board of Directors certified the election of new officers and welcomed twelve directors at its board of directors meeting earlier today. The ITS America Board is made up of leaders in the intelligent transportation industry, who set policy and direct strategies for the association.

The officers and board members represent a diverse group of senior-level executives from private companies and public agencies in the mobility, technology, and ITS spheres.

“We are thrilled to have such a strong slate of leaders to kick off 2023,” said ITS America President & CEO Laura Chace. “We have an opportunity to transform our transportation system through investments in technology and innovation to benefit communities. Our newly elected leaders are leading by example, implementing solutions to make transportation, safer, smarter, and greener for all.”

2023 ITS America Leadership:

Chair – Monali Shah, Head of Transportation Solutions, Google.

Vice Chair – Joanna Pinkerton, President/CEO, Central Ohio Transit Authority.

Secretary – Seleta Reynolds, Chief Innovation Officer, LA Metro.

Treasurer – Chris Armstrong, Vice President, CIRRUS/V2X at Panasonic USA.

Immediate Past Chair – Roger Millar, Secretary, Washington State Department of Transportation

“The ITS industry is made up of great people and growing by the day. I am excited and humbled to be chosen to take on this opportunity.” Shah said. “I look forward to making progress on critical issues facing our industry including increasing safety, transportation equity, and greener transportation solutions for communities by incorporating all the tools at our disposal.”

In addition to the new executive leadership, the following members were elected to the Board of Directors to represent the public and private organizations that make up ITS America.

Public Sector:

Tilly Chang, Executive Director, San Francisco County Transportation Authority

Yassmin Gramian, PE, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

MJ Maynard, Chief Executive Officer, Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada

Russell McMurry, P.E, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Transportation

Seleta Reynolds, Chief Innovation Officer, Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Ydanis Rodriguez, Commissioner, New York City Department of Transportation

Marc Williams, Executive Director, Texas Department of Transportation

Tony Tavares, Director, Caltrans

Private Sector:

Michelle Maggiore, Country Digitization Manager, Cisco

Jim Misener, Senior Director of Product Management and Global C-V2X Ecosystem Lead, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Abbas Mohaddes, President and COO, Econolite

Sheryl Wilkerson, Vice President, Government Affairs, Michelin North America, Inc.

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About ITS America
The Intelligent Transportation Society of America advances the research and deployment of intelligent transportation technologies to save lives, improve mobility, promote sustainability, and increase efficiency and productivity. Our vision is a better future transformed by intelligent mobility: safer, greener, smarter. For more information, please visit www.itsa.org

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At ITS America, our public, private and academic sector members are committed to deploying intelligent transportation technologies to save lives and improve mobility on our nation’s roads. While transportation constantly evolves, we will do all we can to ensure it continues to be the engine that drives our nation’s economy and contributes to improving our quality of life.
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