2024 Student Leadership Summit

Sarah Adsit, P.E. is a Project Engineer with Bowman based out of Pittsburgh, PA. She holds a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Purdue University (2021) and Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering from Penn State (2019). At Bowman, she provides traffic engineering services for a range of public and private clients, focusing on preparation and review of traffic studies, GIS mapping, and transportation planning projects. She’s also passionate about ITE, has been involved since her days as a student at Penn State and continues to volunteer at the District and Section levels.

Bryan Pounds is a Public Transportation and Infrastructure Advisor at McKinsey & Company, based in Boston. In this role, Bryan serves public sector clients across the value chain, including agency wide vision setting and top team effectiveness, organizational planning, capital portfolio optimization and investment strategies, performance-based planning, and capital delivery excellence. In prior roles at SP&K Engineering and WSP, Bryan served state and local entities on multimodal planning, project development, capital investment strategies, and grants management. Bryan is an active member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB)’s Standing Committee on Strategic Management.

In the public sector, Bryan served the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) as Chair, and administered MassDOT’s $8 billion federal aid program for eight years in the Office of Transportation Planning in Boston. In this role, he received the Governor’s Citation for Outstanding Performance in 2019 for the facilitation of key funding considerations on major projects in Capital Investment Plan (CIP). He was nominated for the American Association of State Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Vanguard Award in 2020 for leading development of a capital investment planning tool for use by DOT program managers and MPO planning staff which has since been adopted by several DOTs throughout the US.

Bryan holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Penn State University, and an M.P.A from the University of Massachusetts.

Sara Patterson, PhD, PE is a project manager at Michael Baker International and has degrees in architecture and civil engineering with research in multi-modal travel demand modeling. At Michael Baker, she has designed trails and managed I-95 design support contracts for PennDOT. She’s the chair of the LeadershipITE committee and a member of MASITE since 2011.

Lamiya Chowdhury, EIT completed her master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Penn State in 2023. Following her graduation, she began her professional career as a Traffic Designer at McCormick Taylor. During her time at Penn State, Lamiya was actively involved in the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) student chapter, serving as the treasurer for the Penn State chapter. She also participated in the MCDITE District Traffic Bowl twice. Lamiya continues to stay engaged with ITE, volunteering at various events after graduation.

David Adams, PE is the Senior Manager for Traffic Operations in PennDOT District 6-0 which covers the Philadelphia region. Dave attended the Pennsylvania State University and graduated in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. He also obtained a Master of Civil Engineering degree at the University of Delaware. His responsibilities include the Arterials Section, Freeway Section, Paint Crews, and the Southeastern Regional Traffic Management Center. He has been a licensed Professional Engineer since 2009 and has 20 years of service to the Commonwealth.

Steve Gault, PE, PTOE carries out the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s goal of moving humans and their stuff safely and efficiently from Point A to Point B as Chief of the TSMO Arterials and Planning Section. In this role, he oversees PennDOT’s Transportation Systems Management & Operations (TSMO) Program. Steve is a civil engineering graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a registered Professional Engineer, and a certified Professional Traffic Operations Engineer. Steve currently serves as the Secretary for the Mid-Atlantic Section of ITE.

Casey A. Moore, PE is an EVP/Regional Manager – Transportation at Bowman Consulting Group, Ltd. He has executive management responsibilities within the firm and for his business unit, helps to drive the services in transportation for Bowman across the larger firm footprint and continues to serve some clients and lead projects. In July 2023, Casey took an assignment with the Bowman Corporate team to provide Operations leadership over the national recruiting team. He was with McMahon for 31 years prior to McMahon joining Bowman in May 2022, ultimately serving as one of five of the firm’s Board of Directors and Executive Vice President of Corporate Operations with responsibilities firm-wide for all Corporate and support functions.

His early work experience included geotechnical engineering and construction services with PSI, Inc., but in his 31 years at McMahon and 2+ years now with Bowman, his service focus has been in transportation engineering, transportation planning, highway design, and signal design. Casey manages transportation engineering projects for a variety of public and private clients, including as Township Traffic Engineer for several Pennsylvania municipalities and as manager of several statewide PennDOT contracts. He additionally assists in business development for the firm and served for seven years as the McMahon Corporate Business Development Director. Casey has appeared before numerous municipal boards and commissions, as well as in County court to provide expert witness testimony/presentations.

In addition to his work responsibilities, Mr. Moore is involved and active in several professional affiliations, including the Penn State Engineering Alumni Society (PSEAS) – current Immediate Past President through 2025, Penn State Alumni Council – current executive board member and Chairperson of Membership & Marketing Committee, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC/PA) – current Secretary of the Executive Committee (officers) of the Board of Directors, Past President of Mid-Colonial District of ITE (2007), and Past President of the Mid-Atlantic Section of ITE (2004).

Eric Womeldorff, PE is a seasoned transportation planner and consultant with 20 years of professional experience. Having led numerous transportation and land use projects across the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, he brings an exceptional depth of expertise to his current role in Washington, D.C., where he oversees Fehr & Peers’ office. Eric has worked with a diverse set of public, private, and institutional clients, helping them navigate complex transportation challenges and make strategic decisions.

His work spans a wide variety of projects, including transportation planning for mixed-use developments, life science campuses, and major arenas like those in San Francisco and San Jose. As a consultant for UCSF and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, Eric has guided high-profile transportation and land use strategies. He has also partnered with companies like Uber and Lyft to address evolving transportation demands.

In addition to his consulting work, Eric leads Fehr & Peers’ Transportation Economics practice, where he has developed thought leadership and resources that help planners and engineers create more effective and innovative transportation solutions. He continues to influence the field by playing a key role in the development of a new city in California, focusing on sustainable transportation modes and forward-thinking parking strategies.

Robert Watts, PE, PTOE, AICP has over 25 years of engineering and planning experience in traffic engineering, travel demand modeling, transportation studies, and project development & programming. He is currently a Sr. Project Manager with McCormick Taylor in State College, PA. Mr. Watts holds Bachelor and Master of Engineering degrees in Civil Engineering from Penn State University and is a registered Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Virginia.

Megan McDermott, PE is a Senior Project Engineer at ms consultants in Pittsburgh, PA and graduated Pennsylvania State University in 2001. Megan’s expertise includes traffic engineering, traffic studies and highway design. She is the Technical Lead for traffic, highway and utility tasks on projects and she mentors younger engineers within the company. Megan is the 2024 President of the Mid-Atlantic Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers covering the local region of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware and portion of New Jersey. 

Celia Escobar recently joined the Fehr & Peers team at their Washington, DC office as a Transportation Planner. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Urban Planning from the University of Southern California. She is passionate about safety work and Vision Zero projects, complete streets approaches, and transit service planning. She previously worked for a local transportation department in California, contributing towards tactical mobility projects and bus service planning. Her technical skillset include data visualization, ArcGIS, Cube, Synchro, in addition to writing, and effective communication.

Tyler Hartman, PE, PTOE, RSP1 is a Project Engineer II at RK&K with 8 years of experience in traffic engineering. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Widener University and is licensed in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio, Maine, and Nevada. Tyler specializes in traffic signal design, ITS/ITMS, signing and striping, and maintenance of traffic (MOT) plans. He has led and managed numerous complex projects across Delaware, Texas, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Active in ITE, Tyler serves as a committee chair at multiple levels and as the Awards Chair for the Central Pennsylvania Engineers Week Council.

Jon Crisafi, PE, PTOE has expertise in traffic operations analysis, signal and roundabout operations and design, long-range planning, bicycle and pedestrian operations, and microsimulation. His areas of expertise are in signal design, including transit signal priority (TSP) and automated traffic signal performance measures (ATSPM) implementation, and microsimulation, including multi-resolution corridor modeling to small single intersections and roundabouts. Jon has contributed to a wide variety of projects as project manager, task manager, and designer/modeler within the DC, Virginia, and Maryland metropolitan area and actively supports traffic modeling and traffic signal design efforts in Florida.

Nicole Kline-Elsier, P.E., PTOE is the Mid-Atlantic Regional Service Leader for Traffic and Planning at Bowman, where she has been involved in Transportation Engineering since her graduation from the Pennsylvania State University in 2002. At Bowman, she leads large-scale public traffic engineering contracts for the PA Turnpike Commission and PennDOT, and she manages private development work in PA, DE and MD. Throughout her career, she has maintained a continued involvement in ITE through the Mid-Atlantic Section and the Mid-Colonial District. Nicole is a 2017 graduate of the LeadershipITE program, and she served as a Local Arrangements Committee co-chair for the 2024 ITE International Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. One of her favorite volunteer roles is serving as the emcee for the annual ITE Mid-Colonial District collegiate traffic bowl.

Mike Mudry, PE is the Regional Manager of TPD’s Pittsburgh Office, bringing nearly 30 years of experience in transportation engineering to the role. A proud graduate of Penn State, he holds both a BS and MS in Civil Engineering. Mike has been an active member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) for over three decades, serving as a past president of both the Penn State ITE student chapter and the Mid-Atlantic Section of ITE (MASITE). At TPD, Mike oversees several municipal clients and manages large-scale traffic engineering projects. He is dedicated to mentoring the next generation of engineers in the many facets of transportation engineering. Outside of work, Mike enjoys participating in trivia nights at the neighborhood pub and spending quality time on family vacations at the beach.

Sarah Adsit, P.E. is a Project Engineer with Bowman based out of Pittsburgh, PA. She holds a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Purdue University (2021) and Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering from Penn State (2019). At Bowman, she provides traffic engineering services for a range of public and private clients, focusing on preparation and review of traffic studies, GIS mapping, and transportation planning projects. She’s also passionate about ITE, has been involved since her days as a student at Penn State and continues to volunteer at the District and Section levels.

Owen Hitchcock, PE, PTOE is a traffic engineer in Baltimore, MD with RK&K. He works on a variety of traffic analysis projects focusing on safety and operations. His projects range from small intersection studies to 20-mile long interstate safety studies. Owen graduated from Penn State University with his Bachelors (2016) and Masters (2018) and has been at RK&K since.

Tyler Hartman, PE, PTOE, RSP1 is a Project Engineer II at RK&K with 8 years of experience in traffic engineering. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Widener University and is licensed in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio, Maine, and Nevada. Tyler specializes in traffic signal design, ITS/ITMS, signing and striping, and maintenance of traffic (MOT) plans. He has led and managed numerous complex projects across Delaware, Texas, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Active in ITE, Tyler serves as a committee chair at multiple levels and as the Awards Chair for the Central Pennsylvania Engineers Week Council.

Drake Lenker, EIT grew up in the small town of Gratz, PA. He graduated from Pennsylvania College of Technology in May 2020 with a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering Technology and a minor in Mathematics. Since then, Drake has been working as a Transportation Planning Specialist at TPD’s Harrisburg office, where he specializes in preparing Transportation Impact Studies. Outside of work he enjoys mountain biking.

Jon Crisafi, PE, PTOE has expertise in traffic operations analysis, signal and roundabout operations and design, long-range planning, bicycle and pedestrian operations, and microsimulation. His areas of expertise are in signal design, including transit signal priority (TSP) and automated traffic signal performance measures (ATSPM) implementation, and microsimulation, including multi-resolution corridor modeling to small single intersections and roundabouts. Jon has contributed to a wide variety of projects as project manager, task manager, and designer/modeler within the DC, Virginia, and Maryland metropolitan area and actively supports traffic modeling and traffic signal design efforts in Florida.

Hugh Mose, PE served as General Manager of the Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA) in State College, Pennsylvania, for nearly twenty years prior to his retirement. During that time CATA rose to prominence as one of the nation’s premier small transit agencies, and was the first transit system on the East Coast to operate a 100% CNG bus fleet. Prior to his tenure at CATA Hugh managed transit systems in Iowa, California and Washington State.

Throughout his long career Hugh has been very active in the transit industry, serving on various bodies including the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the American Public Transportation Association and the Board of the American Public Transportation Foundation. Since retirement Hugh has continued his industry involvement through a transportation consulting practice, teaching for the National Transit Institute, and serving as an Ambassador for the Transit Cooperative Research Program.

A graduate in Civil Engineering from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA, Hugh also holds an M.S. degree in Transportation and Urban Systems from the University of Maryland, College Park. He has been a registered Professional Engineer since 1976. On a personal note, for over thirty years he and his wife Janyce have shared their home with a succession of retired professional athletes – racing greyhounds!

Jeff Riegner, PE, AICP, PTOE, RSP1 is a Senior Principal at Kittelson & Associates, based in the Philadelphia office. He is a professional engineer and certified planner with more than 30 years of transportation consulting experience, working with public-sector clients in more than 20 states. Jeff’s primary technical focus areas are Complete Streets and active transportation, with an emphasis on safety. He serves as Chair of the National Complete Streets Coalition and was past chair of the ITE Pedestrian and Bicycle Council. Jeff holds degrees from the University of Delaware and the University of California at Berkeley. 

Eric Womeldorff, PE is a seasoned transportation planner and consultant with 20 years of professional experience. Having led numerous transportation and land use projects across the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, he brings an exceptional depth of expertise to his current role in Washington, D.C., where he oversees Fehr & Peers’ office. Eric has worked with a diverse set of public, private, and institutional clients, helping them navigate complex transportation challenges and make strategic decisions.

His work spans a wide variety of projects, including transportation planning for mixed-use developments, life science campuses, and major arenas like those in San Francisco and San Jose. As a consultant for UCSF and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, Eric has guided high-profile transportation and land use strategies. He has also partnered with companies like Uber and Lyft to address evolving transportation demands.

In addition to his consulting work, Eric leads Fehr & Peers’ Transportation Economics practice, where he has developed thought leadership and resources that help planners and engineers create more effective and innovative transportation solutions. He continues to influence the field by playing a key role in the development of a new city in California, focusing on sustainable transportation modes and forward-thinking parking strategies.

David Adams, PE is the Senior Manager for Traffic Operations in PennDOT District 6-0 which covers the Philadelphia region. Dave attended the Pennsylvania State University and graduated in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. He also obtained a Master of Civil Engineering degree at the University of Delaware. His responsibilities include the Arterials Section, Freeway Section, Paint Crews, and the Southeastern Regional Traffic Management Center. He has been a licensed Professional Engineer since 2009 and has 20 years of service to the Commonwealth.

Jason Fuller, P.E.,  is a Vice President and Senior Project Manager at HDR. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 1992 with a BSCE and has 32+ years of experience managing and designing transportation projects with complex bridges and/or unique delivery processes including PennDOT’s Rapid Bridge Replacement Project (P3) that included 558 bridge replacements, the I-64 Design-Build Widening near St. Albans, WV (WVDOH’s largest D-B) and the Shenandoah River Bridge Design-Build near Charlestown, WV which was the largest steel Delta frame bridge built in the nation. Jason served as HDR’s Design Project Manager for the Fern Hollow Bridge Replacement Project.

Sara Patterson, PhD, PE is a project manager at Michael Baker International and has degrees in architecture and civil engineering with research in multi-modal travel demand modeling. At Michael Baker, she has designed trails and managed I-95 design support contracts for PennDOT. She’s the chair of the LeadershipITE committee and a member of MASITE since 2011.

Casey A. Moore, PE is an EVP/Regional Manager – Transportation at Bowman Consulting Group, Ltd. He has executive management responsibilities within the firm and for his business unit, helps to drive the services in transportation for Bowman across the larger firm footprint and continues to serve some clients and lead projects. In July 2023, Casey took an assignment with the Bowman Corporate team to provide Operations leadership over the national recruiting team. He was with McMahon for 31 years prior to McMahon joining Bowman in May 2022, ultimately serving as one of five of the firm’s Board of Directors and Executive Vice President of Corporate Operations with responsibilities firm-wide for all Corporate and support functions.

His early work experience included geotechnical engineering and construction services with PSI, Inc., but in his 31 years at McMahon and 2+ years now with Bowman, his service focus has been in transportation engineering, transportation planning, highway design, and signal design. Casey manages transportation engineering projects for a variety of public and private clients, including as Township Traffic Engineer for several Pennsylvania municipalities and as manager of several statewide PennDOT contracts. He additionally assists in business development for the firm and served for seven years as the McMahon Corporate Business Development Director. Casey has appeared before numerous municipal boards and commissions, as well as in County court to provide expert witness testimony/presentations.

In addition to his work responsibilities, Mr. Moore is involved and active in several professional affiliations, including the Penn State Engineering Alumni Society (PSEAS) – current Immediate Past President through 2025, Penn State Alumni Council – current executive board member and Chairperson of Membership & Marketing Committee, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC/PA) – current Secretary of the Executive Committee (officers) of the Board of Directors, Past President of Mid-Colonial District of ITE (2007), and Past President of the Mid-Atlantic Section of ITE (2004).

Nicole Kline-Elsier, P.E., PTOE is the Mid-Atlantic Regional Service Leader for Traffic and Planning at Bowman, where she has been involved in Transportation Engineering since her graduation from the Pennsylvania State University in 2002. At Bowman, she leads large-scale public traffic engineering contracts for the PA Turnpike Commission and PennDOT, and she manages private development work in PA, DE and MD. Throughout her career, she has maintained a continued involvement in ITE through the Mid-Atlantic Section and the Mid-Colonial District. Nicole is a 2017 graduate of the LeadershipITE program, and she served as a Local Arrangements Committee co-chair for the 2024 ITE International Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. One of her favorite volunteer roles is serving as the emcee for the annual ITE Mid-Colonial District collegiate traffic bowl.

Megan McDermott, PE is a Senior Project Engineer at ms consultants in Pittsburgh, PA and graduated Pennsylvania State University in 2001. Megan’s expertise includes traffic engineering, traffic studies and highway design. She is the Technical Lead for traffic, highway and utility tasks on projects and she mentors younger engineers within the company. Megan is the 2024 President of the Mid-Atlantic Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers covering the local region of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware and portion of New Jersey. 

Eric Rensel formed Rensel Consulting, LLC in 2023 after a successful 25-year career in engineering consulting with a motto of helping clients turn thoughts of transformation into actions of empowerment. Throughout his career Eric has transitioned between many different aspects of transportation engineering and planning. Eric graduated from Penn State University in 2000 and lives near Harrisburg Pennsylvania with his wife and their two children. Eric has had the opportunity to visit 47 states and 22 countries throughout his career. These experiences in other cultures and environments have shaped the way Eric views community development, equitable communities, and thriving communities. In 2023, Eric threw his hat in the ring to run for ITE International Vice President. Although his campaign was unsuccessful, he was able to engage in rich discussions with a wide variety of people about the importance of workforce development.

Jeff Riegner, PE, AICP, PTOE, RSP1 is a Senior Principal at Kittelson & Associates, based in the Philadelphia office. He is a professional engineer and certified planner with more than 30 years of transportation consulting experience, working with public-sector clients in more than 20 states. Jeff’s primary technical focus areas are Complete Streets and active transportation, with an emphasis on safety. He serves as Chair of the National Complete Streets Coalition and was past chair of the ITE Pedestrian and Bicycle Council. Jeff holds degrees from the University of Delaware and the University of California at Berkeley. 

Todd Trautz, PE, PTOE is the Director of Transportation Technical Services for Michael Baker International in Harrisburg, PA. Additionally he is the Traffic/ITS Practice lead for Michael Baker’s Great Lakes Region. After graduating from Penn State University, he now has 16 years of consulting engineering experience primarily in the various topics within transportation systems management and operations. Outside of work he loves to play golf and soccer.

Robert Watts, PE, PTOE, AICP has over 25 years of engineering and planning experience in traffic engineering, travel demand modeling, transportation studies, and project development & programming. He is currently a Sr. Project Manager with McCormick Taylor in State College, PA. Mr. Watts holds Bachelor and Master of Engineering degrees in Civil Engineering from Penn State University and is a registered Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Virginia.

Dr. Vikash V. Gayah is a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University, where he also serves as the Interim Director of the Larson Transportation Institute. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Central Florida and his Ph.D. degree from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Gayah’s research focuses on urban mobility, traffic operations, traffic flow theory, traffic safety and non-motorized transportation. Dr. Gayah currently serves as an editorial advisory board member of Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies and Accident Analysis and Prevention, an editorial board editor of Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, an associate editor for Transportation Letters and the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine (an international peer-reviewed journal), a handling editor for the Transportation Research Record. He is a member of the Transportation Research Board’s Standing Committee on Access Management (ACP60) and Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics (ACP50), the latter of which he serves as the committee research coordinator and a paper review coordinator, and also serves as a paper review coordinator for the TRB Safety Performance and Analysis Committee (ACS20).

Steve Gault, PE, PTOE carries out the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s goal of moving humans and their stuff safely and efficiently from Point A to Point B as Chief of the TSMO Arterials and Planning Section. In this role, he oversees PennDOT’s Transportation Systems Management & Operations (TSMO) Program. Steve is a civil engineering graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a registered Professional Engineer, and a certified Professional Traffic Operations Engineer. Steve currently serves as the Secretary for the Mid-Atlantic Section of ITE.

Bryan Pounds is a Public Transportation and Infrastructure Advisor at McKinsey & Company, based in Boston. In this role, Bryan serves public sector clients across the value chain, including agency wide vision setting and top team effectiveness, organizational planning, capital portfolio optimization and investment strategies, performance-based planning, and capital delivery excellence. In prior roles at SP&K Engineering and WSP, Bryan served state and local entities on multimodal planning, project development, capital investment strategies, and grants management. Bryan is an active member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB)’s Standing Committee on Strategic Management.

In the public sector, Bryan served the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) as Chair, and administered MassDOT’s $8 billion federal aid program for eight years in the Office of Transportation Planning in Boston. In this role, he received the Governor’s Citation for Outstanding Performance in 2019 for the facilitation of key funding considerations on major projects in Capital Investment Plan (CIP). He was nominated for the American Association of State Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Vanguard Award in 2020 for leading development of a capital investment planning tool for use by DOT program managers and MPO planning staff which has since been adopted by several DOTs throughout the US.

Bryan holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Penn State University, and an M.P.A from the University of Massachusetts.

Katherine Kortum, PhD, PE, PMP is a Senior Program Officer at the Transportation Research Board where she manages research and events on data and data science. She is also on the TR News magazine editorial board. Katherine is a member of ASCE’s Committee on America’s Infrastructure, has chaired citizens’ advisory groups for both the Washington DC MPO and for the WMATA transit system, has chaired other committees for ASCE, ITE, and WTS. She was a Robert Bosch fellow in Berlin, Germany, on shared and integrated mobility research projects, and during the pandemic, she worked with the DC Department of Health overseeing logistics and processing for the District’s COVID-19 testing and vaccination response. She holds an MS and PhD in Transportation Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, and an MBA from the University of Illinois.