People
Leadership that Moves Innovation Forward
Guiding the 21st Century Mobility Test Bed is a collaborative team of advisors and Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers. Together, they provide strategic direction and technical expertise to advance development, research activities and real-world deployment.
Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee includes representatives from agencies, industry, and research organizations who work together to guide the test bed’s development. Through quarterly meetings, the committee helps align the ITM Hub, research activities, and workforce programs with the needs of communities and emerging mobility technologies.
Keith Athey
Customer Engineer
Google
Jeff Borowiec
Aviation Program Director, Statewide Planning and Emerging Technologies
Woolpert
Madeline Dillard
Executive Director
Texas A&M UNiversity Transportation Services
Ann Foss
Planning and Program Manager, Transportation Department
City of Arlington, TX
Brad Hall
Operations Director
Texas A&M Rellis-Campus
Amanda Hamm
Senior Regulatory Counsel
Nuro
Ashley Hill
Director of Transportation Operations
Texas Department of Transportation, Bryan district
Paul Kaspar
Assistant Public Works Director
City of Bryan, TX
Erika Kemp
Director of Strategic Initiatives and Innovation Division
Texas Department of Transportation
Debbie Lollar
Associate Vice President
Texas A&M UNiversity transportation Services
Jo Marlow
Vice President for Marketing & Communications
Brazos Transit District
Garrett Martinek
Traffic Systems Division Manager
City of College Station
Brian Moen
Assistant Director of Transportation
City of Frisco, TX
Sergio Roman
Director of Emerging Aviation Technology, Aviation Division
Texas Department of Transportation
Dan Rudge
Executive Director
Bryan/College Station Metropolitan Planning Organization
Tejas Santanam
REsearch Engineer
Beep
Wendy Weedon
Chief Executive Officer
BRazos Transit District
TTI Research Team
The 21st Century Mobility Test Bed is led by Katie Turnbull, Ph.D., who serves as the project director and oversees all activities across the test bed. She is supported by a multidisciplinary team of Texas A&M Transportation Institute researchers who lead and co-lead key tasks, including ITM Hub development, research and testing, and workforce and STEM initiatives.
Debbie Albert
Research Engineer and Program Manager
Community Coordination
David Bierling, PhD
Senior Research Scientist and Program Manager
Houston Research and Implementation
Robert Brydia, PMP
Senior Research Scientist and Division Head
System Operations and Technoloiges
Jim Cline, PE
Senior Research Engineer and Program Manager
Interdisciplinary Analysis
Melisa Finley, PE
Senior Research Engineer and Division Head
Roadway Traffic Control and Design
Kristi Holstead
Project Specialist IV
Mobility Analysis
Jacki Kuzio, PhD
Associate Research Scientist and Program Manager
Investment Analysis
Tim Lomax, PhD, PE
Research Fellow
Community Coordination
Madison Metsker-Galarza
Assistant Research Scientist
Community Coordination
Micah Montoya
Software Applications Developer IV
Houston Research and Implementation
Curtis Morgan
Senior Research Scientist and Division Head
Freight and Trade
Markus Primes
Associate Research Scientist
Administration
Peter Raffery
Senior Research Engineer
Freight Analysis
Srinivasa Sunkari, PE
Senior Research Engineer and Program Manager
Connected Infrastructure
Katie Turnbull, PhD
Senior Research Fellow
Mike Vickich
Software Engineer V
Houston Research and Implementation