Program Steering Committee
Members List

STATE DOT MEMBERS

Arizona DOT
Timothy Wolfe
Assistant State Engineer
2302 W. Durango Street, PM02
Phoenix, AZ 85009 
Phone: (602) 712-6622
E-mail: twolfe@dot.state.az.us

California DOT
Greg Larson
Chief, Office of Traffic Operation Research, North
New Technology and Research
1227 "O" Street, 5th Floor, MS-83
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 657-4369
Fax: (916) 654-8177
E-mail: greg_larson@dot.ca.gov

Florida DOT
Michael Akridge
ITS Program Manager
605 Suwannee St., MS-30
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: (850) 414-5259
E-mail: Michael.Akridge@dot.state.fl.us

Georgia DOT
Carla W. Holmes
P.E., TMC Manager
935 E. Confederate Avenue, Build.24
Atlanta, GA 30316
Phone: (404) 635-8014
Fax: (404) 635-8001
E-mail: carla.holmes@dot.state.ga.us

Illinois DOT
David Zavattero
ITS Program Manager
ITS Program Office
120 W. Center Court
Schaumburg, IL 60195
Phone: (847) 705-4800
E-mail: zavatteroda@nt.dot.state.il.us  

Maryland DOT
Michael Zezeski
Statewide Operations Center
7491 Connelley Drive
Hanover, MD 21076
Phone: (410) 582-5606
E-mail: mzezeski@sha.state.md.us

Minnesota DOT
Daryl Taavola
Director of ITS
Office of Traffic Engineering and ITS
Phone: (651) 282-2115
E-mail: daryl.taavola@dot.state.mn.us

Missouri DOT
Ernie Perry
1617 Missouri Blvd.
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: (573) 526-4317
Fax: (573) 526-4337
E-mail: perrye1@mail.modot.state.mo.us

New York DOT
Dr. Ossama (Sam) Elrahman
Engineering Research Specialist 1
Transportation R&D Bureau
1220 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12232-0869
Phone: (518) 457-4689
Fax: (518) 457-7535
E-mail: oelrahman@gw.dot.state.ny.us

Utah DOT
Richard Manser, P.E.
ITS Deployment Manager
UDOT Traffic Operations Center
2060 South 2760 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84104-4592
Phone: (801) 887-3718
E-mail: rmanser@utah.gov

Washington DOT
Marty Pietz 
Director of Transportation Research
310 Maple Park Ave, SE
Rm. 1B3 Olympia, WA 98504
Phone: (360) 705-7974
Fax: (360) 705-6911
E-mail: PietzM@wsdot.wa.gov

FEDERAL HIGHWAY MEMBER

FHWA
Bob Ferlis 
Program Manager
Vehicle-Highway Automation R&D
6300 Georgetown Pike McLean, VA 22101-2296
Phone: (202) 493-3268
E-mail: robert_ferlis@fhwa.dot.gov

PRIVATE SECTORS AND OTHER MEMBERS

Honda R/D North America, Inc.
Jim R. Keller
Honda R&D Americas, Detroit Office
1000 Town Center, Suite 2050
Southfield, MI 48075
Phone: (248) 304-4890
E-mail: jrkeller@oh.hra.com