Our Team
2023 ITSPA Board Executives and Officers

Ross Buchan
President
Term Expires: 2024
President
Term Expires: 2024

Dave Wolfe
Vice President
Term Expires: 2025
Director of Traffic Operations & Incident Management, Drive Engineering Corp.
Vice President
Term Expires: 2025
Director of Traffic Operations & Incident Management, Drive Engineering Corp.

John Egger
Secretary
Co-Chair, Elections Committee
Liaison, ITS America Mobility on Demand Committee
Term Expires: 2024
ITS Engineering Operations Manager; STV, Inc.
Secretary
Co-Chair, Elections Committee
Liaison, ITS America Mobility on Demand Committee
Term Expires: 2024
ITS Engineering Operations Manager; STV, Inc.

Megan Rosica
Treasurer
Co-Chair, Equity Diversity & Inclusion Committee
Term Expires: 2025
Engineer, Iteris
Treasurer
Co-Chair, Equity Diversity & Inclusion Committee
Term Expires: 2025
Engineer, Iteris

Paul Carafides
Immediate Past President
Principal Transportation Planner, Gannett Fleming
Immediate Past President
Principal Transportation Planner, Gannett Fleming
Board Members

Gabrielle Benson
Co-Chair, Equity Diversity & Inclusion Committee
Liaison, ITS America Automated Vehicles Task Force
Liaison, ITS America Emerging Technology Task Force
Term Expires: 2025
Incident Management & TMC Specialist, Drive Engineering Corp.
Co-Chair, Equity Diversity & Inclusion Committee
Liaison, ITS America Automated Vehicles Task Force
Liaison, ITS America Emerging Technology Task Force
Term Expires: 2025
Incident Management & TMC Specialist, Drive Engineering Corp.

Domenic D'Andrea
Co-Chair, Membership Committee
Term Expires: 2023
Manager of Operations & Safety Programs, SPC
Co-Chair, Membership Committee
Term Expires: 2023
Manager of Operations & Safety Programs, SPC

Dan Farley
Co-Chair, University Outreach Committee
Term Expires: 2023
Director, Bureau of Operations; PennDOT Bureau of Operations & Maintenance
Co-Chair, University Outreach Committee
Term Expires: 2023
Director, Bureau of Operations; PennDOT Bureau of Operations & Maintenance

Jim Katsafanas
Chair, Public Services Committee
Co-Chair, University Outreach Committee
Liaison, ITS America Smart Infrastructure Task Force
Liaison, ITS America V2X/Connected Transportation Committee
Term Expires: 2024
Associate Vice President - CAV & Emerging Technologies, Michael Baker
Chair, Public Services Committee
Co-Chair, University Outreach Committee
Liaison, ITS America Smart Infrastructure Task Force
Liaison, ITS America V2X/Connected Transportation Committee
Term Expires: 2024
Associate Vice President - CAV & Emerging Technologies, Michael Baker

Mark Kopko
Chair, Government Relations Committee
Liaison, ITS America Automated Vehicles Task Force
Term Expires: 2023
Director, Office of Transformational Technology, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Chair, Government Relations Committee
Liaison, ITS America Automated Vehicles Task Force
Term Expires: 2023
Director, Office of Transformational Technology, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

Justin Neff
Chair, Events Committee
Co-Lead, Eastern Region Events
Liaison, ITS America Sustainability & Resilience Committee
Term Expires: 2024
Senior Transportation Planner, DVRPC
Chair, Events Committee
Co-Lead, Eastern Region Events
Liaison, ITS America Sustainability & Resilience Committee
Term Expires: 2024
Senior Transportation Planner, DVRPC

Mike Pack
Co-Chair, University Outreach Committee
Liaison, ITS America V2X/Connected Transportation Committee
Term Expires: 2023
Manager of Incident Management and Traffic Operations, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Co-Chair, University Outreach Committee
Liaison, ITS America V2X/Connected Transportation Committee
Term Expires: 2023
Manager of Incident Management and Traffic Operations, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

David Palley
Chair, Organizing Operating Committee
Co-Lead, Western Region Events
Co-Chair, Elections Committee
Term Expires: 2025
Traffic/ITS Engineer, AECOM
Chair, Organizing Operating Committee
Co-Lead, Western Region Events
Co-Chair, Elections Committee
Term Expires: 2025
Traffic/ITS Engineer, AECOM

Mark Transue
Co-Lead, Eastern Region Events
Term Expires: 2025
Senior Project ITS Engineer, Gannett Fleming
Co-Lead, Eastern Region Events
Term Expires: 2025
Senior Project ITS Engineer, Gannett Fleming
Volunteers

Tyler Beduhn
Co-Lead, Western Region Events
Civil Engineer, Kimley-Horn
Co-Lead, Western Region Events
Civil Engineer, Kimley-Horn

Kevin Conahan
Chair, Marketing & Communications Committee
Liaison, ITS America State Chapter Council
Senior Traffic Project Manager, AECOM
Chair, Marketing & Communications Committee
Liaison, ITS America State Chapter Council
Senior Traffic Project Manager, AECOM

Lou Cortelazzi
Chair, Legislative Committee
Co-Lead, Central Region Events
Project Manager, McMahon Associates, Inc.
Chair, Legislative Committee
Co-Lead, Central Region Events
Project Manager, McMahon Associates, Inc.

Kevin Hunt
Lead, Webinar Series
Project Manager, Gannett Fleming
Lead, Webinar Series
Project Manager, Gannett Fleming

Drew Horgan
Co-Liaison, PA AV Summit and Communities of Practice
Project Manager, Jacobs
Co-Liaison, PA AV Summit and Communities of Practice
Project Manager, Jacobs

Jennie McCracken
Co-Chair, Equity Diversity & Inclusion Committee
Associate Vice President, AECOM
Co-Chair, Equity Diversity & Inclusion Committee
Associate Vice President, AECOM

Steve McGinley
Co-Lead, Central Region Events
Senior Project Manager, Kimley-Horn
Co-Lead, Central Region Events
Senior Project Manager, Kimley-Horn

Amber Reimnitz
Chair, 2022 Annual Conference Committee
Business Line Manager, Planning; Rybinski Engineering
Chair, 2022 Annual Conference Committee
Business Line Manager, Planning; Rybinski Engineering

Josh Spano
Co-Chair, Membership Committee
Manager of Transportation Operations and Safety Programs, SPC
Co-Chair, Membership Committee
Manager of Transportation Operations and Safety Programs, SPC
About Us
Our vision is to be the premier organization in the Commonwealth making transportation safer and more efficient by engaging and educating for technology-based transportation infrastructure and operational implementations as the United States heads into the third mobility revolution.
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