NETC Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee provides direct and continuous liaison among the Policy Committee, the Technical Committees and the management of the NETC. Each member state of the Policy Committee appoints one person to the Advisory Committee plus Ex-officio membership by FHWA. Each University appoints one person to the Advisory Committee as a technical resource. The University appointee has no voting rights on the Advisory Committee. The University’s role is to provide advice and counsel on the worthiness of the needs perceived by the participating states. The Advisory Committee recommends to the Policy Committee a state whose personnel shall function as Lead State for the NETC. The Lead State provides needed management functions and activities for the NETC. The Advisory Committee selects a Chairperson by majority vote. The Lead State’s designee is the Secretary of the Advisory Committee.
Transportation Agencies
Mauricio Garcia-Theran
Connecticut Department of Transportation
Email: mauricio.garcia-theran@ct.gov
Jeffrey Pulver, Director of Research & Innovation Office
Maine Department of Transportation
Email: jeffrey.pulver@maine-gov
Ulrich Amoussou-Guenou, Transportation Engineer II
Maine Department of Transportation
Email: Ulrich.Amoussou-Gueno@maine.gov
Hao Yin
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Email: hao.m.yin@dot.state.ma.us
Nicholas Zavolas
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Email: nicholas.zavolas@state.ma.us
David Gaylord, Research Engineer
New Hampshire Department of Transportation
Email: David.d.Gaylord@dot.nh.gov
Deirdre Nash
New Hampshire Department of Transportation
Email: Deirdre.T.Nash@dot.nh.gov
Christos Xenophontos
Rhode Island Department of Transportation
Email: christos.xenophontos@dot.ri.gov
Emily Parkany, P.E., VTrans Research Manager
Vermont Agency of Transportation
Email: Emily.Parkany@vermont.gov
Ashlie Mercado, Research Engineer
Vermont Agency of Transportation
Email: Ashlie.Mercado@vermont.gov
New England State Universities
Alex Bernier
Connecticut Transportation Institute
Email: alex.bernier@.uconn.edu
James Bryce
University of Maine, Orono
Email: james.bryce@maine.edu
Michael Knodler
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Email: mknodler@ecs.umass.edu
Matt Mann
UMass Transportation Center
Email: mattmann@umass.edu
Jo Sias
University of New Hampshire
Email: jo.sias@unh.edu
Vinka Craver
University of Rhode Island
Email: craver@uri.edu
James Sullivan
University of Vermont
Email: james.sullivan@uvm.edu
NETC Policy Committee
The NETC operates under the governance of the Policy Committee which consists of the Chief Administrative Officials from the six state transportation agencies. The Policy Committee selects a Chairperson. FHWA designates an Ex-officio member. The primary functions of the Policy Committee are to globally define the research, development and implementation needs to be addressed by NETC; approve the annual program developed in conjunction with the Advisory and Technical Committees; and, acquire/provide funding to carry out the program.
Transportation Agencies
Joseph Giulietti, Commissioner
Connecticut Department of Transportation
Bruce Van Note, Commissioner
Maine Department of Transportation
Jamey Tesler, Secretary of Transportation and Chief Executive Officer
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Victoria Sheehan, Commissioner
New Hampshire Department of Transportation
Peter Alviti, Jr., PE, Director of Transportation
Rhode Island Department of Transportation
Joe Flynn, Secretary of Transportation
Vermont Agency of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Todd Jorgensen, Division Administrator
FHWA – Maine Division