Diversity and Inclusion

ITE believes that differences in background and experience enrich the culture and experiences of ITE for our membership as they do for the communities in which we live and work. Because personal experience and identity shape how people see the world, greater inclusion will provide a more thoughtful, open, and integrated sharing of ideas and experiences across the entire global membership. It is to the benefit of all our members to seek greater diversity of ideas and experiences that will help us to be in a position to tackle transportation’s biggest challenges and to develop the preparedness and resilience that ITE will need to address future challenges that cannot be currently defined.

Actively encouraging participation from traditionally underrepresented groups to pursue careers in transportation and to become members as well as leaders within ITE is one means to bring a more diverse and inclusive membership into ITE.

Diversity & Inclusion Committee Contact Information

DISTRICT D&I LIAISONS

District Name Email Florida Puerto Rico Rosana Correa rcorreaverdejo@hntb.com Global     Great Lakes Kristi Sebastian Kristi.Sebastian@dot.gov ITE Canada Matthew Davis mrdavis@regionofwaterloo.ca Mid-Colonial Cipriana Patterson cpatterson@tooledesign.com Missouri Valley Karina Burns kburns@odot.org Mountain Alyssa Ryan alyssaryan@arizona.edu Northeastern Elaine Du edu@akrf.com Southern Eric Jefferson eric.jefferson1970@gmail.com Texas Beverly Kuhn beverlykuhn1997@outlook.com Western Shilpa Mallem shilpa.mallem@odot.oregon.gov Western Vanitha Murthy vmurt7670@gmail.com

Get Involved!

Please join the ITE Diversity and Inclusion e-Community to stay up to-date on discussions and reference materials.

1. Go to the Diversity & Inclusion e-Community.
2. Click “Join Community” in upper right-hand corner.
3. Select your preferred communication frequency and click “Yes join the community”.