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ARTBA Women Leaders Council Overview and Update ARTBA National Convention September 2014

Overview  The council started with ARTBA Board approval in 2010  The ARTBA Women Leaders Council promotes leadership and career advancement for professional women in the transportation design and construction industry through networking, mentoring, recognition and educational activities in partnership with ARTBA and other stakeholders  Chair – Melissa Tooley, Texas A&M Transportation Institute  Current members include individuals from such companies as: Wright Brothers Construction, HNTB, AECOM, CC Myers, Corman Construction, PB and more  We currently have 30 council members and are always looking for more!

Women Leaders Council Activities and Goals  Meetings at ARTBA National Convention and Federal Issues Program (some with guest speakers from government and industry)  Host and co-sponsor ARTBA webinars featuring women leaders in transportation  Sponsorship of ARTBA receptions, breakfasts, etc.  Annual Awards Program with three categories:  Lifetime Achievement (Ethel Birchland)  Company/Organization Award (Glass Hammer)  Student Award (Future Industry Spotlight)

Women Leaders Council Activities and Goals, cont.  Facilitate the appointment of women to ARTBA’s divisions and Councils  Create a strong virtual presence for the Women Leaders Council on the ARTBA Website  Create mentoring program and work closely with ARTBA’s Young Executive Leadership Council on similar activities

2014 Award Winners  ARTBA Women Leaders in Transportation Design and Construction Awards  16 nominations  Glass Hammer Winner:  CH2M Hill  Ethel S. Birchland Winners:  Linda Figg, FIGG  Katherine Nees, TXDOT  Future Industry Spotlight Winner:  Eirini Kastrouni, University of Maryland, College Park  Sadaf Khosravifar, University of Maryland, College Park

Update on Recent Activities  Meeting at ARTBA 2014 Federal Issues Program  2014 Spotlight on Women Leaders Webinars  Phaedra Boinodiris - IBM Serious Games and Smarter Transportation (February)  Emily Bensinger – Social Media Webinar (June)  Lorraine D’Angelo – DBE Best Practices/Compliance (September)  Pat Harned – National Business Survey of the U.S. Construction Industry: Gauging Industry Practices and Identifying Ethics Challenges

Update on Recent Activities, cont.  Meeting and Activities at ARTBA 2014 National Convention  Co-Mentoring Program with YELC  WLC Meeting  Hand out WLC Awards at ARTBA Foundation Awards Luncheon  Update at 2014 Regional Meetings

Update on Recent Activities, cont.  Women Leaders Council on ARTBA Website  Includes overview, mission, focus Includes testimonials from ARTBA Women Leaders  Webinar links  Council’s strategic plan  How to get involved/Contact Information  Awards information (current application and past winners)

WLC in the News  U.S. DOT’s Public Roads magazine featured the Women Leaders Council in the March 2014 publication

Incoming WLC Chair  Jihane Fazio, AECOM

Contact Information ARTBA 1219 28 th Street NW Washington, DC 20007 202-289-4434 ext. 305 Jihane Fazio ARTBA Women Leaders Council Chair AECOM Jihane.fazio@aecom.com Allison Klein ARTBA Vice President, Member Services awenograd@artba.org