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Policy and Business Council
 
 
The Policy and Business Council is the principal source of public policy development within ITS America in support of ITS America’s strategic role as a thought leader in transportation policy. The Council accomplishes its mission in a unified way with the ITS America Coordinating and State Chapters Councils, working closely with ITS America'sleadership in the areas of transportation policy, business leadership, and government and international affairs.
 
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Be sure to visit our Read and Respond discussion page for reports and policy papers on hot topics in intelligent transportation. ITS America's diverse group of members are the leaders in transportation technology, and though we know you will have diverging opinions, our hope is that an active dialogue will result in stronger ITS America publications, reports, and position statements. 
 
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Policy and Business Council Leadership 
  • Chair: John Inglish, CEO, Utah Transit Authority
  • Vice Chair: Ken Philmus, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Transportation Systems and Service, ACS - A Xerox Company
 

Policy and Business Council Committees

  • IntelliDrive Task Force
    • Chair: Greg Krueger, Michigan DOT
  • International Committee
    • Chair: Gerry Conover, PRC Associates
    • Chair: Larry Yermack, Telvent
  • Policy and Position Steering Group
    • Co-Chairs: Chris Body, Mark IV Industries, Inc. and David Zavattero, City of Chicago
  • Authorization Task Force
    • Co-Chairs: David St. Amant, Econolite Control Products, Inc. and Brent Bair, Road Commission for Oakland County
  • Mainstreaming ITS
    • Steve Lockwood, PB Consult, Inc.
 

Council Members

  • Chris Body, Mark IV Industries, Ltd.
  • Paul Brubaker, Cisco
  • Dennis Christiansen, Texas Transportation Institute
  • Gerry Conover, PRC Associates
  • Matthew Edelman, Transcom
  • Barry Einsig, Harris Corporation
  • John Inglish, Utah Transit Authority
  • Randy Iwasaki, Contra Costa Transportation Authority
  • Greg Kreuger, Michigan DOT
  • Steve Lockwood, Parsons Brinckerhoff
  • Gary McVoy, New York DOT
  • Greg McKhann, Iteris
  • William Osborne, Federal Signal
  • Christy Peebles, Siemens Energy
  • John Peracchio, Peracchio and Company, LLC
  • Ken Philmus, ACS - A Xerox Company
  • William L. Russell, Eberle Design Inc.
  • Rick Sachse, Global Traffic Technologies, LLC
  • Steven Simmons, Texas DOT
  • David St. Amant, Econolite Control Products, Inc.
  • Richard Trenery, Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc.
  • Larry Yermack, Telvent
  • David Zavattero, City of Chicago

 

Ex Officio Members

  • Peter Sweatman, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, Chair of ITS America Coordinating Council
  • Steve Dellenback, Southwest Research Institute, Vice Chair of ITS America Coordinating Council
  • Tom West, CCIT, Chair of ITS America State Chapters Council
  • Marshall Elizer, Gresham Smith and Partners, Vice Chair of ITS America State Chapters Council

 

  

ITS America Policy and Business Council Contact:  Scott Belcher, President and CEO, sbelcher@itsa.org