Steering Committee

President, Center for Employability Outcomes (Texas)
Organization Types: Public/Education

Marc Anderberg currently is the chief analyst for research and data development projects being conducted by the Center for Employability Outcomes, a think tank housed at the Texas State Technical College.  The research is focused on identifying and validating the technical and soft skills employers deem essential to worker engagement, productivity and performance across all sectors of the economy. He served as the director of applied research in the Labor Market Information Division of the Texas Workforce Commission for twenty years. His duties there included identifying and profiling emerging demand occupations and managing the state’s automated student and adult learning follow-up system. Prior to working for the TWC, Mr. Anderberg was the state labor market analyst for JTPA programs administer by the Texas Department of Commerce. Previously he’d been the Director of Quality Workforce Planning serving the thirteen counties of the Texas Coastal Bend. He began his professional career teaching policy analysis and statistics at Macalester College.

Transportation Industry Manager, Esri (California)
Organization Types: Private

Terry Bills is the Global Transportation Industry Director at ESRI, responsible for all transportation segments worldwide. He has over 25 years of experience in transportation planning and policy, information technology and GIS.

Mr. Bills has been a Principal Planner for a large regional transportation planning agency, as well as the President of a GIS and transportation consulting firm during his career. He was a Doctoral Candidate at UCLA, where he was also awarded two Masters’ degrees.

President and CEO, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (At Large)
Organization Types: Private

As president and chief executive officer of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) in Lombard, Illinois, USA since 2005, Rick D. Blasgen is responsible for the overall business operations and strategic plan of the organization. His efforts support CSCMP’s mission of leading the supply chain management profession through the development and dissemination of supply chain education and research. Blasgen was recently designated by the U.S. Department of Commerce to serve as the Chair of the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (ACSCC) providing the Administration advice and counsel on issues and concerns that affect the supply chain sector.

Senior Researcher, Heldrich Center for Workforce Development (At Large)
Organization Types: Public/Education

Jennifer Cleary performs a variety of research, evaluation, and capacity-building activities. Her current work is focused on understanding and improving the responsiveness of higher education to the emerging needs of the labor market and assisting policymakers and educators to build industry-focused workforce strategies. Several recent projects have been focused on addressing workforce challenges in the nation’s transportation industry, including the National Transit Virtual Career Network and the Transportation, Logistics, and Distribution Talent Network in New Jersey. She has also authored several studies on the workforce and education issues associated with emerging industries, including clean energy and other green sectors and she managed New Jersey’s Ready for the Job initiative, a multi-year project to ensure New Jersey educates qualified workers for the state’s key industries. Cleary has also evaluated adult literacy and dislocated worker programs, managed customer satisfaction surveys for several states, and coordinated work on the New Jersey Consumer Report Card System, an interactive directory of training providers.

Cleary has over 10 years of experience managing social service programs and spent 5 years coordinating events and projects for nonprofit organizations. Her previous experience includes working as the executive director for a shelter for homeless families in New Jersey. She also served as an events coordinator for the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Foundation. Cleary earned her master’s degree from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University and has completed over 30 credits of additional coursework in evaluation methods and public policy areas.

Director Human Resources, BNSF Railway Company (California)
Organization Types: Private

Kelli Courreges is a Director Human Resources for BNSF Railway Company.   Kelli started her career as a Labor and Employment law attorney with Hill Gilstrap, P.C. in Arlington, Texas and joined BNSF in February of 2000 as the Manager Employee Relations. During her time with BNSF she has held roles of increasing responsibility supporting all aspects of BNSF’s business as an HR Business Partner.  Additionally, she led the implementation of SAP for Human Resources and has led the HRIS and Workforce Planning initiatives.  Kelli has a Bachelor’s degree in Business from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, a Juris Doctorate in Law from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas and her SPHR certification.

Senior Training Officer, Nevada Department of Transportation (Nevada)
Organization Types: Public

Craig is a Senior Training Officer for the Nevada Department of Transportation. Craig has over 20 years of experience as a workplace learning and development professional.

Craig is currently serving on the Organizational Excellence Task Force for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). The purpose of the task force is to advance the practice of performance excellence by identifying, analyzing and sharing information to improve organizational performance at the strategic, tactical and operational levels of the organization.

Craig’s prior roles include Learning and Development Manager with Intuit and Manager of Organization Development & Learning at Harley-Davidson Financial Services. Craig has also served as an adjunct professor for University of Nevada, Reno and University of St. Francis.

He holds an MBA from the University of Nevada, Reno and a B.S. in Management and Marketing from California State University, Sacramento. Craig has spent the majority of his life living in Reno, Nevada. His favorite activities include skiing, mountain biking, football officiating and spending time with his wife and family.

CEO & Port Director, Port of Hueneme Oxnard Harbor District (California)
Organization Types: Public

A proven leader, Kristin Decas repeatedly demonstrates her ability to build vision and implement strategy through open, collaborative processes that foster results.

Since beginning her tenure with the Port of Hueneme in February 2012, the Port has realized several successes. The total tonnage for FY 2013 jumped to over 1.4 million metric tons marking the Port’s most active trade year since its inception in 1937. The Port also turned a significant corner in FY2014 achieving its strongest fiscal numbers in history at over $14.3 million in gross operating revenue. The Port is now launching a Strategic Action Plan and rebranding campaign. Kristin championed the first annual Port Banana Festival, drawing over 10,000 visitors to the Port. Port of Hueneme related activities generate $1.1 billion in annual economic impact and create more than 10,200 direct, indirect, induced and influenced jobs.

Prior to serving for the Port of Hueneme, Kristin served as CEO and Port Director for the Port of New Bedford, MA, the nation’s number one value fishing port. In 2007, when Kristin took the helm as the director for the Port, she inherited a $200,000 deficit. Kristin literally ‘cleaned up’ the financial and physical landscape. During her five years at this post, she orchestrated a complete fiscal turnaround; from 2008, and every year thereafter, her prudent fiscal management generated a healthy profit for the Port. Kristin played a vital role in the development of a new terminal to support commerce and offshore wind energy projects. Under her leadership the Port also realized significant growth in cruise and recreational boating activity.

Kristin is recognized by Trade Administration officials for her impressive work in promoting economic development through international trade promotion, and for her service on scores of federal level shipping and port committees. Most recently Kristin was awarded a high-profile appointment by the U.S. Department of Transportation to both the National Freight Advisory Committee (NFAC) and the U.S. Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC).

The board of directors of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), a trade association representing more than 130 public port authorities in the US, Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America, elected Kristin as the association’s chair for the 2014-2015 activity year. Ms. Decas took office at the conclusion of the association’s annual convention in Houston in November.

Kristin was the first woman to run both the Port of New Bedford in its 50 year history and the Port of Hueneme in its 75 year history. She is the 4^th woman to chair the AAPA in its 103 years.

She lives in Oxnard, CA with her husband and is the proud mother of two daughters.

Dean of Instruction, National Center for Supply Chain Automation (California)
Organization Types: Public/Education

Dr. Fleming supports all Career & Technical Education programs at Norco College as well as CTE curriculum development for multiple state and federal grants. He also serves as the Principal Investigator for the National Science Foundation’s National Center for Supply Chain Automation. Dr. Fleming’s professional background includes experience working in higher education at community colleges as well as both public and private 4-year universities. Beginning his career in academia within student services, he has experience in classroom instruction, fundraising/foundations, economic development, academic affairs, and professional speaking/training. He most recently analyzed industry and workforce needs providing customized labor market research for the California Community College system through the Centers of Excellence.

Kevin Fleming earned his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University; a Master of Arts in Educational Policy & Leadership at The Ohio State University, a Master of Business Administration at the University of Redlands, and a Ph.D. in Education at Claremont Graduate University.

State Director/Assistant Provost, Colorado Career and Technical Education (CTE)
Organization Types: Public/Education

Sarah Heath has worked in Career and Technical Education (CTE) her whole career as a high school business and computer science teacher, state program director for Business and Computer Science in Georgia, a local system CTE and concurrent enrollment administrator in Jeffco Public Schools in Colorado, and now as the State Director of CTE in Colorado. In her current position, she supports all secondary and post-secondary CTE programs in Colorado. Colorado is fairly unique in that all CTE programs for secondary and post-secondary are managed and supported by one state agency, the Colorado Community College System. This provides Sarah and the Colorado CTE the ability to work with programs and students along their career pathway from 7^th grade into the workforce either through direct placement after their high school CTE program or a post-secondary CTE program. Increasing workforce education and preparation is her life’s passion and she is fortunate to have a team of people who feel the same way helping her serve Colorado.  She has served as the National President of the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), which has a mission is to increase support for Career and Technical Education and general career development across the country.  She also is proud that all three of her degrees are from the University of Georgia – Go Dawgs!

Senior Vice President, Majestic Realty Co. (California)
Organization Types: Private

Fran Inman directs government relations and community affairs activities for Majestic Realty Co., one of the nation’s largest privately held real estate development companies. With a real estate portfolio totaling approximately 73 million square feet of commercial properties, Majestic Realty has offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Bethlehem, Dallas, Denver and Las Vegas.

Inman is recognized as a leader in the push to improve the nation’s failing transportation infrastructure. With Majestic properties playing a critical role in the supply chain, Inman is an outspoken advocate for transportation infrastructure funding in Los Angeles and beyond. Widely recognized for her leadership and ability to develop solutions and build consensus, Inman possesses a unique portfolio of skills that combine a profound understanding of the balance required to build sustainable communities. In 2014, Inman was re-appointed by Governor Brown to the California Transportation Commission where she has served since 2010. In 2013, Inman was also appointed to the National Freight Advisory Committee and co-chairs the sub-committee on project delivery and operations.

A graduate of California State University, Fullerton, Inman holds both a BA and a MBA in finance. In 2010, Inman was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Business Administration from Woodbury University.

Senior Policy/Research Assistant, Brookings Institution (At Large)
Organization Types: Education

Joseph Kane is a researcher at the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program in Washington, DC. His work contributes to the Metropolitan Infrastructure Initiative, with a focus on transportation and freight movement. Within these areas of research, he has explored infrastructure’s central economic role across different regions as well as its relationship to opportunity and resiliency. He has engaged directly with a variety of public and private sector leaders at the federal, state, and local level, aiming to better quantify the effects of increased infrastructure investment, including impacts on metropolitan labor markets. Prior to Brookings, he was an economist at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. He holds a master’s degree in urban and environmental planning from the University of Virginia and a B.A. in economics and history from the College of William and Mary.

Chancellor, Pima Community College (Arizona)
Organization Types: Public/Education

Lee D. Lambert has been Chancellor of Pima Community College since July 1, 2013.

Chancellor Lambert is a strong believer in the transformative power of education and the central role community colleges must play in our highly competitive 21st century economy. He sees community colleges as centers of opportunity for students of all ages and backgrounds, and knows they can be a critical stepping stone to a better quality of life for our families, friends and neighbors.

Chancellor Lambert’s vision for PCC is shaped by his commitment to set of fundamental principles: open access, community engagement, prudent fiscal stewardship and consistent measures of accountability. He believes that by embracing diversity, creating a student-centered learning environment and aligning resources to the needs of the community, PCC can become one of the premier community colleges in the United States.

Chancellor Lambert’s involvement in national and state organizations means PCC is in a position to influence important educational and workforce policy discussions. He serves on the Board of Directors of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and in 2013-14 he served on AACC’s Executive Committee. He is a former chair of AACC’s Committee on Program Initiatives and Workforce Training.

He has served as board chair of the National Coalition of Certification Centers and, in July 2014, received the group’s Founders Award for Vision and Leadership.

In April 2014, Chancellor Lambert was named to the Executive Committee of the Arizona Manufacturing Partnership. He also is a founding member of the Manufacturing Institute Education Council, and a member of the Founders Circle and Board of Directors of Tucson Regional Economic Development (TREO).

Chancellor Lambert received a Juris Doctor degree from the Seattle University School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash.

A U.S. Army veteran, Chancellor Lambert was born in Seoul, South Korea, grew up on three continents, and graduated from high school in the Olympia, Wash. area.

He often is asked to speak at national and international conferences. He recently spoke at the International Conference on Community Colleges and at AACC’s 20th Annual Workforce Development Institute, where he presented on “The Keys to Collaboration: K-12 and Workforce Relationships.”

Vice President West Coast, Kuehne + Nagel Inc. (At large)
Organization Types: Private

Stefan is responsible for activities in and out of the West across all Business Fields of operations for Kuehne + Nagel. Kuehne + Nagel is one of the largest freight forwarding companies in the world with over 60.000 Employees worldwide and 800 offices in over 100 countries.

Stefan has 30 years of experience in the international freight forwarding industry and held various top management roles within Kuehne + Nagel over the past 20 years. Prior to moving to California in 2012, Stefan has worked and lived in Paris/France, Madrid/Spain, Zurich/Switzerland, Istanbul/Turkey, Athens/Greece and Munich/Germany.

Civil Rights EEO Specialist, FHWA; All Civil Rights Programs (Arizona and New Mexico)
Organization Types: Public

Lisa Neie joined the New Mexico Division Office as a civil rights specialist in October 2008. She is a shared resource with the Arizona Division Office and works approximately one week a month in Arizona.

Lisa works with NM and AZ DOT’s to develop and administer civil rights programs that comply with federal requirements. There are five programs: ADA, Title VI/Nondiscrimination, DBE and DBE Supportive Services, Contract Compliance and OJT Supportive Services, and Internal Equal Employment Opportunity.

For 22 years Lisa worked at the AZ DOT as the Civil Rights Administrator. During her tenure, she was active in AASHTO, WASHTO, and TRB. She also was a trainer for FHWA for the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program, Women in Highway Construction and occasionally Title VI/Nondiscrimination.

Lisa is married and lives in Corrales with her husband, his son and too many animals. She reads and sews when she can find the time.

Colorado Chapter President, Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) (Colorado)
Organization Types: Private

Dan Pearsall is retired from the U.S. Air Force after 20 years of service, 11 years as a transportation manager. He has over 23 years working in or around transportation, training, workforce and professional development. As an organization development consultant and certified Project Management Professional (PMP), he has helped many organizations increase their workforce productivity, talent selection and succession planning throughout the industry.

Dan is presently a National Board Member and the Colorado State Chapter President of the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO). In this capacity, he pushes the envelope in the pursuit to increase transportation employment by ensuring students from junior high school to college level are aware of and have opportunities to pursue careers in transportation. It’s a passion for him and has been ever since coming into the industry. He works with many CEOs and Executive Directors around the country that share this same passion.

Dan has always enjoyed working with people and building solid relationships which is key to getting things done. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Adult Workforce, Training and Development from Southern Illinois University and a Master’s in Organization Development and Human Relations from University of Oklahoma and loves working with people.

Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, University of Texas El Paso (Texas)
Organization Types: Education

Louie currently serves as Assistant Vice President for Student Success at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). In this role, he serves on the Student Affairs Leadership Team, where his work focuses largely on assessment, strategic planning and student professional development. Prior to joining UTEP, Louie served as Director of Diversity and Inclusion at one of the country’s largest law firms, Proskauer Rose LLP, in New York City. In that role, Louie led Proskauer’s firm-wide diversity initiative, focusing on the professional and career development of lawyers from diverse backgrounds, with an emphasis on recruitment, retention and promotion.

Prior to joining Proskauer, Louie was on the leadership team at Sponsors for Educational
Opportunity (SEO), a not-for-profit organization based in New York City dedicated to diversifying Wall Street. Louie led SEO’s Corporate Law internship program where he recruited, trained and mentored groups of pre-law interns working at some of New York’s elite firms. He also helped SEO develop its Corporate Law Institute, a law school preparatory program designed to help students acclimate to the law school environment and achieve academic success.

Before joining SEO, Louie was an attorney in the litigation department in the New York office of global law firm Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, where his practice focused on intellectual property and employment law matters. He also served on the firm’s diversity and recruiting committees and helped develop a mentoring program in partnership with Harlem schools.

Louie received a B.B.A. in Human Resource Management from Baylor University, a J.D. from Columbia Law School and is a Cornell Certified Diversity Professional. He is a native of El Paso, Texas.

Program Coordinator, Mountain West TTAP (At Large)
Organization Types: Education

Morgan Ross is the Program Coordinator for the Mountain West Region Tribal Technical Assistance Program. She is a well-rounded professional with prior 7+ years of experience in office management and training, customer service, sales, operations management, and business to business relations. Having a love for organization, learning, and people makes working with tribes to create better, safer communities a perfect pairing of skills and passion. Although she is relatively new to Tribal Transportation she jumped in with both feet, joining as many partnerships and attending as many meetings as possible.

Program Manager, Southern Plains TTAP Center (At Large)
Organization Types: Education

Karla Sisco, Stillwater, OK, has served as Tribal Specialist for the Southern Plains Tribal Technical Assistance Program at Oklahoma State University for the past seven years. In her role in the TTAP program, Karla coordinates and conducts training, manages conference planning, serves as newsletter editor, and handles communications. She enjoys enhancing partnerships between tribes and local, state, and federal governments.

Karla received a bachelor’s degree in English from Northwestern Oklahoma State University, with a minor in journalism. She has received certificates in the following: NHI Instructor Development Training, Transportation Safety Institute’s Instructor’s Course in Bus Operator Training, Transportation Safety Institute’s Instructor’s Course in Para-transit Operator Training, and National Safety Council Defensive Driver Instructor Training.

Karla currently serves on National Local Technical Assistance Program Association’s Conference Planning Committee, Nominating Committee, and Safety Work Group. In 2015, she joined FHWA’s LTAP/TTAP Strategic Planning Committee. She also serves on the Committee on the Native American Transportation Issues ABE80 Committee of the Transportation Research Board.

CEO at APTREX and Program Administrator, Southern California Regional Transit Training Consortium (California)
Organization Types: Private

Mr. Stumpo has 39 years in the public transit industry. He is the founder and CEO of the American Public Transit Exams Institute (APTREX), and Executive Director for the Southern California Regional Transit Training Consortium (SCRTTC).

Mr. Stumpo began his transit career in maintenance washing buses. He is a certified diesel/automotive technician and electrical/electronic troubleshooter on Rail Cars. He has worked extensively for Public Transit agencies throughout the United States and Canada in senior and executive roles for the past 38 years, including SEPTA, DART, MUNI and COAST MOUNTAIN BUS (formally BC Transit.) He has lectured on transit and has published numerous papers. He is an associate Professor of Business Studies at the University of Phoenix and LaSalle University.

The APTREX Institute is known for pioneering in the field of transit workforce development specifically for Professional Transit Certification of managerial staff from front line supervisors to senior and executive management.

Mr. Stumpo holds a Master’s Degree from LaSalle University, Bachelors in Business Administration from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, and is certified as a CTEM® – Certified Transit Executive Manager.

Mr. Stumpo has been instrumental in developing the SCRTTC start-up in 2004 as well as overseeing the SCRTTC toward the advancement of the “Learning Model” for transit technicians and workforce development.

CEO, South Bay Workforce Investment Board (California)
Organization Types: Public

For over 30 years, Mr. Jan Vogel has served the South Bay Workforce Investment community encompassing the eleven cities of El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Lawndale, Torrance, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, and Carson. The South Bay Workforce Investment Board has been one of the leaders in workforce innovation and has received national awards for performance. The SBWIB has been the recipient of two of the largest federal National Emergency Grants from the Department of Labor and is responsible for training tens of thousands of laid off workers, local residents, and youth and has been recognized for being the highest performing workforce investment board in the state. Under his leadership, the South Bay Workforce Investment Board has taken a leading role in the development of job training services; not only within Los Angeles County, but throughout Southern California. During his tenure as Executive Director of the South Bay Workforce Investment Board, the Board has been successful with the formation and implementation of new workforce development programs.

Mr. Vogel received both his Master of Arts in Education and Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics from California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). Additionally, he holds a California Administrative Services Credential from California State University Long Beach and a Lifetime K-12 Teaching Credential. He was an adjunct Professor in the School of Professional Studies at Pepperdine University.

Career and College Division Director, California Department of Education (California)
Organization Types: Public

Mr. Russell Weikle serves as Director of the Career and College Transition Division at the California Department of Education (CDE). He oversees secondary education, college preparation and postsecondary relations, career and technical education (CTE), adult education, and workforce preparation programs. Russell also works at the federal level designated as the California State Director of CTE.

Prior to joining the CDE, Russell served over twenty years as a CTE teacher, middle school principal, high school counselor, and administrator.

Russell joined the CDE in 2001 and was the catalyst in the development and implementation of the 2008 State Plan for CTE. He led the effort to revise the CTE Model Curriculum Standards. Currently, Russell is implementing the California Career Pathways Trust, a 500 million dollar competitive grant for the development of regional career pathways.

In 2011, the Association of California School Administrators recognized Mr. Weikle as the California CTE Administrator of the Year in recognition for his long time dedication to the improvement of CTE in California.

In 2014, Mr. Weikle was honored with the first-ever State Director “Rising Star” award by the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education.