EEA Judges

Lori Lange is TDOT’s Assistant Chief Engineer of Engineering. Lori has spent 28 years working in the field of transportation completing her Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from…

Lisa Klein is Deputy Executive Director for Mobility for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG). In this role, Lisa leads a team that delivers…

Mr. Kenney was appointed Chief Engineer in July 2023.  He previously served as the Deputy Chief Engineer for nearly 6 years and Program Manager for the Infrastructure Project Management Administration’s…

Dave Carol serves as Chief Operating Officer for the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). He is responsible for managing the modal and subject-matter experts and expertise within the association, conducting…

James Fallon is the Assistant Chief Engineer of the Connecticut Department of Transportation, a position he has held since November 2020. Jim has been with the Department since 1994 and…

Dina Aryan-Zahlan serves as Deputy Executive Director of Development for the Port of Los Angeles, the nation’s busiest container port. Appointed to the Port’s leadership team in September 2023, Aryan-Zahlan…

Shannon Spence, PE, is the Director of the Project Management Office (PMO) at the Prince William Water (Service Authority), a large, combined utility located in the Northern Virginia/DC Metro Region. …

Parth Oza was appointed to the position of Assistant Commissioner, Capital Program Management (CPM) in July of 2022. As a key member of the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s senior…

Meg Pirkle has served as Chief Engineer for GDOT since January 1, 2015. She is responsible for the Divisions of Engineering, Construction, Operations, Intermodal, as well as the Office of Engineering…

Dr. Matthew J. Bandelt is the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies within the Newark College of Engineering and an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental…