Participating Partners

Roadside Safety Research
Pooled Fund Committee
PARTNERS

Updated February 2025

This research project is performed under a pooled fund program between the following states and agencies:

Wade Henry, P.E. 
Assistant State Design Engineer 
Design Bureau, Final Design Division 
Alabama Dept. of Transportation 
1409 Coliseum Boulevard, T-205 
Montgomery, AL 36110 
(334) 242-6464 
[email protected] 

Stanley (Stan) C. Biddick, P.E.
State Design Engineer
Alabama Dept. of Transportation
1409 Coliseum Boulevard, T-205
Montgomery, AL 36110 
(334) 242-6488 
[email protected]  

Mary F. McRae 
Roadway Safety Engineer 
Alaska Dept. of Transportation & Public Facilities 
3132 Channel Drive 
P.O. Box 112500  
Juneau, AK 99811-2500  
(907) 465-6963  
[email protected]  

Micheal Hills 
Alaska Depart. of Transportation & Public Facilities  
[email protected] 

Bob Meline, P.E. 
California Depart. of Transportation  
Division of Research and Innovation 
5900 Folsom Blvd  
Sacramento, CA 95819  
(916) 227-7031  
[email protected]   

  

John Jewell, P.E.  
California Depart. of Transportation  
Senior Crash Testing Engineer   
Office of Safety Innovation & Cooperative Research   
(916) 227-5824  
[email protected] 

David Kosmiski, P.E.  
Miscellaneous (M) Standards Engineer 
Office of the Chief Engineer 
Construction Engineering Services (CES) Branch
Standards and Specifications Unit (SSU) 
Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) 
2829 West Howard Place, 3rd Floor, Denver, CO 80204  
[email protected] 

Andy Pott, P.E.  
Senior Bridge Design and Construction Engineer  
Division of Project Support
Staff Bridge Design and Construction Management 
Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)  
2829 West Howard Place, 3rd Floor, Denver, CO 80204  
[email protected] 

 
Bill Cornelius, P.E 
Miscellaneous (M) Standards and Specifications Unit Manager  
Office of the Chief Engineer  |
Construction Engineering Services (CES) Branch
Standards and Specifications Unit (SSU)
Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)
2829 West Howard Place, 3rd Floor, Denver, CO 80204
[email protected] 

 
Amin Fakhimalizad, E.I.  
Assistant Miscellaneous (M) Standards Engineer  
Office of the Chief Engineer 
Construction Engineering Services (CES) Branch 
Standards and Specifications Unit (SSU) 
Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) 
2829 West Howard Place, 3rd Floor, Denver, CO 80204 
[email protected] 
 

Man (Steve) Yip, P.E.  
Bridge Design and Construction Support Engineer 
Division of Project Support 
Staff Bridge Design and Construction Management 
Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) 
2829 West Howard Place, 3rd Floor,
Denver, CO 80204 
[email protected]

Todd Ingarra 
[email protected]  
 
Leo Fontaine 
[email protected]

Cassidy Blowers 
Construction Resource Engineer 
Construction Section 
Delaware DOT 
(302)760-2336 
[email protected] 

 
James Osborne 
Traffic Safety Programs Manager 
Traffic Operations 
Delaware DOT 
(302)659-4651 
[email protected] 

Eduardo Arispe 
Research Highway Safety Specialist 
U.S. Department of Transportation 
Federal Highway Administration 
Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center 
Mail Code: HRSO-10 
6300 Georgetown Pike 
McLean, VA 22101 
(202) 493-3291 
[email protected] 
 
Richard B. (Dick) Albin, P.E. 
Senior Safety Engineer 
Office of Innovation Implementation, Safety & Design Team 
FHWA Reasource Center 
(303) 550-8804 
[email protected] 
 
Paul LaFleur, P.E.  
Safety Design Team – Roadway Departure Program Manager 
FHWA Office of Safety  
U.S. Department of Transportation 
(515) 233-7308 
[email protected] 
 

Christine Black 
Highway Safety Engineer 
Central Federal Lands Highway Division 
12300 West Dakota Ave.  
Lakewood, CO 80228 
(720) 963-3662 
[email protected]  
 

Isbel Ramos-Reyes 
Lead Safety and Transportation Operations Engineer 
Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division 
(703) 948-1442 
[email protected] 

Richard M. Stepp, P.E.  
Standard Plans Engineer  
Florida Department of Transportation  
Roadway Design Office  
605 Suwannee Street, MS-32  
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0450  
(850) 414-4313  
[email protected] 

Marc Danley, P.E. 
Technical Engineer 
(208) 334-8024 
[email protected]  
 

Ryan Lancaster, P.E.  
Technical Engineer II
(208) 334-8528  
[email protected]

Martha A. Brown, P.E. 
Safety Policy & Initiatives Engineer 
Bureau of Safety Programs and Engineering 

Illinois Depart. of Transportation 
2300 Dirksen Parkway, Room 005 
Springfield, IL 62764 
(217) 785-3034 
[email protected] 
 
Edgar A. Galofre, MSCE, P.E. 
Safety Design Engineer 
Bureau of Safety Programs and Engineering 
Illinois Department of Transportation 
2300 S. Dirksen Parkway, Room 007 
Springfield, IL 62764 
(217) 558-9089 
[email protected] 
 
Kelli Erickson 
Safety Design Evaluation Engineer 
Bureau of Safety Programs and Engineering 
Illinois Department of Transportation 
Phone: (217) 557-2563 
[email protected]  

Daniel Harness 
Design Bureau – Methods Section 
Iowa Department of Transportation 
[email protected] 

Chris Poole 
State Traffic Engineer 
Traffic and Safety Bureau 
Iowa Department of Transportation 
[email protected] 

Carl Gaudry 
Bridge Design Manager 
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development 
Bridge & Structural Design Section
P.O. Box 94245 
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9245 
(225) 379-1075 
[email protected] 

Vivian Berra Figuereo 
[email protected]  
 
Philip Brentlinger 
Maryland State Highway Administration 
[email protected] 

James Danila 
State Traffic Engineer 
Massachusetts Department of Transportation 
10 Park Plaza 
Boston, MA 02116
[email protected] 

 
Alexander Bardow 
Director of Bridges and Structure 
Massachusetts Depart. of Transportation 
10 Park Plaza 
Boston, MA 02116 
[email protected]

Carlos Torres, P.E. 
Roadside Safety Engineer 
Geometric Design Unit, Design Division 
Michigan Depart. of Transportation
P.
O. Box 30050
Lansing, MI 48909 
(517) 335-2852 
[email protected] 

Khamsai Yang  
State Design Standards Engineer  
Office of Project Management and Technical Support 
Minnesota Department of Transportation  
(612) 322-5601  
[email protected]  

Brian Tang  
Assistant State Design Standards Engineer  
Office of Project Management and Technical Support   
Minnesota Department of Transportation  
651-366-4684 
[email protected]   

Gidget Koestner 
Policy & Innovations Engineer 
Central Office- Design 
Missouri Department of Transportation 
(573) 751-6905 
[email protected]  

Kirby Woods 
Roadside Design Engineer 
Missouri Department of Transportation 
(573) 472-5333 
[email protected]  

Brad Julian 
New Mexico Department of Transportation 
Traffic Technical Support Engineer 
(505) 469-1405 
[email protected] 
 
David R. Barboza, P.E. 
Traffic Technical Support 
P.O. Box 1149 
Santa Fe, NM 87504-1149 
505-614-4899 
[email protected] 

David Fox, P.E. 
Specifications Engineer 
Roadway Design Division 
Nevada Dept. of Transportation 
1263 S. Stewart St. 
Carson City, NV 89712 
(775) 888-7053 
[email protected]  

Tim Rudnick 
Standards and Manuals Supervisor 
Roadway Design Division 
Nevada Dept. of Transportation 
1263 S. Stewart St. 
Carson City, NV 89712 
(775) 888-7598 
[email protected]

Don P. Fisher, P.E. 
Ohio Depart. of Transportation 
1980 West Broad Street 
Mail Stop 1230 
Columbus, OH 43223 
(614) 387-2614 
[email protected]  

Kenneth Shannon, P. Eng. 
Senior Engineer, Highway Design 
Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
301 St. Paul Street 
St. Catharines, ON L2R 7R4 
CANADA 
(289) 7834348 
[email protected] 

Christopher Henson 
Senior Roadside Design Engineer 
Oregon Depart. of Transportation 
Technical Service Branch 
4040 Fairview Industrial Drive, SE  
Salem, OR 97302-1142 
(503) 986-3561 
[email protected]  

James A. Borino, Jr., P.E. 
Chief, Standards and Criteria Unit 
Highway Design and Technology Division 
Pennsylvania DOT 
(717) 612-4791 
[email protected] 

Evan Pursel 
Senior Civil Engineer 
Highway Design and Technology Division 
Pennsylvania DOT 
(717) 705-8535 
[email protected] 

Nina Ertel 
Project Development Engineer 
Highway Design and Technology Division 
Pennsylvania DOT 
(717) 425-7679 
[email protected] 

Laura Chandler 
Engineering Production Support Manager 
Engineering Division 
Tennessee Dept. of Transportation 
(615) 253-4769 
[email protected] 
  

Ali Hangul M.S., P.E 
State Standards Transportation Engineer 
Engineering Production Support, Engineering Division 
Tennessee Dept. of Transportation 
(615) 741-0840
[email protected] 

 
Wesley Apple 
[email protected]  

Chris Lindsey
Transportation Engineer
Design Division 
Texas Department of Transportation
6230 E Stassney Laney
Austin, TX 78744
(512) 416-2750 
[email protected]  

Taya Retterer 
TxDOT Bridge Standards Engineer 
Bridge Division 
Texas Department of Transportation 
(512) 993-0330 
[email protected] 

Wade Odell
Research Project Manager
Research & Technology Implementation Division
Texas Department of Transportation 
(512) 416-4737 
[email protected]

Lance Bullard, Jr., P.E.
Senior Research Engineer
Roadside Safety & Physical Security Div. 
Texas A&M Transportation Institute 
3135 TAMU 
College Station, TX 77843-3135 
(979) 317-2855 
[email protected] 
 
Roger P. Bligh, Ph.D., P.E. 
Senior Research Engineer 
Roadside Safety and Physical Security Division  
(979) 317-2703 
[email protected]  

 

Nauman Sheikh, P.E. 
Research Engineer 
Roadside Safety and Physical Security 
Texas A&M Transportation Institute 
(979) 317-2703 
[email protected] 

 

Ariel Sheil 
Research Assistant 
Roadside Safety and Physical Security 
Texas A&M Transportation Institute 
(979) 317-2250 

[email protected] 

Clint McCleery
Barrier and Attenuation Specialist
Traffic and Safety Operations
Utah Department of Transportation 
(801)712-8685 
[email protected] 
 
Kelly Ash 
(801)850-2449 
[email protected] 

Tim Moeckel
Roadside Safety Engineer
Washington State Department of Transportation 
Development Division 
(360) 704-6377 
[email protected]


Mustafa Mohamedali 
Research Manager/Engineering 
Washington State Department of Transportation 
Transportation Safety & System Analysis 
Research & Library Services 
(360) 704-6307 
[email protected]


Kevin Burch

Policy Support Engineer
Washington State Department of Transportation 
Development Division 
(360) 705-7952 
[email protected]

Ted Whitmore 
Traffic Engineering Director
Traffic Engineering 
WV Division of Highways 
(304)414-7373 
[email protected] 

Erik Emerson, P.E.
Standards Development Engineer – Roadside Design 
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Bureau of Project Development 
4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Room 651
P.
O. Box 7916
Madison, WI 53707-7916 
(608) 266-2842 
[email protected]