Council Leadership Team

Chair: Eric E. Rensel, Gannett Fleming, Inc., Harrisburg, PA, USA
Vice Chair: Gordon Meth, Robson Forensic, Lake Hiawatha, NJ, USA
Vice Chair: Lindsey Van Parys, GHD, Roseville, CA, USA

 

The Council Leadership Team provides leadership and coordination across the councils of activities that provide value to the councils’ membership and the ITE membership at large.

Vision

Deliver a culture of leadership and action resulting in sustainable and value-added technical activities leading to new or improved products for our membership. 

Mission

Cultivate robust and transparent communication between the International Board of Direction, Council Leadership Team, and Technical Councils and Committees to support activities leading to greater accountability of, value for, growth in, and esteem for ITE Council and Committee chairs that yield benefits to ITE members.

Goals

1. Serve as a conduit between the International Board of Direction (iBOD) and the Councils.
2. Identify opportunities for coordination and collaboration among councils and committees.
3. Provide council and committee chairs with resources to deliver products and services.
4. Invest in leadership growth of council and committee chairs and assist with succession planning.
5. Maximize volunteer opportunities.

Developing Trends Report

The Developing Trends Report is a collaborative effort of the ITE councils and committees to bring diverse, broad, and deep dialogue among professionals about the role of advanced technologies in transportation planning, engineering, management, and operation.

Developing Trends is an attempt to addresses the question of “What will be relevant to practitioners within the next two years?” This report was made possible through great volunteer work of all councils and committees who identified statements about what topics are important to ITE members.

This report was made possible through great volunteer work of all councils and committees who identified statements about what topics are important to ITE members and is available for download:

• 2021 Developing Trends Report
• 2020 Developing Trends Report
• 2019 Developing Trends Report

2023 ITE Developing Trend Exploration: Electrification

The ITE Electric Vehicle (EV)/Electrification Working Group was formed in August 2022 as part of the ITE Sustainability Standing Committee of the Transportation Planning Council.  They have discussed emerging electrification topics of interest that transportation professionals may become exposed to in the coming years. The 2023 ITE Developing Trend Exploration: Electrification document outlines and and highlights items where ITE members can play a role in expanding the dialogue and raising awareness of issues related to electrification.

ITE Council Operational Information

• Council Operating Guidelines
• Council Expense Form (for council chairs/vice-chairs only)
• Project Proposal Form PDF  |  Word
• ITE’s NEW Webinar Idea Proposal and Development Process:
  1. First, complete the ITE Webinar Idea Proposal Form
  2. Your proposal is then reviewed by ITE Professional Development Committee and ITE Staff. 
  3. Once your proposal has been reviewed and accepted, you will be notified and asked to complete the ITE Webinar Development Form to continue to develop your webinar throughout its entirety. 
     
     To learn more about the process of proposing and developing a webinar please visit the Webinar Management System located here.
• Preparing a Webinar Presentation Checklist
• Standards Development Process
• Recommended Practices (RP) Development Process
• Guidelines for the Preparation of Informational Reports
• Council Procedures for Product Development