Board of Directors

The National Board of Directors is based in Washington, DC and elected each November to provide guidance and leadership for the nationwide organization as a whole.

Katherine Kortum, YPT Chair
chair@yptransportation.org
Transportation Research Board

Brittney Kohler, Deputy Chair
deputy@yptransportation.org
ASCE

Stephanie Dock, Vice Chair for Administration – Secretary
admin@yptransportation.org
DDOT

Alexandra Malikova , Vice Chair for Communication
comms@yptransportation.org
MTA NYCT

Bud McDonald, Vice Chair for Finance – Treasurer
finance@yptransportation.org
AASHTO

Aimee Custis, Vice Chair for Membership
membership@yptransportation.org
Coalition for Smarter Growth

Sophie Guiny, Vice Chair for Programs
programs@yptransportation.org
Booz Allen Hamilton

Candace Brakewood, Director at Large – Chapter Development
chapters@yptransportation.org
Georgia Tech

Alek Pochowski, Director at Large – Sponsorship
sponsorship@yptransportation.org
Kittelson & Associates

In addition, each individual chapter elects a local Board of Directors to provide local leadership.

Board of Advisors

YPT’s Board of Advisors are preeminent public and private sector leaders in transportation with a wide range of exemplarily experience in the field. We are grateful for their participation and willingness to assist the development of a new generation of transportation professionals.

• Jack Basso, Chief Operating Officer, AASHTO
• Mortimer Downey, Chairman, Parsons Brinckerhoff
• Emil Frankel, Bipartisan Policy Center
• Jane Garvey, North American Chairman, Meridiam Infrastructure
• Jonathan Gifford, Professor and Associate Dean for GMU’s Transportation Policy, Operations & Logistics Masters Program
• Art Guzzetti, Vice President for Policy, American Public Transportation Association (APTA)
• Tony Kane, Director of Engineering and Technical Services, AASHTO
• Janet F. Kavinoky, Executive Director, Transportation & Infrastructure, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Mary Peters, Former Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation
• Joshua Schank, President and CEO, Eno Center for Transportation
• Bob Skinner, Executive Director, Transportation Research Board (TRB)