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Governing Board

The Governing Board of SCITT consists of nine members who are experts in transportation-related areas, including:

  • (Chair) Ms. Kari Gonzales, President and CEO of the MxV Rail
  • (Vice Chair) Ms. Ann Rajewski, Executive Director of Colorado Association of Transit Agencies (CASTA) (a member representing a statewide transportation industry stakeholder)
  • Dr. Dave Lehmpuhl, Dean of the College of STEM, CSU Pueblo (Designee of the President of CSU Pueblo)
  • Ms. Katharina Papenbrock (Designee of the Executive Director of Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT))
  • Ms. Lisa Staes, Associate Director of the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR), University of South Florida, a C-STTAR member
  • Mr. Nick Hinrichsen, Senator of Colorado General Assembly
  • Mr. Ruben Pena, Director of Government of the ENSCO Inc.
  • Ms. Sara Cassidy, Founder and Principal of Bridge Strategies (a member of a statewide labor organization representing rail workers)
  • Dr. Steve Cohn, Director of Applied Research and Innovation Branch (ARIB), Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) (Designee of the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Transportation)

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Southern Colorado Institute of Transportation Technology (SCITT)

  • Md Rashad Islam, Ph.D., P.E.
  • Director, SCITT
  • Office: Administration Building (ADM), Room: 303A
  • md.islam@csupueblo.edu

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