Members and Partners

Clear Roads 2023 Fall Meeting – Salt Lake City, Utah

Technical Advisory Committee Members

Alaska DOT and Public Facilities
Marcus Zimmerman

Chief of Maintenance and Operations

Kevin Duby
Arizona Department of Transportation
Kevin Duby

Statewide Road Weather Manager

California Department of Transportation
Gerald Kracher

Chief, Office of Emergency Management

Colorado Department of Transportation
Mike Chapman

Meteorologist

Connecticut Department of Transportation
Aidan Neely

Planner 3, Highway Operations

Delaware Department of Transportation
Alastair Probert

Maintenance Engineer

Steve Spoor
Idaho Transportation Department
Steve Spoor

Maintenance Services Manager

Illinois Department of Transportation
Laura Shanley

Maintenance Support Engineer

Indiana Department of Transportation
Nick Evans

Winter Operations Program Director

Iowa Department of Transportation
Craig Bargfrede

Winter Operations Administrator
Clear Roads Chair

Kansas Department of Transportation
Clay Adams

Director of Field Operations

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Randi Feltner

Statewide Snow and Ice Coordinator

Maine Department of Transportation
Chris Landry

Transportation Snow and Ice Supervisor

Maryland Department of Transportation
Scott Simons

Maintenance Quality Assurance Team Leader

Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Mark Goldstein

Lead State Snow & Ice Engineer

Michigan Department of Transportation
Justin Droste

Region Support Engineer, TSMO Division

Minnesota Department of Transportation (lead state)
Tom Peters

Research & Training Engineer

Missouri Department of Transportation
Paul Denkler

Maintenance Liaison

Montana Department of Transportation
Douglas McBroom

Operations Manager, Maintenance Division
Clear Roads Vice Chair

Nebraska Department of Transportation
Mike Mattison

Winter Maintenance Engineer

Nevada Department of Transportation
Andrew Lawrence

Assistant District Engineer

New Hampshire Department of Transportation
David Gray

Winter Maintenance Program Specialist

New Jersey Department of Transportation
Chris Feinthel

Senior Director of Operations

New York State Department of Transportation
Joe Thompson

Snow and Ice Program Manager

North Dakota Department of Transportation
Aaron Murra

Fargo District Engineer

Ohio Department of Transportation
Dean Alatsis

Maintenance Contracts Program Administrator

Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Alex Calvillo

Assistant Division Engineer

Oregon Department of Transportation
Patti Caswell

Maintenance Environmental Manager

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Dan Whetzel

Division Chief, Maintenance and Technical Leadership 

Rhode Island Department of Transportation
Matthew Ouellette

Deputy State Highway Maintenance Operations Engineer

South Dakota Department of Transportation
Danny Varilek

Winter Maintenance Engineer

Texas Department of Transportation
Matthew Heinze

Emergency Management Coordinator, Maintenance Division

Utah Department of Transportation
Jessica Andrews

Maintenance Methods Engineer

Vermont Agency of Transportation
Todd Law

Deputy Director, District Maintenance and Fleet Division

Virginia Department of Transportation
AJ Younes

Contract Analyst / Severe Weather Team

Washington State Department of Transportation
James Morin

Maintenance & Operations Branch Manager

West Virginia Department of Transportation
Jeff Pifer

Director, Equipment Division

Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Emil Juni

Winter Maintenance Engineer

Wyoming Department of Transportation
Cliff Spoonemore

Maintenance Staff Engineer, Field Operations

Partners

FHWA
Jeremy McGuffey

Road Weather Program Manager

AASHTO (SICOP)
Rick Nelson

SICOP Coordinator

American Public Works Association (APWA)
Kevin Hensley

APWA Liaison

Norwegian Public Roads Administration
Øystein Larsen