Oct. 19-20, 2005
Boise, Idaho
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Governor’s Highway Safety Summit: Toward Zero Deaths
Speaker Information
Charles Winder |
Charles Winder is the
Chairman of the Idaho Transportation Board.
Chuck Winder formed The Winder Company, a
commercial real estate brokerage, in Boise, Idaho, in 1987. He
started Winder Realty in 1980. He served on the Ada County
Highway District Commission for 12 years; Ada Planning
Association, 12 years; and Boise City Planning and Zoning, 3
years.
Chuck was appointed as Chairman of the Idaho
Transportation Board by Governor Batt on July 1, 1995 and was
asked by Governor Kempthorne to continue as Chairman. As
Chairman, he serves at the pleasure of the Governor. Since his
appointment as Board Chairman, he has served in many capacities
and on numerous special committees, including:
• Co-Chairman of the 2003 ACHD Special Task Force that reviewed
the operations and public interaction of and made
recommendations for improving the agency;
• Co-Chairman of the Governor’s 2020 Blue Ribbon Task Force,
established in 2002 to conduct a comprehensive review of state
government;
• Chairman of the 1997 Idaho Transportation Planning Task Force,
created to bring key players together to reach consensus
regarding recommendations on transportation planning issues; and
• Chairman of the 1996 Intermodal Commercial Freight Task Force,
which Governor Batt requested to study issues concerning the
different modes of transportation for commercial freight.
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David Ekern |
David Ekern was appointed
Director of the Idaho Transportation Department in 2003. Prior
to his appointment, he served 33 years with the Minnesota
Department of Transportation as Assistant Commissioner, Division
Director of Engineering Services, Assistant Chief Engineer, and
as a District Engineer. He has also held positions in
Environmental Policy, Project Development, Planning, and
Operations. From 2001 –
2003 he was on assignment to the American Association of State
Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). In that role, he
focused on initiatives and policy development in Intelligent
Transportation Systems, Asset Management, Remote Sensing
Technologies, Operations Management, Homeland Security, Traffic
Incident Management, Context Sensitive Design, and helping shape
congressional reauthorization proposals.
He is a member of numerous professional associations and
societies and has earned the standing of Fellow in the American
Society of Civil Engineers. David is a Registered Professional
Engineer, received his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil
Engineering from the University of Minnesota and his Masters in
Business Administration from the University of St. Thomas. |
Tony Kane |
Dr. Anthony R. (Tony) Kane
joined the American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials (AASHTO) in 2001 as Director of
Engineering and Technical Services. In this capacity he oversees
the development of transportation policy and legislative
proposals; the development of hundreds of technical publications
and standards, including those for safety, quality, bridges,
geometric design, materials and intelligent transportation
systems; the development and licensing of AASHTOWare software
products; the review and accreditation of laboratories through
the AASHTO Materials Reference Lab (AMRL); the evaluation of
transportation products; radio frequency filings with the FCC;
and support to numerous AASHTO committees. Tony Kane
previously served as the U.S. Department of Transportation,
Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Executive Director
from 1994 to March 2001, with day-to-day management
responsibility for the $31 billion-per-year agency and its 2,700
employees. During his thirty year career with FHWA, Tony
restructured FHWA by flattening the organization and
reorganizing their HQ around core business areas and committed
the agency to adopting Baldrige quality principles. In addition,
he was instrumental in the enactment and implementation of many
surface transportation acts and funding increases.
Dr. Kane has won numerous awards including the AASHTO
President’s Special Award of Merit in 2001 and the U.S.
Presidential Rank Award for Distinguished Service in 1996, and
Presidential Rank Awards for Meritorious Service in 1985 and
1990. The National Society of Professional Engineers, the
American Society of Civil Engineers, Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute and The Road Gang have also honored him.
Dr. Kane holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; a M.S. in Civil Engineering
from Northwestern University, with emphasis on Transportation
Planning; and a Doctorate of Business Administration from the
George Washington University. Kane also has graduated from the
Program for Senior Managers at Harvard’s Kennedy School. Dr.
Kane has an extensive list of publications and keynote addresses
and serves on numerous boards of academia, industry, and
non-profit organizations. |
Richard A. Cunard |
Richard A. Cunard is the
Engineer of Traffic and Operations for the Transportation
Research Board (TRB) in Washington, D.C. In this capacity, he is
responsible for the technical activities undertaken at TRB
related to traffic engineering and control, traffic operations,
intelligent transportation systems (ITS), and vehicle-highway
automated systems (V-HA). He has authored numerous technical
papers and articles on traffic control, operations, and safety
issues. Mr. Cunard has served with TRB for more than 16 years
and has over 30 years of experience in traffic engineering and
safety for public and private agencies. He is a graduate of
Wayne State University with Bachelor’s of Science and Master’s
of Science degrees in Civil Engineering. He is a licensed
professional engineer. Mr. Cunard is active in several national
and international professional associations and societies and
serves on international technical program committees in the
areas of intelligent transportation systems, traffic control,
traffic engineering, and traffic safety. |
Brian M. McLaughlin |
Since May 2003,
Brian McLaughlin has been National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) Senior Associate Administrator for
Traffic Injury Control. He has twenty-five years experience in
highway safety programs involving passenger cars and commercial
motor vehicles. Mr. McLaughlin joined the Department of
Transportation in 1979 as a Presidential Management Intern. From
1979 to 1995, Mr. McLaughlin served in a variety of
administrative, regulatory, program and grant management
positions in NHTSA. In 1995, Mr. McLaughlin joined the Federal
Highway Administration to assume responsibility for the national
Commercial Drivers’ License (CDL) program. He subsequently
served as the chief of the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance
Program (MCSAP) that provides formula grants to states to
conduct commercial motor vehicle safety inspection and
regulatory compliance programs.
With the creation of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA) in 2000, Mr. McLaughlin assumed the
position of Director of Policy, Plans and Regulation where he
managed the development of the agency’s regulations and
congressional relations process. In 2001, he was named Associate
Administrator for Policy and Program Development where he
provided executive direction to the regulatory, policy
development, and congressional liaison activities of the agency.
In January 2003, he was named Acting FMCSA Chief Safety Officer
where he served until leaving to assume his current position in
May of 2003.
Mr. McLaughlin received a B.A. in Political Science from
Stonehill College, an M.P.A. from Rutgers University, and a J.D.
from the George Mason University School of Law. |
Rudolph M. Umbs |
Rudy Umbs is the Chief
Highway Safety Engineer for the Federal Highway Administration.
During his 35-year FHWA career, Rudy has held positions in
virtually every aspect of highway safety including Safety
Legislation, Highway Safety Improvement Programs, Traffic
Records Systems, States’ Section 402 Highway Safety Plans,
Highway Rail Grade Crossing, Work Zones, and Roadway and
Roadside Safety.
Rudy has been involved in the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety
Plan since its inception and is a member of the Transportation
Research Board’s panel on the implementation of the AASHTO plan.
He has provided assistance to many states in the development and
implementation of their Strategic Highway Safety Plans.
Rudy is a graduate of Marquette University and a registered
professional engineer.
While working out of the FHWA’s Washington, DC Headquarters,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin is home. Rudy has seven grandchildren
throughout the US and Canada. |
Kathryn Swanson |
Kathryn Swanson
currently serves as the Director of the Office of Traffic Safety
in the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, St. Paul, MN. She
has been with the department since 1978 where she started as a
research analyst. Swanson became Deputy Director in 1996, and
then Director in 1998. As director, she administers the state
and community highway safety grant program. During her tenure,
she’s managed a variety of program areas, including traffic
records systems, police traffic services and alcohol. She is
also the former chair of the Governors Highway Safety
Association, a national organization whose membership is made up
of Governor’s Highway Safety Representatives from all states.
Swanson earned her Masters of Business Communication from the
University of St. Thomas in 1992. |
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