Emerging Leaders 2015-2018 Cohort


“I would summarize the Emerging Leaders Program as an opportunity to invest in individual development as you work toward building important skills to effectively develop strong teams and organizations that you are a part of.  The best part of this project was establishing a network of colleagues and friends from WASHTO States that we can rely on for years to come in professional and personal endeavors.”

-     Lacey Bruckner, Wyoming
Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
2019-02-06T17:10:28+00:00
“I would summarize the Emerging Leaders Program as an opportunity to invest in individual development as you work toward building important skills to effectively develop strong teams and organizations that you are a part of.  The best part of this project was establishing a network of colleagues and friends from WASHTO States that we can rely on for years to come in professional and personal endeavors.” -     Lacey Bruckner, Wyoming
“I came away with insights from the WASHTO Emerging Leaders Program that I had not learned before. I really appreciated having access to the WASHTO CEOs, as well as the other emerging leaders from the various WASHTO states. The program was extremely well organized and moderated by thought-provoking and knowledgeable instructors. The activities were relevant and useful and I have brought many of my experiences into my daily thoughts and activities. It was a true honor to be selected to represent my state and to be recognized as an emerging leader by my management, and I hope I can pay it forward through my own leadership and mentoring.”

-    Andrew Oshrin, California
Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
2019-02-06T17:11:02+00:00
“I came away with insights from the WASHTO Emerging Leaders Program that I had not learned before. I really appreciated having access to the WASHTO CEOs, as well as the other emerging leaders from the various WASHTO states. The program was extremely well organized and moderated by thought-provoking and knowledgeable instructors. The activities were relevant and useful and I have brought many of my experiences into my daily thoughts and activities. It was a true honor to be selected to represent my state and to be recognized as an emerging leader by my management, and I hope I can pay it forward through my own leadership and mentoring.” -    Andrew Oshrin, California
“I enjoyed and appreciated the varied perspectives that the WASHTO Emerging Leader program employed and fostered. The passion, synergy, and collective wisdom of participants across the WASHTO landscape embodied both team-work and productive self-assessment to harness and cultivate the leader in me.”

-  Vidal T. Francis, Oregon
Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
2019-02-07T15:39:21+00:00
“I enjoyed and appreciated the varied perspectives that the WASHTO Emerging Leader program employed and fostered. The passion, synergy, and collective wisdom of participants across the WASHTO landscape embodied both team-work and productive self-assessment to harness and cultivate the leader in me.” -  Vidal T. Francis, Oregon
“Before my WASHTO Emerging Leader Training, I didn’t see myself as a leader.  The program helped me see my true potential.  In my career at the Utah DOT I've done a good job of building roads and bridges, but now I want to do a better job of building people.  Thanks for showing me the vision of great leadership!”

-   Sam Grimshaw, Utah
Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
2019-02-14T14:54:54+00:00
“Before my WASHTO Emerging Leader Training, I didn’t see myself as a leader.  The program helped me see my true potential.  In my career at the Utah DOT I've done a good job of building roads and bridges, but now I want to do a better job of building people.  Thanks for showing me the vision of great leadership!” -   Sam Grimshaw, Utah
"In addition to meeting and connecting with so many uniquely talented and inspiring individuals, going through the Emerging Leaders program taught me so much about myself and what I can do to improve and enhance my interpersonal skills.  There's not a day that goes by where I don't use something I picked up in the EL program."

-     Terrence Lynch, Washington
Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
2019-02-14T20:06:18+00:00
"In addition to meeting and connecting with so many uniquely talented and inspiring individuals, going through the Emerging Leaders program taught me so much about myself and what I can do to improve and enhance my interpersonal skills.  There's not a day that goes by where I don't use something I picked up in the EL program." -     Terrence Lynch, Washington
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STATE PARTICIPANT
ALASKA Jason Sakalaksas
ALASKA Ana Enge
ARIZONA Iqbal Hossain
CALIFORNIA Dee Lam
CALIFORNIA Andrew Oshrin
COLORADO Nick Farber
HAWAII Mung Fa (Mel) Chung
HAWAII Ryan Nakata
IDAHO Todd Hubbard
IDAHO Jesse Barrus
MONTANA Shane Watson
NEBRASKA Cameron Craig
NEVADA Kevin Verre
NEVADA Megan Kilty
NEW MEXICO Denise Peralta
NEW MEXICO Craig Vigil
NORTH DAKOTA Ben Ehreth
NORTH DAKOTA Caleb Christman
NORTH DAKOTA Patty Schock
OKLAHOMA Matthew Swift
OREGON Vidal Francis
SOUTH DAKOTA Sam Weisgram
SOUTH DAKOTA Rich Zacher
TEXAS John Cordary
TEXAS Omar DeLeon
UTAH Kendall Draney
UTAH Sam Grimshaw
WASHINGTON Stacey Shepard
WASHINGTON Anna Lee
WASHINGTON Terrence Lynch
WYOMING Lacey Bruckner
WYOMING Kristin Burkart

 

2015-2018 Emerging Leaders’ Capstone Projects


 

Outisde the Data Box

Recruiting and Retaining Transportation Leaders

Autonomous Vehicles

Modern Construction Techniques

Make it Safe, Make it Home