§334.065, Florida Statutes – Center for Urban Transportation Research
- There is established at the University of South Florida the Florida Center for Urban Transportation Research
- The center shall be a continuing resource for the Legislature, the Department of Transportation, local governments, the nation’s metropolitan regions, and the private sector in the area of urban transportation research
- An advisory board shall be created to periodically and objectively review and advise the center concerning its research program
CUTR Advisory Board Materials
The agendas and meeting materials are located here.
2021 CUTR Advisory Board

Ysela Llort
Biography
Ysela has a diverse background as a planner and brings over 30 years of leadership experience working with DOT’s and Transit Agencies. She oversaw Miami-Dade’s transportation transit system as the county’s Transit Director from 2011 to 2015 and is credited with establishing the metro’s Orange Line to Miami international Airport, strengthening Miami-Dade Transit’s partnership with the Federal Government and restoring commitment to transit. She also served with the Florida and Virginia DOTs, establishing leadership and direction in the development of multimodal plans and programs as well as planning and operations programs. Ysela has been recognized nationally by the National Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) as well as by Cien Latinos/Hispano’s de Miami-Dade for her transportation work in the state of Florida. She is also an active member of TRB and the National Academy of Science and Engineering.
CUTR Advisory Board Ex-Officio Members
Ysela Llort
Biography
Ysela has a diverse background as a planner and brings over 30 years of leadership experience working with DOT’s and Transit Agencies. She oversaw Miami-Dade’s transportation transit system as the county’s Transit Director from 2011 to 2015 and is credited with establishing the metro’s Orange Line to Miami international Airport, strengthening Miami-Dade Transit’s partnership with the Federal Government and restoring commitment to transit. She also served with the Florida and Virginia DOTs, establishing leadership and direction in the development of multimodal plans and programs as well as planning and operations programs. Ysela has been recognized nationally by the National Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) as well as by Cien Latinos/Hispano’s de Miami-Dade for her transportation work in the state of Florida. She is also an active member of TRB and the National Academy of Science and Engineering.
Former CUTR Advisory Board Members
First | Last | Title | Agency |
Jose | Abreu | Secretary | Florida Department of Transportation |
Danny | Alvarez | Miami-Dade Transit | |
Thomas F. | Barry Jr | Secretary | Florida Department of Transportation |
John H. | Beck | Beck Barrios & Malaney | |
Michael | Blaylock | Jacksonville Transportation Authority | |
Jim | Boxold | Secretary | Florida Department of Transportation |
Roosevelt | Bradley | Miami-Dade Transit | |
Carol | Browner | Secretary | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Colleen | Castille | Secretary | Florida Department of Community Affairs; Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Thaddeus | Cohen | Secretary | Florida Department of Community Affairs |
Chester | Colby | Miami-Dade Transit | |
Don | Crane | Floridians for Better Transportation | |
Mike | Dew | Secretary | Florida Department of Transportation |
Dane | Eagle | Secretary | Florida Department of Economic Opportunity |
Ann | Fandozzi | vRide, Inc. | |
John | Forney | Raymond James & Associates Inc./United Insurance Holdings Company | |
Katherine | Frazier | Florida Transportation Commission | |
James T. | Hargrett | Senator | |
T. Wallace | Hawkes III | URS Corporation | |
James | Holton | Florida Transportation Commission | |
Sonny | Holtzman | The Holtzman Group | |
Arthur | Kennedy | Florida Transportation Commission/Floridians for Better Transportation | |
David | Kerr | Florida Transportation Commission | |
Stephanie | Kopelousos | Secretary | Florida Department of Transportation |
Ken | Lawson | Florida Department of Economic Opportunity | |
Norman | Mansour | Commercial Real Estate | |
Maracos | Marchena | Florida Transportation Commission | |
Jon | Martz | Enterprise Holdings | |
William H. | McDaniel | URS Corporation | |
Darrick | McGhee | Interim Executive Director | Florida Department of Economic Opportunity |
Gerhard | Meisels | Provost | University of South Florida |
James | Murley | Secretary | Florida Department of Community Affairs |
Bob | O'Malley | Vice President for Government Affairs | Brightline Trains |
Jesse | Panuccio | Executive Director | Florida Department of Economic Opportunity |
Thomas | Pelham | Secretary | Florida Department of Community Affairs |
Ananth | Prasad | Secretary | Florida Department of Transportation |
Cissy | Proctor | Executive Director | Florida Department of Economic Opportunity |
Manuel | Rose | Florida Transportation Commission | |
Teresa | Sarnoff | FTC | |
William | Sadowski | Secretary | Florida Department of Community Affairs |
Jim | Sebesta | Senator | Florida Transportation Commission |
Steve | Seibert | Secretary | Florida Department of Community Affairs |
Linda Loomis | Shelley | Secretary | Florida Department of Community Affairs |
William V. | Sheppard | LPA Group | |
Robert E. | Skinner Jr. | Transportation Research Board | |
Michael | Sole | Secretary | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
David | Stamps | Provost | University of South Florida |
Jon | Steverson | Secretary | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
David B. | Struhs | Secretary | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Denver | Stutler | Secretary | Florida Department of Transportation |
Thomas | Tighe | Provost | University of South Florida |
Kevin J. | Thibault | Secretary | Florida Department of Transportation |
Herschel T. | Vinyard | Secretary | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Joseph | Waggoner | Executive Director | Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority |
Ben | Watts | Secretary | Florida Department of Transportation |
Virginia | Wetherell | Secretary | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Jack | Wilson | The Wilson Company |