CUTR’s External Advisory Board
We are very grateful for the dedicated service and valuable guidance provided by our 12-member CUTR Advisory Board. Board members are nominated by the College of Engineering to the President of the University of South Florida, and reviewed and approved by the Florida Transportation Commission and confirmed by the State University System of Florida Board of Governors. Specific responsibilities of the Advisory Board include the following
- Maintaining a strong advocacy role on behalf of the center, including communicating specific CUTR assets and needs to appropriate administrative, legislative and customer bodies and seeking opportunities to contribute to the resolution of important societal issues.
- Assisting with the identification of future research directions for CUTR and maximizing our involvement in local, state and national problem solving.
- Assisting with activities related to advancement/development, specifically fundraising activities on behalf of CUTR.
- Providing advice on CUTR’s participation in education and training programs of the University of South Florida.
The Advisory Board is currently guided by these Bylaws.
CUTR Advisory Board Materials
CUTR Advisory Board Meeting October 4, 2017
The CUTR Advisory Board held a meeting on October 4, 2017 at 3:30 pm in the CUTR Boardroom. Meeting materials are available.
Past meeting materials are available on the Meeting Materials page.
Advisory Board Minutes
CUTR Advisory Board Members
Noah Valenstein
Previous Advisory Board Photos
2016

Previous Advisory Board Members
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 | |
Ann | Fandozzi | Enterprise Holdings Company | |
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 | |
Arthur | Kennedy | Florida Transportation Commission/Floridians for Better Transportation | |
David | Kerr | Florida Transportation Commission | |
Stephanie | Kopelousos | Secretary | Florida Department of Transportation |
Norman | Mansour | Commercial Real Estate | |
Maracos | Marchena | Florida Transportation Commission | |
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 |
Jesse | Panuccio | Executive Director | Florida Department of Economic Opportunity |
Thomas | Pelham | Secretary | Florida Department of Community Affairs |
Ananth | Prasad | Secretary | Florida Department of Transportation |
Manuel | Rose | Florida Transportation Commission | |
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 |
Herschel T. | Vinyard | Secretary | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Ben | Watts | Secretary | Florida Department of Transportation |
Virginia | Wetherell | Secretary | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Jack | Wilson | The Wilson Company |