HR Notices From october 18

AASHTO Board Elects Michigan's Steudle and Rhode Island's Lewis: The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Board of Directors voted at its annual meeting in Detroit Monday to elect Michigan Transportation Director Kirk Steudle as the association's president for the next year. Rhode Island Transportation Director Michael Lewis was elected AASHTO vice president. As president, Steudle will emphasize the implementation of new transportation technologies to reduce costs and improve the transportation system. He also will push for a multiyear, well-funded surface transportation reauthorization bill in Congress and advocate for expanded use of performance measures for infrastructure investments. Steudle began his career with the Michigan Department of Transportation in 1987 and has led the agency since 2006. He was reappointed director by Gov. Rick Snyder in January. As MDOT director, Steudle administers the department's multimodal transportation programs, including nearly 10,000 miles of state trunkline highways and 4,400 state-owned bridges. He manages MDOT's workforce of 2,500 employees. Steudle lives in South Lyon, Michigan, with his wife, Marilyn, and two children. He earned a bachelor of science in construction engineering from Lawrence Technological University in Southfield. He served on the Essexville City Council from 1995 to 1999. Steudle formerly chaired AASHTO's Standing Committee on Performance Management and the association's Subcommittee on Asset Management. He  is a member of the Board of Directors' Executive Committee. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials is the "Voice of Transportation" representing State Departments of Transportation in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. AASHTO is a nonprofit, nonpartisan association serving as a catalyst for excellence in transportation. More at www.transportation.org