On the Road with ASHE

Join us as we travel to Chattanooga, TN with Rachel Gentry, Civil Engineering Manager at Tennessee DOT, chartering President, and current Regional Director of the Tennessee Valley Section, newly chartered in 2020! Rachel wraps up our year with great advice on getting started with ASHE and the industry, her personal career journey, and what drew her to TDOT along with some creative solutions happening at the agency! Connect with Rachel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-gentry-027761179/Tennessee Valley Section: http://tnvalley.ashe.pro/Become a member: http://www.ashe.pro

We travel to Florida (Tampa area) to interview Leigh Lilla, current President of ASHE National and Project Manager at David Nelson Construction Company. Leigh shares with us her background and perspectives on mentorship, leadership, and trends in the construction industry. A lot of great nuggets of information for all facets of the industry and future generations!Connect with Leigh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leigh-lilla-27881b65/Join ASHE: http://www.ashe.proASHE National 2023 Conference in Georgia: https://2023conference.ashe.pro

Tara Alexander, PE, CFM, Associate Vice President of JMT and Immediate Past President of one of ASHE's newest chartered Sections, Central Texas in Austin, TX shares with us her background and her journey with ASHE, and her perspective on being involved in a critical, yet different side of the industry and of course, upcoming trends.Connect with Tara - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tara-taylor-alexander-pe-cfm-9b2a4b38/Join ASHE: http://www.ashe.pro

This episode features an insightful interview with Sam Mody, PE, a past president of ASHE National, current new Sections co-chair and President of Keller Engineers of NJ, LLC. Listen in as Sam shares his background, journies with ASHE and starting his business, and his involvement in the community. Great takeaways for all backgrounds in this one! Enjoy!Contact Sam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samir-d-mody-pe-08b6a812/Become a member: http://www.ashe.pro

This episode features Rob Prophet, PE, Traffic Planning & Design's VP of Highway and ASHE's Northeast Director and National Membership Chair. Listen in to gain great insight into nationwide and local trends, perspective on partnerships, ASHE's membership growth (including the Bring a Colleague, Make a Friend Campaign), and a true grassroots story!Connect with Rob: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-prophet-05105915/Become a member: http://www.ashe.pro

Join us as we talk with Emily Preston, owner, and president of Compass Infrastructure Group,  about starting her firm at the beginning of a pandemic and what it looks like two years later (spoiler alert - she's doing great!), what she sees trending with Ohio infrastructure and her history with ASHE including her current accomplishment as co-chair for the upcoming ASHE national conference in Columbus, OH in May 2022!Connect with Emily: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-preston-pe-88883350/Learn more about her company: https://compassinf.com/Join us in Ohio! http://2022conference.ashe.pro/

It's an exciting time to be in the Southwest! James Barr is a Vice President with a transportation industry-leading consulting firm, T.Y. Lin International, and is the President of ASHE's newly formed Southwest Region!He shares with us his passion and background in the transportation industry, his journey with ASHE including kicking off our brand new Region and future plans, and what’s trending in the Southwest with transportation. Learn more about the Southwest RegionLearn more about T.Y. Lin International (TYLI)Connect with James! https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesbarr3/

This month we are on the road with ASHE National's President and Georgia DOT's State Express Lanes Administrator, Tim Matthews, PE! We learn about Tim's journey with ASHE, the status of implementing his goals as President, his perspective on the infrastructure bill, and what it means for those in the A/E/C industry - locally and nationally. To learn more about Georgia DOT: http://www.dot.ga.gov/

Welcome to our first episode of On the Road with ASHE, a podcast focused on bringing you interviews with transportation thought-leaders from across the United States!  This episode introduces you to co-hosts Amanda Schumacher and Melissa Boyles and sets the stage with background on how ASHE got started, their mission and values, and how they grew to be one of the largest networking organizations in the transportation industry nationwide. We look forward to having you along for this journey!