| Denise Authement | New York State DOT |
| Sharleen Bakeman | FHWA Washington Division |
| Travis Black | Maritime Administration (MARAD) |
| Tamiko Brim-Burnell | FHWA, Office of Freight Management & Operations |
| Tori Collins | Maritime Administration (MARAD) |
| Elisha DeFrain | Michigan DOT |
| Oana Cristina Deselnicu | Colorado DOT |
| Lindsay Donnellon | Federal Highway Administration |
| Bernadette Dupont | FHWA – Kentucky Division |
| Katelyn Dwyer | AASHTO |
| David Gray | South Carolina DOT |
| Brian Hare | Pennsylvania DOT |
| Heather Hildebrandt | North Carolina DOT |
| Randal (Randy) Jansen | Federal Highway Administration |
| George Kinney | Lehigh Valley Planning Commission |
| Christina Leach | Federal Highway Administration |
| Adam Lomasney | New York City Economic Development Corporation |
| Jack Lord | FHWA Resource Center –Freight & TPM TST |
| Amanda Martin | Iowa DOT |
| Megan Massey | Hudson County |
| Yolanda Morris | Federal Highway Administration |
| Birat Pandey | FHWA – Office of Operations |
| Julie Parker | US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics |
| Himanshu Patel | New Jersey DOT |
| Marc Plotkin | Georgia DOT |
| Michael (Mike) Rimer | Penn DOT Center for Program Development and Management |
| Bryan Ross | Missouri DOT |
| Justin Ryan | Florida DOT |
| Carol Scott | Florida DOT / Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise |
| Gabriel (Gabe) Sherman | Massachusetts DOT |
| Keith Skilton | Federal Highway Administration |
| Timothy (Tim) Snow | Delaware DOT |
| Daniel Studdard | Atlanta Regional Commission |
| John (JT) Thomas | Maryland DOT / Maryland SHA |
| David Tomporowski | Minnesota DOT |
| Chris Wichman | Richmond Regional Transportation Planning Organization |
| Adam Yagelski | New York State DOT |
Each member of the Freight Academy 2017 was assigned to a capstone project group, and each group was tasked to come up with a plan to address a specific set of needs based on a fictional scenario, and present that plan in both a report and presentation format. The assignments required integration of the material gathered throughout the week in both classroom sessions and field visits. The groups met periodically during the week to begin addressing the assignment, and then continued to work together to finalize their projects after the program ended. Via webcast, each group presented their final plan to a mock Executive Board comprised of subject-expert executive-level mentors from the I-95 Corridor Coalition. The mentor panels provided invaluable insight and feedback furthering the participants’ educational experience.
A copy of each of the groups’ assignments, reports, and final presentations are posted below. These project reports are purely hypothetical, and should not be used out of that context.
Group 1: Tackling Unplanned Freight Disruptions in the State of Disruption
Group 3: Port of Academia in Cargo City, USA
Group 4: Truck Parking
Group 5: Governor’s Economic Development Initiative for TriPort