SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY

After retiring from the Missouri Department of Transportation with over 25 years of hands on DOT experience, Mara joined Jacobs Engineering Group in 2015 to lead and deliver performance, asset, and risk management frameworks for key clients. As a leader in transportation performance and policy with expertise in implementing innovations, she brings nearly three decades of experience as a change agent in helping state DOTS develop, integrate, document and implement complex transportation management systems to help agencies run more efficiently. Mara is currently the Principal Investigator for multiple NCHRP projects involving Performance, Risk and Asset Management.

Mara represented the USA on the World Road Association Technical Committee on Performance Management where she has presented on performance and risk management and “telling your story” thru effective communication in over 25 countries. Currently, Mara serves as the Chair for TRB’s newly created Section - Executive Issues, after serving for 8 years as the Chair of the TRB Performance Management Committee and 6 years as the Chair of the TRB Strategic Management Committee. She is also active in WTS – as she is passionate about advancing women in transportation!

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