Subcommittee on Risk Management

Subcommittee on Risk Management


Welcome to the landing page of the Subcommittee on Risk Management.

Risk encompasses the uncertain impacts, both positive and negative, on agency objectives. 

The Subcommittee on Risk Management provides an opportunity for collaboration concerning best practices in risk management and concentrates on equipping state transportation agencies with tools and strategies to leverage opportunities and address potential threats. 

This includes aligning risk management with performance metrics to identify factors that may impede or enhance the achievement of established goals.


Mission & Vision
Meetings & Events
How Do I Participate?
Membership
Resources

Leadership

Chair: Nathan Lee, Utah DOT
Co-Chair: William Johnson, Colorado DOT
Vice Chair: Monica Aleman-Smoot, Texas DOT
Secretary: Vacant
AASHTO Liaison: Anna McLaughlin
FHWA Liaison: TBD

Purpose

The Subcommittee on Risk Management provides an opportunity for collaboration concerning best practices in risk management and concentrates on equipping state transportation agencies with tools and strategies to leverage opportunities and address potential threats.


Goals

  1. Serve as the forum to engage subcommittee members on the sharing of ideas and examples of how state transportation agencies are implementing risk management within their organizations.
  2. Develop needed guidelines, guidance, training, and educational resources to facilitate the implementation of risk management approaches within a state transportation agency.
  3. Research, develop, and disseminate tools and techniques associated with risk management such as risk analysis, vulnerability assessments, etc.

The Subcommittee on Risk Management meets on the second Monday of odd-numbered months from 1:00 to 2:00 pm EASTERN time. Here is the zoom link for the recurring meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88100762204?pwd=RmY5M1JjSVBCcjgySWhzbVpjZmRtUT09

Membership Guidelines

  • State DOTs—Members of the subcommittee can include a member from each state representing each parent committee or their designee.
  • Federal Agencies—FHWA, FTA, etc. Serve as a liaison for that agency and approved by the subcommittee co-chairs.
  • Association—Members from relevant sister organizations to AASHTO to serve as a liaison that are approved by the subcommittee chair and vice-chair.
  • Research and Academic—A person(s) from an academic institution or private company that will serve as a knowledge resource given the work of the subcommittee as deemed appropriate by the subcommittee co-chairs.
First Name
Last Name
Email
Agency
Designation
Tom
Houck
New Jersey DOT
Lance
Underwood
Oklahoma DOT
Andy
Clark
New Jersey DOT
Jean
Wallace
Minnesota DOT
Jake
Granholm
Minnesota DOT
Jon
Solberg
Minnesota DOT
Zoe
Neaderland
Vermont Agency of Transportation
Jeremy
Hunter
Indiana DOT
Kelly
Kindla
Texas DOT
Nathaniel
Lyday
CalTrans
Silvia
Russell
CalTrans
Maggie
Garrett
Arkansas DOT
Louis
Feagans
Indiana DOT
Erin
Porter
South Carolina DOT
John
Privot
Maryland DOT
Otis
Ellms-Munroe
Vermont Agency of Transportation
Patty
Leavenworth
Massachusetts DOT
Tara
Callum
Oklahoma DOT
Jennifer
Weeks
NCHRP
Anna
McLaughlin
AASHTO
Liaison
Monica
Aleman-Smoot
Texas DOT
Risk Subcommittee Vice Chair
William
Johnson
Colorado DOT
Risk Subcommittee Co-Chair
Nathan
Lee
Utah DOT
Risk Subcommittee Chair