WTS CT | TMS 2022 | Speaker Bios

SPEAKER BIOS

Transportation agencies as change agents for social equity: Implementing inclusive engagement to promote community resilience and maximize impact SHANEL THOMAS HENRY, Community Outreach Manager | Jacobs Mrs. Thomas-Henry brings over twenty years of experience in community development, capacity building, sales, business development, program execution, and media relations. In her current role Shanel serves as the public information liaison and Social Economic Inclusion lead for the Northeast. Through this role she develops working relationships with elected officials, businesses, and community leaders. Her responsibilities include developing programs that benefit the local communities surrounding our project areas including, but not limited to, workforce development, STEM learning and MWBE resource training. A life-long resident of Queens, NY, Mrs. Thomas-Henry has served on several local boards, including the New York City Industrial Development Agency, Build NYC Resource Corporation, the Kiwanis Club of LaGuardia Airport (Immediate Past President), Elmcor Youth & Adult Activities, Inc.(Co-Chair), Neighborhood Housing Services of Queens CDC and Community Board 3 to name a few. Shanel Thomas-Henry has a BA in International Business with a concentration in marketing and holds her Masters in Public Administration from Howard University. In addition, she has studied abroad at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, and the Cultural Institute in Oaxaca, Mexico. Shanel Thomas-Henry currently resides in East Elmhurst with her husband Fleetwood Henry and their daughters, Quinn and Parker. CARLA MYKYTIUK, Associate Planner | Jacobs Carla Mykytiuk with a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Massachuetts-Amherst and a B.S. in psychology from the University of Maryland, joined Jacobs in 2001. Carla has over twenty years of experience preparing NEPA documentation and leading stakeholder and public engagement efforts for transportation projects. Carla specializes in developing, implementing and maintaining effective, large-scale public involvement programs for contentious EIS projects and other environmental studies following the NEPA process. Carla blends standard outreach with new technology and innovations to increase public engagement with vulnerable populations and also to account for times when in-person engagement is not feasible. ALEC SLATKY, Managing Director of Public & Government Affairs | AAA Alec Slatky is Managing Director of Public & Government Affairs in Connecticut for AAA Northeast, which covers Fairfield, Litchfield, and New Haven Counties in the Nutmeg State. Based out of Hamden, he oversees the public affairs team in Connecticut, which includes legislative advocacy, media relations, and community outreach. His team’s work focuses on safety issues like occupant protection, impaired driving, and automated enforcement, as well as automotive issues like electric vehicles and advanced driver assistance systems. TERRI THOMPSON, Principal Planner | Capitol Region Council of Governments Terri Thompson is a Principal Planner at the Capitol Region Council of Governments, Planning Department. She is responsible for the Traffic Incident Management Program and is also assigned as chair of the Regional Emergency Support Function (RESF) 1 – Transportation in the Capitol Region. Terri has been employed with CRCOG since November 2016. Prior to working for CRCOG, Terri was employed with the Connecticut Department of Transportation for 37 years and was a Supervising Engineer in the Office of Construction under the Bureau of Engineering and Construction. Terri was also the Chair of the CT Work Zone Safety Awareness Campaign and administered the Work Zone Safety program for the Department.

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