New Advertising Manager Appointed
We have a new committee chair serving the District! Robert Sweeting from the Central Coast Section has been appointed as our new WesternITE Advertising Manager. He will be taking the reins from Lisa Martellaro-Palmer, who substantially increased the number of firms advertising with the District during her term. Robert did an [...]
Western District Member Wayne K. Kittelson, P.E., Receives Theodore M. Matson Award
Our District's Wayne Kittelson received the Theodore M. Matson Memorial Award at the International ITE Annual Meeting in Boston this past August. Wayne is the founding principal of Kittelson & Associates, Inc. He devotes significant time and energy to the Kittelson Charitable Foundation, which enables educational opportunities for youth who are [...]
2013 Annual International Board of Direction Meeting – Highlights
Monica Suter, International Director for the Western District, has prepared a summary of the Annual International Board of Direction meeting held in Boston this August. Click on the image below to view the pdf. New Agency members can get free 2013 ITE Dues by Tuesday, October 1, 2013. See Monica’s discussion [...]
John Fisher, James Sparks, and Paul Box Honored
Award winners announced at the meeting are listed at the bottom of the page. Among the honorees were Individual Achievement Award recipient John Fisher, who was selected for his continuing contributions to the California Traffic Control Devices Committee, the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and the ITE Journal. [...]
New Committee Chairs
We have two new committee chairs serving the District. Kimberly Leung from the San Francisco Bay Area Section will be our new Richard T. Romer Student Endowment Fund Chair, and Tom Mericle from the Central Coast Section will be our new Legislative Chair. Past President Walter Okitsu and Dalene Whitlock [...]
Marshall Memorial Fellowship- Transportation Observations
Marshall Memorial Fellowship – Transportation Observations and Insights By Sam Morrissey, P.E., Principal Transportation Engineer, City of Santa Monica From February 23rd until March 25th I travelled to Europe as a part of the 2011 Marshall Memorial Fellowship program. This Fellowship was created by the German Marshall Fund of the [...]