ACPA Quarter 3 2019

Concrete Pavement Progress www.acpa.org A C P A N E W S 28 THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS (AASHTO) has named Brandye Hendrickson, formerly the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Deputy Administrator, as its newdeputy director. Appointed to her current FHWA role in July 2017, Hendrickson served as the agency’s act- ing administrator for two years until Nicole R. Nason officially became the FHWA Administra- tor in May. “I am thrilled that someone with Brandye’s ex- perience and leadership ability is joining the AASHTO team,” said Jim Tymon, AASHTO’s Executive Director. “She has a deep knowledge of the challenges facing surface transportation and that knowledge is going to directly ben- efit AASHTO and our member departments of transportation.” “I’m excited about continuing to serve the trans- portation community in this new role and joining such a great team at AASHTO,” Hendrickson said in a statement. The AASHTO announcement follows a search that began in May. Before joining FHWA, Hen- drickson served as commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation for two years and served as a member of AASHTO’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee until her FHWA appointment. According to an AASHTO job posting, “The deputy director assists with managing the in- ternal and external affairs of the organization, providing guidance and support to the associa- tion’s board of directors, as well as to its commit- tee and council leadership.”The deputy director also serves as a spokesperson and liaison between AASHTO and a variety of external agencies and organizations, including Congress, state legisla- tures, government agencies, themedia, and other public groups, according to the posting. AASHTO Names Hendrickson as Deputy Director Brandye Hendrickson, FHWA Deputy Director.