Gia was appointed secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation by Gov. JB Pritzker on Dec. 10, 2024. Biagi brings to the agency decades of experience in urban planning, transportation, public policy, infrastructure and operations.
Biagi’s career spans both private practice and public service and has established her as a visionary leader in planning, policy and infrastructure management. From 2019 to 2023, she served as commissioner of Chicago’s Department of Transportation, where she delivered hundreds of innovative transportation projects citywide and created a nation-leading strategic plan focused on equitable, safe and sustainable mobility, along with transformational neighborhood investments.
She has held various other private and public roles across the fields of housing, parks and transportation throughout her career of more than two decades.
Prior to her appointment to IDOT, she provided executive leadership at Studio Gang, an international, award-winning architecture and urban design firm. There, she led a practice that specialized in urban design, land-use planning, community engagement, and implementation strategy for public and private-sector clients across a range of cities and project types, including housing, waterfronts, aviation, parks, roadways, and public and private buildings and sites.
Read more...Biagi recently served on the Shared-Use Mobility Center’s board of directors and was previously appointed secretary of the National Association of City Transportation Officials. She served on the Board of Trustees for the Chicago Architecture Center, is a member of the advisory board of the Women’s Transportation Seminar and is a member of Lambda Alpha International, an honorary society for the study of land economics. She was also recently named a visiting fellow at the Clinton School of Public Service at the University of Arkansas.
Biagi earned her Master of Urban Planning and Policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago and holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan.
Lyndsay was appointed Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation in March 2025 by Gov. Mike Braun.
Lyndsay joined INDOT in 2013 and served until 2018 as Capital Program Management Director in the LaPorte District. In this position she delivered more than $500 million in construction projects. She also served as LaPorte District Design and Environmental Scoping Manager.
In 2018, she became INDOT Managing Director of Project Delivery, directing and managing the delivery of INDOT’s Capital Program, including the Major Projects, Environmental, and Special Projects divisions. Lyndsay led a statewide team with a project delivery rate of more than 90% and an estimated annual investment of $2.5 billion.
Lyndsay was appointed Deputy Commissioner Capital Program Management in May 2022. As Deputy Commissioner of Capital Program Management, Lyndsay led the Capital Program, Local Program, Major Projects, Special Projects, Environmental, Engineering, Asset Management, Right-of-Way Services, Multimodal, and Innovation.
Before joining INDOT, Lyndsay began her career with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the New Orleans District in Louisiana.
Lyndsay has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Purdue University. She is a licensed professional engineer in Louisiana and Indiana as well as a certified project management professional.
Lyndsay and her husband, Billy, live in Carmel with their three children. She enjoys reading, keeping up with her children’s sports, coaching soccer, and traveling.
Scott became the Iowa DOT Director in February of 2020. He has worked for the Iowa DOT for over 20 years, with experience in traffic operations, highway project development, regulatory compliance, and the natural environment. Marler has been active in leadership development and workforce planning and has also been instrumental in advancing geospatial technologies and systems throughout the Department.
Prior to serving as Director, Marler served as the Director of the Operations Division since December 2017. In his role, he was responsible for highway operations and traffic management on the state's 9,400 miles of highways and bridges, including the areas of construction and materials, maintenance, motor vehicle enforcement, traffic operations, and traffic and safety.
Marler is active on several national committees associated with the American Association of State Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the Transportation Research Board (TRB). He has served on a national technical committee for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, an expert panel for TRB, and a course development committee for the National Highway Institute. Marler has also served on Governor's councils and other state of Iowa task forces.
He holds a Master of Science degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg.
Calvin is Secretary of the Kansas Department of Transportation. Governor Laura Kelly appointed him to this position in June 2023 after he served as Acting Secretary for six months at the Governor’s request.
Calvin started with KDOT in 2002 as a bridge designer and has served his entire career in the transportation industry, including over five years in the private sector as an engineering consultant. Prior to assuming leadership of the agency, Secretary Reed had served as Senior Director and Division Director for Engineering and Design at KDOT.
Secretary Reed graduated with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and master’s degree in civil engineering, both from Kansas State University.
Jim is the former mayor of Lexington, Kentucky, and currently secretary of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
At the start of his career, Gray earned a B.A. from Vanderbilt University, then came back home to Kentucky to help grow his family's construction business, serving as the company's CEO and chairman. Today, Gray Construction is routinely ranked among the top 5 builders in the U.S. within major industry sectors including manufacturing, automotive, food and beverage, and distribution. In 1996, Gray was appointed a Loeb Fellow at Harvard University.
As Lexington's mayor, Gray drew upon his CEO experience to bring a management approach to government. He righted Lexington's financial ship through a series of major reforms and significantly reduced the city's annual employee health insurance costs while improving employee satisfaction through an on-site medical clinic and pharmacy. His reform of the police and fire pension system preserved the retirements of more than 1,000 retirees while saving the city millions. He revitalized the city's downtown and facilitated making Lexington the largest gigabit city in the nation. Under his leadership, Lexington was named the 4th best run city in the country.
In December 2019, Governor Andy Beshear appointed Gray Transportation Secretary, managing more than 4400 employees across Kentucky, and an annual operating and construction budget of almost $2.5 billion.
Bradley was appointed Director of the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) on May 30, 2023, by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. He has served the department for 27 years in several capacities, most recently as the Chief Operations Officer and Chief Engineer. Brad has also held the positions of Director for the Bureau of Development, Engineer of Design, and was the Manager of the Marshall Transportation Service Center. He has worked in three different MDOT regions, and as a road design engineer in the central office. Prior to joining MDOT, he was employed for three years as a field engineer by a consulting firm in the greater Chicago area.
Brad is a leader at MDOT, as well as nationally, by serving on AASHTO’s Board of Directors and Council on Highways and Streets. He also represents the department on the State Transportation Innovation Council and the Council on Future Mobility and Electrification. In addition, Brad serves as the American Association of State Highway Transportation Official’s liaison to the Transportation Association of Canada Chief Engineers’ Panel and is a co-lead for the Michigan Liaison Committee for the Gordie Howe International Bridge project.
Brad is a graduate of Michigan State University (’92) and holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
Nancy has worked for the Minnesota Department of Transportation for over 22 years, in engineering and management positions. Nancy was appointed Deputy Commissioner and Chief Engineer in December 2019.
Prior to her current role, she served as the Assistant Commissioner for Engineering Services, the State Bridge Engineer, and also previously served in planning, project management and design roles for the MnDOT Bridge Office and Metro District. Before coming to MnDOT, she worked in consulting for about six years, in both bridge and road design.
Nancy is a native of Minnesota and holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree from North Dakota State University in addition to a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering (with a structural emphasis) from the University of Minnesota. Nancy and her husband reside in Woodbury, Minnesota, where they raised their daughter and son.
Ed was named Director of the Missouri Department of Transportation on November 13, 2024. He previously served as Chief Engineer since 2013 with added responsibility of Deputy Director since 2018. As Deputy Director and Chief Engineer, Hassinger oversaw MoDOT’s transportation planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operations activities statewide.
Hassinger, a native of Columbia and a 1983 graduate of the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, began his MoDOT career in 1984 as a design engineer in the Bridge Division. He’s also worked as a traffic engineer, bridge maintenance engineer, and assistant district engineer in the St. Louis District. He served as the District Engineer in the Northeast District in Hannibal and the St. Louis District.
He has committed his career to innovative solutions for Missouri’s transportation system. Hassinger is focused on customer service and delivering projects on-time and under budget to improve transportation throughout the state.
Pamela was appointed ODOT Director on October 1, 2024, by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. As Director, she provides strategic leadership and is responsible for overseeing the planning, development, and implementation of transportation policies, priorities, and programs within the state. She works collaboratively with local, state, and federal agencies, local governments, transportation stakeholders, and the private sector to ensure ODOT fulfills its mission of providing a transportation system that is safe, well-maintained, accessible and positioned for the future. ODOT is responsible for the second largest inventory of bridges and the fifth largest interstate system in the nation.
Boratyn, who has a more than 35-year career in public service, previously worked at ODOT from 2019 to 2022 as Assistant Director of Business and Human Resources and as ODOT's first woman Chief of Staff. In this combined role she oversaw seven divisions, including IT, Finance, Legal, Communications, Policy/Legislation, Federal Minority Contracting and Human Resources.
Pam began her state service with the Legislative Service Commission, working in the Ohio Senate, and was an Aide to the late Senator Barry Levey and Legislative Liaison for then Governor George Voinovich. Boratyn has served as legal counsel at the Ohio Department of Administrative Services, as Chief of the Transportation Section under Attorney General (AG) Betty Montgomery, Chief Legal Counsel at the Ohio Auditor of State, and as General Counsel under AG Mike DeWine, where she oversaw several divisions, including the Transportation Section. Most recently, Boratyn has served as Deputy Executive Director of the Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund.
Pam has decades of experience representing State Agencies in litigation of employment, EEO, and labor matters including 16 years representing ODOT during her years as an Assistant Attorney General.
Pam has not only served in leadership roles in state government, but also at the local level. She was the Safety/Service Director for the City of Reynoldsburg where she was responsible for administration of five city divisions, including the Streets Division and the Police Department.
Boratyn is a graduate of Miami University, where she received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and Capital University School of Law, where she received her Juris Doctorate. Pam is licensed to practice law in Ohio and federal courts.
In September 2024, Governor Tony Evers appointed Kristina Boardman to serve as Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT). WisDOT is one of the largest state agencies, with more than 3,200 employees and a biennial budget of more than $8 billion.
The department supports all modes of transportation, including state highways, local roads, railroads, public transit systems, airports, and harbors. In addition, the department includes the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), which serves about 50,000 customers each week, and the Division of State Patrol that enforces laws and assists motorists throughout the state.
Kristina’s public service career began with the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1995. She transitioned to WisDOT in 2005 and held previous positions including Deputy Secretary, DMV Administrator, DMV Deputy Administrator, and the Director of DMV Field Services.
Kristina plays an active role at the regional and national levels and served as Chair of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) International Board of Directors for the 2022-23 federal fiscal year.
Kristina has a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. Kristina and her husband live in Sun Prairie and have two adult children.