Who we are

The Standing Committee on Native American Transportation Issues is concerned with research and practice focusing on transportation issues (1) on or near tribal lands and communities or (2) affecting tribal historical or cultural properties wherever located. Tribal transportation issues include all modes of moving people and goods from one place to another; relevant agencies including tribal, state, federal, regional, and local providers; and relationships between various governmental units influencing the development, planning and administration, coordination, and implementation of transportation laws, policies, plans, programs and projects.

Committee Leadership

Chairperson

Sheri Bozic | Planning Development & Transportation Dept.

Pueblo of Jemez

sheri.bozic@jemezpueblo.org 


Vice Chairperson

Heidi Nelkie | Strategic Consulting Services Division Manager

Atkins North America 

heidi.nelkie@atkinsglobal.com 


Secretary

Karim Habib | Transportation Engineer 

Washington State Department of Transportation

Karim.sayed.habib@gmail.com 


Research Coordinator

Samuel Ricord | Transportation Sustainability Coordinator

SRF Consulting Group, Inc

sricord@srfconsulting.com


Communications Coordinator

Enjoli Dixon | Proejct Associate

National Center for Mobility Management

edixon@easterseals.com 


TRB Staff Representative

William (Bill) Anderson | Senior Program Officer

Transportation Research Board

wbanderson@nas.edu 


Committee Members

Nathan Belz | npbelz@alaska.edu 

Rhonda Fair | rfair@odot.org 

Cole Grisham (Paper Review Coordinator) | nicholas.grisham@dot.gov 

Cameron Ishaq | Cameron.ishaq@fasterhorse.com 

Emmanuel James | elj52@nau.edu 

Valerie Barbie | val.barbie@gmail.com 

Barak Myers | baraknmyers@gmail.com 

Samuel Ricord | sricord@srfconsulting.com