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TLC Welcomes Two New Members The Technical Liaison Committee (TLC) issued a call for new members back in the fall of 2016 and we received submissions from seven candidates. The number and quality of submissions are good indicators of the strengths we have within our membership. I am pleased to advise that Paula Sawicki and Mariya Otten-Andrew have accepted offers to join the TLC. Paula is a Professional Engineer with a career spanning over 21 years in the public and private sectors focused on transportation administration, finance, operations, and planning. Her career has included leading many major initiatives in the private and public sectors directly related to the planning, design, and development of transportation-related operations and infrastructure and policy. Her experience includes progressive responsibilities in transit planning, transportation engineering, and business ownership. Paula is the Manager of Strategic Transportation Planning at the Region of Waterloo, currently on temporary assignment to the Kitchener-Waterloo LRT project. Mariya is a Professional Engineer and certified Professional Traffic Operations Engineer with over 19 years of experience in the field of traffic and transportation engineering. Her experience spans Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland. Throughout her career, she has been involved in transportation planning for small and large communities, intersection design from concept and capacity analysis through functional planning and detailed design, and road safety. As an experienced Road Safety Auditor, she considers road user safety through all aspects and phases of the design process. Mariya has public and private sector experience and extensive knowledge of traffic and transport engineering guidelines, policies, and practice. Mariya is the Transportation Planning Manager with WSP Canada in Calgary. Thank you to all who applied! Please join me in welcoming Paula and Mariya to the TLC. Best regards,
Dwayne Cross Chair, Technical Liaison Committee
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