COMTO Michigan 9th Annual Scholarship and Golf Outing Program

9TH ANNUAL COMTO MICHIGAN SCHOLARSHIP GOLF OUTING THURSDAY, AUGUST 5TH, 2021 MYSTIC CREEK GOLF COURSE & BANQUET CENTER MILFORD, MI

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

AUGUST 5, 2021

REGINE C. BEAUBOEUF COMTO MICHIGIAN PRESIDENT

THIS IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN ALL OF US ARE EXCITED AT THE PROSPECT OF SEEING EACH OTHER AGAIN AND HAVING FUN IN THE SUN ON A BEAUTIFUL MICHIGAN SUMMER DAY. WHAT MAKES ME PROUD, HOWEVER, IS THE PALPABLE EXCITEMENT I COULD FEEL FROM THE GOLF AND SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEES, OUR CHAPTER MEMBERS, OUR FRIENDS AND SPONSORS AT THE IDEA OF CONTRIBUTING TO THE EDUCATION OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF TRANSPORTATION LEADERS. I WANT TO THANK EACH OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. I AM ESPECIALLY PROUD OF THE CONNECTION CAPTAINS PROGRAM WHERE COMTO MEMBERS, FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS CAME TOGETHER TO OFFER MENTORSHIP AND GUIDANCE TO THE 60 HBCU STUDENTS WHO SPENT THE SUMMER INTERNING AT MDOT AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT MICHIGAN. THIS SPEAKS WELL TO OUR COMMITMENT OF “PAYING IT FORWARD” AND ENSURING THE CONTINUING LEGACY OF MINORITIES IN TRANSPORTATION. IN THE PAST DECADE, OUR CHAPTER HAS AWARDED OVER $55,000 TO SUPPORT 38 STUDENTS GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL OR ENROLLED IN A TRANSPORTATIONRELATED COLLEGE OR TECHNICAL SCHOOL. THIS YEAR WE ARE AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING $10,000 TO SIX YOUNG LEADERS OF TOMORROW, HELPING THEM WITH A JUMPSTART IN LIFE AND SUPPORTING OUR STRATEGIC GOAL OF ENSURING THE CONTINUING LEGACY OF MINORITIES IN TRANSPORTATION. I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE THE TIME TO READ ABOUT EACH OF THE OUTSTANDING YOUNG PEOPLE SELECTED BY OUR SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE THIS YEAR. AFTER DOING SO, I’M SURE YOU WILL AGREE THAT THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION IN MICHIGAN IS IN GOOD HANDS! AND YOU SHOULD ALSO BE PROUD OF YOURSELF AND OF OUR CHAPTER FOR HELPING TO CREATE THAT FUTURE. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2021 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEES AND THEIR FAMILIES! SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OUR EVENT SPONSORS FOR THEIR GENEROSITY; TO SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE CHAIR, DEE PARKER; AND GOLF COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS JASON LUKASIK AND MARK GRAZZIOLI AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR THEIR HARD WORK. I KNOW THAT WE WILL ALL ENJOY THE DAY! BEST,

REGINE C. BEAUBOEUF COMTO MICHIGAN PRESIDENT

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PROGRAM WELCOME REGINE C. BEAUBOEUF, HNTB PRESIDENT, COMTO MICHIGAN

COMTO NATIONAL UPDATE TANYA ADAMS, WSP NATIONAL BOARD CHAIR, COMTO NATIONAL

PRAYER SHARMYN ELLIOTT, SOMAT ENGINEERING FIRST VICE CHAIR, COMTO NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT, COMTO MICHIGAN

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS DEE PARKER, MDOT SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE CHAIR

GOLF OUTING PRIZES AND AWARDS JASON LUKASIK, WSP GOLF COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR

BRAD BRICE, THE MANNIK & SMITH GROUP AWARD SPONSOR PRESENTER

CLOSING REMARKS REGINE C. BEAUBOEUF, HNTB PRESIDENT, COMTO MICHIGAN

2021 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEES

ARELI CARDENAS IS A SENIOR AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (MSU) MAJORING IN CIVIL ENGINEERING. SHE HAS BROAD AND ACTIVE LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. SHE IS CURRENTLY THE TREASURER FOR THE DELTA TAU LAMBDA SORORITY, INC. ETA CHAPTER AND FOR THE MSU SOCIETY OF HISPANIC PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (SHPE). LAST YEAR, SHE WAS MSU SHPE'S CHAPTER PRESIDENT. THROUGHOUT HER TIME AT MSU, ARELI HAS ALSO HELD OTHER LEADERSHIP POSITIONS SUCH AS RISK MANAGER, FUNDING CO-CHAIR, STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS. THANKS TO HER INTERNSHIPS WITH THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DTE ENERGY, SHE HAS BEEN ABLE TO GROW HER KNOWLEDGE OF AND EXPERIENCE IN THE TRANSPORTATION AND ENERGY INDUSTRIES. ARELI ASPIRES TO BECOME A LEADER IN THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY WITH A FOCUS IN STRUCTURES.

DAVID LOCHER IS A JUNIOR AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY AND PURSING A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING. HE CURRENTLY HAS A 3.5 GPA AND WAS RECENTLY ON THE DEAN’S LIST. DAVID HAS AND CONTINUES TO BE A HARD WORKER AND A STRONG PROBLEM SOLVER. HE POSSESSES THE NECESSARY CHARACTERISTICS TO BECOME AN EXCELLENT CIVIL ENGINEER. DAVID IS CURRENTLY WORKING AS A FIELD INSPECTOR AT WSP USA IN DETROIT. HE IS ASSISTING IN THE OVERSIGHT OF A LIGHTING PROJECT IN DETROIT. SOME OF HIS RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE DOCUMENTING PICTURES AND DATA STATUS OF HIGHWAY LIGHT POLES, MANAGING OVERALL TIMELINE OF PROJECT AND ENSURING SAFETY COMPLIANCE AND QUALITY PROCEDURES ARE BEING ADHERED TO.

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2021 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEES NIGELLA MCCONNELL IS HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR WITH A 4.03 GPA. NIGELLA WILL BE ATTENDING SPELMAN COLLEGE IN THE FALL AND MAJORING IN POLITICAL SCIENCE. NIGELLA CAN AND WILL BE STRONG ADVOCATE FOR TRANSPORTATION FUNDING AND THE IMPACT IT HAS ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. SHE CONTINUES TO WRITE AND PERFORM IN A VARIETY OF SPACES, UNDERSTANDING THE POWER THAT HER WORDS CAN WIELD. HER POETRY IS AN EXTENSION OF HER PASSION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. IN ADDITION TO BEING INVOLVED WITH THE POETRY COMMUNITY, NIGELLA ALSO STARTED A POLITICAL ACTION CLUB AT HER SCHOOL, WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO BUILD CIVIL DISCUSSION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN REGIONAL AND NATIONAL POLITICS. SHE’S ORGANIZED DISCUSSIONS AND PLANNED A VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE FOR HER COMMUNITY. NIGELLA’S WILLINGNESS TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS OF VARIOUS BELIEFS DEMONSTRATES HER OPENMINDNESS AND EMPATHY. WITH TRANSPORTATION FUNDING BEING SO CRITICAL TO A COMMUNITY’S QUALITY OF LIFE AND ACCESSIBILITY, SHE HOPES THAT HER SKILLS USED INNOVATIVELY, WILL PROVIDE MORE EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO MORE COMMUNITIES.

NIA REYNOLDS IS A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE WITH A 3.5 GPA . SHE WILL BE ATTENDING MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY IN THE FALL AND MAJORING IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING. AS A GRADUATE OF RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL, NIA HAS PROVEN TO BE A STRONG AND DISCIPLINE INDIVIDUAL. SHE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS (JROTC) FOR THE PAST FOUR (4) YEARS AND SHE HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS, INCLUDING THE SOJOURNERS TRUTH AWARD, GENERAL MILITARY EXCELLENCE AWARD AND THE ASSOCIATION OF THE US ARMY AWARD. WHILE IN JROTC, NIA MOVED UP THROUGH THE RANKS TO MAJOR AND FROM THE POSITION OF TEAM LEADER IN CHARGE OF 8 CADETS, TO THE RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL COUGAR BATTALION COMMANDER IN CHARGE OF ALL 135 CADETS. SHE WAS ALSO SELECTED FOR CORPS STAFF WHICH CONSIST OF THE TOP 1% OF CADETS IN THE CITY OF DETROIT. AS THE CORPS G-2 INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY OFFICER, SHE IS RESPONSIBLE TO INSURE ALL DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS JROTC PROGRAMS MEET AND FOLLOW THE GUIDELINE SET BY CADET COMMAND ON PHYSICAL AND CYBER SECURITY. NIA WILL BE A STRONG LEADER IN THE TRANSPORTATION FIELD.

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2021 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEES

CHRISTIAN SHACK IS SENIOR AT TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY MAJORING IN CIVIL ENGINEERING WITH A 3.34 GPA. CHRISTIAN RECEIVED HIS FIRST EXPOSURE TO ENGINEERING WHILE WORKING IN THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION’S YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND MENTORING PROGRAM. HE WAS ABLE TO MEET, DISCUSS AND GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF ENGINEERING WITH PROFESSIONALS FROM MDOT. THIS INTERACTION CONTINUED TO SPARK HIS INTEREST AND PASSION IN BECOMING AN ENGINEER. SINCE 2018, EACH SUMMER CHRISTIAN HAS WORKED FOR MDOT AND IS CURRENTLY A TRANSPORTATION DIVERSITY RECRUITMENT PROGRAM (TDRP) STUDENT IN MDOT’S METRO REGION. THROUGHOUT HIS COLLEGE CAREER, CHRISTIAN HAS RECEIVED MANY AWARDS INCLUDING MISTER FRESHMAN (2018-2019) AND HE IS A PROUD MEMBER OF THE ALPHA KAPPA PSI BUSINESS FRATERNITY, INC.

MUHAMMED TAHHA ZAHID IS SENIOR AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY MAJORING IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MINOR COMPUTER SCIENCE, AEROSPACE CONCENTRATION. HE HAS BEEN ON THE DEAN’S LIST FOR SIX (6) SEMESTERS WITH A 3.7 GPA. MUHAMMED ENJOYS LEARNING AND UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES HAVE ON THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. HE WAS PART OF A TEAM THAT BUILT A HIGHLY AUTONOMOUS CHEVROLET BOLT CAPABLE OF TRAVERSING AN URBAN SCENARIO. MUHAMMED IS CURRENTLY WORKING FOR NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION AS A CONNECTED CAR DESIGN INTERN. HE IS VERY EXCITED AND LOOKING FORWARD TO IMPROVING TECHNOLOGY IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE FUTURE.

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CONGRATS TO ALL OUR SCHOLARSHP WINNERS! COMTO MICHIGAN IS EXCITED TO SUPPORT YOUR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT IN THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY.

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COMTO MICHIGAN BOARD & COMMITTEES 2020-2021 COMTO MICHIGAN OFFICERS REGINE C. BEAUBOEUF PRESIDENT HNTB

SHARMYN ELLIOTT VICE PRESIDENT SOMAT ENGINEERING

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OUR MISSION OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE OPPORTUNITIES AND MAXIMIZE PARTICIPATION IN THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY FOR MINORITY INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, THROUGH ADVOCACY, INFORMATION SHARING, TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.

OUR VISION COMTO MICHIGAN WILL SERVE AS AN ADVOCATE FOR AN EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK FOR ALL IN MICHIGAN.

THE VALUE OF MEMBERSHIP COMTO MICHIGAN STRIVES TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR MEMBERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING: A NETWORK OF TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES STRONG NATIONAL AND LOCAL POLITICAL ADVOCACY ACCESS TO CAREER ENHANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT QUALIFY FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEUS, PDHS, ETC.) AND INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS MENTORING FROM EXECUTIVE LEVEL TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, AND GRADUATE STUDENTS INTERESTED IN TRANSPORTATION CAREERS

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