New AASHTOWare Safety Strategic Advisory Committee Members

March 20, 2024

We are excited to announce two New AASHTOWare Safety Strategic Advisory Committee Members: Marsha Mays of West Virginia Department of Transportation and Samuel Harris of Georgia Georgia Department of Transportation.

Samuel Harris, P.E., holds a Bachelor’s degree in Science from Georgia College and a Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a registered professional engineer in Georgia and currently serves as one of the Assistant State Traffic Engineers for the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), overseeing the Safety, Operational Improvement, and RAID programs. Samuel’s career at GDOT began with responsibilities ranging from traffic signal timing and modeling to aiding in the deployment of Automated Traffic Signal Performance Metrics (ATSPM). He previously held the role of State Safety Engineering Manager, overseeing the State’s Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funding. A 2023 Leadership ITE alumni, Samuel also holds positions as the 2024 Georgia Section President and Secretary of the ITE Safety Council. Outside of work, he enjoys hiking with his wife, daughters, and their Australian Shepherd.

Marsha Mays, P.E., graduated from West Virginia University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial & Management Systems Engineering. She is married to Ryan Mays and is blessed to be the mother of two children – Jonah, age 13, and Kayleigh Jo, age 12.  Marsha resides with her family in the rural community of Manila, West Virginia, where she was raised.

She is currently the Section Head for the Traffic Safety Planning & Analysis Section of the Traffic Engineering Division. Her current responsibilities include management of West Virginia’s State Crash Records Database, supervision of the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) Program, coordinating the development and implementation of West Virginia’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan, leading the implementation of AASHTOWare Safety in West Virginia and chairing West Virginia’s Highway Safety Management Task Force. Marsha’s responsibilities have recently grown to include management of all Traffic Monitoring for the State.

Marsha is very grateful to be a member of the AASHTOWare Safety Advisory Committee and is very much looking forward to working with everyone.