The Illinois Section of ITE held our 2026 Annual Banquet on Thursday, January 22nd. Thank you to everyone who came to Carnivale in Chicago, the night was full of great food, and even greater people! The new ILITE board was sworn in, and we are excited to welcome our new members on the team for a productive 2026!
President:
Tyler Grau, PE
Vice President:
Kristel Shu Bassett, PE, PTOE
Secretary:
Micah Makaiwi, PE, PTOE
Treasurer:
Andrew Hein, PE
Anmol Shrivastava, PE, PTOE, RSP2I will become the Immediate Past President and Monica Shei, PE, PTOE, will serve as the Section Representative.
Activities Committee: Danh Nguyen & Jason Man
Student Affairs Committee: Michael Williamson
Technical Committee: Erica Salutz
Public Affairs Committee: Milan Patel
Operations Committee: Jayesh Dongre
Congratulations to our esteemed award winners:
John LaPlante Award: Daniel Burke
Outstanding Member Award: Jason Man
Outgoing President Award: Anmol Shrivastava
The winners for the Student Scholarship Award Undergraduate: Moses Devadass (University of Illinois at Chicago)
The winner for the Student Scholarship Award Graduate: Fateme Hafizi (Illinois Institute of Technology)
The Student Paper Award was awarded to Sajad Askari from University of Illinois at Chicago for his paper “Strategic Approaches to Overcoming Implementation Barriers in Innovative Transportation System Solutions: A Case Study of Transit Signal Priority”
