Report Region 3. Official Rick Kreider, Kansas Laura Mlacnik, Illinois Megan Swanson, Illinois Unofficial Jen Harper, Missouri Hafiz Munir,

Report

Region 3

Official Rick Kreider, Kansas Laura Mlacnik, Illinois Megan Swanson, Illinois

Unofficial Jen Harper, Missouri Hafiz Munir, Minnesota Bill Stone, Missouri

New Members

Goals & Activities (2013-2014) Reviewed Regional Operating Guidelines

Completed in September 2013 Prepared & successfully hosted RAC 2014

Annual Meeting in Wisconsin Keep sharing information within the region

Actively sharing information after the teleconferences (action items) Recently Completed Research Highlights

Mentoring◦ Rick Kreider, Linda Narigon, Peggi Knight

Accomplishments New regional leaders elected for 2015 TRB

Annual Meeting transition◦ Cynthia Gerst, Ohio, Chair◦ Rick Kreider, Kansas, Vice-Chair◦ Michael Townley, Michigan, Secretary

Engagement:◦ All states represented at RAC Annual Meeting

Six states with multiple members◦ All states submitted multiple High Value Research

projects (39 total from 9 states)◦ All states updated Research Unit Fact Sheets

Accomplishments RAC website updated with meeting minutes Regional Task Force membership up-to-date

◦ 100% of states represented on at least one Task Force All states have reviewed/updated state fact sheets Actively engaged with SCOR and RAC

Leadership◦ Never absent from RAC leadership monthly

teleconference◦ Two members on SCOR represent regional perspective

New member mentoring◦ Linda Taylor mentored Peggi Knight and Linda Narigon◦ Cynthia Gerst mentored Rick Kreider

Accomplishments Peer Exchanges: Minnesota Lead State Pooled funds: Iowa, Kansas &

Michigan Mid-Continent Transportation Symposium was

hosted by Iowa; it is in Wisconsin in 2014

High Value of Research◦ Each state submits three or more projects

Keep sharing information within the region◦ Actively sharing information after the teleconferences

Mentoring focus◦ Laura Mlacnik and Megan Swanson, Illinois◦ Hafiz Munir, Minnesota◦ Jen Harper, Missouri

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