Below is the list of candidates campaigning for district positions:

Candidate for President

• Michael Sanderson

Candidate for Vice President

• Edgar Perez

Candidates for Secretary-Treasurer

• Alyssa Reynolds
• Scott L. Thorson

Candidates for International Director

• Dalene Whitlock
• Larry Wymer
  

On-Line Elections Coming Wednesday, June 10

District 6 is again offering its members the convenience of on-line voting. Your on-line ballot will be accessible beginning Wednesday, June 10, 2009, and on-line voting will close Monday, July 13, 2009 at midnight PDT.

If you are a voting member of ITE, and had a valid e-mail address on file with International Headquarters as of June 1st, you will receive an e-mail message from ElectionsOnLine with instructions on how to vote electronically. Login at www.electionsonline.us/election with your username and the password provided in the e-mail message from "election" with the subject of "Vote Now!".

Members wishing to vote by paper ballot can request them via phone (619) 687-0400, fax (619) 687-0401, e-mail (Edgar.Perez@parsons.com) or by regular mail to:

Edgar Perez, PE
ITE District 6 Secretary-Treasurer
c/o Parsons Transportation Group
110 West "A" Street, Suite 1050
San Diego, CA 92101

Paper ballot requests must be received no later than Tuesday, June 23, 2009, and completed ballots returned to the Secretary-Treasurer no later than Tuesday, July 7, 2009. Completed ballots may also be returned in person at the Annual Business Meeting on Tuesday, July 14, 2009.

If you need help voting electronically or have questions on the electronic ballot, please contact the District Administrator, Jenny Grote, at 602-262-7217 or jenny.grote@phoenix.gov.

District 6 Members,

With spring here, let’s move forward toward positive signs of economic recovery. Although remaining economic “humps” rest in the road,a portion of the vast market deflation appears to be based in fear and a lack of trust about portions of the system. If key issues can be addressed (sooner than later), perhaps a faster than expected market recovery could occur which would be helpful to transportation. While careful caution continues to be wise, let’s hope that sunshine will smile at us from the horizon!

As preferred by many, an economic stimulus package which included some transportation projects was implemented before March 2009. While some feel it should have been larger, and others think it should have been different or smaller, hopefully it will help to achieve some of our nation’s transportation and economic goals.

President's Message Continued......

• Mar - Presidential Inauguration
• Jan - Economic Challenges
• Nov - Recent Meeting Summaries

The Student Endowment Fund was established to provide a self-sustaining funding source for the Student Initiatives Program the goal of which is to attract the best and the brightest to the transportation profession in the west.  In the past, these initiatives were modestly funded utilizing existing annual operating and annual meeting budgets which has limited the scope of the programs resulting in the use of operating reserves.  The Board projects that the Endowment Fund needs to reach $500,000 to be self-sustaining enough to generate enough annual revenue to support the District's student initiatives.  To date, we have made great strides towards meeting our financial goal with more than $130,000 raised for the Endowment Fund.

Visit the new District 6 Student Endowment Fund website at www.westernite.org/endowment to find out more about the fund or make an online contribution.  While you’re there, find out more about the Student Initiatives Program, explore our photo gallery, or browse through our list of contributors.  In addition to the new website, the District has also established two Endowment Fund awards that will be presented at each Annual Meeting to recognize the Sections/Chapters that contribute the most to the fund throughout the year.