Trish Hendren

About Trish Hendren

Experienced Executive Director with a demonstrated history of working in the transportation industry. Skilled in Technical Writing, Transportation Planning, Performance Management, Strategy, and Analytical Skills. Strong business development professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) focused in Transportation Technology and Policy from University of California, Davis.

Experience

1. Executive Director

   The Eastern Transportation Coalition

   Mar 2016 — Present

   Patricia (Trish) Hendren is the Executive Director of The Eastern Transportation Coalition, a partnership of over 100 state transportation agencies, toll authorities, and public safety organizations from Maine to Florida who keep people and goods moving throughout one of the world’s busiest transportation corridors. For over twenty-five years, the Coalition has served as a national model for accelerating improvements through the leveraging of individual agency efforts to ultimately benefit the safety, efficiency and productivity of the multimodal transportation system along the east coast. Under Trish’s leadership, the Coalition has embarked on and enhanced initiatives related to transportation system funding alternatives, connected and automated vehicles, freight data and supply chain performance, truck parking, toll violation enforcement reciprocity, coordinated incident management, traveler information services, innovative data sources for operations, planning and performance management and multimodal capacity building initiatives.

Education

• Duke University

  Bachelor's Degree

• University of California, Davis

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

• University of California, Davis

  Master of Science (M.S.)

Skills

• Analysis
• Performance Management
• Technical Writing
• Data Analysis
• Project Management
• Workshop Facilitation
• Policy
• Strategic Thinking
• Transportation Planning
• Strategy