Christopher Conklin has been appointed as the
new Deputy Director for Transportation Policy with the Montgomery County
Department of Transportation (MCDOT). Conklin spent
23 years at the planning, engineering, and environmental firm VHB, where he
most recently was Managing Director for the National Capital Region. He
is a recognized expert in multi-modal transportation strategy, planning, and
engineering, stakeholder and public participation, project management, and team
leadership. During his career in the transportation industry, Conklin has
worked with transportation organizations throughout the nation, including
cities and towns, counties, states, regional transit agencies and federal
agencies.
Conklin holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and two Masters degrees in Transportation and Technology Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has also held corporate leadership roles, including an elected term on VHB’s Board of Directors, and has completed the American Council of Engineering Companies Senior Executive Institute leadership program. In addition to being an accredited environmental sustainability professional, Conklin is a licensed professional engineer in Maryland and Massachusetts.
Conklin will officially join MCDOT on August 22.
Conklin holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and two Masters degrees in Transportation and Technology Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has also held corporate leadership roles, including an elected term on VHB’s Board of Directors, and has completed the American Council of Engineering Companies Senior Executive Institute leadership program. In addition to being an accredited environmental sustainability professional, Conklin is a licensed professional engineer in Maryland and Massachusetts.
Conklin will officially join MCDOT on August 22.
