1. The Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™ is a project of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association’s “Transportation Makes America
Work!” (TMAW) program and funded through voluntary contributions and sponsorships. To become a sponsor or to make a contribution, contact
ckramer@artba.org.
Agenda
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Opening Remarks
 ARTBA Chairman Doug Black
8:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. National Overview: Trends in States Transportation Investment Initiatives
 Dr. Alison Premo Black, Senior Vice President & Chief Economist, ARTBA
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Successful Campaigns: How We Did It
Session I—Ballot Initiatives
“Moving Arkansas Forward”
 Craig Douglass, President, Craig Douglass Communications
10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. “Using Research to Build Coalitions & Persuasively Make the Case”
 Economic Analysis Tools/Preview of 2014 New Jersey Campaign
Research Project
o Dr. Alison Premo Black, Senior Vice President & Chief Economist, ARTBA
 Bringing the Discussion to the “Kitchen Table” Level:
InfoGraphs and Packaging Economic & Statistical Information
o Matt Jeanneret, Senior Vice President of Communications & Marketing,
ARTBA
o Beth McGinn, Director of Public Affairs & New Media, ARTBA
10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Networking Break
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Successful Campaigns: How We Did It
Session II—In the State Legislature
Pennsylvania 2013 Panel Discussion
 Dennis M. Powell, Founder/President, Massey Powell
 James Van Buren, President/Owner, JVB Enterprises
 Jason W. Wagner, Managing Director, Pennsylvania Highway Information
Association
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2. The Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™ is a project of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association’s “Transportation Makes America
Work!” (TMAW) program and funded through voluntary contributions and sponsorships. To become a sponsor or to make a contribution, contact
ckramer@artba.org.
12:35 noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch with Speaker
“Making Transportation Investment a Top Priority for Your State Legislators”
 Sen. Bruce Starr (R-Ore., 15th
District)
2014 President, National Council of State Legislators
1:35 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Successful Campaigns: How We Did It
Session III—In the State Legislature
Virginia 2013 Panel
 Jeffrey C. Southard, Executive Vice President, Virginia Transportation
Construction Alliance
 Tucker Martin, J. Tucker Martin LLC
 Whittington Clement, Partner, Hunton & Williams
3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. “What Went Wrong & Lessons Learned”: The 2013 Atlanta Special District
Transportation Sales and Use Tax Ballot Initiative (2013)
 Seth Millican, Director, Georgia Transportation Alliance
3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. “Breaking Through the Media Clutter & Using Opinion Research to Shape Your
Campaign & Messaging—Including Current Techniques, Trends & Costs”
Panel Discussion:
 John Undeland, Senior Vice President & Partner, Stratacomm
 Tim Amsbary, Vice President, Ipsos Public Affairs
 Margie Omero, Managing Director, Purple Strategies
4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. “Transportation Public Private Partnerhips (P3s) 101”
 Matt Girard, Senior Vice-President, U.S., the Plenary Group
5:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. “Transportation Investment Advocates Council” & Closing Remarks
 William D. Toohey, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, ARTBA
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. TIAC Workshop/P3 Conference Networking Reception on Capitol Hill
The Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™ (TIAC) is a first-of-its-kind, dynamic education program and
internet-based information resource designed to help private citizens, legislators, organizations and businesses
successfully grow transportation infrastructure investment at the state and local levels through the legislative and
ballot initiative processes.