About Gary Vansuch, Michelle Malloy, Kayley Smiley, Lubna Jamal, Samantha Millison, Stephen Barela, Rebekah Roux, and Rylie Wieseler:

Gary Vansuch - Director of Process Improvement - Colorado Department of Transportation
As a member of the CDOT top executive team, Gary directs efforts to improve the organization’s operations and to make government more effective, efficient and customer-focused. He has over 40 years of business improvement and change leadership experience in the energy, financial services and governmental services sectors.

Michelle Malloy - Colorado Department of Transportation
Michelle Malloy has been at CDOT for the past 14 years, working in the areas of Leadership, Strategy, Process Improvement, Lean Leader, Project Management and Change Management and is currently leading CDOT's new initiative Concept to Project (C2P). Michelle's 'why' is to be the best servant leader possible and ensure that everyone impacted by change is successful with that change in order to provide the best value, products and services to all of her
customers.

Kayley Smiley - Colorado Department of Transportation
Kayley is a third-year Applied Mathematics Ph.D. student at the University of Colorado Denver. As a Graduate Teaching Assistant, she also teaches undergraduate classes at the university. Currently, she is a Fellow with the Office of Process Improvement at the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). Kayley is passionate about using mathematics to influence change and improve the lives of others.

Lubna Jamal - Colorado Department of Transportation
Lubna Jamal is a recent MBA graduate and working as a Process Improvement and Change Management Intern for the State of Colorado, Department of Transportation. Previously, she has worked in the Telecommunications industry. She also has extensive experience in the Education industry.

Samantha Millison - Colorado Department of Transportation
Samantha Millison is a Colorado native, born and raised in the city of Denver. She currently attends the University of Colorado Boulder, and plans to graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics containing an emphasis in Statistics. In addition to her primary field of study, she is pursuing a double minor in Economics and Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences. She plans to attend graduate school, in the pursuit of a Master’s and teaching licensure.

Stephen Barela - Colorado Department of Transportation
Stephen is a first-generation collegiate graduate with a BS in Business Management from MSU Denver. He is a current intern at CDOT in the Office of Process Improvement and in the process of launching his second career. Stephen has a passion for change management, public service and servant leadership.

Rebekah Roux - Colorado Department of Transportation
Rebekah Roux recently graduated from Kutztown University with a dual honors degree in Environmental Science with a focus in Biology and Anthropology. She is a current Office of Process Improvement intern with CDOT and is passionate about promoting environmental justice and improving state government.

Rylie Wieseler - Colorado Department of Transportation
Rylie Wieseler is a Boise State graduate with a B.A. in Global Studies and a French minor. Currently, she is an Intern-Student Trainee with the Office of Process Improvement at the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). Rylie is passionate about how policy and the individual interact within the sphere of social justice and hopes to pursue this passion in graduate school.