About

Suzanne Peyton, a licensed professional civil engineer, serves as the Director of Properties, Planning & Development for Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock. She oversees over $125 million of capital projects currently at the airport. She began her career with Garver in 1996 as an aviation project engineer and airport master planner and was promoted to various roles within the engineering firm as she managed planning and development projects for small, medium and large hub airport clients across the United States.

Peyton earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Louisiana Tech University. She is a certified member of the American Association of Airport Executives.

Keli is Assistant Chief Engineer for Program Delivery at Arkansas Department of Transportation, where she supports the Chief Engineer for Preconstruction and oversees the Alternative Delivery, Program Management, Local Programs Divisions.

Kristen is a Senior Graphic Designer on Garver's Communications Team, where she contributes to a range of print and digital communications projects. She has previously served as the communications chair of the Conway Alliance for the Arts board.

Julia is the Director of Transportation Systems in the Fayetteville office of BGE, Inc. With a background in aviation, railroad, and highway engineering design and inspection, she's responsible for team strategy and coaches the growth and development of the Transportation Design Team. She also facilitates multi-regional collaboration for project delivery within BGE.

​Jill Marchese is with Darragh Company and manages the sales and marketing of geosynthetics and erosion control products to contractors, subcontractors, municipalities, and engineers.Jill is an active member in WTS and numerous industry associations and serves on the Board of Directors of The American Public Works Association.

Lindi is a Public Engagement & Communications Specialist at HNTB, where she oversees public engagement efforts, develops client focused communications strategies, and contributes to various industry programs statewide. She has over 5 years of experience in strategic marketing, stakeholder relations, and public involvement. 

Amanda is the Vice President and Principal at Michael Baker International, Inc.’s Little Rock office, where she oversees and manages a dynamic team encompassing Roadway and Bridge designers and engineers, Construction engineers and inspectors, and Survey crews. She has over ten years of progressive growth in operations leadership roles, including seven years as a Chief Engineer with the Department of Veterans Affairs, and ten years as a construction Project Manager.

Amanda, an Arkansas Native, earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Master of Science in Operations Management at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. She maintains her professional engineering licensure in both Arkansas and Oklahoma.

Jessica is a Bridge Team Leader at Garver with over 10 years of experience with bridge rehabilitation and load rating. She leads a team of engineers to provide services that range from new bridge design to maintenance of bridge assets for DOTs, municipalities, and private bridge owners.

Katie is a transportation engineer at Halff, where she works on transportation projects that include local municipalities and state DOTs. The projects include bridges and approaches, street widenings, roundabouts, and highway reconfigurations.

Claire is a Project Manager at McClelland Consulting Engineers, Inc., where she oversees transportation design projects for the state department, cities, and counties around the state.