Keynote Speakers - Confirmed
The IPATH Board of Directors is honored to WELCOME Leslie, Michael and Sam to the 2024 Annual Meeting. Join us for a keynote address that will leave you filled with amazement over what is possible if we just CHANGE our PERSPECTIVE.

Leslie Meehan, MPA, AICP
Leslie recently served as the Tennessee Department of Health Deputy Commissioner over Population Health and now oversees special projects for the department. She has 20 years of experience working in and with a variety of sectors, including public health, land use, transportation, housing, food systems, education, economic development, healthcare, and parks & recreation. Leslie's professional experience centers around bridging public health with cross-sector collaborations and Social Determinants of Health policies/systems work. She has worked with elected officials across Tennessee, co-authored multiple pieces of state legislation, served on a Congressional task force, has presented at the White House, and currently chairs two national committees addressing Social Determinants of Health and the built environment.
Leslie's work has been recognized nationally and internationally, most recently by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (2018 Vision Award), the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (2017 Joseph W. Cullen Excellence Award) and the Institute of Transportation Engineers (2017 Transportation Achievement Award for Planning). She was named a 2021 Woman of Impact: Leaders in Health and Healthcare and a 2023 Nashville Healthcare Council Fellow.
Leslie recently served as the Tennessee Department of Health Deputy Commissioner over Population Health and now oversees special projects for the department. She has 20 years of experience working in and with a variety of sectors, including public health, land use, transportation, housing, food systems, education, economic development, healthcare, and parks & recreation. Leslie's professional experience centers around bridging public health with cross-sector collaborations and Social Determinants of Health policies/systems work. She has worked with elected officials across Tennessee, co-authored multiple pieces of state legislation, served on a Congressional task force, has presented at the White House, and currently chairs two national committees addressing Social Determinants of Health and the built environment.
Leslie's work has been recognized nationally and internationally, most recently by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (2018 Vision Award), the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (2017 Joseph W. Cullen Excellence Award) and the Institute of Transportation Engineers (2017 Transportation Achievement Award for Planning). She was named a 2021 Woman of Impact: Leaders in Health and Healthcare and a 2023 Nashville Healthcare Council Fellow.

Michael Replogle
Founder, Institute for Transportation Development & Policy
Former Deputy Commissioner for Policy
New York City Department of Transportation
United States of America
Michael Replogle is the founder of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, and he has also served as ITDP’s President, and as Managing Director for Policy. In those roles, he oversaw growth of ITDP to a staff of 80 and a budget of $10 million, enabling the organization to advance better urban public transport, walking, cycling, and planning world-wide.
Replogle was appointed Deputy Commissioner for Policy in June 2015. As manager of DOT’s Policy Team, he develops strategy and advises the Commissioner and City Hall on a broad array of transportation issues to advance the OneNYC sustainability agenda of Mayor Bill de Blasio. Key team initiatives include development of an agency-wide strategic plan, Vision Zero efforts to eliminate road-crash related deaths and serious injuries, freight and parking strategy, climate change mitigation and resiliency, and shared mobility. Other initiatives include intelligent transportation systems, engagement with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Port Authority, federal policy and grants, and support for the City’s neighborhood development plans.
Replogle is co-founder and board chair of the Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT) Foundation, which links multilateral development banks (MBDs), UN agencies, and NGOs. With SLoCaT, he helped foster and monitor implementation of a $175 billion commitment for more sustainable transport from the 8 largest MDBs and to mainstream sustainable transport in global climate and sustainable development policy.
As Transportation Director for the Environmental Defense Fund, Replogle shaped transportation laws and advised governments on city planning, transport management and finance, and environmental analysis, including extensive work in metropolitan New York. He also held a prior government position in Montgomery County, Maryland, where he was responsible for comprehensive planning, travel forecasting, and growth management. He holds undergraduate civil engineering and sociology degrees and an MSE in civil and urban engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
Founder, Institute for Transportation Development & Policy
Former Deputy Commissioner for Policy
New York City Department of Transportation
United States of America
Michael Replogle is the founder of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, and he has also served as ITDP’s President, and as Managing Director for Policy. In those roles, he oversaw growth of ITDP to a staff of 80 and a budget of $10 million, enabling the organization to advance better urban public transport, walking, cycling, and planning world-wide.
Replogle was appointed Deputy Commissioner for Policy in June 2015. As manager of DOT’s Policy Team, he develops strategy and advises the Commissioner and City Hall on a broad array of transportation issues to advance the OneNYC sustainability agenda of Mayor Bill de Blasio. Key team initiatives include development of an agency-wide strategic plan, Vision Zero efforts to eliminate road-crash related deaths and serious injuries, freight and parking strategy, climate change mitigation and resiliency, and shared mobility. Other initiatives include intelligent transportation systems, engagement with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Port Authority, federal policy and grants, and support for the City’s neighborhood development plans.
Replogle is co-founder and board chair of the Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT) Foundation, which links multilateral development banks (MBDs), UN agencies, and NGOs. With SLoCaT, he helped foster and monitor implementation of a $175 billion commitment for more sustainable transport from the 8 largest MDBs and to mainstream sustainable transport in global climate and sustainable development policy.
As Transportation Director for the Environmental Defense Fund, Replogle shaped transportation laws and advised governments on city planning, transport management and finance, and environmental analysis, including extensive work in metropolitan New York. He also held a prior government position in Montgomery County, Maryland, where he was responsible for comprehensive planning, travel forecasting, and growth management. He holds undergraduate civil engineering and sociology degrees and an MSE in civil and urban engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
Awards Luncheon Keynote Speaker - Sam Goodwin
Living Through the Uncertainty - Leadership & Inspiration
Living Through the Uncertainty - Leadership & Inspiration

Join us for and intriguing conversation with Sam Goodwin, an American entrepreneur and featured IPATH keynote speaker. From 2010-2019, Sam traveled to all 193 United Nations’ sovereign countries and all 50 US states. He enjoys promoting the beauty and positivity of lesser-known and negatively perceived places. In 2019, Sam was taken hostage in Syria, leading US Government and intelligence officials to doubt whether he would ever be seen again alive. His incredible journey of survival illustrates the extraordinary power of the human spirit. Download Sam's full biography below.

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