OUR TEAM

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Denver Stutler’s 25-year career includes a unique combination of both public and private sector experience in the infrastructure (water) industry at an executive level.

Mr. Stutler began his career as a civil engineer in 1989 with Camp Dresser and McKee, Inc. (CDM), an international environmental engineering firm. Mr. Stutler gained valuable technical underpinnings and rose to become a Principal at CDM. Mr. Stutler was appointed Chief of Staff of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in 1999 where he gained a working knowledge of the regulatory framework protecting our Nation’s air and water. Mr. Stutler then served as Chief of Staff (2003 – 2005) to Governor Jeb Bush (R-FL) gaining important insight into the workings of government at the federal, state and local level. Mr. Stutler was appointed and confirmed by the Florida Senate as Secretary (2005 – 2007) of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) where he led a $9 billion agency responsible for transportation in Florida including highway, port, airport, public transportation and rail systems.

Mr. Stutler currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Submergent Technologies, LLC (USST). USST has revolutionized infrastructure maintenance by specializing in submergent cleaning that removes debris from hard-to-clean environments.

Dan is a native Floridian with over 30 years of engineering and construction experience. Dan earned a master’s degree in Structural Engineering from Florida State University and is a registered professional engineer in Florida. Dan’s work experience includes several years as a consultant design engineer, and a nearly 20-year career with the Florida Department of Transportation, culminating as Chief Engineer. Dan joined FTBA in February 2025 and leads the association’s advocacy and industry liaison efforts.

Lisa Bacot is currently the Executive Director of the Florida Public Transportation Association (FPTA), which is one of the largest state transit associations in the nation. She has over 30 years of transportation and health care experience. For 12 years, Lisa was employed by the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged, a state agency legislatively charged with ensuring transportation services are provided to the most vulnerable citizens of Florida.  She served as the Executive Director for the Commission for 5 years, including the direct oversight of over $110 million in non-emergency transportation funding. Lisa graduated from FSU in 1993 and lives in Tallahassee.

John Browning is the VP of New Projects for The Goodman Company, headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida; founded in 1960 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It has actively and successfully developed regional malls and power centers throughout Pennsylvania, Florida, New Jersey, Virginia and Ohio for over five decades. The company was an early pioneer in the development and management of regional and super-regional malls. John is also the President of Browning Packing and Browning Consulting. He was reappointed to the Florida Transportation Commission by Governor DeSantis on February 14, 2025.

Douglas J. “Doug” Callaway serves as Executive Director of TEAMFlorida — Florida’s toll road & expressway association. 

Previously, he was Senior Policy Advisor at the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) - 2013-23, working primarily on federal transportation issues of importance to Florida; Florida Director of Federal Affairs - 2013 & 2014, heading up the State of Florida’s Washington DC office; Executive Director of the Georgia Transportation Alliance – an affiliate of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, 2011-12; President of Floridians for Better Transportation, 2003-11; Member of the Economic Development Transition Team for Governor-elect Rick Scott and headed up the Agency Review of FDOT, late 2010; Transportation Program Manager with Carter & Burgess, a national engineering consulting firm based in Texas, 2001-02; Member of Transportation Advisory Committee for the transition effort of President George W. Bush, January 2001; Federal Programs Coordinator for the Florida Department of Transportation, 1989-2001; Graduate of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL, B.A. in Political Science.

He is married to Sheila, is the father of two daughters and two sons-in-law, and grandfather of two terrific grandchildren.

  Bob Clark, Jr. is President of Tampa Steel Erecting Company, Florida's oldest "surviving" structural steel fabricator, in business since 1945. Fabrication and erection projects include EPCOT's Spaceship Earth, Sea World's Shamu Stadium, The Florida Aquarium - Tampa, forty-story Tampa City Center, and Tampa International Airport's Airside F. Award winning steel bridge fabrication projects are Storrow Drive, Boston; 48h Street and FDR Drive, New York; Mile Maker 159, Graden State Parkway, New Jersy; Casco Bay Drawbridge, Portland, Maine; and "The Yellow Bridge" in Atlanta, 17h Street over I-75 and I85, and recently the Gateway to Dallas, Twin Arch Bridges, 300 feet high spanning 1,125 feet, a Santiago Calatreva project. 

Bob has a Civil Engineering Degree from Georgia Tech and an MBA from the University of South Florida. He is on the Board of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, Visit Tampa Bay, Floridians for Better Transportation, and Florida Transportation Builders Association. Bob has been Executive Director of Miss Tampa Pageant for over 30 years. Membership Include Tampa U-Board of fellows, Southern Association of Steel Fabricators, National Steel Bridge Alliance, American Road and Transportation Builders, Leadership Tampa and Tampa Bay Alumni and CEO Council of Tampa. 

Hobbies include Deer Hunting in Texas, Elk Hunting in Colorado and Moose Hunting in Newfoundland.

  Kevin has nearly 40 years of experience in transportation infrastructure planning, engineering, and construction.  Kevin’s professional career spans 23 years at Parsons, 10 years at AECOM, and is currently an SVP at TYLin.  A graduate of Drexel University, Kevin is a PE in multiple states, and has been a long-time resident of Florida for more than 25 years.  He has long been active in the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) as well as other industry organizations.

 Jay Nagle  has over 35 years of engineering, management and leadership experience in operations and business development with private engineering firms.  His leadership positions ranged from Senior Program Manager to Chief Operations Officer, and he is currently the Area’s Transportation Business Group Leader for HDR.  In this role he is responsible for the vision, growth, and delivery of the overall Transportation program in Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi. Jay is a graduate of Virginia Military Institute and a licensed Professional Engineer in Florida and North Carolina and an active member of ACEC-FL, DBIA and TEAMFL.

  Jason Watts is a Vice President at HNTB with more than two decades of transportation and leadership experience. As the West Florida Office Leader, he oversees operations across Tampa, Tallahassee, Bartow, and Chipley, guiding a multidisciplinary team that delivers innovative infrastructure solutions in highway, transit, aviation, and transportation technologies sectors. A recognized leader in alternative delivery, Jason has played a central role in shaping procurement strategies and advancing major programs across Florida. He also serves as Program Director of Innovative Delivery for the Florida Department of Transportation’s Corridor Program Office. His portfolio includes some of the state’s most significant P3 and Design‑Build projects, such as I‑4 Ultimate, the Westshore Interchange, and the I‑395 Signature Bridge. With a background spanning law and planning, Jason brings a unique perspective to transportation innovation. He is a graduate of West Point and Florida State University, an AICP‑certified planner, and a member of the Florida Bar.