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IPA Interim Director Leads 2026 Freight Summit
July 20, 2026 Written by Sophonie Milord | Photos by Sophonie Milord
On Tuesday, June 16, the annual Delmarva Freight Summit took place in Newark, Delaware, presented by the Delmarva Freight Working Group, which includes the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), Salisbury/Wicomico MPO, University of Delaware’s Institute for Public Administration (IPA), and WILMAPCO. Troy Mix, acting director of IPA, hosted and helped to coordinate the gathering.
Gena Eleias, planner, DelDOT, presented on Highlights of the Updated Delaware Freight Plan. Joshua Bartzen, director of Retail & Infrastructure at the USPS Office of Inspector General, discussed USPS Fleet Modernization. Cathy Roberson of Logistics Trends & Insights LLC led a presentation titled "Five Forward-Looking Freight Trends."
The summit concluded with a panel discussion on Regional Freight Planning Trends and Priorities led by Dan Blevins, principal planner, WILMAPCO; Dan Farina, senior freight transportation planner, DVRPC; L’Kiesha Markley, freight planning manager, MDOT State Highway Administration; and Chad Reese, associate, Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP. IPA is a research and public service center in the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration.
