Sonya has over 20 years of experience at the Delaware Department of Transportation. Her current role is Traffic Studies Manager in the Traffic Engineering section. The team she manages fields over 1,200 requests annually and conducts various traffic analyses including signal and all-way stop justification studies, pedestrian and crosswalk studies, speed studies, roadway lighting, and various other traffic-related concerns that implement low-cost safety countermeasures. The Traffic Studies section also includes Delaware’s Traffic Calming Program which utilizes vertical, horizontal, and roadside measures as speed management tools. Prior to her time in Traffic, Sonya worked in the Project Development section and the Maintenance and Operations division specializing in design, contract development, and administration. Sonya is a Registered Professional Engineer in Delaware. She is a member of the AASHTO Council on Active Transportation and the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices(NCUTCD) Regulatory and Warning Signs Technical Committee. Sonya is a native of Petersburg, Virginia, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Old Dominion University.