|
 Dianna F. Noble, P.E, is the director of the
Environmental Affairs
Division of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). Under her direction,
the division oversees TxDOT’s environmental programs. That includes developing
and implementing environmental policies and procedures; conducting environmental
investigations, studies and reviews; and coordinating environmental issues with
other state and federal agencies. Noble became director in 1993. She joined
TxDOT in 1984 as an engineering assistant in the regional planning office in
Arlington. She directed the regional transportation modeling for the Dallas and
Fort Worth districts, conducting traffic analysis for Interstate 30, Central
Expressway (U.S. 75), the I-35 and State Highway 199 corridors, and other
projects. In 1987 Noble went to work in the Central Design Office of the Fort
Worth District, where she did geometric design and environmental work for
transportation improvement projects. This was followed by a move to the El Paso
District, where she did similar work. While in El Paso, she was involved with
the development and implementation of the El Paso Texas Alliance for Minorities
in Engineering (TAME). She continued her involvement in TAME when she moved to
Austin, serving as a board member. Noble chairs and serves on the University
of Texas at Arlington Engineering Advisory Board. She has also served on the
Texas Transportation Institute Advisory Council. Noble represents TxDOT at
several national transportation forums. She was a member of the Committee on
Environmental Analysis of the Transportation Research Board. Noble is also a
member of the Standing Committee on the Environment of the American Association
of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). She chaired and
continues her involvement in the Environmental Process Subcommittee; currently
chairs the Natural Systems and Ecological Communities Subcommittee; and serves
on the Air Quality Subcommittee of AASHTO-SCOE. Noble also is on the Advisory
Board of the AASHTO Center for Environmental Excellence. She is also involved
in the Texas Good Roads/Transportation Association, Executive Women in Texas
Government, the National Society of Professional Engineers, the Texas Society of
Professional Engineers, the Nature Conservancy, and WTS: Advancing Women in
Transportation. Noble has instructed courses on highway design and environment
in transportation project development throughout her TxDOT career. Noble
earned her bachelor's degree in civil engineering at the University of Texas at
Arlington. She is a licensed professional engineer. A Fort Worth native, Noble
and her husband, Michael, have a son, Michael Andrew. |
