In this episode we talk about everything from bugs, to grasses, self-driving snowplows, and transforming an organization based on the work of a shame researcher. Dawn Hood is an Associate Director at the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota. While her focus area is Development and Finance, her background is in structural engineering. Her path has taken a very different turn than she originally planned while earning her engineering degree and becoming a professional engineer. Dawn and I met nearly twenty years ago as part of the second cohort of women to go through the national WTS Leadership Program. Since that time, Dawn has led major initiatives, progressed through the ranks at the Center for Transportation Studies, chaired committees at TRB, and balanced it all with being a wife and mother. Dawn’s journey also encompasses engaging in a transformational change initiative based on the work of Dr. Brene Brown.