ELECTED Region 7 Director
Aaron Frits, P.E., F.ASCE, ENV SP, Region 7 Society Director, is GBA’s Principal in Transportation in Lenexa, KS.
Aaron oversees Project Delivery and Talent Management for the Transportation Market of GBA across offices in Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Texas. He also serves as a Project and Client Manager for various entities, including the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) and cities within the Kansas City Metro. He most recently served as Roadway Manager for the US-69 Design Build project in Overland Park, KS. In addition to his role with GBA, Aaron serves as an adjunct instructor at the University of Kansas, teaching Advanced Highway Design since 2019.
Aaron has 23 years of experience in Roadway Design, serving as both project manager and subject matter expert in Geometric Design. His projects have ranged in construction costs from $5,000 to over $500 million. Prior to joining GBA in 2019, Aaron spent 17 years with KDOT in the Bureau of Roadway Design, with his last role as a Road Design Leader managing over 40 highway projects with a total construction budget of over $1 billion dollars.
During his tenure at KDOT, Aaron was very active in local and national research, serving on several NCHRP panels, both as panel member and chair. He considers the highlight of his DOT career his membership on the AASHTO Technical Committee of Geometric Design, where he was co-author of Chapter 9: Intersections, of "A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, 2018 Edition", better known as the Greenbook.
Aaron has served in a variety of roles with ASCE, including as Past President for both the Kansas Section and Kansas Section Younger Member Group, a former Region 7 Governor, and Chair of the Leader Training Committee. He was awarded the 2023 Engineer of the Year from the ASCE Kansas Section. He continues to serve as a Student Practitioner Advisor for the University of Kansas Student Chapter, and as a corresponding member for the Leader Training Committee. Aaron is also a member of WTS, and KSPE/NSPE.
Aaron received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering at Iowa State University and his master’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Kansas. He and his wife Jennifer Tucker, Attorney and Director of Legal Services for Prosci, Inc., have 5 children, along with their two dogs Maddie and Walter. They reside in Lawrence, Kansas.