Our Staff

Leadership, administration, and communications

 

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Calvin Gladney (he/him/his)
President and CEO
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Eric Cova (he/him/his)
Director of Communications
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Iman Mekonen (she/her/hers)
Communications Associate
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Celine Okoh (she/her/hers)
Director of Finance and Administration
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Tiffany Smith (she/her/hers)
Senior Executive Assistant
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Jeran Wiebke (he/him)
Office Manager

Land use and development

 

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Katharine Burgess(she/her/hers)
Vice President, Land Use and Development
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Jordan Howard
Economic Development Specialist

Jared Klukas
Associate, Land Use and Development
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Jair Lynch
President, LOCUS
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Jeri Mintzer
Assistant Vice President, Economic Development
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Evelyn Mitchell (she/her/hers)
Senior Manager, Coalitions and Outreach
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Michael Rodriguez
Director, Research (visiting)

Toccarra Nicole Thomas (she/her/hers)
Director, Land Use and Development
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Megan Wright (she/her/hers)
Associate, Economic Development

Jamie Zouras (she/her/hers)
Program Manager, Land Use and Development
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Transportation and thriving communities

 

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Beth Osborne (she/her/hers)
Director, Transportation for America
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Michael Brenneis
Senior Associate, State Smart Transportation Initiative
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Courtney Cole (she/her/hers)
Program Associate,
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Steve Davis
Assistant Vice President, Transportation Strategy
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Abigail Grimminger (she/her/hers)
Communications Associate
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Mae Hanzlik (she/her/hers)
Senior Program Manager
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Stephen Coleman Kenny (he/him/his)
Policy Associate, Transportation for America
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Megan Link (she/her/hers)
Senior Associate, State Smart Transportation Initiative

Marian Liou (she/her/hers)
Director, Arts and Culture

Chris McCahill
Director, State Smart Transportation Initiative
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Benito Pérez (he/him/his)
Policy Director, Transportation for America
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Chris Rall (he/him/his)
Outreach Director, Transportation for America
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Corrigan Salerno (he/him/his)
Policy Associate, Transportation for America

Heidi Simon (she/her/hers)
Director, Thriving Communities
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The Hon. John Robert Smith
Senior Policy Advisor
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Anushka Thakkar (she/her/hers)
Program Manager,Thriving Communities
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Aaron Westling
Senior Associate, State Smart Transportation Initiative (SSTI)
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Giancarlo Valdetaro (he/him/his)
Policy and Outreach Associate, Transportation for America
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Ebony Venson (she/her/hers)
Program Associate,
Thriving Communities
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