Speakers

Keynote Speaker

Larry Kraft
Minnesota State Representative

In 2023, Representative Kraft was a key player in passing Minnesota’s historic and forward-looking transportation legislation, which is poised to transform transportation in the state’. The package, which marks Minnesota’s largest transportation bill since 2008, includes innovative funding mechanisms like linking the state gas tax to inflation, and introducing a new sales tax dedicated to transit improvements. Perhaps the most far-reaching new policy, which Rep. Kraft authored, requires Minnesota’s Department of Transportation to offset any increases in greenhouse gasses or vehicle miles traveled caused by a highway expansion. In referring to this new law, Heatmap said “the state that is leading the nation in innovative transportation policy, however, is Minnesota.” With over 25 years in the high-tech industry and leadership in a national climate policy nonprofit, Rep. Kraft brings a wealth of experience to the Minnesota Legislature, where he represents St. Louis Park, an inner ring Minneapolis suburb. Known as a climate champion, he is committed to listening and prioritizing community input and collaboration to tackle the complex issues facing his district and state.

Charlene McGee
Director, Multnomah County Health Department Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion

Ms. Charlene McGee leads the Prevention and Health Promotion Unit at the Multnomah County Health Department, directing initiatives in chronic disease prevention and health promotion. She oversees federally funded grant programs targeting adolescent health, violence prevention, and racial and ethnic health disparities, with a particular emphasis on social determinants such as nutrition and the built environment. This includes implementing policies and activities to establish activity-friendly routes connecting pedestrian, bicycle, or transit transportation networks to everyday destinations.

Featured Speakers

Representative Susan McLain
Co-Chair Joint Committee on Transportation

Representative Susan McLain is a lifelong Oregonian who spent over 40 years as a high school teacher and speech and debate coach. She served as a Metro Councilor for 16 years and joined the State Legislature in 2015. Representative McLain is the Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Transportation, Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on the Interstate 5 Bridge, a member of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means, Co-Chair of the Interim Joint Education Appropriations Committee, a member of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Education, and of the House Committee on Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.

Alicia Chapman
ODOT Oregon Transportation Commissioner

Alicia was appointed by Governor Kotek in 2023 to serve on the Oregon Transportation Commission. She is the owner and CEO of Willamette Technical Fabricators, a Portland-based structural metals manufacturing company focused on transportation and clean energy infrastructure. Prior to founding the company in 2020 she led R&D projects for major transportation manufacturers Daimler, Boeing, and Vigor; worked as an NSF-funded researcher at Portland State University’s Institute for Sustainability Solutions; and led economic development projects for the US Agency for International Development overseas.

Juan Carlos Gonzales — Juan Carlos González
Metro Councilor District 4 | Chair of Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation

Juan Carlos González (he, him, his) joined the Metro Council in 2019, representing the northern urban areas of Washington County on the Metro Council, including Beaverton, Bethany, Aloha, Bonny Slope, Raleigh Hills, West Slope, Cedar Mill and Cedar Hills, Hillsboro, Cornelius and Forest Grove. Councilor González began his term in 2019; his current term expires Jan. 3, 2027. Born in Forest Grove, raised in Cornelius, and now living in Beaverton, Juan Carlos is a first-generation American and son of Mexican immigrants. Juan Carlos graduated as a valedictorian at Forest Grove High School and earned a degree in economics and government from Georgetown University. After college, Juan Carlos returned to Washington County to join Centro Cultural de Washington County, a nonprofit that works with local Latino families to promote economic opportunities, education and wellbeing. Today he is the organization’s Chief Strategy Officer, helping guide long-term growth strategies and partnerships. Juan Carlos is committed to improving the lives of all residents of Washington County with his work on the Metro Council, working on housing, homelessness, transportation, climate and job-creation initiatives. Juan Carlos primary responsibilities include chairing Metro’s Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation and serving on statewide Transportation boards. Juan Carlos serves on a number of boards including UnidosUS, the largest non-profit Latino advocacy organization in the United States.

Ashton Simpson
Metro Councilor District 1

Metro Councilor Ashton Simpson is a proud East County resident, nonprofit executive, community activist and advocate, veteran, father, Portland State University alum and a committed public servant. Living in East Multnomah County, he has seen firsthand how this growing part of the region has been overlooked – in investments in walkable and safe neighborhoods, transportation infrastructure, jobs, educational opportunities, housing for all incomes and addressing the issues of homelessness. Councilor Simpson is proud to represent the Metro Council and Metro region on a number of committees and boards including the Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT). Prior to joining the Metro Council, and as a part of a coalition of transportation advocates, Councilor Simpson helped secure $185 million to transform 82nd Avenue into a safer corridor for our kids, seniors and neighbors. Too many pedestrians, motorists and cyclists have been killed or injured over the years. No one should feel that they risk their life to get to work, school or the store. Improved sidewalks, crossings, lighting and ADA ramps will soon transform this major corridor. As the former executive director of Oregon Walks, Councilor Simpson led a dynamic organization that is removing barriers and enhancing neighborhood livability and safety. This work is making a real difference in people’s lives, especially in historically underserved communities. Councilor Simpson also served as chair of PBOT’s Fixing Our Streets Oversight Committee, The Roselane Project, Metro’s Local Investment Team, I-5 Bridge Replacement Program, and ODOT Region 1 Area Commission on Transportation. As your Metro Councilor, Ashton will continue to make sidewalks and crossings safe for our kids and all pedestrians and cyclists.

Millicent Williams
Director, Portland Bureau of Transportation

Millicent Williams is a career public servant and graduate of Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University’s School of Business and Industry in Tallahassee, FL. Throughout her career she has demonstrated a strong commitment to providing meaningful service to the residents, businesses, and visitors of every jurisdiction she has worked in. Her desire to serve and ensure equitable distribution of critical resources and services is exemplified by her work in communities across the U.S., throughout the Caribbean, in western, central, and southern Africa, and in southern India. Her passion, however, is to connect with and serve local communities, demonstrating how their government can (and does) work to serve their interests. Millicent is a five-time mayoral appointee, having served as agency director or senior executive for three separate agencies under three consecutive Washington, D.C. mayors. Previous leadership roles include Executive Director of Serve DC – The Mayor’s Office on Volunteerism and Partnerships; President/CEO of the DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation; and Director of the DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency. Millicent is a five-time mayoral appointee, having served as agency director or senior executive for three separate agencies under three consecutive Washington, D.C. mayors. Previous leadership roles include Executive Director of Serve DC – The Mayor’s Office on Volunteerism and Partnerships; President/CEO of the DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation; and Director of the DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency. While living in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, she supported community growth at the City of Glenn Heights working in various roles in emergency management, parks planning, and community engagement. Millicent rejoined PBOT in the summer of 2023 after managing PBOT’s Capital Delivery division from 2017 to 2020, then serving as PBOT Deputy Director until May 2021. After her years at PBOT, Millicent served as Otak’s Oregon/SW Washington Regional Director for the Public Sector and as Corporate Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Millicent lives in Portland and is the proud mother of a 24-year-old son, Ethan. Ethan was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome in early childhood. Since then, Millicent has created solutions to ensure her son—and families struggling with being classified as other-abled—mature into full, independent members of society. Her experience with her son has also influenced the way she manages teams and structures her work.

Sarah Hutson
Senior Policy Analyst, City of Bend

Sarah Hutson spearheads impactful policy initiatives out of Bend, Oregon’s City Manager’s Office to support City Council goals. She serves as project manager for the City’s System Development Charge Methodology Update and Transportation Fee projects, as well as helped the City secure over $20M in grant funds for transportation projects that enhance connectivity and pedestrian and bicyclist access. Prior to joining the City, Sarah was a communication and behavior change strategist for Deschutes County Public Health and played a key role in boosting vaccine confidence and uptake in the region during the COVID pandemic. Sarah’s prior experience includes leading social science-driven research programs for wide-ranging clients, from utilities to state tourism commissions to Fortune 500 companies, to better understand the people they serve.

Talia Jacobson
Senior Planner, Portland Office Director, Toole Design

Talia helps communities grow into places where people can meet their daily needs without having to driving alone. Her 15 year career in transportation spans urban and rural communities across the U.S., bringing a focus on equity, safety, and accessibility to projects ranging from local trails to interstate bridges. Talia came to planning from prior work with survivors of housing instability and intergenerational trauma, who taught her how access to transportation determines access to life-saving resources.

State Rep Khanh Pham — Khanh Pham
State Representative, Oregon House District 46

The daughter of Vietnamese refugees, Rep Khanh Pham was a former bus organizer-in-training with the Bus Riders Union in Los Angeles. She was a founding leader and spokesperson for the Portland Clean Energy Fund, and as a legislator, she has passed groundbreaking climate legislation grounded in environmental justice. As a member of the Joint Committee on Transportation, she’s dedicated to ensuring that the state’s transportation investments are aligned with the state’s values and priorities of safety, maintenance, equity, and climate action.

Andrew Theen
Politics and Government Editor at OPB

Andrew Theen returned to OPB as politics and government editor in April 2023. Longtime listeners may remember him from his first tenure at the news organization from 2006 to 2008. Theen worked at The Oregonian from 2012 to 2023. While at The Oregonian, he covered everything from the city of Hillsboro to Portland City Hall to transportation and the environment. He was the podcasts editor at The Oregonian from 2021 until leaving the paper. While at The Oregonian, Theen’s work received awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Best in the West, Society of American Business Editors and Writers and other journalism entities. He grew up in Medford and graduated from the University of Oregon. Theen received his master’s degree in public affairs journalism from Northwestern University.

Brian Worley
County Road Program Director, Oregon Association of Counties

Brian has over a decade of experience in state and local government. Prior to joining AOC, Brian served as the public information officer for Portland Mayor Charlie Hales. Brian has worked in numerous positions in the Oregon State Senate, including leadership staff roles in the Senate Majority Office. One of Brian’s proudest moments working for the State Senate was as Redistricting Coordinator providing technical mapping support in the successful bipartisan passage of Oregon’s legislatively adopted redistricting maps in 2011.

Expert Presenters

MaryJo Andersen
Transportation Planner, Multnomah County

Adam Argo
AICP, Principal Planner, Oregon Department of Transportation

Cameron Bennett
Transportation Analyst, Kittelson and Associates

Jenna Berman
Active Transportation Liaison, ODOT Region 2

Peyton Blackwell

Safe Routes to School Coordinator, bike works by p:ear

Jack Blashchishen
Safe Routes to School Coordinator, Springfield Public Schools

Sydney Cape
Programs Specialist, Alta Planning + Design

Wes Charley
Fare Programs Manager, TriMet

Chris Cheng
Active Transportation Liaison, ODOT Region 4

Shoshana Cohen
Intergovernmental, Resources, and Policy Affairs Manager, Portland Bureau of Transportation

Theresa Conley
Principal Planner, Oregon Department of Transportation

Chris Corral
MURP/MPH Candidate, Portland State University

Erin David
Senior Transportation Planner, Parametrix

Camilla Dartnell
Senior Transportation Engineer & Planner, Kittelson and Associates

Michael Espinoza
Transportation Demand Management Specialist, Portland Bureau of Transportation

Nick Falbo
Senior Integrated Mobility Consultant - North America, Mobycon

Ryan Farncomb
Oregon/Idaho Transportation Division Manager, Parametrix

Madeline Feig
Program Manager, Transportation Wallet: Access for All, City of Portland

Ingrid Fish
Transportation Decarbonization Policy Analyst, Oregon Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, City of Portland

Brendan Finn
Director, Urban Mobility Office, Oregon Department of Transportation

Gui Fonseca
Youth Engagement Coordinator, Portland Bureau of Transportation

Gena Gastaldi
Pedestrian Realm Coordinator, Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT)

Josh Goldfarb
Co-Founder & Director, Shift Community Cycles

Ozzie Gonzalez
Trimet Board President, District 2 Representative

Nick Herrera

Debt & Financial Analysis Program Manager, Oregon Department of Transportation

Jessica Horning
Statewide Trails Planner, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

Franklin Jones
CEO/Founder, B-Line Urban Delivery

Carol Kachadoorian
Executive Director of dblTilde CORE, Inc.

Ryan Krueger
Project Manager, Washington County

Sarah Mazze
Safe Routes to School Coordinator, Eugene School District 4J

John MacArthur
Sustainable Transportation Program Manager, TREC at Portland State University

Katie Mangle
Principal and NW Region Leader at Alta Planning + Design

Emily Mannisto-Meyers
Transportation Planner, Parametrix

Mike McCarthy
Engineer, City of Tualatin

Janis McDonald
Safe Routes to School Manager, Portland Bureau of Transportation

Abra McNair
Capital Project Manager, Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT)

Stephen McWilliams
Civil Engineer II, Multnomah County

Bill Meyer, PhD
Engineer (retired), Secretary, Oregon Electric Vehicle Association

Cody Meyer
Land Use and Transportation Planner, Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development

Tom Mills
Service Planning Director, TriMet

Eddie Montejo
Senior Planner, Parametrix

Hannah Morrison
Transportation Planner II, New Mobility & Electrification, Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT)

Megan Moser
Outreach Coordinator, bike works by p:ear

Dan O'Neil — Dan O’Neil
Data Scientist/Transit Data Engineer, Korbato

Miles Pengilly
State Government Affairs Manager, TriMet

Xao Posadas

Construction Program Manager, Safe Routes to School

Sarah Pullman
Transportation Planner, New Mobility & Electrification, Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT)

Greg Raisman
Public Realm and Street Activation Coordinator, Portland Bureau of Transportation

Chris Rall
Outreach Director, Transportation for America

Carly Rice
Planner, City of Gresham Urban Design + Planning

Mallorie Roberts
Legislative Affairs Director, Association of Oregon Counties

Josh Roll
Data Scientist and Research Coordinator, Oregon's Department of Transportation

Katherine Rose
Communications and Engagement Coordinator, Depave

Betsy Reuf — Betsy Ruef
Community Engagement Coordinator, City of Tualatin

Meaghan Russell
Safe Routes to School Education Coordinator, Portland Bureau of Transportation

Justin Sandoval
Community Outreach Manager, Cascadia Mobility

Shelby Sauer
Project & Administrative Coordinator, Commute Options

Gary Shaff
Co-Chair, Streets for Everyone, Ashland Climate Collaborative

Katie Selin
Associate Planner, Alta Planning + Design

Sophia Semensky
Transportation Planning, Kittelson

John Serra
Senior Coordinator for Local Government Affairs, TriMet

Megan Shull
Rural Lane County Safe Routes to School Coordinator, Lane Council of Governments

Hermanus Steyn
Senior Principal Engineer, Kittelson and Associates

Jeri Stroupe
Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Coordinator, Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT)

Alan Thompson
Program Manager, Oregon Community Paths

Victor Trillo, Jr.
Program Coordinator, The PATHfinder Club

Jillian Trinkaus
Statewide Intercity Network Coordinator, ODOT Public Transportation Division

Dyami Valentine
Principal Transportation Planner, Washington County’s Department of Land Use & Transportation

Drusilla van Hengel, PhD
Principal & Active Transportation and Safety Sector Co-Lead, Nelson/Nygaard

JC Vannatta
Executive Director of Public Affairs. Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet)

Adam Zucker
Principal, Zucker Engineering & Design

Ted Labbe
Co-Director of Finance and Partnerships, Depave

MaryJo Andersen

Transportation Planner, Multnomah County

MaryJo Andersen is delighted to be a transportation planner for Multnomah County and has served as a SRTS coordinator since 2018. She has a varied background in teaching, zoology, and feral cats – or is it teaching zoology and feral cats?!

Adam Argo

AICP, Principal Planner, Oregon Department of Transportation

Adam Argo, AICP is a Principal Planner in the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Transportation Planning Unit, and leads the development, refinement, and implementation of statewide multi-modal transportation plans, policies, and strategies. Adam acted as agency project manager for ODOT’s recently completed update to the Oregon Transportation Plan. He has 25 years of transportation and land use planning experience in both the public and private sectors, is a certified planner through the American Planning Association, and holds a B.A. in Political Science and Master’s in Urban Planning, both from the University of Kansas.

Cameron Bennett

Transportation Analyst, Kittelson and Associates

Cameron Bennett is a Transportation Analyst with Kittelson and Associates, a recent master’s graduate of Portland State University, and a cycling advocate. As a graduate student, his research and advocacy centered on e-bikes and the policies that can be used to support their uptake. He has continued this work as a transportation professional, providing clients with recommendations for how to incorporate this emerging mode of transportation in their policies, designs, and visions

Jenna Berman

Active Transportation Liaison, ODOT Region 2

Jenna Berman has been with ODOT for over eight years. Before taking on her current role as Active Transportation Liaison, she worked in Colorado for eight years doing bicycle education, advocacy, and policy work. In her current role, she works with communities and citizens throughout a very large region – helping them to learn more about designing projects for all modes of transportation and, most importantly, she helps them to figure out how to get these projects funded.

Peyton Blackwell

Safe Routes to School Coordinator, bike works by p:ear

Peyton is a Safe Routes to School Coordinator with bike works by p:ear, serving East Multnomah County, providing educational opportunities for children to learn how to safely navigate the roads as a pedestrian and cyclist. Peyton also hosts active transportation related events, such as bike rodeos and walk + roll to school days to get kids informed and excited about alternative types of transit!

Jack Blashchishen

Safe Routes to School Coordinator, Springfield Public Schools

Jack Blashchishen (pronounced “Bluh-SHE-shin) is the Safe Routes to School Coordinator for Springfield Public Schools since August 2022. He was born in Uzbekistan in the 90s in what had formerly been the Soviet Union. He immigrated to the US as a child, growing up in a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Portland. His immigrant upbringing informs how he relates to his students, including many who come from different countries.

Will Bradley

Volunteer, OpenStreetMap

Will is a programmer, map enthusiast, and makerspace co-founder who has contributed GIS data to OpenStreetMap and code to Organic Maps. He’s made a habit of working with GIS departments, entrepreneurs, and NGOs to produce tangible, rapid, pragmatic results.

Sydney Cape

Programs Specialist, Alta Planning + Design

Sydney Cape is an Oregon native who has worked with nonprofits and government agencies for to nearly a decade to promote transportation options. Sydney received her Bachelor’s degree in Planning, Public Policy, and Management from the University of Oregon and a Graduate Certificate in Transportation from Portland State University. As a member of Alta’s Programs team, Sydney encourages active transportation through education, marketing, and other programs intended to change behavior. Outside of work, Sydney loves to travel and experience the transportation systems other cities have to offer – the more modes the merrier!

Alicia Chapman

ODOT Oregon Transportation Commissioner

Alicia was appointed by Governor Kotek in 2023 to serve on the Oregon Transportation Commission. She is the owner and CEO of Willamette Technical Fabricators, a Portland-based structural metals manufacturing company focused on transportation and clean energy infrastructure. Prior to founding the company in 2020 she led R&D projects for major transportation manufacturers Daimler, Boeing, and Vigor; worked as an NSF-funded researcher at Portland State University’s Institute for Sustainability Solutions; and led economic development projects for the US Agency for International Development overseas.

Wes Charley

Fare Programs Manager, TriMet

Prior to joining TriMet, Wes had multiple leadership roles at Oregon Department of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority. One of his key learnings during that time was that an individual’s self-sufficiency is heavily influenced by a person’s access to three critical things; housing, healthcare and transportation. This understanding and his desire to help others led him to his role as the Fare Programs Manager for TriMet, first overseeing the income-qualified Honored Citizen program that launched in 2018, and eventually taking on the various grant, high school and employer programs at TriMet.

Chris Cheng

Active Transportation Liaison, ODOT Region 4

Chris Cheng is trying to live his best life out in beautiful Bend, Oregon. He has been with the Oregon Department of Transportation for the last 8 years and works as the Active Transportation Liaison in Central Oregon, which allows him to pursue his purpose of creating more livable and equitable communities and a better world by reimagining how our roads and highways can be built to focus on the safe and convenient movement of people.

Shoshana Cohen

Intergovernmental, Resources, and Policy Affairs Manager, Portland Bureau of Transportation

Shoshana Cohen has been with the Portland Bureau of Transportation for almost ten years. She has worked in a variety of roles related to intergovernmental policy and revenue development to achieve transportation system goals around mobility, safety, climate, equity and asset management. Shoshana holds a Masters of Urban Planning and Policy and held previous positions in non-profit management after starting her career as a Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal. A member of PBOT’s Executive Team, Shoshana has enjoyed grappling with complex pricing and funding challenges and hopes to help chart a path toward a more stable, sustainable and equitable transportation funding future.

Theresa Conley

Principal Planner, Oregon Department of Transportation

Theresa Conley is a Principal Planner with the Oregon Department of Transportation where she
leads implementation of the Climate-Friendly and Equitable Communities program. Theresa has
a long history of public service including managing the Albany Area Metropolitan Planning
Organization, serving as both an Americorps and a Peace Corps Volunteer and working on a
local Park District maintenance crew. Theresa has a Masters of Community Planning from the
University of Cincinnati. When she’s not at work you can usually find Theresa exploring the
Corvallis area on bike, building out her new garden, trail running or climbing mountains.

Chris Corral

MURP/MPH Candidate, Portland State University

I am passionate about ensuring all communities have access to safe, convenient, and healthy options for active transportation.

Erin David

Senior Transportation Planner, Parametrix

Erin is a transportation planner at Parametrix, focused on improving the safety and comfort of transportation systems in communities across the country. With a background in active transportation planning and data analysis, she approaches each project with an emphasis on helping our most vulnerable road users get to the places they need to go.

Camilla Dartnell

Senior Transportation Engineer & Planner, Kittelson and Associates

Camilla Dartnell is a senior transportation engineer and planner at Kittelson and Associates and the Vice President of the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP). She specializes in using area-wide data analysis to help inform priority locations for walking, biking, and safety improvements, then developing implementable concepts for these priority locations. Camilla pairs her personal experiences as a regular pedestrian and bicyclist with her research, planning, and engineering background and thoughtful community engagement to develop multimodal solutions. Outside of work, you can find Camilla gardening or enjoying this pacific northwest wonderland.

Michael Espinoza

Transportation Demand Management Specialist, Portland Bureau of Transportation

Michael Espinoza is a TDM Programs Specialist on the Active Transportation and Safety team at the Portland Bureau of Transportation. He leads programming that helps people drive less and use active and shared modes more. He has worked on a wide range of projects including: Transportation Wallet, SmartTrips New Movers, Portland by Cycle, Open Streets events, and designed culturally focused campaigns like Loteria Go.

Nick Falbo

Senior Integrated Mobility Consultant - North America, Mobycon

Nick is an urban transportation planner specializing in the design of transportation networks, spaces for people and multimodal complete streets. Nick contributed to and illustrated the NACTO Urban Bikeway Design guide, and helped popularize the Protected Intersection for Bicyclists design concept in the US. As part of PBOT’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Nick shaped the development of the bureaus Outdoor Dining Program and Street Plaza Program to reclaim streets for people. He carries a passion for innovation, experimentation and creative problem solving. He is a dynamic public speaker with experience training the current and next generation of professionals. His cross-cutting experience in private and public sectors provides insights into client needs and political realities for effective on the ground implementation.

Ryan Farncomb

Oregon/Idaho Transportation Division Manager, Parametrix

Ryan Farncomb is a transportation planner and leads the Oregon/Idaho transportation division at Parametrix. Based out of Portland, Ryan has worked with communities large and small across Oregon and southwest Washington to rethink urban arterials and find creative ways of improving cycling, walking, and transit.

Eric Fosgard

Owner/CEO, Tulips Transit

Eric Fosgard (he,him) is the owner and CEO of Tulips Transit, a company that leverages a variety of modern technologies to support transit delivery – that is moving people and parcels together using existing transit networks. Tulips Transit’s goals are to enhance transit with superior service, to reduce CO2 and the number of trucks on our streets. His prior work with ODOT included surveying, roadway design, CAD design, and construction. He worked on many bike projects in the gorge on the Historic Columbia River highway.

Madeline Feig

Program Manager, Transportation Wallet: Access for All, City of Portland

Madeline Feig (she/her) is the program coordinator for the City of Portland’s Transportation Wallet: Access for All program, providing free transportation benefits to Portlanders living on low incomes. Madeline has a multifaceted background in transportation demand management (TDM), public engagement, and communications, with roles including managing programs at Commute Seattle, coordinating stakeholder involvement and strategic communications for a USDOT project with Jacobs, and managing client accounts for Luum, a TDM enterprise software solution. Madeline is passionate about equitable mobility solutions that allow people of all ages and abilities to move safely, access opportunities, and connect with one another.

Ingrid Fish

Transportation Decarbonization Policy Analyst, Oregon Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, City of Portland

Ingrid Fish (she/her) has 19 years of experience working for the City of Portland. She develops strategic policy to decarbonize Portland’s transportation sector and increase equitable access to low-carbon transportation modes including walking, biking, transit, shared and electric vehicle use. Her recent and current projects include developing EV-Ready requirements for Portland new construction buildings, increasing EV access to residents of existing multifamily buildings, greening the City’s fleet vehicles, reducing carbon emissions from the freight sector, increasing the use of clean and shared transportation options, and increasing the amount of publicly accessible EV charging infrastructure in Portland.

Brendan Finn

Director, Urban Mobility Office, Oregon Department of Transportation

Director of ODOT’s Urban Mobility Office, Brendan has been in this role since March of 2020. Prior to that, he served as Transportation Policy Advisor to Oregon Governor Kate Brown and spent 13 years as Chief of Staff to Portland City Commissioner Dan Saltzman. Brendan has a Masters Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Portland State University.

Gui Fonseca

Youth Engagement Coordinator, Portland Bureau of Transportation

Gui Fonseca is a Youth Engagement Coordinator at the Portland Bureau of Transportation. His main purpose is to engage with high school aged youth and bring their voices and minds into planning and designing the future of our streets and transportation systems. In his free time, he enjoys riding bikes, running, hiking, camping, watching soccer and eating lots of food.

Gena Gastaldi

Pedestrian Realm Coordinator, Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT)

Gena Gastaldi is the Pedestrian Realm Coordinator in PBOT’s Complete Streets Section. As a Pedestrian Coordinator on the Complete Streets team, she focuses on incorporating multimodal design and policy into all aspects of transportation planning, with a particular focus on the pedestrian experience. Prior to PBOT, Gena worked as a transportation planner in the private sector. Gena has a Bachelor of Science in Architecture and Masters in Urban and Regional Planning, both from Portland State University.

Josh Goldfarb

Co-Founder & Director, Shift Community Cycles

Co-Founder and Director of Shift Community Cycles Josh’s passions are bicycles and how they can be used to empower others. His priority is positive community and cultural impact through local collaboration.

Juan Carlos González

Metro Councilor District 4 | Chair of Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation

Juan Carlos González (he, him, his) joined the Metro Council in 2019, representing the northern urban areas of Washington County on the Metro Council, including Beaverton, Bethany, Aloha, Bonny Slope, Raleigh Hills, West Slope, Cedar Mill and Cedar Hills, Hillsboro, Cornelius and Forest Grove. Councilor González began his term in 2019; his current term expires Jan. 3, 2027. Born in Forest Grove, raised in Cornelius, and now living in Beaverton, Juan Carlos is a first-generation American and son of Mexican immigrants. Juan Carlos graduated as a valedictorian at Forest Grove High School and earned a degree in economics and government from Georgetown University. After college, Juan Carlos returned to Washington County to join Centro Cultural de Washington County, a nonprofit that works with local Latino families to promote economic opportunities, education and wellbeing. Today he is the organization’s Chief Strategy Officer, helping guide long-term growth strategies and partnerships. Juan Carlos is committed to improving the lives of all residents of Washington County with his work on the Metro Council, working on housing, homelessness, transportation, climate and job-creation initiatives. Juan Carlos primary responsibilities include chairing Metro’s Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation and serving on statewide Transportation boards. Juan Carlos serves on a number of boards including UnidosUS, the largest non-profit Latino advocacy organization in the United States.

Ozzie Gonzalez

Trimet Board President, District 2 Representative

Ozzie is a life-long learner, an environmental scientist, an architecture professional, a land use policy wonk, and an artist. Through his solo practice business based in Portland, P3 Consulting, Ozzie helps businesses, government agencies, and non-profits implement innovative strategies that address the triple bottom line. Ozzie is also the Board President of our region’s transit agency—Trimet. By day, you can find Ozzie borrowing Wifi at a local cafe and, by night, performing on a stage.

Nick Herrera

Debt & Financial Analysis Program Manager, Oregon Department of Transportation

Nick has served as ODOT’s Debt & Financial Analysis Program Manager since November 2021. Prior to that, he spent 3 years in ODOT’s Government Relations office, after holding various positions at the Oregon Legislature. Nick has a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Concordia University, and a Bachelors Degree in Public Policy and Administration from Western Oregon University.

Jessica Horning

Statewide Trails Planner, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

Jessica Horning is a professional walking/biking infrastructure nerd. As the Trails Planner at Oregon Parks and Recreation Department she supports development of multi-jurisdictional projects like the Oregon Coast Trail as well as trails in the 250+ State Parks across Oregon.Through her work at OPRD and previously at ODOT, Jessica hopes to provide opportunities for people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds to get where they’re going and enjoy the great outdoors at the same time.

Franklin Jones

CEO/Founder, B-Line Urban Delivery

Franklin Jones (he/him) spearheads a pioneering company offering flexible warehousing and last-mile logistics solutions. Utilizing electric-assist freight tricycles since 2009 to move goods for companies large and small, B-Line is transforming the delivery landscape. With a background in education, community, and sustainability, Franklin’s journey from history and environmental studies at Bowdoin College to a 13,000-mile bicycle trip around the world to teaching sixth graders has shaped his commitment to building a triple bottom line business model. Recognized as a champion of the B-Corp movement, Franklin envisions utilizing business as a force for creating more livable and sustainable communities worldwide.

Carol Kachadoorian

Executive Director of dblTilde CORE, Inc.

Carol’s work focuses on mobility and wellness for older adults. She developed a typology of older adults physical activity, which she sees as part of a three-legged stool that includes Person-Environment Fit Theory and Life-Space Mobility Assessments. Carol runs the non-profit dblTilde CORE, Inc., and is a Research Associate with the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI). MTI published her pioneering work, Cycling past 50: A Closer Look into the World of Older Cyclists (Year 3 Survey and Year 4 Survey), and hosts the 50+ Cycling Survey Year 5. With a long career in public transportation and active transportation, Carol has a breadth of knowledge and expertise in transportation planning and operations, working at both the city and regional levels, including school and community-based active transportation plans, and older adult mobility.

Ryan Krueger

Project Manager, Washington County

Ryan has served as a project manager and urban planner in communities across the Western United States, where he has spearheaded innovative responses to transportation planning, sustainable development, and community building. He currently holds the title of Project Manager for the Capital Project Services division of the Washington County Department of Land Use and Transportation. Ryan spends his days designing and building pedestrian and multimodal infrastructure projects. He is passionate about sustainable community design, and he is currently leading the push toward a low carbon future for constructing County transportation project. When he isn’t working, Ryan likes enjoying the amenities of Portland with his wife and pets or spending time on the hiking and biking trails around the state.

Sarah Mazze

Safe Routes to School Coordinator, Eugene School District 4J

Sarah Mazze manages the Safe Routes to School program for Eugene School District 4J. She has served on the Lane Area Commission on Transportation, the City of Eugene’s Sustainability Commission, and the City of Eugene Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. She has worked at the intersection of community and climate change for the last 20 years and finds the active transportation field to be the most satisfying and fun way to go about it!

John MacArthur

Sustainable Transportation Program Manager, TREC at Portland State University

John MacArthur (he/him) is active in research related to sustainable and equitable transportation, particularly in the areas of emerging technologies, e-bikes, bike share, transit, and the relationship between transportation and public health. He co-founded the Light Electric Vehicle Education and Research (LEVER) Institute and is the co-chair of the SAE Powered Micromobility Committee. He received his BS in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University and a MS in Environmental Health Sciences from the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan.

Katie Mangle

Principal and NW Region Leader at Alta Planning + Design

Katie Mangle, Principal in Alta Planning + Design’s Portland office since 2014, has dedicated her 25-year career to working with public agencies to integrate equitable and sustainable transportation into policy and capital projects. She leads Alta’s Sustainability + Climate Strategic Initiative, and holds a master’s degree in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Emily Mannisto-Meyers

Transportation Planner, Parametrix

Emily Mannisto-Meyers (she/her) is a Transportation Planner at Parametrix with a focus in trails, active transportation, and corridor redevelopment. In this role, Emily has worked on a diverse array of transportation projects, from developing Transportation System Plans, to conducting a feasibility study on Mobility Hubs, to analyzing the impacts of transportation projects on greenhouse gas reduction. Above all, Emily is passionate about the planning, development, and stewardship of both long-distance and local community trails. Emily moved to Portland after thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2014, and is deeply grateful to be able to work on the trails that she loves. Outside of work, Emily can be found mountaineering, rock climbing, bike touring, and running along the beautiful trails of the Pacific Northwest.

Mike McCarthy

Engineer, City of Tualatin

Mike has a couple decades of experience planning, designing, building, and managing road, water, sewer, storm, and transportation systems. His desire is to wisely use taxpayer resources providing the infrastructure framework for healthy thriving communities.

Janis McDonald

Safe Routes to School Manager, Portland Bureau of Transportation

Janis McDonald has been a project manager for the City of Portland’s Bureau of Transportation for 20 years. She effectively promotes active transportation, community, equity, health, and fun through her work with Safe Routes to School. In 2005, Janis started one of the nation’s first women focused bicycling programs, Women on Bikes, which lasted 9 years. In 2008, she helped organize the first Portland Sunday Parkways, going on to be the community engagement and communication manager from 2008-2013. In 2013, she joined the Portland Safe Routes to School team, becoming the program manager in 2021.

Representative Susan McLain

Co-Chair Joint Committee on Transportation

Representative Susan McLain is a lifelong Oregonian who spent over 40 years as a high school teacher and speech and debate coach. She served as a Metro Councilor for 16 years and joined the State Legislature in 2015. Representative McLain is the Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Transportation, Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on the Interstate 5 Bridge, a member of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means, Co-Chair of the Interim Joint Education Appropriations Committee, a member of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Education, and of the House Committee on Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.

Abra McNair

Capital Project Manager, Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT)

Abra McNair is a Capital Project Manager in PBOT’s Capital Delivery Division. Prior to this role she was on PBOT’s Safe Routes to School team throughout its transition from an events and education-focused program to having a bigger role in infrastructure project identification, planning, and funding. She led a comprehensive planning process with >100 schools to identify Priority Investment Routes and >1,400 projects to make travel to and from schools safe, convenient, and fun. Most of the sidewalk and crossing projects she now manages are funded by Safe Routes, officially bridging the gap between those two positions.

Stephen McWilliams

Civil Engineer II, Multnomah County

Stephen McWilliams is a Civil Engineer II for Multnomah County managing capital, emergency, and safety projects on over 250 miles of the County’s road system. He began his career in consulting working with local municipalities and developers on designs and delivery of road, site, sanitary, water, and stormwater projects across Southwest Washington. Before joining Multnomah County, Stephen worked for the City of Milwaukie as a Civil Engineer designing and delivering infrastructure improvement projects as part of the capital improvements program.

Bill Meyer, PhD

Engineer (retired), Secretary, Oregon Electric Vehicle Association

After decades as an engineer, Bill switched to teaching high school math & science, while advocating for clean efficient transportation. During his career, computers proliferated from one per city to one per pocket – and he hopes to do the same for electric vehicles.

Cody Meyer

Land Use and Transportation Planner, Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development

Cody Meyer is a Land Use and Transportation Planner with the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development. As a member of the Climate-Friendly and Equitable Communities program, he works with local governments to reduce climate pollution and increase equitable outcomes through land use and transportation planning. Cody previously worked as a planner in the California Monterey Bay area, where he worked on the development of the region’s first Sustainable Communities Strategy. He holds a master’s degree in Community and Regional Planning from the University of Oregon.

Tom Mills

Service Planning Director, TriMet

Tom Mills is the Director of Service Planning at TriMet. The Service Planning Department leads all short and long-range service and bus stop planning processes for TriMet’s network. Since 1999, when Tom started at TriMet, he has worked on everything from 20-year visionary plans to near-term route changes to light rail and commuter rail operations planning. Prior to working for TriMet, Tom worked for the transportation department at the Presidio National Park in San Francisco, CA. Tom has a Masters of Urban Planning from San Jose State University. In his spare time, Tom enjoys exercising, the outdoors, traveling, cooking, and spending time with his family.

Eddie Montejo

Senior Planner, Parametrix

Eduardo “Eddie” Montejo is a Senior Planner and project manager at Parametrix, based in Portland, OR. Eddie brings over 10 years of experience in transportation infrastructure planning with a diverse portfolio that includes trails, complete streets, mobility hubs, environmental justice, and community engagement. Eddie is passionate about leveraging infrastructure to create great places, expand access, and provide economic opportunity for all people. Eddie also brings deep experience working with Spanish-speaking communities throughout Oregon, Washington, and Nevada to enhance transportation options in their communities. When he’s not at work, Eddie can be found swing dancing, making music, and cooking with his family.

Hannah Morrison

Transportation Planner II, New Mobility & Electrification, Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT)

Hannah Morrison (she/her) is a planner on the New Mobility & Electrification team at PBOT and supports city-wide efforts on transportation electrification and decarbonization. She has supported the development of key policy, including the electric vehicle charging in the public right-of-way policy, and several successful grants, including a US DOT SMART grant to pilot the country’s first regulated Zero-Emission Delivery Zone and a US DOE grant to expand the network of convenient, affordable and reliable public curbside EV chargers. Hannah holds a Master’s degree in Sustainable Urban Planning from George Washington University and prior to joining PBOT held positions in climate consulting and environmental education

Megan Moser

Outreach Coordinator, bike works by p:ear

Megan Moser is the Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety & Education Outreach Coordinator at bike works by p:ear in East Multnomah County. She received her bachelor’s degree in Community Development from Portland State University. Megan strives to keep children safe by teaching them essential pedestrian and bicycle safety skills to navigate their neighborhoods. Her hope is to encourage active transportation not just in schools, but in the greater East County community for years to come. During Megan’s free time, she enjoys going on bike rides with her two teen boys and taking her two dogs on walks

Dan O’Neil

Data Scientist/Transit Data Engineer, Korbato

Dan O’Neil is a data scientist and transit data engineer at Korbato, a small firm specializing in transit ridership and operational analytics. He recently completed his Master of Science in Transportation through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was a member of the JTL/Urban Mobility Lab and the Transit Lab. He has served on a handful of working and advisory groups related to active mobility, transit, and parking policy. Prior to his graduate program he worked at C-TRAN and TriMet. Dan is a native Oregonian who cares deeply about mobility and transportation networks. In his personal time you can find him spending as much time as he can in the outdoors, whether attempting to grow vegetables or trying to help with wildlife surveys or anything in between.

Miles Pengilly

State Government Affairs Manager, TriMet

Miles Pengilly brings over a decade of experience in the Oregon Legislature to his role as TriMet’s State Government Affairs Manager. He has served as staff for multiple legislator and worked on numerous successful campaigns, and as lobbyist, he has helped clients to accomplish their policy and funding goals on transportation, local government, clean energy, and natural resource issues. Although he officially joined the TriMet team in 2022, Miles began advocating for TriMet as its state contract lobbyist in 2020.

Maddy Poehlein

PSU Murp, Toole

Maddy Poehlein is currently in her second year as a graduate student in a dual Master of Public Health (MPH) and Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) program at Portland State University. With her background in environmental studies, she possesses expertise in ecological systems, environmental challenges, and sustainable practices. Additionally, her grounding in environmental politics and public health equips her to navigate regulatory frameworks and policies influencing urban planning. Maddy’s specialties include planning through public health and equity lenses, GIS and spatial analysis, qualitative data analysis, and community engagement. Maddy’s background presents a well-rounded skill set that positions her to contribute to projects at the intersection of environmental considerations and land use planning systems in Oregon.

Xao Posadas

Construction Program Manager, Safe Routes to School

For nearly a decade, Xao has supported Safe Routes to School in the Portland Metro area and now statewide as the SRTS Construction Program Manager. Xao received her bachelor’s degree from University of Oregon where she studied transportation planning and fell in love with the concept of re-envisioning public space for community joy. Xao holds transportation justice and racial equity at the center of her work for and with future generations.

Sarah Pullman

Transportation Planner, New Mobility & Electrification, Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT)

Sarah Pullman (she/her) brings 5 years of planning, policy, and project experience on the Safe Systems Approach, public involvement, research, and analysis. She highlights equity and access in all of her work and ensures everyone can move around safely and sustainably regardless of their zip code, language spoken, race, and gender. Sarah holds a Master’s Degree in Urban Planning and a Graduate Certificate in Urban Design from the University of Washington with which she has led pedestrian safety projects and Safe Routes to School plans, among others, and researched the economic benefits of docked bikeshare.

Greg Raisman

Public Realm and Street Activation Coordinator, Portland Bureau of Transportation

Greg Raisman is on the Public Realm and Street Activation team at the Portland Bureau of Transportation. With more than 20 years in the agency, Greg has worked on wide-ranging projects that include transportation safety, bicycle transportation systems, large-scale public events, public plaza management, and community building through street paintings. His current work centers on PBOT’s pedestrian plaza spaces and street paintings.

Chris Rall

Outreach Director, Transportation for America

Chris has been with Transportation for America since 2010, originally serving as Oregon Field Organizer. Incrementally expanding his role and responsibilities, he became Outreach Director in 2019. Chris runs T4America’s membership program, keeps partners and allies apprised of developments on transportation policy and opportunities for innovation, and guides T4America’s amplification of the local voices so critical to reforming the United States’ transportation system. Before joining T4America, Chris co-founded Green Wheels, a local transportation advocacy organization in Humboldt County, CA, and served as Policy Director for the Healthy Humboldt Coalition. Originally from New Jersey, Chris graduated from the University of California at Berkeley, and received his graduate degree from Humboldt State University. He is based in Portland, OR.

Carly Rice

Planner, City of Gresham Urban Design + Planning

Carly loves to explore places—whether by Metro in Montreal (it gets cold), light rail in Portland (it gets wet) or wandering by foot. Her love of exploring brought her to the Portland area from Toronto, Canada where she was born and raised. For the past 7+ years, Carly has been a Planner with the Gresham team. Carly’s planning work is focused on transportation, activating public spaces, and community engagement. As she creates and supports opportunities to bring life to city streets, it’s hard to curb her enthusiasm for this work.

Mallorie Roberts

Legislative Affairs Director, Association of Oregon Counties

Mallorie Roberts is AOC’s legislative affairs director and policy manager for transportation. In addition to advocating on behalf of county elected officials, she works closely with the Oregon Association of County Engineers and Surveyors (OACES) – the association representing the county engineers, road officials, and public works directors who manage and maintain 66% of Oregon’s non-federal road miles and over 3,400 bridges. Mallorie joined AOC in 2020 and brought a diverse public policy background, including time working in the Oregon and Wisconsin State Legislatures.

Josh Roll

Data Scientist and Research Coordinator, Oregon's Department of Transportation

Josh Roll, the Research Coordinator at Oregon’s Department of Transportation, focuses on bicycle and pedestrian safety, decarbonization, and equity. He specializes in data analysis and modeling to evaluate travel costs and benefits, aiming to guide investment decisions for improved equality, lower emissions, and better health.

Katherine Rose

Communications and Engagement Coordinator, Depave

Katherine Rose leads community outreach, communications and site activation for the 7SGCS project. Katherine has served with Depave since 2022 managing communications, volunteer and community engagement. She has experience in volunteer/event management, business engagement, and natural area restoration.

Betsy Ruef

Community Engagement Coordinator, City of Tualatin

Betsy Rodriguez Ruef, the City of Tualatin’s Community Engagement Coordinator, brings over 16 years of dedicated experience in community outreach. Her passion lies in fostering meaningful relationships, particularly within the Latino community, by facilitating access to avenues for civic engagement, aiming to positively impact the city and its residents.

Meaghan Russell

Safe Routes to School Education Coordinator, Portland Bureau of Transportation

Meaghan Russell is a Safety Education and Outreach Coordinator at the Portland Bureau of Transportation. She trains teachers to lead K-12 transportation education and works with children and youth on bike safety and other transportation skills. Meaghan holds a Master’s Degree in Education from Portland State University. In her free time, she enjoys trail running and coaching youth roller derby.

Justin Sandoval

Community Outreach Manager, Cascadia Mobility

From Eugene, Oregon, Justin has worked within the fields of mental health, food justice, and student development. Before joining Cascadia Mobility, Justin focused his academics and professional experience around equitable transportation planning. Justin has worked across Oregon on a variety of transportation-related projects ranging from planning, public engagement, and auditing. If there is one thing that can be said about Justin, he is driven to help connect people to their community.

Shelby Sauer

Project & Administrative Coordinator, Commute Options

Shelby Sauer is a Project & Administrative Coordinator at Commute Options in Bend and a Technical Assistance Provider Team member for ODOT Safe Routes to School. Shelby leads the Central, Eastern, and Southern Regional Hub in Oregon and supports SRTS education programming statewide.

Gary Shaff

Co-Chair, Streets for Everyone, Ashland Climate Collaborative

Gary Shaff is a transportation advocate from Southern Oregon, whose goal is to transform the existing auto-centric transportation system in order to give people a choice as to how they get around for short in-town trips. Gary serves on the Ashland’s Climate and Environment Policy Advisory Committee and is the chair of Streets for Everyone (SFE), a part of the Ashland Climate Collaborative. Gary’s 30 years of experience as a land use and transportation planner informs his passion for transformational change in communities.

Katie Selin

Associate Planner, Alta Planning + Design

Katie has been working with communities for the past 10 years to create active, equitable places. Katie leads Alta’s Public Engagement Group and specializes in complete streets and recreation planning, trails, and Safe Routes to School.

Sophia Semensky

Transportation Planning, Kittelson

Sophia Semensky specializes in transportation planning, data analysis, and multimodal conceptual design with the goal of improving the safety and livability of our streets. Sophia combines her experience and knowledge in engineering, planning, and research to develop thoughtful, innovative solutions and to continue to push the industry forward. She aims to weave best practices and knowledge from design, traffic engineering, and long-range planning to create safe facilities for all road users.

John Serra

Senior Coordinator for Local Government Affairs, TriMet

John Serra is the Senior Coordinator for Local Government Affairs at TriMet, working as the conduit between the agency and its local partner jurisdictions. John came to TriMet after years of work in the United States House of Representatives where he served as the Field Director for one of the region’s Members of Congress. He is driven by the responsibility to ensure that government is working for the people, and is proud to help fulfill TriMet’s mission to make transit safe, convenient, accessible, and welcoming to all.

Megan Shull

Rural Lane County Safe Routes to School Coordinator, Lane Council of Governments

Megan Shull is a Safe Routes to School Coordinator serving 13 rural school districts across Lane County. With a background in art, she employees a creative approach to the unique needs of rural communities.

Hermanus Steyn

Senior Principal Engineer, Kittelson and Associates

Hermanus Steyn is a senior principal engineer at Kittelson and Associates and has more than two decades of experience in a variety of multimodal transportation studies for all types of roadways – from local streets to freeways – with a particular focus on conceptual and detailed geometric design. Hermanus understands the interaction between geometry, operations, and safety for all modes, as well as considers and analyzes trade-offs to development community-based solutions. Outside of work, he loves spending time with his family and tries to stay active by bicycle commuting to work, running (such as Hood-to-Coast Relay), and playing sports (e.g., touch rugby, tennis).

Jeri Stroupe

Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Coordinator, Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT)

Jeri Stroupe is the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Coordinator, focused on equitably developing and delivering projects to improve traffic safety for students and families. Prior to joining PBOT, she managed projects in transportation demand management, active transportation, and mobility policy at Nelson\Nygaard. From 2013-2017, she led placemaking, transportation, and neighborhood revitalization initiatives in Detroit, Michigan at Wayne State University’s Office of Economic Development. She holds a Master of Public Health in Management and Policy from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from Miami University in Ohio.

Alan Thompson

Program Manager, Oregon Community Paths

Alan brings over 30 years of multimodal transportation planning, including airport ground access plans, active transportation system plans and regional bicycle route planning. He currently manages the Oregon Community Paths program, the first state-wide dedicated off-road transportation program in Oregon.

Victor Trillo, Jr.

Program Coordinator, The PATHfinder Club

Victor Trillo, Jr. is the Program Coordinator of The PATHfinder Club, an arts-based support club for youth impacted by incarceration, detention, and deportation at The Pathfinder Network. His personal journey, having experienced parental incarceration and later his own, drives his mission to create a supportive community. Victor is a passionate, inspirational, and dedicated advocate, with expertise in mobilizing community to create positive change.

Jillian Trinkaus

Statewide Intercity Network Coordinator, ODOT Public Transportation Division

Working toward a multi-modal future lights a fire under Jillian Trinkaus every day. She brings 20 years of management and customer service skills to her work as a transportation planner in the Public Transportation Division at the Oregon Department of Transportation. She promotes and improves access to multi-modal transportation options to better serve the needs of diverse populations, enhance air quality, and increase the efficiency of transportation systems. Jillian strongly believes that for our own health and the health of the planet it is imperative that we drive cars a lot less than we currently do and works to improve the transportation toolbox that people have available to them.

Dyami Valentine

Principal Transportation Planner, Washington County’s Department of Land Use & Transportation

Dyami Valentine is Principal Transportation Planner with Washington County’s Department of Land Use & Transportation. He’s proudly served the Washington County community for 18 years specializing in community engagement, land use and transportation system planning. During his tenure he’s helped advance key community initiatives including projects like the Tualatin Valley Trail, Council Creek Regional Trail, community planning for Aloha, improving access to transit, and right-sizing parking.

Drusilla van Hengel, PhD

Principal & Active Transportation and Safety Sector Co-Lead, Nelson/Nygaard

Dru asks great questions, listens compassionately, and steers conversations in important directions. Her academic, public works, private consulting, and advocacy organizational leadership is unrivaled among active transportation and safety subject matter experts. With more than 25 years of practical experience in land development, traffic operations, safe routes to school, and transportation safety and access, she has a track record of delivering built projects, implementable plans, and innovative practices. Dru is your choice for figuring out how to eliminate the cultural, organizational, and design gaps and barriers institutionalized by decades of planning for automobility instead of equitable transportation options.

JC Vannatta

Executive Director of Public Affairs. Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet)

As the Executive Director of Public Affairs at TriMet, JC Vannatta oversees the agency’s public relations, which includes government affairs, communications, marketing, business development, community outreach, engagement, and customer experience. His energy, strategic direction, and extensive experience in transit, public relations, and capital projects are all vital to the success of TriMet’s innovative Vision 2030.

Millicent Williams

Director, Portland Bureau of Transportation

Millicent Williams is a career public servant and graduate of Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University’s School of Business and Industry in Tallahassee, FL. Throughout her career she has demonstrated a strong commitment to providing meaningful service to the residents, businesses, and visitors of every jurisdiction she has worked in. Her desire to serve and ensure equitable distribution of critical resources and services is exemplified by her work in communities across the U.S., throughout the Caribbean, in western, central, and southern Africa, and in southern India. Her passion, however, is to connect with and serve local communities, demonstrating how their government can (and does) work to serve their interests. Millicent is a five-time mayoral appointee, having served as agency director or senior executive for three separate agencies under three consecutive Washington, D.C. mayors. Previous leadership roles include Executive Director of Serve DC – The Mayor’s Office on Volunteerism and Partnerships; President/CEO of the DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation; and Director of the DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency. Millicent is a five-time mayoral appointee, having served as agency director or senior executive for three separate agencies under three consecutive Washington, D.C. mayors. Previous leadership roles include Executive Director of Serve DC – The Mayor’s Office on Volunteerism and Partnerships; President/CEO of the DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation; and Director of the DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency. While living in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, she supported community growth at the City of Glenn Heights working in various roles in emergency management, parks planning, and community engagement. Millicent rejoined PBOT in the summer of 2023 after managing PBOT’s Capital Delivery division from 2017 to 2020, then serving as PBOT Deputy Director until May 2021. After her years at PBOT, Millicent served as Otak’s Oregon/SW Washington Regional Director for the Public Sector and as Corporate Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Millicent lives in Portland and is the proud mother of a 24-year-old son, Ethan. Ethan was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome in early childhood. Since then, Millicent has created solutions to ensure her son—and families struggling with being classified as other-abled—mature into full, independent members of society. Her experience with her son has also influenced the way she manages teams and structures her work.

Adam Zucker

Principal, Zucker Engineering & Design

Adam Zucker leads the design/permitting team for 7SGCS and is a professional engineer with 25+ years experience in green infrastructure design. Adam leverages his expertise and professional relationships to support community endeavors and was instrumental in designing and building Sandy Green Street 1.0 between SE Ash and Stark. Adam is an advisory member for various City transportation, parking and mobility safety committees, and serves as board president of the non-profit Umbrella, which works to activate streets/other public spaces.

Ted Labbe

Co-Director of Finance and Partnerships, Depave

Ted Labbe oversees finances and manage contracts for Depave and supports the 7SGCS project. Ted has served with Depave since 2008, and has 30 years’ experience in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors delivering conservation planning, habitat mapping/assessment, community organizing, urban greening, and policy advocacy.

Tour Leaders

Jordan Del Valle Tonoian
Jordan Del Valle Tonoian

Coral Egnew
Community Affairs Manager, TriMet

Kate MacKinnon Kiser
Buildings Project Delivery Team Manager, TriMet

Tara O’Brien
Government Affairs Program Manager Public Affairs Team, TriMet

Jacob Sherman
Mobility & Electrification Program Manager, Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT)

Nora Stoelting
Planner and Safe Routes to School Specialist, Alta Planning + Design

Jordan Del Valle Tonoian

Jordan joined WTA in May 2022 to support their extended e-bike test ride program and launch the Priority Commuters program to create a relationship with essential/frontline workers, BIPOC, AAPI, and low-income communities. He continues to spearhead these programs and is the primary WTA staff member in charge of Power to the Pedal. He recently earned his undergraduate degree in Community Development from Portland State University, and has experience in the transportation engineering field.

Coral Egnew

Community Affairs Manager, TriMet

As TriMet’s Manager of Community Affairs Coral leads the agency’s Community Affairs team involved in several transit projects in the Portland Region. She also has served as the president of the Oregon/SW Washington chapter of the Conference Of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO), which has 39 chapters nationwide. Coral’s energy and over two decades of experience in transit, community outreach, engagement, and capital projects; help to fulfill TriMet’s mission to make transit safe, convenient and accessible. In her spare time, Coral enjoys paddle boarding, hiking, the outdoors, traveling and following her family all over at various sporting activities.

Kate MacKinnon Kiser

Buildings Project Delivery Team Manager, TriMet

As an architect, Kate came to TriMet over 8 years ago and was most recently the Project Manager for the Powell garage replacement project. Her team is responsible delivering all employee inhabited building projects. Her most favorite clients to serve are the frontline staff!

Henry Miller

Henry is the newest transportation planner at the City of Tigard, a team which he joined after learning about the City’s regional leadership in rethinking transportation systems. Before Tigard Henry was a grant writer and program manager for The Street Trust, where he helped launch one of the biggest e-bike programs in the region.

Tara O’Brien

Government Affairs Program Manager Public Affairs Team, TriMet

Tara joined TriMet in 2022 to work on federal and regional policy and funding strategy for TriMet’s major projects and initiatives. Tara has served as a transportation planner and project manager on projects across the northwest, worked as Congressman Blumenauer’s transportation policy lead and has worked in advocacy and organizing across Oregon.

Sarah Pullman

Transportation Planner, New Mobility & Electrification, Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT)

Jacob Sherman

Mobility & Electrification Program Manager, Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT)

Jacob brings more than 16 years’ experience managing innovative programs, projects, and partnerships to the City. He manages Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT)’s New Mobility & Electrification Team, who focus on shared mobility, policy on transportation technologies, and driving action on transportation electrification, which is core to the City’s climate goals. Before joining PBOT, he worked at the Portland Bureau of Housing, managing a complex and controversial multiagency project sponsored by the Oregon Governor’s Office and spent nearly nine years in different program management roles at Oregon’s largest urban university.

Nora Stoelting

Planner and Safe Routes to School Specialist, Alta Planning + Design

Nora is a Planner and Safe Routes to School Specialist with Alta Planning + Design. Her background, experience, and passions lie at the intersection of community engagement, planning, leadership, and environmentalism. She is excited about planning processes that involve creative and meaningful ways to bring people together around a shared vision for the future. She holds a dual masters in Educational Leadership and Policy and Urban and Regional Planning from Portland State University.

SPEAKERS

Keynote Speaker

Larry Kraft

Charlene McGee

Featured Speakers

Representative Susan McLain

Alicia Chapman

Juan Carlos González

Ashton Simpson

Millicent Williams

Sarah Hutson

Talia Jacobson

Khanh Pham

Andrew Theen

Brian Worley

Expert Presenters

MaryJo Andersen

Adam Argo

Cameron Bennett

Jenna Berman

Peyton Blackwell

Jack Blashchishen

Will Bradley

Sydney Cape

Alicia Chapman

Wes Charley

Chris Cheng

Shoshana Cohen

Theresa Conley

Chris Corral

Erin David

Camilla Dartnell

Michael Espinoza

Nick Falbo

Ryan Farncomb

Eric Fosgard

Madeline Feig

Ingrid Fish

Brendan Finn

Gui Fonseca

Gena Gastaldi

Josh Goldfarb

Juan Carlos González

Ozzie Gonzalez

Nick Herrera

Jessica Horning

Franklin Jones

Carol Kachadoorian

Ryan Krueger

Sarah Mazze

John MacArthur

Katie Mangle

Emily Mannisto-Meyers

Mike McCarthy

Janis McDonald

Representative Susan McLain

Abra McNair

Stephen McWilliams

Bill Meyer, PhD

Cody Meyer

Tom Mills

Eddie Montejo

Hannah Morrison

Megan Moser

Dan O’Neil

Miles Pengilly

Maddy Poehlein

Xao Posadas

Sarah Pullman

Greg Raisman

Chris Rall

Carly Rice

Mallorie Roberts

Josh Roll

Katherine Rose

Betsy Ruef

Meaghan Russell

Justin Sandoval

Shelby Sauer

Gary Shaff