Office of Operations
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Office of Operations Structure by Office/Team Members Text Version

Office of Operations structure chart showing the Operations' Office/Team Members and their contact information.

Office of Operations (HOP)

Associate Administrator: Martin Knopp
Main Office Number: (202) 366-1559
Senior Advisor: Ewa Flom - (202) 366-1559

Operations Resource Team

Manager: Barry Zimmer - (202) 366-4082

  • Staff
    • Nanette Prillerman - (202) 366-1808
    • Harry Crump - (202) 366-9849
    • Lydia Conrad - (202) 366-1243
    • Judy Cooper - (202) 366-6726
    • Ambryn Radovich - (202) 366-0408
    • Sonya Mullins - (202) 366-1713
    • Patricia Dean - (202) 366-0857
    • Jeremy Brown - (202) 366-8043 (Shared w/ Operations Grants Delivery)
    • Vacant
    • Vacant

Office of Transportation Management (HOTM)

Director: Valerie Briggs
Main Office Number: (202) 366-6726

The following teams/staff falls under HOTM:

Innovative Operations Strategies Team

  • Team Leader: Eddie Curtis - (404) 562-3576
  • Staff
    • Neil Spiller - (202) 366-2188
    • James Colyar - (360) 753-9408
    • Allen Greenberg - (202) 366-2425
    • Jongsun Won - (202) 366-1327
    • Greg Jones (hybrid) - (404) 895-6220
    • Jamie Mackey (hybrid) - (385) 831-4262

Ops Organizing/Planning and Tolling/Pricing Team

  • Team Leader: Tracy Scriba - (202) 366-0855
  • Staff
    • Rich Taylor - (302) 734-1657
    • Joseph (Joe) Gregory - (202) 366-0610
    • Angela Fogle (Jacobs) - (202) 366-0076
    • Jim Hunt - (202) 680-2679
    • Cynthia Essenmacher - (202) 780-6178
    • Jack Opiola - (202) 366-2425
    • Vacant (part-time)

Connected and Automated Vehicles and Emerging Technologies Team

  • Team Leader: John Harding - (202) 366-5665
  • Staff
    • Walter During - (202) 366-8959
    • Kingsley Azubike - (202) 853-0003
    • John Corbin - (708) 325-6256
    • Usman Ali - (202) 366-5866 (Shared w/ HOTM & HOTO)

Operations Grants Delivery Team
(ATCMTD/ATTAIN, Congestion Relief, STSFA/SIRC, RTEPF)

  • Team Leader: David Harris - (202) 366-2825
  • Staff
    • Jim Garling - (202) 366-2155
    • Carl "Chip" Millard - (202) 366-4415
    • Frank Corrado - (689) 262-0211
    • Carlos McCloud - (225) 757-7623
    • Sharon Cuevas - (202) 923-0974

Office of Transportation Operations (HOTO)

Director: Mark Kehrli
Main Office Number: (202) 366-6726

Emergency Coordinator: Michael McClelland - (202) 366-6738
Transportation Security Coordinator: Jason Carnes - (202) 366-5280
Infrastructure Cybersecurity Coordinator: Franbi Franco - (202) 385-2628

The following teams/staff falls under HOTO:

Managing Disruptions to Operations Team

  • Team Leader: David Johnson - (202) 366-1301
  • Staff
    • Jawad Paracha - (202) 366-4628
    • Martha Kapitanov - (202) 695-0736
    • Todd Peterson - (202) 366-1988
    • Paul Jodoin - (202) 366-5465
    • James Austrich - (202) 366-0731
    • Joseph Tebo - (202) 366-9242
    • Jeremy McGuffey - (202) 366-2183

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) Team

  • Team Leader: Kevin Sylvester - (202) 366-2161
  • Staff
    • Martin Calawa - (202) 579-2549
    • Matthew Zeller - (609) 637-4204
    • Dean Mentjes - (217) 492-4631
    • Toni Whitfield - (602) 382-8960
    • Adison Zoretic - (202) 366-6054
    • Ashley Timm - (202) 366-2976
    • Usman Ali - (202) 366-5866 (Shared w/ HOTM & HOTO)

Office of Freight Management and Operations (HOFM)

Director: Caitlin Hughes
Main Office Number: (202) 493-0457

The following teams/staff falls under HOFM:

Freight Programs Team

  • Team Leader: Jeff Purdy - (202) 366-6993
  • Staff
    • Birat Pandey - (202) 366-2842
    • Brian Cahill - (202) 366-9083
    • John Berg - (202) 740-4602
    • Tiffany Julien - (202) 366-9241
    • Jaesup Lee - (202) 366-2317
    • Michael Latuszek - (573) 638-2619
    • Amber Reimnitz - (202) 366-2997
    • Paul Truban - (202) 366-3379

Freight Grants Delivery Team
(RAISE, INFRA, Mega, Rural)

  • Team Leader (Acting): Sharon Gordon - (601) 715-3500
  • Staff
    • Stacie Blizzard - (850) 778 7941
    • Tim Anderson - (763) 401-9763
    • Vivian Gutierrez - (202) 868-3441
    • Michael Cain - (515) 626-0132
    • Alan Woodmansey - (406) 594-4518
    • Keith Skilton - (445) 867-0311
    • Sharon Gordon - (601) 715-3500
    • Jorge Rivera - (689) 319-2753
    • Michael Loyselle - (502) 223-6748
    • Vacant

Freight & Analytics Team

  • Team Leader: Lisa Randall - (415) 748-8399
  • Staff
    • Walt Satterfield - (202) 941-8954
    • Vacant
    • Vacant
    • Vacant

For addition information on Operation staff areas of expertise, please visit: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/prgmdirectory.htm

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