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Region 9 Staff Directory

Los Angeles

Office of the Regional Administrator
Ray Tellis Regional Administrator 415-734-9471
Amy Changchien Deputy Regional Administrator 415-734-9455
James (Jim) Baxmeyer Administrative Officer - Southern California Office 415-734-9474
Southern California Office
Charlene Lee Lorenzo Director 213-202-3952
Russell (Rusty) Whisman Team Leader, Transportation Program Specialist 213-202-3956
Stacy Alameida Team Leader, Transportation Program Specialist (IPA) 213-202-3953
Nicholas (Nick) Hernandez Transportation Program Specialist 415-734-9458
Bryce Steeves Transportation Program Specialist 202-366-3204
Mahilet Amare Team Leader, General Engineer 213-629-8610
Luis Lopez General Engineer 213-629-8615
Anh-Huy Nguyen Contract Specialist (Contractor)  
Phoenix
Anthony (Tony) Belleau Transportation Program Specialist 202-366-6250
Samuel (Sam) Diaz General Engineer 202-366-3057
Honolulu
Ryan Fujii General Engineer 202-748-0677
Office of Planning and Program Development
Mary Nguyen Director 213-202-3960
Mervin Acebo Team Leader, Community Planner 213-202-3957
Michelle Ruan Community Planner 202-366-3186
Phil Yue Transportation Program Specialist - Tribal 415-734-9476
Kathleen ("KC") Kelly Environmental Protection Specialist 415-734-9469
Jessica ("JJ") Wilkinson Environmental Protection Specialist 213-757-5998
 

San Francisco

Office of the Regional Administrator
Edward (Ed) Carranza, Jr. Senior Advisor 405-202-6469
Tou Xiong Administrative Officer - Bay Area Office 415-734-9457
HQ Office of the Chief Counsel in Region 9
Martia Fox Regional Counsel  
Forrest Graham Assistant Regional Counsel  
HQ Office of Civil Rights in Region 9
Karin Vosgueritchian Regional Civil Rights Officer 415-734-9475
Bay Area Office
Murat Omay Director 415-734-9468
Alexander Smith Team Leader, Community Planner 415-734-9472
Chu Wei Team Leader, General Engineer 415-734-9481
Catherine Luu General Engineer 415-734-9467
Susan Ko General Engineer 415-734-9462
Andrew Bell, Jr. Contract Specialist (Contractor)  
Office of Financial Management and Program Oversight
Darin Allan Director 415-734-9470
Philoki Barros Team Leader, Transportation Program Specialist 415-734-9452
Amitra Mamdouhi Team Leader, Transportation Program Specialist 415-734-9453
Elliot Sperling Transportation Program Specialist 415-734-9466
Bryce Fauble Transportation Program Specialist 415-734-9482
Elba Lira-Martinez Grants Management Specialist 415-734-9463

 

Shared Email Account Purpose
FTARegion9@dot.gov For Region 9 to receive general inquiries not covered by any of the other specific-topic email boxes (below).
FTARegion9AuditConfirmations@dot.gov For Region 9 to receive auditing firms’ requests for recipient fiscal year (FY) award funds disbursements information, in support of recipient Single Audits.
FTARegion9ECHO@dot.gov For Region 9 Local Security Managers (LSM) to receive and respond to recipient User Manager requests.
FTARegion9FHWATransfers@dot.gov

1. To receive and respond to state departments of transportation funds transfer confirmation requests.

2. To receive FHWA Division Office approvals (signed FHWA Form 1575 and supporting documentation).

FTARegion9IndirectCosts@dot.gov For recipients – for whom FTA is the federal cognizant agency for indirect costs – to submit Cost Allocation Plans (CAP), Indirect Cost Rate Proposals (ICRP), and De Minimis Rate Election Notifications.
FTARegion9OTrak@dot.gov For Region 9 Local Security Managers (LSM) to receive and respond to recipient User Manager requests.
FTARegion9SingleAudit@dot.gov For Region 9 to send and receive recipient responses to Management Decision Notices (MDN).
FTARegion9Splits@dot.gov For Designated Recipients to send their suballocation/split letters.
FTARegion9TrAMS@dot.gov For Region 9 Local Security Managers (LSM) to receive and respond to recipient User Manager requests.
FTARegion9TriennialReviews@dot.gov For Region 9 to communicate with 5307 recipients all information related to preparing for Triennial and State Management Reviews, including Recipient Information Requests (RIR), workshops, scheduling, etc.