Region 9 Staff Directory
Los Angeles |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
Last updated: Sunday, February 16, 2025