Departmental Organizational Chart
July 2019
Director, Bob Franzoia (Acting)/Chief Deputy Director, (Vacant)
The following persons report to the Director/Chief Deputy Director:
Special Advisor to Director, James E. Davis
Chief of Staff, Giles Giovinazzi
Sustainability Deputy Director, Ellen Greenberg
Chief of Innovation, Risk and Strategic Management, Blair Thompson
Manager, Asset Management, Michael B. Johnson
District 1 Director, Matthew Brady
District 2 Director, Dave Moore
District 3/North Region, Amarjeet Benipal
District 4 Director, Tony Tavares
District 5 Director, Tim Gubbins
District 6/Central Region, Sharri Bender Ehlert
District 7 Director, John Bulinski
District 8 Director, Michael Beauchamp
District 9 Director, Brent Green
District 10 Director, Dan McElhinney
District 11 Director, Cory Binns
District 12 Director, Ryan Chamberlain
Deputy Director of Administration/EEO Officer, Cristiana (Cris) Rojas
Deputy Director of Finance/Chief Financial Officer, Steven Keck
Deputy Director of Information Technology/Chief Information Officer, George Akiyama
Deputy Director of Maintenance and Operations, Steve Takigawa
Deputy Director of Planning and Modal Programs, Coco Briseno
Deputy Director of Project Delivery/Chief Engineer, Karla Sutliff
Deputy Director of External Affairs, (Vacant)
Legislative Affairs Assistant Director, Danny Yost
Public Affairs Assistant Director, Tamie McGowen
Legal Chief Counsel, Jeanne Scherer
Federal Liaison, (Vacant)
Assistant Director of Economic Opportunity, Janice Salais
SB1 Program Manager, Nabeelah Abi-Rached (Acting).
The following persons report to the Deputy Director of Administration, Cristiana (Cris) Rojas:
Division Chief of Business Operations, Shannon Similai
Division Chief of Equal Employment Opportunity, Suzanne Chan
Division Chief of Human Resources, Ashley McGuckin (Acting)
Division Chief of Procurement and Contracts, David Prizmich
Division Chief of Safety and Management Services, Aaron Ochoco.
The following persons report to the Deputy Director of Finance/Chief Financial Officer, Steven Keck:
Division Chief of Accounting, Gilbert Petrissans
Division Chief of Budgets, Clark Paulsen
Division Chief of Programming, Bruce De Terra
Road Charge Program Manager, Carrie Pourvahidi.
The following persons report to the Deputy Director of Information Technology/Chief Information Officer, George Akiyama:
Division Chief of Project and Business Management, Luc Sou
Division Chief of Application Development and Support, Saeed Bakhshi
Division Chief of Infrastructure Management, Mike Nguyen
Division Chief of Security Services, Karl Kopper.
The following persons report to the Deputy Director of Maintenance and Operations, Steve Takigawa:
Division Chief of Equipment, Robert S. Myers
Division Chief of Maintenance, Dennis T. Agar
Division Chief of Traffic Operations, Jesse Bhullar.
The following persons report to the Deputy Director of Planning and Modal Programs, Coco Briseno:
Division Chief of Aeronautics, Amy Choi
Division Chief of Local Assistance, Rihui (Ray) Zhang
Division Chief of Rail and Mass Transportation, Ron Sheppard (Acting)
Division Chief of Research, Innovation and System Information, Dara Wheeler
Division Chief of Transportation Planning, Lisa Pacheco (Acting)
P3 Program Manager, (Vacant)
Geospatial Data Officer, Chad Baker.
The following persons report to the Deputy Director of Project Delivery/Chief Engineer, Karla Sutliff:
Division Chief of Construction, Rachel Falsetti
Division Chief of Design, Janice Benton
Division Chief of Engineering Services, Tom Ostrom (Acting)
Division Chief of Environmental Analysis, Philip J. Stolarski
Division Chief of Project Management, Michael Keever (Acting)
Division Chief of Right of Way and Land Surveys, Jennifer Lowden.
The following persons report to the Inspector General, Rhonda Craft.
Assistant Director, William Lewis.
