Departmental Organizational Chart

October 2019

Director, Bob Franzoia (Acting)/Chief Deputy Director, James E. Davis

The following persons report to the Director/Chief Deputy Director:

• Chief of Staff, Giles Giovinazzi
• Sustainability Deputy Director, Ellen Greenberg
• Chief of Risk and Strategic Management, Blair Thompson
• Manager, Asset Management, Michael B. Johnson
• District 1 Director, Matthew Brady
• District 2 Director, Jeanie Ward-Waller (Acting)
• District 3/North Region, Amarjeet Benipal
• District 4 Director, Tony Tavares
• District 5 Director, Tim Gubbins
• District 6/Central Region, Sharrri 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, Gustavo Dallarda (Acting)
• 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, Dave Moore (Acting)
• Deputy Director of Project Delivery/Chief Engineer, Cory Binns (Acting)
• 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.

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, Dave Moore (Acting):

• 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, Marlon Flournoy
• Geospatial Data Officer, Chad Baker
• Road Charge Program Manager, Carrie Pourvahidi.

The following persons report to the Deputy Director of Project Delivery/Chief Engineer, Cory Binns (Acting):

• Division Chief of Construction, Rachel Falsetti
• Division Chief of Design, Janice Benton
• Division Chief of Engineering Services, Tom Ostrom
• 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.

Independent Office of Audits and Investigations, Rhonda Craft.