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Executive Office


 
Information  Phone Number 
Chief Executive Officer
Will Kempton		 (714) 560-5584
Deputy CEO 
Darrell Johnson		 (714) 560-5343
Executive Director, Internal Audit
Janet Sutter		 (714) 560-5591

Clerk of the Board 
Wendy Knowles

(714) 560-5676
 
 

Human Resources


 
Information  Phone Number 
Executive Director, Human Resources and Organizational Development
Patrick Gough		 (714) 560-5824
Manager, Human Resources
Lisa Arosteguy - Brown		 (714) 560-5801
Manager, Risk Management
Al Gorski		 (714) 560-5817
Manager, Training and Development
Julie Espy		 (714) 560-5837
 Department Manager, Labor & Employee Relations EEO
Sherry Bolander		 (714) 560-5852
Manager, Safety
Angela Petrow		 (714) 560-5854
 
 

External Affairs


 
Information  Phone Number 
Executive Director, External Affairs
Ellen S. Burton		 (714) 560-5923
Manager, Marketing
Stella Lin		 (714) 560-5342
Manager, Public Communications
Ted Nguyen		 (714) 560-5334
 Manager, Customer RelationsMarlon Perry (714) 560-5566
 
 

Transit


 
Information  Phone Number 
General Manager, Transit 
Beth McCormick		 (714) 560-5964
Assistant General Manager, Transit
Erin Rogers		 (714) 560-5367
Manager, Bus Operations 
VACANT

 
Manager, Maintenance 
Tony Chavira		 (714) 668-4528

Manager, Community Transportation Services
Dana Wiemiller

  
Manager, Service Planning & Customer Advocacy 
Scott Holmes		 (714) 560-5710

Manager, Transit Program Management 

Joeseph Vicente

 (714) 560-5453
Chief, Transit Police Services 
Tim Finneran		 (714) 265-4346

Manager, Security and Emergency Preparedness 

Bruce Gadbois

 (714) 560-5719

Project Manager, Operations Analysis 

Jorge Duran

 (714) 560-5765

Director, Motorist Services 

P. Sue Zuhlke

 (714) 560-5574
 
 

Planning


 
Information  Phone Number 
Executive Director, Planning 
Kia Mortazavi		 (714) 560-5741
Director, Strategic PlanningKurt Brotcke (714) 560-5742
Manager, Planning and Analysis 
Charlie Larwood		 (714) 560-5683
 

Capital Progams Division


 
 
Information  Phone Number 
Executive Director, Capital Programs 
Jim Beil		 (714) 560-5646
Program Manager, Construction
Charlie Guess		 (714) 560-5775
Program Manager, I-5 and I-405
Rose Casey		 (714) 560-5729
Program Manager, SR-55, SR-57, SR-91 and Rail 
Pradeep Gunaratne		 (714) 560-5648
Section Manager, Project Controls 
Norbert Lippert		 (714) 560-5733
Manager, Metrolink Expansion
Dinah Minteer		 (714) 560-5740
Project Manager, Facilities Engineering
Jim Kramer		 (714) 560-5866
Director Rail Programs and Facilities Engineering 
Jennifer Bergener		 (714) 560-5462
Section Manager, Metrolink Operations 
Michael Litschi		 (714) 560-5581
Director Highway Project Delivery 
Vacant		  
Manager, High Speed Rail 
Vacant		  
 
 

Finance & Administration


 
Information  Phone Number 
Executive Director, Finance and Administration 
Ken Phipps		 (714) 560-5637
Director, Finance and Administration
Andrew Oftelie		 (714) 560-5649
Treasurer/General ManagerKirk Avila (714) 560-5674
Manager, Accounting and Financial Reporting 
Tom Wulf		 (714) 560-5659
Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis 
Sean Murdock		 (714) 560-5685
Section Manager, General Services
Lori Parsel		 (714) 560-5829
Chief Information OfficerBill Mao (714) 560-5679

Director, Contracts Administration and Materials Management
Virginia Abadessa

 (714) 560-5623
Manager Contracts & Procurements 
Carolina Coppolo		 (714) 560-5615
Manager, Capital Projects
Meena Katakia		 (714) 560-5694
 
 

Government Relations


 
Information  Phone Number 
Executive Director, Government Relations 
Lance M. Larson 		  
Manager, Federal Relations
Richard Bacigalupo		 (714) 560-5901
Manager, State Relations
Wendy Villa		 (714) 560-5595