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11 LIST OF PREPARERS

11.1 California High-Speed Rail Authority

Project Role Name, Registration Years of Experience, Qualifications

Interim Chief Executive Officer/Chief 

Counsel

Thomas Fellenz, PE, J.D. 35 years of experience.

J.D., McGeorge School of Law, University of 

the Pacific; B.S., Civil Engineering, 

University of California, Davis

Former Chief Executive Officer Jeff Morales 32 years of experience. 

B.S., Biology, George Washington 

University, Washington D.C.

Area Program Manager Diana Gomez 28 years of experience. 

B.S., Electrical Engineering, California State 

University, Fresno

Director of Environmental Services Mark McLoughlin 33 years of experience.

B.S., Ornamental Horticulture, Landscape 

Construction California Polytechnic 

University San Luis Obispo

Senior Environmental Planner, 

Cultural Resources

John Sharp, M.A., RPA 24 years of experience.

M.A., Cultural Resources Management. 

Sonoma State University

Cultural Resource Specialist Amy MacKinnon, M.A., RPA

Former Senior Environmental 

Planner, Cultural Resources 

Sarah Allred 24 years of experience.

B.A., Anthropology, California State 

University, Sacramento 

Director of Planning and Integration Melissa Elefante DuMond, 

AICP 

17 years of experience.

M.P.A., NC State University; M.N.R., NC 

State University; B.S., Environmental 

Studies, UNC Wilmington

Station Planning Stuart Mori, M.S. 28 years of experience.

Master of Science, Health Promotion, 

Purdue University

11.2 Federal Railroad Administration

Project Role Name, Registration Years of Experience, Qualifications

Division Chief David Valenstein 27 years of experience. 

M.P.A. Harvard University, B.A.R. Rhode 

Island School of Design

Environmental Team Lead, Western 

US

Stephanie B. Perez-Arrieta, 

PG

26 years of experience. 

B.S. Geology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute 

and State University

Chief, Environmental and Corridor 

Planning

Marlys Osterhues 18 years of experience

B.A., Environmental Studies, University of 

California, Santa Barbara
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11.3 List of Consultants

Project Role Name, Registration Years of Experience, Qualifications

RAIL DELIVERY PARTNER (Environmental)

Deputy Director of Environmental 

Services 

Lisa G. Nungesser, Ph.D. 38 years of experience. 

Ph.D., Community and Regional Planning 

and Geography, University of Texas; M.S., 

Environmental Management, University of 

Texas at San Antonio; B.A., Plan II, 

University of Texas

Regional Manager Melisa Bittancourt, PE 15 years of experience.

B.S., Structural Engineering; 

California, San Diego

University of 

Environmental Corridor Manager W. Andrew Bayne 17 years of experience.

B.A., Health and Human Performance, 

Brigham Young University

Assistant 

Manager

Environmental Corridor Ryan Greenway 9 years of experience.

B.S., Urban and Regional Planning, 

California State Polytechnic University, 

Pomona

Former Deputy Environmental 

Corridor Manager

Stephanie Roberts, AICP 18 years of experience.

M.S., Urban Studies, Cleveland State 

University, Maxine Levin College of Urban 

Affairs; B.A., Geography, Bowling Green 

State University

Traffic and Transportation Donald Hubbard, T.E., 

AICP

38 years of experience

Master of City and Regional Planning, 

Harvard University; B.S., Engineering 

Science, Northwestern University

Air Quality Alice Lovegrove 30 years of experience. 

M.S., Environmental and Waste 

Management, State University of 

Stony Brook

New York, 

Air Quality Edward Tadross 18 years of experience. 

B.A., Environmental Studies, Tulane 

University, New Orleans; B.A., Earth 

Sciences, Tulane University, New Orleans 

Noise and Vibration Kevin Keller, AICP 28 years of experience. 

B.A., Geography, California State University, 

Fullerton 

EMI and EMF David Turner, PE 40 plus years of experience.

B.S. Electrical Engineering and Computer 

Science, University of California Berkeley; 

B.A. English, Columbia University.

Biological and Wetlands Resources Stephanie S. Oslick, 

AICP, ENV SP

21 years of experience.

M.S., Environmental Studies, California State 

University Fullerton, Fullerton, California; 

B.S., Biological Sciences, University of 

Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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Project Role Name, Registration Years of Experience, Qualifications

Biological and Wetlands Resources Serge Stanich 21 years of experience.

B.A., Environmental Studies, California State 

University Sacramento

Hydrology and Water Quality Ashley L. Orsaba-Finders 11 years of experience.

M.B.A., Drexel University; B.S., Civil 

Engineering, California State University 

Sacramento 

Hazards and Hazardous Wastes Adam Heft, CPG 24 years of experience.

M.S., Geology, Michigan State University; 

B.S., Geology/Earth Science, Central 

Michigan University

Safety and Security, Project Costs 

and Operations

Bryan K. Porter, AICP 30+ years of experience.

B.A., Political Science, University of 

California Berkeley; M.A., Public 

Administration, California State University, 

Sacramento

Socioeconomics, Regional 

Station Area Planning, and 

Environmental Justice

Growth, Betsy J. Minden 30+ years of experience.

B.A., Biology, Smith College; Master of 

Urban Planning, University of Washington

Station Area Planning, Parks

Recreation, and Aesthetics 

and Barbara Gilliland, AICP 32 years of experience

B.A., Urban and Regional Planning, Western 

Washington University; M.S., Intermodal 

Transportation Management, University of 

Denver

Station Area Planning Brian Stanke 10 years of experience.

Masters, Urban Planning, 

University

San Jose State 

Cultural Resources Monte Kim, Ph.D. 16 years of experience.

Ph.D., History, University of California, Santa 

Barbara

Cultural Resources Meg Scantlebury 18 years of experience.

M.A., Historic Preservation, Goucher

College; B.S., Environmental Design, UC 

Davis

RAIL DELIVERY PARTNER (Engineering)

Deputy Program Director John Popoff, PE 36 years of experience. 

Engineering, University of British Columbia 

Regional Engineer Oliver Martinez, PE 12 years of experience. 

B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Arizona

Regional Engineer Stephanie Bashaw, PE 10 years of experience. 

B.S., Structural Engineering, 

California, San Diego

University of 
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REGIONAL CONSULTANT ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM

Environmental 

Coordinator

Manager and EIR/EIS Amanda Durgen 14 years of experience.

B.S., Biological Sciences, University of 

California, Santa Barbara

QA/QC Environmental Manager Rob McCann 37 years of experience.

B.A., Geography, California State University, 

Fullerton

Deputy Environmental Manager Chris Graham 10 years of experience.

B.S., Environmental Science and Resource 

Management, California State University, 

Channel Islands

Resources Agency Coordination Jeff Bray 21 years of experience.

B.S., Wildlife Biology, Humboldt State 

University

Sub-Consultant Environmental 

Manager

Jennifer Haddow, Ph.D. 13 years of experience.

Ph.D., University of Aberdeen; 

University of Aberdeen

M.Sc., 

Transportation Technical Report Task 

Manager 

Ambarish Mukherjee, 

AICP

15 years of experience.

Master of City and Regional Planning with 

concentration in Transportation and Land 

Use Planning, and GIS, University of Texas 

at Arlington; Bachelor of Architecture, Indian 

Institute of Technology

Transportation Project Engineer Donson Liu 9 years of experience.

M.S., Civil Engineering, California State 

University, Long Beach; B.S., Civil 

Engineering, University of California, Irvine

Air Quality and Global Climate 

Change Technical Report Task 

Manager

Amy Fischer 17 years of experience.

B.S., Environmental Policy Analysis, minor

Geography, University of Nevada, Reno

 in 

Noise and Vibration Technical Report 

Task Manager

Jason Lui 14 years of experience.

M.S., Environmental Studies, California State 

University, Fullerton; B.S., Environmental 

Analysis and Design, University of California, 

Irvine

Public Utilities and Energy 

Geology, Soils, Seismicity

Manager

and 

Task 

Aubrey Mescher 13 years of experience.

M.E.S.M., Water Resources, University of 

California, Santa Barbara; B.A., 

Environmental Studies and Film Theory, 

Emory University

Electromagnetic Fields and 

Electromagnetic Interference Task 

Manager

Ahmad Bayat, PE 31 years of experience.

M.S., Civil Engineering, University of 

Houston, Texas; B.S., Civil Engineering, 

University of Houston, Texas
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Project Role Name, Registration Years of Experience, Qualifications

Electromagnetic Fields and 

Electromagnetic Interference

Aditya G Balani 11 years of experience.

M.Eng., Acoustics, Penn State University; 

B.Eng., Computer Engineering, University of 

Mumbai

Biological Resources and Wetlands

Technical Reports Task Manager

Jeff Bray 21 years of experience.

B.S., Wildlife Biology, Humboldt State 

University

Hydrology and Water Resources 

Task Manager

Nicole West, CPSWQ, 

QSD/QSP

15 years of experience.

M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, 

University of California, Berkeley; B.S., 

Evolution and Ecology, University of 

California, Davis

Hydrogeologist Torin Snyder, PG, CHG, 

TOR, QSD/QSP

16 years of experience.

B.S., Soil Science, California Polytechnic 

University San Luis Obispo

Paleontologist David Daitch, Ph.D. 17 years of experience.

Ph.D., Biology, University of Colorado at 

Boulder; M.S., Geology, University of 

Colorado at Boulder; B.A., Biology, The 

Evergreen State College

Hazardous Materials and Wastes A. Edward Morelan, PG, 31 years of experience.

Technical Report Task Manager CEG M.S., Geology/Earth Science, University of 

California, Los Angeles; B.S., Marine 

Biology/Geology, University of Southern 

California

Hazardous Materials and Wastes 

Technical Report

Julie Welch Marshall 21 years of experience.

B.S., Environmental Engineering, 

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Community Impact Assessment and Bronwyn Green 9 years of experience.

Relocation Impacts Report Master of Environmental Science and 

Management, Bren School of Environmental 

Science and Management, University of 

California, Santa Barbara; B.A., 

Mathematics/Economics, University of 

California, Santa Barbara

Safety and Security Task Manager Chris Graham 10 years of experience.

B.S., Environmental Science and Resource 

Management, California State University, 

Channel Islands

Socioeconomics and Communities 

Task Manager 

Shanna Guiler, AICP 15 years of experience. 

B.A., Physics, University of California, 

Angeles; M.U.E.P., Urban and 

Environmental Planning, University of 

Virginia, Charlottesville

Los 
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Environmental Justice ,Section 4(f)

and Section 6(f) Evaluations, and 

Cumulative Task Manager

Edward Heming, AICP 14 years of experience.

M.S., Environmental Studies, California State 

University Fullerton; B.A., Economics and 

Accounting, University of California, Santa 

Barbara

Local Growth, Station Planning, and 

Land Use Task Manager

Lilly Rudolph, AICP 16 years of experience.

Master of Public Administration, City 

University of New York, Baruch College; 

B.A., International Relations, University of 

California, Davis

Agricultural Lands Task Manager Megan Jones 11 years of experience.

Master of Public Policy, California State 

University, Monterey Bay; B.A., 

Geography/Environmental Studies, 

University of Oregon

Parks, Recreation, and Open Space 

Task Manager

Sara Kopp, AICP 12 years of experience.

M.E.S.M., Environmental Science and 

Management, University of California, Santa 

Barbara; B.S., Evolution and Ecology, 

University of California, Davis

Aesthetics and Visual Quality Task 

Manager

Matt Maddox, M.E.S.M., 

AICP

23 years of experience.

D.Env., Environmental Science and 

Engineering, University of California, Los 

Angeles; B.S., M.A., Biology, University of 

California, Riverside

Cultural Resources Archaeology 

Technical Report Task Manager

Andrew Pulcheon 19 years of experience.

M.A., Cultural Resources Management, 

Sonoma State University; B.A., 

Anthropology, Humboldt State University

Cultural Resources Archaeology 

Technical Report

Katie Vallaire, RPA 13 years of experience.

M.A., Public History, California State 

University, Sacramento; B.A., Anthropology, 

California State University, Chico

Cultural Resources Archaeology 

Technical Reports 

Tim Jones 15 years of experience.

M.A., Cultural Resources Management, 

Sonoma State University Rohnert Park; B.A., 

Anthropology, San Francisco State 

University

Cultural Resources Built Environment

Technical Report

Rebecca Meta Bunse 21 years of experience.

M.A., History/Public History, California State 

University, Sacramento; B.A., Women’s 

Studies and Italian Language, University of 

California, Davis 

Cumulative Impacts Technical Report 

Task Manager

Kat Hughes, Ph.D. 3 years of experience.

Ph.D., Film and Television Studies, 

University of Glasgow; M.A., Cinema 

Studies, San Francisco State University;

B.A., Anthropology/Women’s Studies, 

University of California, Santa Cruz
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Project Role Name, Registration Years of Experience, Qualifications

Geographic Information Systems 

(GIS) Task Manager

Zac Henderson 21 years of experience.

B.A., Environmental Studies/Geography, 

University of California, Los Angeles

Geographic Information Systems 

(GIS)

Tom Flahive 26 years of experience

B.S., Biology, University of California, Irvine

Mike Trueblood 17 years of experience.

B.S., Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation 

Biology, University of California, Davis

Allison Ferrini 4 years of experience.

B.S., Environmental Policy, Analysis, and 

Planning, University of California, Davis

Mariko Falke-Grosjean 2 year of GIS experience.

B.A., Anthropology, California State 

University, Sacramento

Public and Agency Involvement Annette Cortez 16 years of experience.

B.S., Business Administration, California 

State University, Los Angeles

Technical Editor and Word Processor 

for multiple sections and reports

Jennette Bosseler 14 years of experience.

B.A., English, University 

Barbara

of California, Santa 

Word Processing and Formatting 

Specialist for EIR/EIS and Technical 

Reports 

Stephanie Powers 10 years of experience.
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