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LIST OF PREPARERS 

This Tier II Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was prepared by the Virginia 

Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) in close coordination with the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). 

Personnel from these agencies who were instrumental in the management and preparation of this 

document and related technical studies are listed below. 

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 

Name Qualifications Primary Responsibility 

Randy Brown Southeast High Speed Rail Project Manager FRA oversight, project guidance 

John Winkle, J.D. Transportation Industry Analyst / 

Environmental Protection Specialist FRA oversight, project guidance 

Jessie Fernandez-Gatti Community Planner FRA oversight, project guidance 

Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) 

Name Qualifications Primary Responsibility 

Jennifer L. Mitchell, AICP Master of Regional Planning 

Bachelor of Urban Planning 

20 years experience 

Director 

Peter Burrus M.A Business 

B.A. English 

25 years experience 

Chief of Rail 

Emily Stock, AICP Master of Planning 

B.S. Geology 

18 years experience 

Manager of Rail Planning; 

DC2RVA Project Manager 

Randy Selleck, AICP M.S. Urban and Regional Planning 

B.S. Geography 

16 years experience 

Rail Planning Project Manager; 

DC2RVA Deputy Project Manager – Planning 

Nick Ruiz Master of Urban and Regional Planning 

2 years of experience 

DC2RVA Rail Planner 

 

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Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) 

Name Qualifications Primary Responsibility 

Elizabeth Jordan, PhD Ph.D. Anthropology/Historical Archaeology 

M.A. Anthropology/Historical Archaeology 

B.A. Anthropology 

10 years (VDOT) experience 

NEPA Review 

Heather Williams M.S. Environmental Studies 

B.S. Environmental Science 

17 years experience 

NEPA Review 

Ryan Crisp Certified General 

9 years experience Right-of-Way/Relocation/Acquisition 

Michael Heflin Business Management/Marketing 

28 years (VDOT) experience Right-of-Way/Relocation/Acquisition 

Caron Smith Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser

28 years (appraisal) experience Right-of-Way/Relocation/Acquisition 

Richie Stuart B.S. Chemical Engineering 

4 years (VDOT ROW) experience Right-of-Way/Relocation/Acquisition 

Mark Comer B.S. Civil Engineering 

25 years (VDOT) experience Utility Relocations 

Shane Lupo Associates of Science and Surveying 

3 years (VDOT) experience 

10 years with Telecommunications 

Utility Relocations 

The following consultants were involved in the preparation of this Tier II Draft EIS, related 

technical reports, and conceptual engineering designs. A brief resume for each key consultant 

and his/her primary responsibility in the study are listed below. The names and titles of key staff 

are shown in bold. 

HDR 

Name Qualifications Primary Responsibility 

John Morton, PE M.S. Engineering Management 

B.S. Civil Environmental Engineering 

43 years experience 

Project Manager

National Director of Rail Environmental 

Programs 

Carey Burch, AICP M.S. Urban and Regional Planning 

B.S. Forest and Wildlife Resource Management 

40 years experience 

Deputy Project Manager, 

Corridor Planning Lead, 

Purpose & Need Statement, 

Alternatives Analysis, Public Outreach 

Megan (Eley) Hunter M.A. Publishing 

B.A. English/Creative Writing 

11 years experience 

Strategic Communications 

Manager

Public Involvement Manager

Megan O’Reilly M.A. Global Communications 

B.A. Public Relations 

9 years experience 

Public Involvement Manager 

Karen Harrington, PE B.S. Biological Systems Engineering 

18 years experience 

Geographic Information Systems 

(GIS)/Mapping Manager 
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HDR 

Name Qualifications Primary Responsibility 

Bridget Ward Master of GIS and Cartography 

B.A. Environmental Studies and Geography 

7 years experience 

GIS Analyst 

Andrew Zimba B.S. Industrial and Systems Engineering 

20 years experience 

GIS Analyst 

Laura (Meadows) Mausolf M.A. Museum Studies 

B.A. History 

4 years experience 

GIS Analyst 

Benjamin Camras Master of Urban and Regional Planning, GIS 

B.A. Geography & Sociology 

8 years experience 

GIS Analyst 

Mark Hemphill M.A. History 

B.A. History 

23 years experience 

Operations Analysis, Simulation, and 

Service Design Lead 

Matt Van Hattem B.A. English Language and Literature 

17 years experience 

Rail Operations Planning and Analysis 

Kevin Johns, EIT M.E. Civil Engineering 

B.E. Computer Engineering 

11 years experience 

Operations Modeling 

Rick Degman B.S. Transportation 

36 years experience 

Operations Modeling 

Leandra Cleveland B.S. Environmental Science/Planning 

18 years experience 

Alternatives Development and Analysis 

Tim Casey, INCE B.S. Biological and Life Sciences 

A.S. General Science 

31 years experience 

Noise and Vibration Analysis 

Elliott Dick, INCE B.S. Noise and Vibration Control 

23 years experience 

Noise and Vibration Analysis 

Jennifer Brown M.S. Environmental Project Management 

B.A. Environmental Policy 

11 years experience 

Natural Resource Analysis 

Carey Wilson, PE B.S. Civil Engineering 

19 years experience 

Northern Virginia Area – Engineering 

Lead 

Robert Cone, PE B.S. Civil Engineering 

44 years experience 

Alternatives Development and Screening 

Engineering Quality Control (QC) 

Chad Chandler, PE M.S. Transportation Systems and 

Management Civil Engineering 

B.S. Civil Engineering 

15 years experience 

Alternatives Development and Screening 

Engineering, Station Analysis 

Suzanne Baumgardt Bachelor of Architecture 

23 years experience 

Station Conceptual Design and Site 

Layout 

Penley Chiang Master of Architecture 

Bachelor of Arts 

14 years experience 

Station Conceptual Design and Site 

Layout 
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HDR 

Name Qualifications Primary Responsibility 

Chris Riviere, PE B.S. Civil Engineering 

29 years experience 

Northern Virginia Area – Track Design 

Kevin LaGreca, PE B.S. Civil/Construction Engineering 

A.S. Civil/Construction Engineering 

18 years experience 

Northern Virginia Area – Track Design 

Claudia Walsh, PE B.S. Civil Engineering 

21 years experience 

Northern Virginia Area – Roadway Lead 

Daniel Baum, PE B.S. Civil Engineering 

18 years experience 

Northern Virginia Area – Roadway 

Pieter Dahmen, PE M.S. Agricultural Engineering 

B.S. Civil Engineering 

40 years experience 

Northern Virginia Area – Drainage/ 

Stormwater Management Lead 

Julie Hicks B.S. Civil Engineering 

18 years experience 

Northern Virginia Area – Drainage/ 

Stormwater Management 

Tim Kearney, PE B.S. Civil Engineering 

24 years experience 

Northern Virginia Area–Utilities Lead 

Kathleen Staskin, PE B.S. Civil Engineering 

22 years experience 

Northern Virginia Area – Utilities 

Adeel Mysorewala, PE, 

LEED AP 

B.S. Civil Engineering, Structures 

14 years experience 

Northern Virginia Area – Structures and 

Bridges (Rail) Lead 

Kennedy Kyei-Mensah, PE B.S. Civil Engineering 

8 years experience 

Northern Virginia Area – Structures and 

Bridges (Rail) 

Michael Mo, PE M.S. Civil Engineering 

B.S. Civil Engineering 

27 years experience 

Northern Virginia Area – Structures and 

Bridges (Highway) Lead 

Aaron Zdinak M.S. Geotechnical Engineering 

B.S. Civil/Structural Engineering 

24 years experience 

Geotechnical Lead 

Ryan Tinsley, PG M.S. Engineering Geology 

B.S. Geology, Engineering Geosciences 

17 years experience 

Geotechnical 

Anthony DiGirolamo, PE B.S. Civil Engineering, Transportation 

24 years experience 

Northern Virginia Area – Track Quality 

Control (QC) 

Steve Carroll, EIT B.S. Civil Engineering 

40 years experience 

Capital Costs 

Steve Lorek, PE B.S. Civil Engineering 

20 years experience 

CSXT Liaison–Corridor Lead 

Kevin Keller, PG M.S. Hydrogeology 

B.S. Geology 

35 years experience 

CSXT Liaison 
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Moffatt & Nichol 

Name Qualifications Primary Responsibility 

Michael Knott, PE M.S. Civil Engineering 

B.S. Civil Engineering 

41 years experience 

Engineering Lead – Conceptual 

Engineering 

C. Wayne Hyatt, Jr., PE, 

PLS 

33 years experience Engineering Lead – Preliminary 

Engineering 

Pierce Homer Master of Public Affairs 

B.A. Philosophy 

36 years experience 

Intergovernmental Relations 

C. Eric Burke, PE M.S. Civil Engineering 

B.S. Civil Engineering 

24 years experience 

Richmond Area – Conceptual & 

Preliminary Engineering 

Jose Avendano, PE B.S. Civil Engineering 

27 years experience 

Richmond Area – Conceptual & 

Preliminary Engineering 

Don Darity B.S. Civil Engineering 

30 years experience 

Richmond Area – Traffic Engineering 

Will Garner, PE B.S. Civil Engineering 

46 years experience 

Richmond Area – Traffic Engineering 

Studies and Design 

Andrew Hayes M.E. Civil Engineering 

B.S. Civil Engineering 

5 years experience 

Richmond Area – Traffic Engineering 

Terry Coker, PE M.S. Civil Engineering 

B.S. Civil Engineering 

34 years experience 

Richmond Area – Structures Design 

Jean Paul Martucci B.S. Civil Engineering 

4 years experience 

Richmond Area – Track Design 

Gray Modlin, PE B.S. Civil Engineering 

11 years experience 

Richmond Area – Track Design 

James Todd, PE B.S. Civil Engineering 

16 years experience 

Richmond Area – Track Design 

Jeremy Kraft, PE B.S. Civil Engineering 

16 years experience 

Richmond Area – Civil/Roadway Design 

Jeff Reck, PE M.S. Hydrology and Water Resource Science 

B.S. Civil Engineering 

24 years experience 

Richmond Area – Hydraulics/Hydrology 

and Drainage 

Leah Young, PE B.S. Civil Engineering 

14 years experience 

Richmond Area – Hydraulics/Hydrology 

and Drainage 

Trent Huffman, PE B.S. Civil Engineering 

24 years experience 

Richmond Area – Utilities 

Jason Field, PE B.S. Civil Engineering 

23 years experience 

Richmond Area – Grade Crossings, 

Safety 
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Parsons 

Name Qualifications Primary Responsibility 

Monica Barrow Master of Business Administration 

B.S. Public Policy & Management/English 

31 years experience 

Service Development Planning 

Lead 

Stephen Walter, CEP M.S. Environmental Studies 

B.S. Environmental Conservation 

39 years experience 

Environmental Lead 

Elizabeth Hynes, AICP 

CTP, LEED AP 

Master of Regional Planning – Land Use and 

Environmental Planning 

B.A. Art History 

17 years experience 

Deputy Environmental Lead; 

Document Manager 

Faisal Hameed, PhD, PE Ph.D. Civil Engineering 

M.S. Civil & Environmental Engineering 

M.S. Technical Management 

B.S. Chemical Engineering 

16 years experience 

Technical Reviews 

Margaret Moore M.A. Public Administration 

M.S. Environmental Science 

B.A. History 

14 years experience 

Community Impact Assessment; Land 

Use, Agricultural Lands, Section 4(f), 

Section 6(f), and Parks 

Michelle Fall, AICP M.S. Environmental Engineering 

B.S. Biology 

23 years experience 

Section 4(f) Resources, Parks, Visual, 

Construction Impacts 

Susan Bupp, RPA M.A. Anthropology 

B.A. Anthropology 

41 years experience 

Cultural Resources 

Rachael Mangum, RPA M.A. Anthropology 

B.A. Anthropology 

17 years experience 

Cultural Resources 

Anthony Pakeltis, AICP Master of Urban Planning and Policy 

Bachelor of Urban Planning 

B.S. Environmental Design 

27 years experience 

Air Quality, Energy, Indirect and 

Cumulative Effects 

Luke Eggering, PWS M.S. Biology 

B.S. Fish and Wildlife Management 

28 years experience 

Natural Resources, Wetlands, and 

Threatened and Endangered Species 

Lead 

Joel Budnik, PMC M.S. Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences 

B.S. Fisheries and Wildlife Management 

20 years experience 

Natural Resources, Wetlands, 

Threatened and Endangered Species 

Rebecca Chojnacki B.S. Biotechnology & Biology 

12 years experience 

Natural Resources, Hazardous Materials 

Katherine Astroth M.S. Biology 

B.S. Biology 

8 years experience 

Wetlands 

Rebecca Porath M.S. Zoology 

B.S. Fish and Wildlife Management 

20 years experience 

Wetlands 
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Parsons 

Name Qualifications Primary Responsibility 

Lindsey Postaski M.S. Biology 

B.S. Environmental Science 

7 years experience 

Wetlands 

Margaret Rockwell B.S. Environmental Science 

6 years experience 

Wetlands 

William Heming, Capt. 

USCG (Retired) 

B.S. General Engineering 

Postgraduate Training, Nuclear Technology NSS 

SAVANNAH 

46 years experience 

Agency Coordination 

J. Stuart Tyler, PE M.S. Civil Engineering 

B.A. Environmental Science 

36 years experience 

Indirect and Cumulative Effects 

Joseph Steindam Master of City and Regional Planning 

B.A. Political Science 

3 years experience 

Document Support 

Joseph Springer, AICP Master Degree Studies, 

Urban Planning 

B.A. English and Art History 

25 years experience 

Traffic and Transportation Analysis 

Jennifer Wiley Kleinman, EIT B.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering 

12 years experience 

Traffic and Transportation Analysis 

Patrick Porzillo, PE B.S. Civil Engineering 

31 years experience 

Central Virginia Area – Engineering Lead 

Dan Sengupta, PE, SE M.S. Civil Engineering 

B.S. Civil Engineering 

24 years experience 

Central Virginia Area – Structures 

Design 

Frank Blachly, PE B.S., Civil Engineering, Transportation Emphasis 

40 years experience 

Central Virginia Area – Rail Design 

David Pell, PE B.S. Civil Engineering 

9 years experience 

Central Virginia Area – Track Design 

Clifford Roberts, PE Bachelor of Engineering 

33 years experience 

Central Virginia Area – Roadway & Civil 

Engineering Lead 

Zachery Fitzwater, EIT B.S. Civil Engineering, Construction and Highway 

Design 

4 years experience 

Central Virginia Area – Grade Crossing 

Analysis and Alignments 

Brian C. Smith, PE B.S. Civil Engineering 

18 years experience 

Central Virginia Area – 

Drainage/Stormwater Management 

Design 

Bhup Adhikari, PE B.S. Civil Engineering 

18 years experience 

Central Virginia Area – Stormwater 

Management 

Byron Williams B.S. Civil Engineering Technology, Utility, 

Transportation, and Structural Design 

5 years experience 

Central Virginia Area – Utilities 
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Parsons 

Name Qualifications Primary Responsibility 

Kwong Tse, PE M.E. Civil Engineering 

B.S. Civil Engineering 

36 years experience 

Central Virginia Area – Bridges 

Randy Walker, PE B.S. Civil Engineering 

37 years experience 

Constructability 

Andrew Metz Master of Urban Planning and Policy 

B.A. Geography 

8 years experience 

Station Operating and Maintenance 

Costs 

Elizabeth Koos 19 years experience EIS Technical Editor 

Dovetail Cultural Resources Group 

Name Qualifications Primary Responsibility 

Kerri Barile, Ph.D., RPA Ph.D. Anthropology & Architectural History 

M.A. Anthropology 

Masters Certificate in Museum Management 

B.A. Historic Preservation 

25 years experience 

Cultural Resources Lead 

Emily Calhoun, RPA M.A. Anthropology 

B.S. Biological Sciences 

10 years experience 

Cultural Resources 

Heather Dollins Staton Master of Historic Preservation 

Masters Certificate in Transportation Systems 

Management 

B.A. Historic Preservation 

10 years experience 

Cultural Resources 

Cordell & Crumley Inc. 

Name Qualifications Primary Responsibility 

Deborah Cordell B.S. Communication Arts 

A.A. Arts 

29 years experience 

Public Involvement Manager 

Janette Crumley B.S. Accounting 

29 years experience 

Public Involvement Manager 

Deborah DeMarco Master of Tourism Administration 

B.S. Secondary Education and Marketing Education 

28 years experience 

Public Involvement Specialist 
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Mary Peters Consulting 

Name Qualifications Primary Responsibility 

Mary Peters B.A. Management 

31 years experience 

Executive Advisor 

Novak Transportation Planning Services, LLC. 

Name Qualifications Primary Responsibility 

William J. Novak M.A. Geography 

B.A. Geography 

44 years experience 

QC / Technical Review 

Rice Associates 

Name Qualifications Primary Responsibility 

Charlie Rice B.A. Economics and Business Management 

31 years experience 

Surveying 

RSG 

Name Qualifications Primary Responsibility 

William Woodford M.S. Civil Engineering 

B.S. Civil Engineering 

36 years experience 

Ridership Forecasting 

Transportation Analytic Services 

Name Qualifications Primary Responsibility 

Jack Fuller Master of Business Administration, Transportation 

and Computer Science 

B.S. Mathematics 

36 years experience 

Operations Modeling and Analysis