Staff & Board

Meet the staff and board members advancing urban transportation, facilitating connections among our members, and promoting actionable, people-first best practices.

NACTO Staff

Experts in urban planning, transportation engineering, policy, communications, events management, and training development.

Senior Staff

Ryan Russo

Executive Director

Alana Brasier

Director of Engagement

Lauren Nixon

Director, People and Culture

Stefanie Seskin

Director of Policy and Practice

STaff

Alex Engel

Senior Manager, Communications

Aminah Ricks

Senior Manager, Capacity Building

Briah Spencer

Program Associate, Policy and Practice

Camille Boggan

Program Manager, Policy & Practice

Cary Bearn

Senior Manager, Multimodal Design and Programs

Celine Schmidt

Visual Communications Manager

Dana Jacks

Events & Operations Associate

Elise Harmon-Freeman

Program Manager, Communications

Ethany Uttech

Senior Manager, Member Experience

Fielding Hong

Senior Manager, Field Building

Hannah McCasland

Senior Events Manager

Jenny O’Connell

Associate Director of Programs

Josh Naramore

Senior Program Manager, Policy

Katya Tabakina

Senior Manager, Finance & Administration

NACTO Board of Directors

NACTO’s Board of Directors are urban transportation experts, elected from NACTO’s members as described in our bylaws.

Janette Sadik-Khan

Principal, Bloomberg Associates

NACTO Chair

Michael Carroll

Deputy Managing Director for Transportation and Infrastructure, City of Philadelphia

NACTO President

Laura Rubio-Cornejo

General Manager, Los Angeles Department of Transportation

NACTO Vice President

Kim Lucas

Director, Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, Pittsburgh

NACTO Secretary

Brad Rawson

Director of Mobility, Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning & Community Development, Somerville

NACTO Affiliate Member Representative