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Tal Harari

Tal Harari

Title: City Planning Associate, Los Angeles Department of City Planning
NACTO Title: WalkShop Leader

Tal Harari is a Los Angeles native who works for the Los Angeles Department of City Planning, where she works in the Policy Planning Division on the update to the Downtown Community Plan. Harari holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History of Arts and Visual Culture from University of California, Santa Cruz, and a […]

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Alex Pazuchanics

Title: Assistant Director of Planning, Policy, and Permitting, Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, City of Pittsburgh
NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

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Ariel Espiritu Santo

Ariel Espiritu Santo

Title: Agency Administrator, Oakland Department of Transportation

Ariel Espiritu Santo is the Agency Administrator for Oakland’s Department of Transportation where she oversees the department’s budget, capital improvement program, human resources and organizational development. Previously, Ariel worked at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency as the manager of Capital Financial Planning and Analysis. In addition to her city government experience, Ariel has six […]

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Carlos Hernandez

Carlos Hernandez

Title: Transportation Planning Associate II, Los Angeles DOT
NACTO Title: WalkShop Leader

Carlos Hernandez is a transportation planner from Los Angeles whose background is rooted in developing community-based bike programs in Southern California. His current work with the Vision Zero program at the Los Angeles Department of Transportation focuses on delivering corridor safety improvement projects at the intersection of community need and innovative design. In addition to street safety […]

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Karina Macias

Karina Macias

Title: Transportation Planning Associate II, Los Angeles DOT
NACTO Title: WalkShop Leader

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Karina Macias is a transportation planner with the Los Angeles Department of Transportation. She uses data-driven analysis methods and research to effectuate strategic transportation planning initiatives and develop sustainable transportation policies in the City.  She built and tested the Department’s first project scoring model to help support decisions around […]

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Michael Affeldt

Michael Affeldt

Title: LARiverWorks Director, Mayor’s Office, City of Los Angeles

Michael Affeldt is the Director of the LARiverWorks team in Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Office of City Services. LARiverWorks leads project coordination, policy development, and engagement, for the Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan and LA River-related efforts. Michael has played a significant role in the development and adoption of the federal Los Angeles River Ecosystem […]

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Amalia M. Merino

Amalia M. Merino

Title: LARiverWorks Policy Analyst, Mayor’s Office, City of Los Angeles
NACTO Title: WalkShop Leader

Amalia M. Merino is a Policy Analyst and Planning Assistant on the LARiverWorks team. She is lead for the Los Angeles River Cooperation Committee and select planning issues, parks and other LA River Revitalization Master Plan projects, the arts, public engagement, homelessness, and partnerships. She holds a BA in Economics from Smith College and a […]

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Geoff Kees Thompson

Title: LAX Community Liaison, Councilmember Mike Bonin, City of Los Angeles
NACTO Title: WalkShop Leader

Serving as Councilmember Mike Bonin’s LAX Liaison, Geoff works closely with the airport and other city agencies on infrastructure-related projects related to LAX’ multi-billion dollar renovations and future connections to public transportation. Geoff has been serving in this capacity since spring of 2017. Prior to his role at the airport, Geoff served as Interim Transportation […]

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Margot Ocañas

Margot Ocañas

Title: Safe Routes to School Coordinator, Los Angeles DOT
NACTO Title: WalkShop Leader

As the City of Los Angeles’ first Pedestrian Coordinator, Margot led the development of the City’s first public placemaking program, People St.  She now manages the City’s Safe Routes to School in partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District, the 2nd largest district in the nation.  She oversees the design of school neighborhood street […]

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George Chen

Title: Senior Transportation Engineer, Los Angeles DOT
NACTO Title: WalkShop Leader

George Chen is a Senior Transportation Engineer for the Los Angeles Department of Transportation. He specializes in transportation management system design and development. He is leading a team of engineers to develop and implement advanced transportation technologies including adaptive traffic control, data collection and processing, connected transit vehicles, remote sensing, and advanced transportation controller and […]

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