The Leadership NACTO fellowship cultivated and empowered the next generation of dynamic leaders in city transportation from 2018-2021.
City transportation is about creating a safe walking experience with vibrant public spaces and economically strong cities that offer flexible mobility. As we ask more of our city streets, we also ask more of our city leaders. Today’s most successful transportation leaders have more than technical competency—they must be able to articulate and implement a bold vision for how we move and live in cities.
Leadership NACTO offered city transportation leaders the opportunity for in-depth, targeted professional development and training, as well as sustained connections with a cohort of other emerging leaders. In this program, Fellows participated in curated workshops, learned from proven leaders in the field, and built meaningful connections with peers in other cities, basing their learning on a personalized 360-review process.
2020-21 Leadership NACTO fellows
- Angela Martinez: Senior Right-of-Way Manager, Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, City of Pittsburgh
- Jennifer Ruley: Mobility and Safety Division Manager, Department of Public Works, City of New Orleans
- Valérie Gagnon: Mobility Director, Ville de Montréal
- Charles Penny: Chief of Transit and Sustainable Transportation, Baltimore City DOT
- Betty Smoot-Madison: Mobility Director, Atlanta DOT
- Brad Rawson: Director of Mobility, Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning & Community Development, Somerville (NACTO Affiliate Member Representative)
- Jennifer Donlon Wyant: Transportation Planning Manager, City of Sacramento
- Jacquelyn Hayward: Director, Project Design & Management, Transportation Services, City of Toronto
- Cindy Patton: Interim Director of Transportation Operations, Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, City of Denver
- Hank Kelley: Transportation Planning & Programs Supervisor, Mobile GR, City of Grand Rapids
- Anna Chamberlin: Associate Director, District DOT
- Katie Roth: Manager, Arterial Bus Rapid Transit, Metro Transit
2019 Leadership NACTO fellows
- Ariel Espiritu Santo: Agency Administrator, Oakland Department of Transportation
- Francie Stefan: Acting Chief Mobility Officer/Assistant Director of Planning & Community Development, City of Santa Monica
- Hannah McIntosh: RapidRide Program Director, King County Metro Transit
- Jamie Parks: Livable Streets Director, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
- Jessica Zenk: Deputy Director, San Jose Department of Transportation
- Kathleen Mayell: Transportation Planning Manager, Minneapolis Department of Public Works
- Laura Dierenfield: Division Manager, Active Transportation and Street Design Division, Austin Transportation Department
- Monique Earl: Assistant General Manager, Administrative & Field Services, Los Angeles DOT
- Randall “Keith” Benjamin, II: Director, Department of Traffic and Transportation, City of Charleston
- Stefanie Seskin: Active Transportation Director, Boston Transportation Department
- Suchitra Sanagavarapu: Chief of Staff, Traffic Operations, NYC DOT
2018 Leadership NACTO fellows
- Ahmed Darrat: Transportation Policy Advisor, City of Seattle
- Annick Beaudet: Assistant Director, Austin Transportation Department
- Brooke McKenna: Assistant Director for Street Management, Cambridge Traffic, Parking + Transportation Department
- Janet Attarian: Deputy Director, Department of Planning and Development, City of Detroit
- Justin Stuehrenberg: Vice President – Planning & Capital Projects, IndyGo
- Kelley Yemen: Director of Complete Streets, Philadelphia Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems
- Leah Dawson Mooney: Director of Strategic Planning & Policy, Chicago Transit Authority
- Marcel Porras: Chief Sustainability Officer, Los Angeles Department of Transportation
- Nichole Altmix: Executive Director of Transportation, Planning & Management, NYC Department of Transportation
- Uyen Dang: City Traffic Engineer, City of West Palm Beach
- Viktoriya Wise: Chief of Staff, Sustainable Streets Division, SFMTA
