Participants Graduates
Freight Academy Graduates
The Freight Academy is a nationally recognized program. Freight Academy graduates represent a diverse group from DOTs, toll authorities, MPOs, etc. Many Freight Academy graduates have gone on to key leadership positions in their agencies.Freight Academy 2019 Class
| Javier Ahumada | FHWA – Kansas Division |
| Issac Akem | FHWA – Oklahoma Division |
| Andrew Andrusko | Minnesota DOT |
| Avital Barnea | AASHTO |
| Al Beatty | Delaware Valley Reg Planning Commission |
| Elizabeth (Beth) Bonini | Pennsylvania DOT |
| Jeffrey Brauner | Port Authority of NY & NJ |
| Matthew (Matt) Burns | Maine DOT |
| Marlene Vivian Delgadillo (Vivian) Canizares | Georgia DOT |
| Carole Delion | Maryland DOT SHA |
| Michael (Mike) Donchez | Lehigh Valley Planning Commission |
| Emily Dwyer | Georgia DOT |
| Shain Eversley | Houston Galveston Area Council |
| Cristina Finch | Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Reg. Commission |
| Benjamin (Ben) Fischer | FHWA – Office of Freight |
| Mauricio Garcia | Connecticut DOT |
| Laura Gilmore | Massachusetts Port Authority |
| Samuel (Sam) Hiscocks | Iowa DOT |
| Chandra Inglis-Smith | FHWA – West Virginia Division |
| Maryiam Kazmi | New Jersey DOT |
| Todd Leiss | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission |
| Leigh Levine | FHWA – New Hampshire Division |
| Gautam Mani | FHWA – New York Division |
| Hilary McCarron | Port Authority of NY & NJ |
| Carlos McCloud | FHWA – Louisiana Division |
| Kathryn (Kate) McMahon | Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance |
| Josh O’Neill | Rhode Island Statewide Planning Agency / RI MPO |
| Chester (Ozzy) Osborne | Massachusetts DOT, Highway Operations Center |
| Benjamin (Ben) Peacock | Morris Cnty Public Works (NJ), Div of Eng & Transp |
| Dave Pelletier | Vermont Agency of Transportation |
| Sherry Pifer | Texas DOT |
| Jeff Purdy | FHWA – Office of Freight |
| Lorinda Tennyson | NY State DOT |
| Elizabeth (Betsy) Tracy | FHWA – Illinois Division |
| Casey Wells | Texas DOT |
| Brandon Wilcox | FHWA – Massachusetts Division |
| Autumn Young | Florida DOT |
Freight Academy 2017 Class
| Uzoma Anukwe | City of Newark |
| Denise Authement | New York State DOT |
| Sharleen Bakeman | FHWA Washington Division |
| Travis Black | USDOT Maritime Administration |
| Tamiko Brim-Burnell | FHWA, Office of Freight Management & Operations |
| Tori Collins | USDOT Maritime Administration |
| Elisha DeFrain | Michigan DOT |
| Oana Cristina Deselnicu | Colorado DOT |
| Lindsay Donnellon | Federal Highway Administration |
| Bernadette Dupont | FHWA Kentucky Division |
| Katelyn Dwyer | AASHTO |
| David Gray | South Carolina DOT |
| Brian Hare | Pennsylvania DOT |
| Heather Hildebrant | North Carolina DOT |
| Randy Jansen | Federal Highway Administration |
| George Kinney | Lehigh Valley Planning Commission |
| Christina Leach | Federal Highway Administration |
| Adam Lomasney | New York City Economic Development Corporation |
| Jack Lord | FHWA Resource Center |
| Amanda Martin | Iowa DOT |
| Megan Massey | Hudson County |
| Yolanda Morris | Federal Highway Administration |
| Birat Pandey | Federal Highway Administration |
| Julie Parker | US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics |
| Himanshu Patel | New Jersey DOT |
| Marc Plotkin | Georgia DOT |
| Mike Rimer | PennDOT Center for Program Development |
| Bryan Ross | Missouri DOT |
| Justin Ryan | Florida DOT |
| Carol Scott | Florida DOT / Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise |
| Gabe Sherman | Massachusetts DOT |
| Keith Skilton | Federal Highway Administration |
| Tim Snow | Delaware DOT |
| Daniel Studdard | Atlanta Regional Commission |
| John (JT) Thomas | Maryland DOT / Maryland SHA |
| David Tomporowski | Minnesota DOT |
| Chris Wichman | Richmond Regional Transportation Planning Org. |
| Adam Yagelski | New York State DOT |
Freight Academy 2015 Class
| David Blakeney | FHWA – Arkansas Division |
| Laurie J. Carlson | Massachusetts DOT, Highway Div., Statewide Operations |
| Ju-Yin Chen | Virginia DOT |
| Andrea S. Dewey | FHWA – Michigan Division |
| Christopher Dingman | FHWA – Michigan Division |
| Marc Dixon | FHWA – Delaware Division |
| Ryan Endorf | USDOT |
| Rickey Fitzgerald | Florida DOT |
| Andrew Folz | North Carolina DOT |
| Brian Galvin | New York State DOT |
| Krystal Harris | Georgia DOT |
| Jacob A. Hobson | U.S. Coast Guard |
| Brian Hunter | Florida DOT District 7 Intermodal Systems Development |
| Amy Kessler | North Central Pennsylvania Regional Plan’g & Dev. Comm. |
| Thanh Le | New Jersey DOT |
| Keith Lynch | FHWA – Pennsylvania Division |
| Subrat Mahapatra | Maryland State Highway Administration |
| L’Kiesha Markley | Maryland State Highway Administration |
| Bradley McMahon | FHWA – Missouri Division |
| Julie L. Oakley | Rhode Island DOT Intermodal Planning Div. |
| Sandra Rothbard | New York City Office of Emergency Management |
| Stephen Shafer | USDOT Maritime Administration |
| Saintseneca Sok | USDOT Maritime Administration |
| Bill Thompson | Nevada DOT |
| Jacqueline Thorne | Maryland DOT |
2014 Freight Academy Class
| Shira Bergstein | USDOT Office of the Secretary |
| Jody Binnix | Genesee Transportation Council |
| Andrew Edwards | FHWA – Georgia Div. |
| Victoria Farr | USDOT Volpe Center |
| William Gayle | Maryland State Highway Administration |
| Greg Hall | FHWA – Florida Div. |
| Patrick Herlihy | New Hampshire DOT |
| Vivien Hoang | FHWA – California Div. |
| Georgi Ann Jasenovec | FHWA – Texas Div. |
| Jack E. Kimmerling | Indiana DOT |
| Rachel Knutson | Washington DOT |
| Quon Y. Kwan | USDOT/FMCSA |
| Caroline Mays | Texas DOT |
| Stephanie Molden | Connecticut DOT |
| J. Kelli Nash | Virginia DOT |
| Neil Perry | North Carolina DOT |
| Suraiya Rashid | Wilmington Urban Area MPO |
| Dionne Richardson | Florida DOT |
| Michael Ruane | Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission |
| Vanessa Saari | New York State DOT |
| Tamar Sanodze | New York City Economic Development Corporation |
| Paul Sittig | New Mexico DOT |
| Susan B. Stitt | Illinois DOT |
| Patrick Thrasher | New York City Economic Development Corporation |
| Dennis Toomey | Pennsylvania DOT |
| John R. Townend | New Jersey Turnpike Authority |
| Trung Trinh | Mississippi DOT |
| C. Daniel Walston | FHWA – Pennsylvania Div. |
| Kevin Ward | FHWA – Missouri Div. |
| Jeff Weidner | Florida DOT |
| Ryan White | New York City Economic Development Corporation |
| Robert J. Williams | Virginia DOT |
| Christopher Witt | Rhode Island Division of Planning |
| Rick Wyatt | South Carolina DOT |
2012 Freight Academy Class
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Katie Axt |
New York City Economic Development Corporation |
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Cheryl Ball |
Missouri Department of Transportation |
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Teresa Brewer |
Anchorage Metropolitan Area Transportation Solutions |
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Linsey Callaghan |
State of Rhode Island, Statewide Planning Program |
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Christine Chaplinski |
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |
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Peter Dahlberg |
Minnesota DOT |
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Marshall Farmer |
Regional Plan Commission of Greater Birmingham |
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Glenn Fulkerson |
FHWA Illinois Division |
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Louis-Olivier Gervais |
Ministère du Transports du Québec |
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Carlos Gonzalez |
FTA Region IV |
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Cheryl Hannah |
North Carolina DOT |
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Andrew Heath |
Georgia DOT |
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Matthew Hedge |
Pennsylvania DOT |
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Morris Hoevel |
FHWA Michigan Division |
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Jocelyn Jones |
FHWA Resource Center |
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Philip Kempf |
Virginia DOT |
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James Kocaba |
Connecticut DOT |
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Keith Kucharek |
Maryland SHA |
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Tricia Lambert |
New Hampshire DOT |
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Annette Lapkowski |
Florida DOT |
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Charles Moore |
New York State DOT |
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Kristine O’Connor |
North Carolina DOT |
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Judy Raymond |
Connecticut DOT |
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Harry Romano |
Maryland DOT |
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Renee Sigel |
FHWA Pennsylvania Division |
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Jeevanjot Singh |
New Jersey DOT |
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Bradley Smith |
Maryland DOT |
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Emily Stock |
Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation |
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Brian Wall |
Pennsylvania DOT |
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Wenjuan Zhao |
Washington State DOT |
2010 Freight Academy Class
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Olu Ajayi |
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
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Bala Akundi |
Baltimore Metropolitan Council |
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Terry Arellano |
North Carolina DOT |
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Christian Bisson |
Quebec Ministry of Transportation |
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Robby Burt |
Mississippi DOT |
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Roberto Canales |
North Carolina DOT |
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Chandra Carrasco Bondzie |
Houston-Galveston Area Council |
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Maria Chau |
Federal Highway Administration |
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Andy Dentamaro |
Maryland DOT |
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Scott Douglas |
New Jersey DOT |
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Alisa Fine |
USDOT Volpe Center |
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Jennifer Fortunas |
Florida DOT |
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Matthew Fowler |
Georgia DOT |
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Bill Guiher |
Virginia DOT |
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Ray Hessinger |
New York State DOT |
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Miki Krakauer |
New Jersey DOT |
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Rob Limoges |
New York State DOT |
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Vince Mantero |
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |
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Chip Millard |
FHWA |
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Joshua Nelson |
New York City Economic Development Corporation |
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Paul Nelson |
Massachusetts DOT |
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Costa Pappis |
Vermont Agency of Transportation |
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Steve Pyburn |
Federal Highway Administration |
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Kris Riesenberg |
Federal Highway Administration |
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Dave Rosenberg |
New York State DOT |
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Anthony Shuler |
Department of Transportation Maritime Administration |
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Chris Smith |
AASHTO |
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John Tompkins |
Minnesota DOT |
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Amanda Valdes |
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |
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Jeff Vernick |
North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority |
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Ralph Volpe |
FHWA Resource Center |
2008 Freight Academy Class
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Richard Barone |
Regional Plan Association |
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Sam Beydoun |
Virginia DOT |
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Russ Bond |
Massachusetts Highway |
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Deborah Bowden |
Maryland DOT |
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Brenda Cruz |
New York State DOT |
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Erik DeLine |
Morris County Division of Transportation |
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Jeannie Fazio |
Maryland DOT |
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Juan Flores |
Mississippi DOT |
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Karin Foster |
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments |
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Richard Guarino |
Greater Buffalo-Niagara Regional Transportation Council |
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Caryn Gunter |
New Brunswick DOT |
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Donald Hannon |
New York State DOT |
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Stacey Hodge |
New York City DOT |
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Erik Johnson |
Virginia DOT |
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Nicole Katsikides |
Maryland DOT |
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Thomas McQueen |
Georgia DOT |
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Nathan Moulton |
Maine DOT |
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Kamal Munawar |
Virginia DOT |
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Barbara Nelson |
Richmond Area MPO |
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Callistus Nwadike |
District of Columbia DOT/TPPA |
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Alpesh Patel |
North Carolina DOT |
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Adam Recchia |
Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District |
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Jakub Rowinski |
North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority |
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Huajing Shi |
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |
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Claude Sirois |
Ministere des Transports du Quebec |
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Harry Smith |
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |
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Ed Strocko |
FHWA |
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Paul Truban |
New Jersey DOT |
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Sara Walfoort |
Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission |
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Shirley Williams |
North Carolina DOT |
