Executive Committee

Meet the pioneers of an American high-speed rail network.

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Michaela
Barnes
Head of Sales and Business Development
Alex
Beckmann
Legislative Director
Jared
Cassity
National Safety & Legislative Director
Antonio
Castelan
Director of Public Affairs
Bernard
Cohen
Senior Advisor Operations and Planning
Matt
Cremins
Western Region Political Director
Dean
Devita
President Emeritus
Mike
Efaw
National Legislative Director
Daniel
Fernandez Ochando
North America Rail & Transit Lead
Josh
Hartford
Special Assistant to the International President
Soso
Ideriah
National Sales Manager - Engineering / Transportation
Allan
Immel
Head of Turnkey Systems
Armin
Kick
Vice President Locomotives and High-Speed Trainsets
Don
LeMoine
Business Development Manager – Rail Electrification Systems
John
Mansker
Director Railroad Lodge Services
James
McGrath
Principal
Ibro
Muftic
Vice President, Rail and Transit Leader
Scott
Norman
EVP of Construction
Tommy
Opland
Area Manager
Fiona
Purcell
Principal, Design Lead for Complex Rail Station Projects
Kash
Qadeer
Global Rail Sector Lead
Charlie
Quandel
President and Chief Executive Officer
Joe
Reed
National Director
Allene
Rieger
Quality Manager
Roberto
Rodriguez Illanes
Senior Rail Project Manager
Eddie
Russnow
President
Peter
Schwartz
U.S. Transit and Rail Market Sector Leader
Ryan
Scott
Regional Director
Arthur
Sohikian
Executive Director
Matt
Sorcic
Project Manager
Jack
Speck
Area Manager
Adriano
Sturchio
CEO, Salcef USA
Mark
Tollefson
Chief of Staff
Azzedine
Toubal
Global Rail Director
Ben
Tripousis
Program Administrator, Cascadia High-Speed Rail
Matthew
Tucker
Global Transit Director
Eric
Von Baumbach
Divison Manager
Jesse
Williams
Business Development Manager
Keith
Wilson
Mayor of Portland, OR
Jim
Ziglar
Principal