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Dedicated to serving Alameda County, ACTIA employs eight full-time administrative and engineering employees, one part-time utility consultant, a program management consultant, a bicycle and pedestrian coordinator consultant, and a paratransit coordinator consultant.
Staff manages consultant contracts, fiscal affairs, and serves as liaisons to project sponsors, Alameda County, and the 14 cities within the County. By law, administrative staff costs are capped at 1% of net Measure B revenues. Total administrative costs are limited to 4.5% of net revenues.
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Arthur L. Dao |
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Arthur L. Dao was appointed as the first Executive Director of the Alameda County Transportation Commission on August 9, 2010, and began service on September 1, 2010. He is leading the integration of both the Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority (ACTIA) and the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency (ACCMA), which began the first formal merger stages in June 2010. The Alameda CTC assumes all functions of ACTIA and ACCMA, and Art will work with the 22-member Commission to integrate the agencies for planning, funding and continued delivery of a broad range of transportation projects and programs to throughout Alameda County. He was formerly the Deputy Director at the Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority from 2001 to 2010. In that capacity, he was responsible for the delivery of the Measure B-funded Capital Program, and is credited with developing and overseeing the early delivery of nearly all Measure B capital infrastructure projects. He brings over 24 years of transportation engineering and management experience to the Commission. He holds a bachelor's degree of science in civil engineering from the University of California at Davis, and he is a registered engineer. Contact: 510-350-2329 | adao@actia2022.com |
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Anees Azad |
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Anees Azad is ACTA/ACTIA's Manager of Finance and Administration. He is responsible for all financial and administrative functions, including budgets, treasury, audits, systems and human resources. Prior to his appointment in January 2003, Anees served as finance director and treasurer for the City of Fort Bragg. Anees has also held senior financial positions with Alta Bates Corporation. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Cal Poly Pomona. Contact: 510-893-3347, ext. 104 | aazad@actia2022.com |
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Tess Lengyel |
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Tess Lengyel is the Programs and Public Affairs Manager for the Alameda County Transportation Authority. She is responsible for developing and overseeing the 2000 Measure B programs, including local streets and roads, bicycle/pedestrian, paratransit, mass transit and transit center development. She is also responsible for managing the Authority's public relations, legislative programs and community advisory committees. Prior to joining ACTA, Tess served as a project planner and community education and outreach specialist for a private, international engineering company. Tess holds a B.A. in Planning and Policy /Environmental Studies. She belongs to the local chapter of Women's Transportation Seminar. Contact: 510-893-3347, ext. 111 | tlengyel@actia2022.com |
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Lei Lam |
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Lei Lam is ACTA/ACTIA's senior accountant, handling various accounting and financial analysis functions for the authorities. She joined the ACTA staff in 1996. Prior to coming to ACTA, Lei worked as a senior accountant for a private engineering company. She also worked at the California State University - Hayward Foundation. Lei holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Memphis State University. Contact: 510-893-3347, ext. 110 | lam@actia2022.com |
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Keonnis Taylor |
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Keonnis Taylor joined ACTA/ACTIA as Programs Coordinator in 2006. She is responsible for Measure B outreach activities including coordination of the Citizens Advisory Committee, the Authority's Countywide Transportation Forums, and is a key contributor to the Authority's Media and Public Relations efforts. Keonnis is a lifelong public servant having developed programs and publicity promoting community access in California, Indiana, New York, and abroad prior to joining ACTIA. She has a BA from DePauw University, and earned her Master of Public Administration Degree as a National Urban Fellow at Baruch College School of Public Affairs in New York. Contact: (510) 267-6120 | ktaylor@actia2022.com |
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Arun Goel |
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Arun Goel, ACTA and ACTIA's Associate Transportation Engineer, graduated from San Jose State University with a bachelors and a Masters degree in Civil Engineering. Arun has worked on many infrastructure projects around the nation and locally, in the capacity of a consultant providing assistance in Project Controls and monitoring project schedules for on-time delivery and within budget. Arun also comes with experience as a project/design engineer, having designed flood control capital projects within Alameda County. Arun says "the key to a successful project is the incorporation of comments early in the planning phase, the coordination with all the affected party's, and delivering a project ahead of schedule and under budget." Arun joined ACTIA's team in June 2007. Contact: (510) 893-3347, ext. 129 | agoel@actia2022.com |
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Linda Adams |
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Linda Adams is the executive assistant for ACTA and ACTIA. She has been with the authority since 1990. Linda is also the staff liaison for ACTIA's Citizens Advisory Committee and ACTIA's Citizens Watchdog Committee. She is also responsible for monitoring all appointments made to either committee. Contact: 510-893-3347, ext. 100 | ladams@actia2022.com |
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Naomi Armenta is ACTIA's Paratransit Coordinator, responsible for the development and ongoing coordination of various programs funded by ACTIA providing special transportation services to seniors and people with disabilities. Naomi has a Bachelor's Degree from UC Berkeley and has been a paratransit consumer-dabbler for over 20 years.
Contact: 510-893-3347, ext. 118 | narmenta@actia2022.com
Contact Information for Paratransit Education and Outreach Team:
Krystle Pasco: 510-267-6380 | kpasco@actia2022.com
Wheeler Planning & Team (Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordination Services)
Wheeler Planning provides ACTIA's Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordination Services, with a team of other consultants. Together, the team brings decades of experience and expertise in their delivery of bicycle and pedestrian planning, program implementation, and mapping services to the agency. Rochelle Wheeler, the owner of Wheeler Planning, serves as ACTIA's Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Coordinator, a role she has filled since January 2003.
Contact Information for Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordination Team:
Rochelle Wheeler: 510-893-3347, ext. 121 | rwheeler@actia2022.com
Gail Payne: 510-893-3347 ext 136 | gpayne@actia2022.com
Bay Area Program Management Group (BAPMG)
The Bay Area Program Management Group is a private consultant group that contracts with ACTA and ACTIA to provide a wide variety of specific services directly related to planning, monitoring and delivering the multiple projects and programs outlined in Measure B.
Contact Information for BAPMG:
Michele Bellows: 510-893-3347 ext 114 | mbellows@actia2022.com
Rebecca Kohlstrand: 510-893-3347 ext 123 | rkohlstrand@actia2022.com
James O'Brien: 510-893-3347 ext 106 | jobrien@actia2022.com
Acumen Building Enterprise, Inc. (Program Management Services)
Since 1999, the professional engineering consulting firm Acumen Building Enterprise has provided administrative support to ACTA/ACTIA. Currently, Acumen staffs ACTIA's Program Management Team, which provides numerous services to assist ACTIA in implementing programs funded by Measure B: Pass-through fund program and grant program support; policies and procedures development; meetings and events support; content development for publications, reports and the wbsite; and administrative support. Subconsultant Publications Design provides art direction and graphic design, and Lohnes & Wright provides mapping services.
Contact Information for the Program Management Team:
Tamara Halbritter: 510-267-6135, | thalbritter@actia2022.com
Angie Ayers-Smith: 510-267-6115 | aayers@actia2022.com
Carol Crossley: 510-267-6113 | ccrossley@actia2022.com
Krystle Pasco: 510-267-6380 | kpasco@actia2022.com
Francis Fruzetti (consultant)
Francis Fruzetti serves as ACTA/ACTIA's Utilities Coordinator in a consulting role. When construction projects require interruptions or changes in utility lines, whether power, water, sewer, phone or data transmission cables, it's Francis' job to anticipate the various requirements, arrange for any required rights of way, and keep everyone informed and happy.
Contact: 510-893-3347, ext. 102 | ffruzetti@actia2022.com
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