APPENDIX A LIST OF PREPARERS PUBLIC AGENCIES Federal Transit Administration Federal agency responsible for reviewing methodology. Key personnel include: Region IX Office, San Francisco, California - Leslie Rogers, Regional Administrator - Ray Sukys, Director of Planning and Program Development - Jerome Wiggins, Transportation Program Specialist Valley Metro Rail, Inc (METRO), Phoenix, AZ Client responsible for project. Key personnel include: Wulf Grote, Director of Project Development Jim Mathien, Planning Project Manager for Project Development Abhishek Dayal, Planner II Ben Limmer, Planner III Robert Forrest, Environmental Planner III Brian Buchanan, Director of Design and Construction CONSULTANTS HDR/S. R. Beard & Associates. Primary consultant for the project. Key personnel include: Marc Soronson - Project Manager - M.U.P., Urban Planning, University of Michigan - B.A., Political Science, American University Jerri Horst Environmental Manager - M.A., Environmental Planning, Governors State University - B.S., Natural Resource Management, University of Arizona Lisa Procknow - Public Involvement - B.A., Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State University Jim Slaker - Alternatives Development/ Conceptual Engineering - Undergraduate Liberal Arts Courses at John Carroll University, Maricopa County Community College, and Arizona State University - Political Science Courses at Arizona State University - Bachelor of Science, Public Administration, Albertson College of Idaho Terry Phemister - Section 106/Travel forecasting Saroja Devarakonda - Traffic/Parking Analysis - M.S. – Civil Engineering, University of Akron - B.E. – Civil Engineering, Osmania University, India HDR Engineering, Inc. Mark Brodbeck - Archaeology/Traditional Cultural Properties Kelly Kading - Hazardous Materials Colleen Muarry - Hazardous Materials Dustin Watson - Noise Analysis - M.A. Anthropology, Arizona State University - B.A. Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley - Register of Professional Archaeologists - BS Geology, Colorado State University - B.I.S., Organizational Studies, Arizona State University - M.E.P., Environmental Planning, Arizona State University - B.S., Urban Planning, Arizona State University Cari Anderson Consulting Cari Anderson - Air Quality, Energy - MBA, Arizona State University - BS, Atmospheric Engineering, University of Michigan ATS Consulting Hugh Saurenman - Noise and Vibration - Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University - MS, Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University - BS, Engineering, Harvey Mudd College Shankar Rajaram - Noise and Vibration - Ph.D., Materials Science, University of Southern California - M.S., Materials Science, University of Southern California - B.Tech Polymer Science & Rubber Technology, Cochin University of Science & Technology (India) - B.Sc., Chemistry, The American College (India) Hexagon Transportation Consultants Holly Hassett - Travel forecasting - M.S, Urban Planning, Florida State University - B.A., Urban Planning, College of St. Catherine Ryden Architects, Inc. Don Ryden - Historic Resources - Bachelor of Architecture, Arizona State University - Registered Architect, Arizona and Nevada - NCARB Registration A. Dye Design Angela Dye - Visual and Aesthetics * Jeremy Stapleton - Visual and Aesthetics - MLA, University of Colorado - MA of Community Development and Planning, University of Colorado - BA, Montana State University - B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies: Landscape Architecture & Recreation Management, Arizona State University *No longer with firm Grijalva Engineering Gabe Grijalva - Transportation/Traffic/ Parking Analysis - B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Arizona Kevin McDonald, AICP - Transportation/Traffic/ Parking Analysis - M., Urban Planning, University of Washington Excellence by Design Lisa Williams - Graphics Chris Kantor - Graphics Christina Valencia - Graphics - B.A. in Graphic Design, Iowa State University - Graphic Design classes at Scottsdale Community College - B.S. in Visual Communication Design, Arizona State University