State of California
Department of Transportation
ORGANIZATION CHART
June 2018
Director, Laurie Berman/Chief Deputy Director, Ryan Chamberlain
The following persons report to the Director/Chief Deputy Director:
Chief of Staff, Giles Giovinazzi
Sustainability Deputy Director, Ellen Greenberg
Chief of Innovation, Risk and Strategic Management, Blair Thompson
Manager, Asset Management, Michael B. Johnson
District 1 Director, Matthew Brady
District 2 Director, Dave Moore
District 3/North Region, Amarjeet Benipal
District 4 Director, James E. Davis (Acting)
District 5 Director, Richard Rosales (Acting)
District 6/Central Region, Sharon Bender Ehlert
District 7 Director, Carrie Bowen
District 8 Director, John Bulinski
District 9 Director, Brent Green
District 10 Director, Dennis T. Agar
District 11 Director, Tim Gubbins (Acting)
District 12 Director, Adnan Maiah (Acting)
Deputy Director of Administration, Cristiana (Cris) Rojas
Deputy Director of Finance/Chief Financial Officer, Steven Keck
Deputy Director of Information Technology/Chief Information Officer, George Akiyama
Deputy Director of Maintenance and Operations, Steve Takigawa
Deputy Director of Planning and Modal Programs, Coco Briseno
Deputy Director of Project Delivery/Chief Engineer, Karla Sutliff
Deputy Director of External Affairs, (Vacant)
Legislative Affairs Assistant Director, Danny Yost
Public Affairs Assistant Director, Tamie McGowen
Legal Chief Counsel, Jeanne Scherer
Federal Liaison, (Vacant)
Assistant Director of Economic Opportunity, Janice Salais
SB1 Program Manager, Carrie Pourvahidi (Acting)
The following persons report to the Deputy Director of Administration, Cristiana (Cris) Rojas:
Division Chief of Business Operations, Mary Ann Mitchell
Division Chief of Equal Employment Opportunity, Michael Campos
Division Chief of Human Resources, Michelle Tucker
Division Chief of Procurement and Contracts, David Prizmich
Division Chief of Safety and Management Services, Aaron Ochoco
The following persons report to the Deputy Director of Finance/Chief Financial Officer, Steven Keck:
Division Chief of Accounting, Clark Paulsen
Division Chief of Budgets, Ron Sheppard (Acting)
Division Chief of Programming, Bruce De Terra
Road Charge Program Manager, Brady Tacdol (Acting)
The following persons report to the Deputy Director of Information Technology/Chief Information Officer, George Akiyama:
Division Chief of Project and Business Management, Luc Sou
Division Chief of Application Development and Support, Saeed Bakhshi
Division Chief of Infrastructure Management, Mike Nguyen
Division Chief of Security Services, Karl Kopper
The following persons report to the Deputy Director of Maintenance and Operations, Steve Takigawa:
Division Chief of Equipment, Robert S. Myers
Division Chief of Maintenance, Tony Tavares
Division Chief of Traffic Operations, JesseBhullar
The following persons report to the Deputy Director of Planning and Modal Programs, Coco Briseno:
Division Chief of Aeronautics, Mary Beth Herritt (Acting)
Division Chief of Local Assistance, Rihui (Ray) Zhang
Division Chief of Rail and Mass Transportation, Dara Wheeler
Division Chief of Research, Innovation and System Information, Jim Appleton
Division Chief of Transportation Planning, Chris Schmidt
P3 Program Manager, (Vacant)
Geospatial Data Officer, Chad Baker
The following persons report to the Deputy Director of Project Delivery/Chief Engineer, Karla Sutliff:
Division Chief of Construction, Rachel Falsetti
Division Chief of Design, Janice Benton
Division Chief of Engineering Services, Shira Rajendra (Acting)
Division Chief of Environmental Analysis, Philip J. Stolarski
Division Chief of Project Management, Michael Keever (Acting)
Division Chief of Right of Way and Land Surveys, Jennifer Lowden.
Independent Office of Audits and Investigations, Eraina Ortega.
Caltrans Mission - Provide a safe, sustainable, integrated and efficient transportation system to enhance California’s economy and livability.