Who We Are

Throughout his career at CS, Joe Zissman has sought creative, innovative solutions to transportation problems. He takes pride in a track record of engaging products that are attractive, communicate with clarity, and reflect well on clients. He has substantial experience working with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation on a diverse slate of projects: asset management, capital planning, freight and multimodal planning, shared travel, and congestion management. He has supported public sector clients across the United States in all of these fields as well, and has been a substantial contributor to Federal research on performance, asset, and risk management, communication, and data visualization.

Interests & Hobbies

Joe has had the wonderful luck to apply his passion for Boston's urban and development history in so much of his professional work. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Robert Skinner served as the Executive Director of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine from 1994 to 2015. Prior to becoming Executive Director, Skinner directed TRB’s policy study activities. Before joining TRB, Mr. Skinner was a Vice President of Alan M. Voorhees and Associates, a transportation consulting firm.

In a volunteer capacity, Skinner served on the Metrolink (Los Angeles) Commuter Rail Safety Review Panel and chaired the Special Advisory Panel for the Stem-to-Stern Safety Review of the Boston Central Artery/Tunnel Project. In addition, he has served on a number of university and other research advisory groups. Current assignments include the advisory boards for the MIT-Portugal Project; the University Transportation Center, a joint research center of Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pennsylvania; UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies; the Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers; and NCE, a Nevada-based engineering firm.

Skinner earned his bachelor degree in civil engineering from the University of Virginia and received a master degree in civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A registered professional engineer, Skinner has received the Director’s Research Champion Award from the Texas Transportation Institute (2011), the James Laurie Prize from the American Society of Civil Engineers (2003), and the P.D. McLean Memorial Award from the Road Gang (2001). He was the 2015 recipient of the Frank Turner Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Transportation and the 2016 recipient of the George S. Bartlett Award.

As an Associate Vice President at Cambridge Systematics, Dan Haake guides CS’s transit and shared mobility, safety, and technology practices. Before assuming this role, he served as the company’s first-ever Director of Project Delivery, where he reduced project overruns by 50% while enhancing client outcomes.

A national freight planning leader, Dan has worked with clients in 30 states and 4 countries to improve economic competitiveness and quality of life. Active professionally, Dan chaired two TRB freight committees and ITE’s Urban Goods Movement committee. He has written over 30 transportation-related articles, most recently a chapter in the textbook “Handbook on City Logistics and Urban Freight.”

Michael has over 30 years of experience in freight and intermodal planning, seaport planning, commercial vehicle operations, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), freight technology applications, and transportation planning. He has helped clients develop and implement freight programs, and has led national research designed to document best practices and provide guidelines for establishing successful freight programs. His work has included regional and state freight plans, truck parking studies, economic impacts of freight, seaport access and seaport planning, preparation of discretionary grant applications, freight technology testing and evaluation, commodity flow analysis, public and private section stakeholder engagement strategies and more. Throughout his career he has helped his clients tackle an every changing and evolving set of freight transportation challenges.

Russ has over 15 years of experience in traffic safety, public policy, advocacy, communications, strategic planning, and association program, meeting, training management, and traffic records. He assists CS clients in developing and implementing impactful traffic safety programs on the National, State, regional, and local levels, including Strategic Highway Safety Plans (SHSPs), Highway Safety Improvement Programs (HSIP), Triennial Highway Safety Plan (THSPs), Vision Zero and Safe Streets and Roads for All Safety Plans, as well as research initiatives for the National Cooperative Highway Safety Research Program (NCHRP) and Behavioral Traffic Safety Research Program (BTSCRP). He is a national expert on behavioral aspects of traffic safety. Prior to joining CS, Russ was Senior Director of Policy and Government Relations at the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), where he represented GHSA's state and territorial highway safety office members on the national level and supported the implementation of impactful state and local traffic safety programs. Russ also served at AAA National where he helped AAA's network of motor clubs advocate to improve state traffic safety laws and initiatives. Throughout his career, Russ has partnered with a constellation of policymakers, advocates, government agencies, insurers, automakers, tech companies, criminal justice and public health authorities, researchers, engineers, and other stakeholders to improve transportation for all and prevent crashes, deaths and injuries on our roads.

Interests & Hobbies

Russ lives in Northern Virginia and enjoys listening to and making music, visiting bookstores, cooking at home, and spending time with family.

Flora Castillo has over 20 years of experience as an accomplished and nationally recognized healthcare executive and a mobility and public transportation thought leader. Castillo is the President of Pivot Strategies, LLC, a consulting firm serving the infrastructure, aviation, healthcare and insurance industries. Her executive leadership in healthcare has led to transformative customer engagement, acquisition and health promotion strategies for the nation’s leading healthcare companies, including UnitedHealthcare and AmeriHealth Caritas. As former Vice President of Transportation for UnitedHealth Group, Castillo led innovative pilots to address social determinants of health barriers and spearheaded a medical transportation services program. Castillo also brings decades of experience as a former member of the board for multiple non-profit equity, transit and media organizations including National Urban Fellows, Rail-Volution, WHYY and others. In addition, Castillo was the first Latina and sixth woman elected chair to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). In this role, Castillo represented APTA as an industry spokesperson in the U.S., Canada and other international associations. Serving as a senior policymaker and board member of New Jersey Transit between 1999 and 2019, Castillo was a champion for equity and affordability for transit-dependent riders and an advocate for service expansions and emerging technologies. Castillo holds a B.S. in Management Business Administration from Long Island University.

Sarah Windmiller is a Senior Associate with over 11 years of experience in transportation planning and data-driven decision making. At CS, Sarah is the Team Lead of the Midwest Planning and Management analysts and leader of the GIS Working Group. She has specialized expertise in data analytics and visualization, including GIS analysis and mapping, performance-based planning, project prioritization, scenario planning, transit planning, and long-range planning.

Interests & Hobbies

Outside of work, Sarah enjoys exploring National Parks with her husband and cheering on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. She is also an avid follower of Formula 1 and college football. Sarah lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Ms. Charly Gutierrez is a Junior Associate of Cambridge Systematics (CS) with 2 years of experience in transportation safety planning, transportation policy planning, regional multimodal transportation and transit planning, urban planning, land use planning. Charly also has experience in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software and its applications to perform spatial analysis, data manipulation, and map production. 

Interests & Hobbies

In her free time, Charly enjoys boating, biking, and making homemade pasta. She lives in Tampa, Florida with her high energetic Australian Shepherd name Zara. 

Gui Leao is an Associate at CS with extensive experience in transportation analysis. He has led and supported many U.S. DOT, FHWA, and State DOT tasks in the areas of emerging technology, freight, and transportation systems management and operations. Gui has played a key role in various statewide and regional freight plans. He is also involved in truck parking projects and grant development. His work on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and emerging technology has included national-level research reports, as well as state and local strategic planning efforts around connected and automated vehicles (CAV).

Interests & Hobbies

In his free time, Gui likes trying new restaurants and cuisines, as well as traveling to new places. He also enjoys watching movies and documentaries. Gui was born in South Florida but lives in New York City.

Zeina is a Senior Associate of CS with more than ten years of experience developing and applying travel demand models. Some of her clients include the Alamo Area and El Paso MPOs in Texas, the San Bernardino County and Orange County Transportation Authorities, and the Colorado Department of Transportation. Her model application work includes metropolitan transportation plans, corridor studies, and freight plans. She is also a team lead, investing in the professional development of eight very talented CSers. 

Interests & Hobbies

In her free time, Zeina enjoys spending time with her husband and two sons.

Mathew Trostle is an Associate at Cambridge Systematics with experience in travel model development and application, data analysis, GIS analysis, and transportation safety planning. Mr. Trostle has experience in trip-based and activity-based travel demand model development, calibration, and application. He has also made contributions in data validation, network coding, data visualization, and alternatives analysis for numerous travel-demand forecasting projects from statewide model development to subarea modeling and corridor studies.

Mr. Trostle received a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado Denver and a Bachelor’s degree in Aviation Technology from the Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Interests & Hobbies

Mat enjoys skiing, biking, running, and hiking with his wife and their dogs in his home state of Colorado or anywhere else their travels might take them.

Joey brings over 23 years of experience working in the IT space, managing all aspects of IT strategy for various high-growth, multi-location on-prem and fully-remote companies. He takes a human/user-centric approach to IT, evaluating the benefits of technology to corporate goals, but also focusing on how the user experience can be improved, improving productivity as well as comfort for those interacting with technology.

Interests & Hobbies

In his free time, Joey is a songwriter and pianist. He is also an avid bowler, and is one strike away from a perfect 300.

Mark is a Senior Assoicate at Cambridge Systematics with expertise in Travel Demand Model application and development, transit ridership forecasting, discrete choice models, and toll road studies. Mark has been involved in a wide variety of projects since he began his transporation planning career in 2005, many of them utilizing his background in applied math and statistics.

Interests & Hobbies

In his free time, Mark enjoys playing his electric and acoustic guitars, running, hiking, playing board games, and spending time with his 12-year-old daughter Allison (with two Ls) and his partner Alison (with one L).

Seema Singh is a Senior Professional in the Planning team at CS. Seema brings 10+ years of experience working at the research-policy-planning-and-education interfaces in sustainable development and transportation planning. She is a recent PhD in City and Regional Planning from Cornell where her research focused on mainstreaming gender and equity considerations into transportation policies and planning practices. Prior to that, Seema worked as a Research Associate at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) where she led several projects assessing the social, economic, and environmental impacts of transportation policies and programs. At CS, Seema is excited to bring her equity expertise to projects and clients across the US, and is currently supporting transit and research projects for NJDOT and CapMetro.

Interests & Hobbies

Outside work, Seema is an artist at heart and loves to paint. She also likes to travel and try different cuisines.

Dr. McKenzie is an experienced project manager, working with state and local clients across the nation on transportation plans, policy, programs, and implementation. Her work focuses on the intersection of goods movement, people, and communities. She has contributed to the national research on transportation planning, including the 2020 National Freight Strategic Plan, commercial vehicle (truck and bus) safety research, and freight and equity research. Dr. McKenzie has broad experience building coalitions of stakeholders to support both plan development and implementation of transportation projects, including the Chicago Regional Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program, a $4.5 billion multi-jurisdictional public-private investment program in the Chicago region.

Interests & Hobbies

A native of Illinois, Elaine has lived in various rural, urban, and suburban areas of the state. Her hobbies include aviation and sailing. On quiet days, she likes gardening and puzzles at home. 

I specialize in helping agencies and communities build climate resilient futures through data-driven planning and geospatial analysis. With over two decades of experience developing GIS-based decision-support tools and more than 12 years working at the intersection of transportation planning and climate vulnerability, I love turning complex data into meaningful insights that support smart, forward-looking infrastructure and policy decisions. My work has supported federal, state, and regional agencies—particularly in Florida—through the development of tools, data, and training to assess and mitigate risks from sea level rise, flooding, and other natural hazards. I’m passionate about collaboration, capacity building, and creating tools that make climate planning more accessible and actionable.

Interests & Hobbies

Outside of work, Crystal loves being with her family (husband, daughter, dog, and two cats) and friends, playing outside (hiking, biking, running, paddling), enjoying live music, playing games, traveling, and eating.    

David focuses on transportation funding & finance and transit planning. Other areas include transportation economics, intercity rail, and strategic planning. He is a staff manager for the Multimodal Planning group in the Northeast.

Interests & Hobbies

David has two young kids, enjoys camping, and is an award-winning home brewer. He is primarily a bike commuter and lives in Medford, MA.

Ms. Sharmin joined Cambridge Systematics (CS) as a Transportation Analyst with specialization in Transportation Planning and Land-use Planning. She has more than three years of working experience in transportation safety planning, transportation policy planning, regional transit planning, and transportation and land use planning interaction.

Transportation Engineer with experience in Transportation Asset Management, Economics, and Planning.

Nick Caccamo is a Principal of Cambridge Systematics. With more than 10 years of experience, Nick has served as Director of Contracts since 2017 and Corporate Counsel since 2019. As Director of Contracts, Nick is responsible for oversight and management of the Cambridge Systematics Contracts Group functions. This includes reviewing and negotiating contracts with public and private sector teaming partners and clients; providing guidance on contractual issues and risk assessment; providing assistance with the RFP and proposal process; and contractual, legal, and regulatory compliance. As Corporate Counsel, Nick is responsible for the renewal and maintenance of CS’ corporate insurance policies; administration, compliance, and enforcement of CS' Ethics and Business Practices Policy; general risk management; and providing legal advice and guidance to corporate leadership and staff as needed. Nick has a J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, and a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Rhetoric from University of Illinois.

Interests & Hobbies

In his free time, Nick enjoys writing, running, and attending as many concerts and Cubs games as possible. Nick lives in the Chicago area with his wife and two kids.

Rachel Copperman leads the Analytics group, which leverages planning, engineering, market research, statistical analysis, visualization, and product development techniques to provide insights into existing transportation conditions and problems, forecast alternative outcomes, and explain complex traveler behavior.  Rachel also has expertise in developing regional and statewide travel demand models, with a focus on intercity rail and transit forecasting; and is a leading expert in incorporating uncertainty and risk analysis within the travel forecasting process.  

Tom joined CS in 1987 and has developed and applied travel demand models in over 60 locations. He has been an expert adviser to federal, state, and metropolitan planning agencies on model development and validation. He is a past chairman of the Transportation Research Board’s Transportation Demand Forecasting Committee.

Interests & Hobbies

Tom loves spending time with his wife and family, and sometimes they like spending time with him, too. He enjoys watching baseball even though he was never any good at playing it. He likes playing classic rock music at his desk, which he is sure his colleagues love. He enjoys doing transportation related things even when he isn't working. He has many more interests too numerous to list here, which is why he never sleeps.

Richard is a Transportation Analyst and has been a member of the CS Team since 2018. He has experience nearly a decade of experience in transportation analysis and planning in both technical and non-technical capacities. Based in Colorado since 2021, he has grown his fields of expertise to include freight planning, resilience planning, safety analysis and planning, transit market analyses and asset management, grant procurement, and corridor assessments and planning. He specializes in data research and processing to inform planning and decision-making.

Interests & Hobbies

In his free time, Richard enjoys outdoor activities including hiking, biking, snowboarding, and recreational sports leagues. He is also a fan of professional sports including NFL football and NHL hockey, and enjoys rooting on local teams. You might find him across the globe enjoying any number of his favorite activities and immersing himself in international cultures. 

Katie has 10+ years of experiencing partnering with state and local agencies nationwide on a variety of multimodal transportation initiatives. She specializes in freight and rail planning, goods movement policy, industry and market trend analysis, strategy development, and investment prioritization. Katie has led or had a leading role on freight and rail planning projects in over 10 states. Her recent work centers on complex rail and maritime planning efforts, including a regional freight rail efficiency study for St. Louis, a market assessment and seaport plan for the Port of Oakland, and the inaugural master plan for the Illinois International Port District (IIPD). Katie uses her unique expertise to distill highly technical analysis to decision-makers and the public, helping her clients both "get it done" and make meaningful, lasting improvements in communities across the U.S.

Interests & Hobbies

Katie loves puzzles, podcasts, and taking brisk walks in and around her neighborhood. She is happiest reading a novel on a beach with a big bag of Snyder's honey mustard & onion pretzel pieces. She lives with her husband and three daughters in Pelham, NY.

Chris has 15 years of experience in multi-state, statewide, and urban freight and rail planning.  He has led the development of regional and state freight plans and studies in urban and rural states and regions. He has assisted economic development organizations with identifying transportation investments, public policy, and other strategies to promote industry retention and economic development.  Chris has worked with public and private stakeholders to gather data and analyze supply chain performance across multiple modes and geographies.  He has led research on integrating freight into community planning and last-mile delivery trends and issues.  Chris is the Director of our New York office and manages our mid-level and senior Freight and Economics staff in the Eastern U.S.

Interests & Hobbies

Chris spends his free time cycling, gardening, and serving on the board of his local community association in Jersey City, NJ.

Jyoti works as a Transportation Analyst Jr I and supports Florida DOT District 4 contracts held by CS, including Level of Service reporting for the Planning office and transit corridor analysis for the Modal Development office as well as resilience projects across Florida.

Interests & Hobbies

In his spare time, Jyoti likes to play soccer, and tennis. Jyoti also enjoys hiking, watching movies, and trying different cuisines.

Marlene has 30 years of experience in transportation management and planning. She blends private and public sector experience with an intense personal commitment to improving transportation policy. She was previously the chief executive officer of the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority in Springfield, MA where she directed numerous changes in service delivery, consolidated the fixed route and paratransit services programs, and implemented a systematic financial improvement process that improved efficiency while enhancing mobility. Following her time at PVTA, Marlene was a Director of Planning at CDM Smith and at Urbitran Associates. In 2015, Marlene launched her own consulting business (Marlene Connor Associates, LLC) which works primarily with public sector clients to improve public transportation and mobility.

Her experience includes a wide range of public transportation planning projects in modes from ADA paratransit to Bus Rapid Transit as well as studies that include operations, policy development, management and organization, IT, and financial analysis and review. Marlene is Past Chair of the American Public Transportation Association’s Mobility Management Committee and also Chair’s the Legislative Committee’s Intergovernmental Issues Subcommittee, and the Access Committee Subcommittee on Emerging Technology committees. Marlene is also a member of the TRB Study Committee on the Role of Transit and Mobility Management

Ken White is a Senior Associate with expertise in strategic planning, finance, grant writing, program delivery, and transit operations. An experienced leader of complex plans and programs, Ken has led complex planning projects across the country for state, regional, and local clients across Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, Texas, and more. His work has included the development of two asset management plans, three Statewide Transportation Improvement Programs (STIPs), Safety Action Plans, financial analyses, and more than 20 successful Federal grants winning over $700 million. Prior to joining CS, Ken led RIDOT’s Office of Transit and Capital Programming where he managed the state's $9 Billion STIP, coordinated the programming and analysis of Rhode Island’s Federal funds and programs, oversaw the state’s asset management efforts, and represented RIDOT on the Northeast Corridor Commission (NECC). He received a Special Achievement in GIS Award in 2023 for his work developing map-based transportation planning tools. Ken holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Brown University, where his research focused on the organizational and institutional drivers of sustainable redevelopment strategies leveraged through transportation projects, and dual Bachelor's degrees in Political Science and Economics, summa cum laude, from Union College.

Interests & Hobbies

Ken enjoys cooking, gardening, basketball, and exploring new restaurants with his wife, Allison, and their dog, Franklin.

Baird Bream is a Senior Associate at Cambridge Systematics, Inc. (CS) team with a specialization in human services transportation planning, regulatory compliance and performance management. He has experience applying regulatory standards to operational environments, organizational frameworks, and planning processes to ensure compliance with Federal and state program standards and to encourage the adoption of best practices. He has developed project prioritization and policy analysis frameworks to support long-range planning efforts for transportation departments and transit agencies across the country, with a focus area on emerging mobility solutions for non-traditional transit markets and populations. 

Interests & Hobbies

In his free time, Baird enjoys running, cooking, exploring neighborhoods, and cheering for the Memphis Grizzlies. He lives in Chicago. 

Brad is the President & CEO of Cambridge Systematics, Inc. Prior to his appointment as CEO in 2011, he founded and led several CS business lines focused on technology planning in transportation, freight transportation, and developing and implementing software solutions for our clients. Before joining CS, Brad worked for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and in Civil Engineering Group at United Parcel Service. He has a B.S., in Business Management from Northeastern University.

Interests & Hobbies

Brad lives outside of Boston with his wife and three sons. In his free time Brad enjoys playing golf and watching his kids play football, hockey and lacrosse. He also enjoys spending time on Long Island, Maine, where he is a member of the Civic Association's Board of Directors.

Cameron is a Transportation Analyst with experience in the public and private sector of transportation planning. She enjoys creating meaningful, digestible maps and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data. Cameron holds a Master's of City and Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.

Interests & Hobbies

Outside of work, Cameron loves going on long, meandering walks. Some of her hobbies include drawing (especially trees and urban landscapes), baking (loves a good chocolate cake), and finding any opportunity to laugh with her friends.

Claudette is a Senior Project Manager that specializes in transit operations, regulatory compliance, program planning and grant administration.

Mr. Stock is a economist, researcher and quantitative analyst experienced in developing and executing innovative methods to collect and analyze information to support client research goals. His clients have included the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and Transport Canada, as well as many regional, state and metropolitan agencies. His 40 years of experience includes regional economic impact assessment, benefit/cost analysis, operations analysis, policy analysis, business case development, grant writing, and research design and management. His focus for the past 27 years has been on determining impacts of programmatic, technological and infrastructure improvements on the profitability, efficiency, safety and security of transportation systems.

Latasha has 20+ years of marketing experience, serving in various roles such as customer loyalty marketing manager, marketing coordinator, and bid analyst. In these roles, Latasha led or co-led conference and event planning; participated in tradeshows around the country; crafted marketing communication, including company newsletters, mailers, brochures, and website content; and partnered with numerous sales teams in the coordination and development of proposals. At CS, Latasha leverages her extensive proposal experience as Marketing Manager, leading a team of high-performing proposal specialists who partner with consultant teams for the pursuit of new business.

Interests & Hobbies

Latasha lives in metropolitan Atlanta with her husband and son, and enjoys reading, theater, the arts, and attending outdoor events. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Florida State University and is a member of APMP, the Association for Proposal Management Professionals.

I work in traffic operations and I have been with CS for over three and half years. My work areas include transportation system management and operations (TSMO), intelligent transportation systems (ITS), traffic signal design and analysis, travel time analysis, traffic safety studies and transportation data analysis. I have been involved in diverse projects focused on areas such as integrated corridor management, managed lanes operations, connected and autonomous vehicles, DTA simulations etc. My simulation/intersection analysis skills include AIMSUN, VISSIM, TransModeler, VISTRO and SYNCHRO, spatial analysis skills include QGIS and ArcGIS, and my programming and analytical skills include Python, MATLAB, R Studio, Tableau and JMP.

Interests & Hobbies

My hobbies include playing and watching cricket and soccer; photography; watching movies; and travelling. I am a fun loving person and I like to make new friends.

Crystal brings 20 years of experience in transportation planning, traffic operations, and safety, which includes many years in the public sector. She has managed numerous traffic operations, traffic safety, and connected and autonomous vehicle readiness studies. She has also prepared highway safety studies to meet NHTSA requirements and contributes to Vision Zero Action Plans for multiple states.

Interests & Hobbies

In her free time, Crystal enjoys travelling and being involved in her kid's extracurricular activities

Xinbo holds a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering from Northwestern Polytechnical University, as well as a master’s degree in aerospace engineering from Purdue University. Prior to joining CS, Xinbo served as a Senior Transportation Engineer at Evansville MPO, where he crafted travel demand model, microsimulation models and customized tools, while also conducting engineering and big data analyses. Here at CS, Xinbo will continue his commitment to developing effective, efficient, and user-friendly models.

Interests & Hobbies

Beyond his professional pursuits, Xinbo is an avid traveler, soccer enthusiast, and board game aficionado. He also shares his home with two beloved cats and tends to a thriving collection of koi fish. We're delighted to have Xinbo on board and look forward to his contributions to our team!

Joe has around a decade of experience in travel demand modeling and transportation data analysis. Prior to joining Cambridge Systematics, he worked for MPOs in Indianapolis, Philadelphia, and San Diego. He holds bachelor's degrees in mathematical statistics and brain and behavioral sciences from Purdue University and master’s degrees in civil engineering and applied mathematics from the University of Washington.

Interests & Hobbies

In his free time Joe enjoys hiking and exploring new places, watching sports (primarily rugby, soccer, and baseball), occasionally making music, playing board games, and more recently competitive Pokémon video game battling.

Ms. Wakeman has more than 10 years of experience and serves as a Senior Designer. At Cambridge Systematics (CS), she conceives and creates a full range of design products, including infographics, logos, product overviews, brochures, print ads, posters, and cards—integrating new design concepts and themes to meet unique requirements of individual clients. She edits documents for grammar, spelling, punctuation, format, and overall consistency according to the firm’s style sheet or client guidelines. She creates special formats and templates from client specifications and proofreads completed hard copies of documents for revision quality and correct formatting. She is trained in ArcGIS and has developed a range of maps for project deliverables. In addition, she has extensive experience in Section 508 compliance.

Interests & Hobbies

In her free time she enjoys playing ultimate frisbee, hiking, and cooking new dishes.

As the VP for our Federal Market, Susan brings her "insider's" understanding of government to her CS clients based on her interdisciplinary skills and customer perspective developed during a unique public service career at USDOT, the US House of Representatives, the US Senate, and OMB. She broke the glass ceiling as the first woman to lead an FHWA field office as Division Administrator — giving her insights into strategic management, program delivery and problem solving that are valuable to her wide range of clients and national network. Her focus on funding and financing, performance-based needs analysis, legislation, and transportation policy analysis have been successfully applied in an eclectic portfolio of national and state clients such as TRB's Interstate Futures Study, applying her knowledge of "needs analyses" to national investment decisions for both the highway and transit portions of the Conditions and Performance Report, exploration of road user charging domestically and abroad, and addressing approached to increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of Federal program delivery.  

Interests & Hobbies

During the pandemic, she returned to her creative hobbies, needlepointing, knitting, and crocheting up a storm. She's now taking up weaving and turning to her stained glass and quilting projects. All will help decorate the house that she, and her husband Michael, are restoring at the beach.

Danny Shopf is an Associate with Cambridge Systematics, Inc. He has experience in long range policy planning and safety planning. Danny provides support for the development and implementation of Florida's statewide long range plan, the Florida Transportation Plan (FTP) and Florida high-priority transportation network with the Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) Policy Plan. Danny has also developed Strategic Highway Safety Plans (SHSPs) for multiple states and currently supports multiple traffic safety coalitions focused on SHSP implementation. Danny is also the Team Leader for Florida's Analyst support team.

Dr. Serigos is an infrastructure management specialist using his expertise in statistical analysis and modeling asset performance and traffic data to support transportation asset management and system performance improvement. He has extensive experience developing databases and analyzing infrastructure asset data to develop performance models, interactive tools, and visualizations to conduct the scenario analyses for the performance target setting process and investment strategies development.

Karen D. Nocito, CPA, serves as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Cambridge Systematics. Ms. Nocito serves as a key member of the Executive Leadership Team of Cambridge Systematics. She devises and implements growth and profitability strategies, helps to further strengthen the firm’s internal accounting controls and processes, and identifies cost reduction strategies. She has more than 25 years of experience in accounting, including strategic planning and implementation; team leadership; stakeholder relations; government contracting; audits; forecasting and budgeting; compliance; business process improvement; and policies and procedures. Before her appointment as CFO in 2016, Ms. Nocito served for 19 years as CS’ Controller; in that capacity she led a comprehensive re-engineering of the CS Accounting department that elevated the Accounting team’s role as a partner to the firm’s business lines while optimally organizing it around the functional needs of the firm and its clients. Prior to joining Cambridge Systematics in 1997, Ms. Nocito held positions of increasing breadth and responsibility in the professional services and manufacturing sectors. She earned a bachelor of science in accounting from Fitchburg State College and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Massachusetts.

Interests & Hobbies

Karen enjoys reading, cooking, gardening, and most importantly time with family. The best part of life is when all those line up together. Karen has participated in a book club with her sisters for the past several years. Some of those books are discovered by randomly picking a letter in the alphabet for an author's name and wandering the shelves of the local library for an interesting jacket cover. Favorite recipes at those meetings include those passed down through generations via old school recipe cards and new options with local, seasonal ingredients.

Leads the Inside Sales Support Team within the Office of Growth. Strives to improve processes, coordination, and teamwork to efficiently and effectively connect our consultants to the clients and projects best suited for both parties. Reagan can often be found leading conference calls, mapping business process improvements, and collaborating with colleagues on these efforts.

Interests & Hobbies

Reagan enjoys spending time with his wife Sarah and son, gathering with their church family, and taking in an episode of Frasier as he plans a garden that will one day be planted.

Sha’Von R. Terrell is an Analyst Jr. II (Senior Professional) with Cambridge Systematics, Inc. (CS) who holds seven years of industry experience and a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Morgan State University. Sha’Von has technical skills in project management, fundraising, grant-writing, geographic information systems (GIS), and public speaking and presentations. Sha’Von also brings a variety of competencies such as fostering community partnerships, creating engaging alliances within the historically marginalized communities as well as building and preserving relationships across sectors of nonprofit, Government, and faith institutions.

Interests & Hobbies

Sha'Von enjoys gardening, exploring local trails, and traveling. 

Michael holds a Master's Degree in City Planning and Policy from the University of Pennsylvania, with previous degrees in Urban Studies and Landscape Design and Planning from the University of Minnesota. He has worked on and has interest in multimodal transportation, equitable and sustainable transportation systems, and data and geospatial analysis.

Interests & Hobbies

In his free time, Michael enjoys exploring the city of Chicago, whether by biking its streets, trying new restaurants, enjoying its parks, or attending its concerts and movies.

Greta joined CS in 2022 after three years of modeling experience for the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. She brings experience in model calibration & validation, survey analysis, statistics, network editing, and GIS.

Interests & Hobbies

In her free time, Greta likes exploring the restaurant scene of Oakland (thanks to AC buses and the BART), reading sci-fi & fantasy novels, hiking, and traveling with her partner, Peter.

Along with project management and team leadership skills, Nicole is also talented in fostering collaborative relationships, identifying client needs with effective resources to resolve them, and organizing meetings and forums. Proficient in performing both qualitative and quantitative research, prior to joining CS, she managed planning research and technical assistance at the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG). She serves as the Vice Chair of the Regional and Intergovernmental Planning Division for the American Planning Association. 

Interests & Hobbies

Outside her professional interests, Nicole is active in her community and volunteers for the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, Holden Forests and Gardens, and as a Master Gardener for Cuyahoga County. She was appointed to the City of Shaker Heights Tree Advisory Board.

Krista L. Jeannotte, a Principal of Cambridge Systematics located in Saint Louis, Missouri, has more than 30 years of experience in transportation operations planning and evaluation, ITS/TSMO, port and freight technology planning, multi-modal performance-based planning and performance measures, analysis tools and methods, project/strategy prioritization, benefit-cost analysis, and grant preparation, review, implementation, reporting, and agency support.

Pearl graduated from UCLA Master of Urban and Regional Planning in June 2023. During her graduate studies, she worked with various public transportation agencies on environmental planning for transportation projects and active transportation projects. Pearl completed her Master program with the awarded capstone project on addressing gender-based violence on public transit.

Interests & Hobbies

In her free time, Pearl enjoys traveling and exploring different cultures. She's a regular at the reformer pilate workout classes!

Ms. Stockton is a Transportation Analyst with expertise in long-range multimodal transportation planning, active transportation planning and safety, public health, and report writing. With Masters degrees in city and regional planning and public health, in addition to professional experience, Ms. Stockton is skilled at analyzing and synthesizing quantitative and qualitative data.

Interests & Hobbies

In her free time, Emma enjoys reading and taking long walks in nature and around the city. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband and two orange cats.

Sarah has over 17 years of experience in statewide planning, regional and urban transportation planning, and financial project management.

Interests & Hobbies

A lifelong Floridian, Sarah lives in Tallahassee with her son. Outside of work, Sarah is reliving Kindergarten again with her six-year-old son as he learns to read. She also enjoys doing art and Legos with her son, working in the yard, and reading.

Lily holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Texas State University in San Marcos, TX as well as a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA. Prior to joining CS, Lily worked as a Management and Program Analyst Student Trainee with the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General where she supported the Procurement & Acquisitions auditing team. Prior to this, Lily managed the Alamo Commutes transportation demand management program at the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization in San Antonio, TX.

Interests & Hobbies

In her spare time, she enjoys all things food - eating it, reviewing it, cooking it, watching it, reading about it, and talking about it. She lives in Ithaca, NY with her fiancé and rescue dog.

Alan is an Associate Planner with Cambridge Systematics. He holds a master's in Urban and Regional Planning form Florida State University. He supports Florida’s Traffic Safety Coalitions and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) State Safety Office through the coordination, facilitation, and documentation of the Traffic Records, Impaired Driving, Occupant Protection, and Teen Safe Driving Coalitions while providing support to the development and update of each coalition’s strategic plan. Alan supports the development and update of Florida’s Highway Safety Plan (HSP) and Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Implementation Plan.

Interests & Hobbies

While not working, Alan maximizes his time outdoors by cycling, camping, hammocking, hiking, rock climbing, and playing ultimate frisbee. He also enjoys attending live music performances and reading about history and current events. He regularly travels across the country to play in hardcourt bike polo tournaments and vacations in the Appalachian Mountains. He lives in Tallahassee, FL with his cat and his growing collection of bicycles.