FHWA Resource Center

ENVIRONMENT & REALTY TEAM

We are pleased to offer our services and provide you with the latest in Environmental information and technology.

Here you will find important information about FHWA Environmental initiatives along with who to contact for training and assistance.

Who We Are
The FHWA Resource Center’s Environment Technical Service Team (TST) is a team of subject matter experts representing diverse natural, social science and engineering disciplines and experiences. The Environment TST is committed to enhancing FHWA’s performance by providing high-level technical assistance and quality workshops and seminars to our customers and partners.

Listed below are the Resource Center Environmental experts. Please email or call the specialist nearest you.

For profile information, click on the name of the specialist.

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Team Manager

Lamar Smith
(biography)
Environment Technical Service Team Manager
12300 West Dakota Avenue Suite 340
Lakewood, CO 80228
Ph: (720) 963-3210
Fax: (720) 963-3232
lamar.smith@dot.gov

Program Assistant

Nancy Jew
Program Assistant
201 Mission Street Suite 1700
San Francisco, CA 94105
Ph: (415) 744-2639
Fax: (415) 744-2620
nancy.jew@dot.gov

Team Members	Specialty Area(s)
Rob Ayers, AICP (biography) Environmental Program Specialist 4749 Lincoln Mall Drive Suite 600 Matteson, IL 60443 Ph: (708) 283-3509 Fax: (708) 283-3501 rob.ayers@dot.gov	NEPA and Transportation Decision-making Linking Planning and NEPA Indirect and Cumulative Effects Section 4(f) Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Facilitation/Dispute Resolution
Chrisy Currier (biography) Realty Specialist 300 East 8th Street Austin, TX 78734 Ph: (512) 536-5931 Fax: (512) 536-5990 christina.currier@dot.gov	Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended (Uniform Act) Valuation and acquisition requirements (under the Uniform Act) Relocation Assistance Program (under the Uniform Act) Federal requirements for Local Public Agencies (LPAs) Right of Way (ROW) Streamlining ROW Property Management ROW in Design-build contracting and Public Private Partnerships Training development and education
David Grachen (biography) Environmental Program Specialist 61 Forsyth Street, SW Suite 17T26 Atlanta, GA 30303 Ph: (404) 562-3668 Fax: (404) 562-3700 david.grachen@dot.gov	NEPA and Transportation Decision-making Processes Section 4(f) Section 106 Tribal Consultation Public Involvement Environmental Streamlining and Stewardship Environmental Commitments
Tim Haugh (biography) Environment Program Specialist 709 West 9th Room 851 Juneau, AK 99802 Ph: (907) 586-7430 Fax: tim.haugh@dot.gov
Daniel W. Johnson (biography) Environmental Program Specialist 10 South Howard Street Suite 4000 Baltimore, MD 21201 Ph: (410) 962-0702 Fax: (410) 962-3419 danw.johnson@dot.gov	NEPA and Transportation Decision-making Processes Environmental Stewardship and Streamlining Section 4(f) Section 106 Context Sensitive Solutions Public Involvement Inter Agency Cooperation Green Highways/Green Infrastructure
Kimberly Majerus (biography) Environmental Specialist (Biology/Ecology) 4749 Lincoln Mall Drive Suite 600 Matteson, IL 60443 Ph: (708) 283-4346 Fax: (708) 283-3501 kimberly.majerus@dot.gov	25 years professional experience and career advancements Environmental requirements for project development, project design, construction, and maintenance Water, wildlife, aquatic resources, plants, streams, floodplains, ecology, biology, compensatory mitigation
Kevin Moody (biography) Ecologist 61 Forsyth Street, SW Suite 17T26 Atlanta, GA 30303 Ph: (404) 562-3618 Fax: (404) 562-3700 kevin.moody@dot.gov	Analytic approaches, modeling, and QA/QC Natural Resources Management Risk and Natural Hazards Management Communications and Environmental Management Systems Adapting models for dispute resolution
Keith Moore (biography) Environmental Program Specialist 10 South Howard Street Suite 4000 Baltimore, MD 21201 Ph: (410) 962-0051 Fax: (410) 962-3419 keith.moore@dot.gov	NEPA and Transportation Decision Making Context Sensitive Solutions Community Impact Assessment Environmental Justice Public Involvement Traffic Calming
Michele Palicka (biography) Realty Officer 61 Forsyth Street, SW Suite 17T100 Atlanta, GA 30303 Ph: (404) 562-3634 Fax: (404) 562-3703 michelle.palicka@dot.gov
Mary Ann Rondinella (biography) Environmental Program Specialist 12300 West Dakota Avenue Suite 340 Lakewood, CO 80228 Ph: (720) 963-3207 Fax: (720) 963-3232 maryann.rondinella@dot.gov	Highway Traffic Noise Hazardous Waste NEPA Indirect and Cumulative Impacts
Brian Smith (biography) Ecologist 4749 Lincoln Mall Drive Suite 600 Matteson, IL 60443 Ph: (708) 283-3553 Fax: (708) 283-3501 bsmith@dot.gov	Section 10/404 - Clean Water Act NEPA Soil Erosion/Sediment Control Stormwater Management/Quality Wetland Delineation Wetland Functional Assessments Indirect and Cumulative Impacts Wetland/Stream Restoration, Mitigation Banking
Stephanie Stoermer (biography) Environmental Program Specialist/Archeologist 12300 West Dakota Avenue Suite 340 Lakewood, CO 80228 Ph: (720) 963-3218 Fax: (720) 963-3232 Stephanie.Stoermer@dot.gov	Federal Historic Preservation Laws Tribal Consultation Section 4(f) Highway Traffic Noise NEPA
Deborah Suciu-Smith (biography) Environment Program Specialist 228 Walnut Street Room 508 Harrisburg, PA 17101 Ph: (717) 221-3785 Fax: (717) 221-3494 deborah.suciu.smith@dot.gov	NHPA and Section 106 Consultation/Historic Preservation NEPA and Transportation Decision-Making Processes Tribal Consultation responsibilities Section 4(f)
William Van Peeters (biography) Ecologist 201 Mission Street Suite 1700 San Francisco, CA 94105 Ph: (415) 744-0116 Fax: (415) 744-2660 william.vanpeeters@dot.gov	Section 10/404 - Clean Water Act Biological Assessments Marine: Ecology, Toxicology, Physiology, bioassays, Ichthyology Wetland Delineation and Functional Assessment: Estuarine and Freshwater Plant ecology, Habitat mitigation and restoration: Sea Grass, Deserts, western forests, coral reefs, Fresh Water Mussels, coastal ecosystems. Underwater Survey techniques, ROVs, SCUBA, submersibles, Nets, Cores, UW video.
Rodney Vaughn (biography) Environmental Program Specialist 12300 West Dakota Avenue Suite 340 Lakewood, CO 80228 Ph: (720) 963-3238 Fax: (720) 963-3232 rodney.vaughn@dot.gov	Context Sensitive Solutions Geographic Information Systems Alternatives Development Categorical Exclusions Wildlife Connectivity Mitigation NEPA Streamlining
Marshall Wainright (biography) Lead Realty Specialist 61 Forsyth Street, SW Suite 17T26 Atlanta, GA 30303 Ph: (404) 562-3692 Fax: (404) 562-3700 marshall.wainright@dot.gov	Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended (Uniform Act) including: valuation and acquisition requirements abd Relocation Assistance Program Federal requirements for Local Public Agencies (LPAs) Right of Way (ROW) Streamlining ROW Property Management ROW in Design-build contracting and Public Private Partnerships Training development and education Airspace Leasing Negative Equity waivers
Katiann Wong-Murillo (biography) Environmental Program Specialist 201 Mission Street Suite 1700 San Francisco, CA 94105 Ph: (415) 744-2612 Fax: (415) 744-2620 katiann.wong-murillo@dot.gov	Public Involvement Environmental Justice NEPA Community Impact Assessment
Brian Yanchik (biography) Ecologist 104 Spring Meadows Drive Summerville, SC 29485 Ph: (443) 522-9446 Fax: (410) 962-3655 brian.yanchik@dot.gov	Section 7 - Endangered Species Act Interagency Coordination Biological Assessments NEPA Wetland Functional Assessment

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