WSDOT Passenger and Freight Rail

Ron Pate
Acting Rail Director
Cascades Rail Corridor Director
360-705-6903
Ron.Pate@wsdot.wa.gov

Barb Ivanov
Freight Systems Director
360-705-7931
Barbara.Ivanov@wsdot.wa.gov 


General Inquiries

Rail Division
PO Box 47407
Olympia, WA 98504-7407 
360-705-7900
rail@wsdot.wa.gov

Freight Systems Division
PO Box 47407
Olympia, WA 98504-7407
360-705-7932
freight@wsdot.wa.gov

Rail Operations 

Rail Operations Manager - vacant

Laura Kingman - Marketing and Communications Manager
360-705-7904
Laura.Kingman@wsdot.wa.gov

Chris Dunster - Contracts Manager
360-705-7903
Chris.Dunster@wsdot.wa.gov

Kirk Fredrickson – Operations Supervisor
360-705-7939
Kirk.Fredrickson@wsdot.wa.gov 

Martha Gebbie - Financial Analyst
360-705-7963
Martha.Gebbie@wsdot.wa.gov

Teresa Graham - Research and Data Specialist
360-705-7901
Teresa.Graham@wsdot.wa.gov

Jeremy Jewkes - Rail Planning Engineer
360 705-6983
Jeremy.Jewkes@wsdot.wa.gov

Connie Raezer - Contracts Specialist
360-705-7966
Connie.Raezer@wsdot.wa.gov

Brent Thompson - Operations Financial Manager
360-705-7927
Brent.Thompson@wsdot.wa.gov

Kerri Woehler - Strategic Assessment Manager
360-705-6902
Kerri.Woehler@wsdot.wa.gov


High-Speed Rail Project Delivery 

David Smelser - ARRA Cascades Program Manager
360-705-6916
David.Smelser@wsdot.wa.gov

Jason Biggs -  Cascades Project Delivery Manager
360-705-6985
Jason.Biggs@wsdot.wa.gov

Melanie Coon - Cascades Program Media Relations Manager
360-705-7905
Melanie.Coon@wsdot.wa.gov 

Jeannie Bailon - Cascades HSR Federal Compliance Engineer
360-705-6861
Jeannie.Bailon@wsdot.wa.gov

Sheridan Botts - Cascades HSR Budget and Finance Manager
360-705-7938
Sheridan.Botts@wsdot.wa.gov

Alex Countouriotis - Cascades HSR Project Engineer
360-705-7041
Alexander.Countouriotis@wsdot.wa.gov

Frank Davidson - Cascades HSR Project Engineer
360-705-7122
Frank.Davidson@consultant.wsdot.wa.gov

Robert Fleming - Cascades HSR Project Lead
509-577-1761
Robert.Fleming@wsdot.wa.gov

Myria Foisy - Cascades HSR Environmental Support
509-577-1924
Myria.Foisy@wsdot.wa.gov

Karen Forsell-Stewart - Cascades HSR Business Group Assistant
360-705-7519
Karen.Forsell-Stewart@wsdot.wa.gov

Cameron Harper - Cascades HSR Assistant Project Lead
360-705-7817
Cameron.Harper@wsdot.wa.gov

Dan Lewis - Cascades HSR Project Lead
509-667-2894
Dan.Lewis@wsdot.wa.gov

Jim Mahugh - Cascades HSR Project Lead
509-577-1761
Jim.Mahugh@wsdot.wa.gov

Larry Mattson– Cascades HSR Environmental Manager
509-577-1922
Larry.Mattson@wsdot.wa.gov

Cheryl McNamara - Cascades HSR Environmental Support
360-705-7490
Cheryl.McNamara@wsdot.wa.gov

Charlotte Mitchell - Cascades HSR Engineer
509-667-2891
Charlotte.Mitchell@wsdot.wa.gov

Brian Pearson - Cascades HSR Engineer
509-667-2895
Brian.Pearson@wsdot.wa.gov

Loretta Pellissier - Cascades HSR Office Assistant
360-705-7981
Loretta.Pellissier@wsdot.wa.gov

Lisa Popoff - Cascades HSR Engineer
509-667-2892
Lisa.Popoff@wsdot.wa.gov

Michael Port - Cascades HSR Document Control Technician
360-705-6965
Michael.Port@wsdot.wa.gov

Carol Lee Roalkvam - Environmental Policy Branch Manager
360-705-7126
CarolLee.Roalkvam@wsdot.wa.gov

John Romero - Cascades HSR Project Lead
360-705-7982
John.Romero@wsdot.wa.gov

Mike Rowswell - Cascades HSR Safety Program Manager
360-705-7930
Mike.Rowswell@wsdot.wa.gov

Cody Scheuermann - Cascades HSR Document Control Assistant
360-705-6819
Cody.Scheuermann@wsdot.wa.gov

Brad Schilperoort - Cascades HSR Engineer
509-577-1895
Brad.Schilperoort@wsdot.wa.gov

Carolyn Simmonds – Cascades HSR Federal Compliance Manager
360-705-7992
Carolyn.Simmonds@wsdot.wa.gov

Thomas Slimak - Cascades HSR Engineer
360-705-7339
Thomas.Slimak@wsdot.wa.gov

Rick J. Smith - Cascades HSR Scheduler
360-705-7923
Rick.Smith@wsdot.wa.gov

Bryan Tomperi - Cascades HSR Project Manager
360-705-7298
Bryan.Tomperi@consultant.wsdot.wa.gov


Freight Systems Division

Chris Herman - Freight Rail Policy and Program Manager
360-705-6921 (Olympia)
206-515-3666 (Seattle)
Chris.Herman@wsdot.wa.gov

Rachel Knutson - Freight Transportation Planner - Economist
360-705-7139
Rachel.Knutson@wsdot.wa.gov

Bob Westby - PCC Railway System Manager
509-324-6086
Bob.Westby@wsdot.wa.gov

Wenjuan Zhao - Freight Policy and Project Manager
360-705-6990
Wenjuan.Zhao@wsdot.wa.gov


Administrative

Joy Dopita - Administrative Assistant, Freight Systems Division 
360-705-7932
Joy.Dopita@wsdot.wa.gov

Angela Risher - Administrative Assistant, Rail Division
360-705-7900
Angela.Risher@wsdot.wa.gov