U.S. Department of Transportation/Federal Highway Administration

New York Division

Staff Directory

Federal Aid: (518) 431-4127
Fax Machine: (518) 431-4121
Email: (firstname.lastname)@dot.gov

OFFICE OF DIVISION ADMINISTRATOR  
Name Position Phone Number/
Extension
Username
Jonathan D. McDade Division Administrator 518-431-8897 Jonathan.McDade
Michael Davies Assistant Division Administrator 518-431-8879 Michael.Davies
Joan P. Walters Engineer Coordinator 518-431-8868 Joan.Walters
John Formosa NYC Federal-aid Liaison 212-668-2205 John.Formosa
Paula Morse Administrative Assistant 518-431-8856 Paula.Morse

OFFICE OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION 
Name Position Phone Number/
Extension
Username
James E. Griffin Director 518-431-8884 James.E.Griffin
William E. Snyder Senior Financial Specialist 518-431-8865 William.E.Snyder
Vacant Financial Specialist 518-431-8885  
Frances E. Abbott Financial Technician 518-431-8871 Frances.Abbott
Michael J. Pidgeon Fiscal Technician 518-431-8861 Michael.J.Pidgeon
Paul L. Hesse Admin. Coordinator, Asst. Program Analyst 518-431-8888 Paul.Hesse
Rami AlyGad Federal-aid Assistant (GIS Intern) 518-431-8852 Rami.Alygad
Nina Hill Federal-aid Assistant (Admin. Support Intern) 518-431-8889 Nina.Hill

OFFICE OF PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 
Name Position Phone Number/
Extension
Username
Alicia Nolan Director 518-431-8858 Alicia.Nolan
Norvelle M. Alderson Administrative Assistant 518-431-8873 Norvelle.Alderson
Cheryl Malin Right-of-Way Officer 518-431-8895 Cheryl.Malin
System Operation & Performance Management Team
Vacant Team Leader    
R. Emmett McDevitt Transportation Safety Engineer 518-431-8898 Emmett.Mcdevitt
Alexander Appel ITS/Integration 212-668-5239 Alexander.Appel
Michael D. Schauer Senior ITS Engineer (Upstate) 518-431-8864 Michael.Schauer
Arthur T. O'Connor Senior ITS Engineer (NYC) 212-668-2206 Arthur.O'Connor
Environmental/Planning Team
Alicia Nolan Acting Team Leader 518-431-8858 Alicia.Nolan
Joseph E. Rich Air Quality/Urban Transportation Planner 518-431-8863 Joseph.E.Rich
Karen Rosenberger Intermodal Transportation Coordinator 212-668-6091 Karen.Rosenberger
Richard F. Beers, Jr. Planning Highway Engineer 518-431-8874 Richard.Beers
Maria Chau Freight & Research Community Planner 518-431-8878 Maria.Chau
Melissa Toni Environmental Coordinator 518-431-8867 Melissa.Toni
Patricia (Tricia) Millington Environmental Protection Specialist 518-431-8844 Patricia.Millington
Kaylie Cagnina PDP Environmental Specialist 518-431-8877 Kaylie.Cagnina

OFFICE OF ENGINEERING (HDO-NY) (State Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11) 
Name Position Phone Number/
Extension
Username
Chris Gatchell Director 518-431-8883 Chris.Gatchell
Threasa Murray Administrative Assistant 518-431-8857 Threasa.Murray
John Burns Tappan Zee Bridge Replacement Project
(Major Projects Engineer)
518-431-8875 John.Burns
Christine Thorkildsen Civil Rights Program Manager 518-431-8866 Christine.Thorkildsen
District Operations
Robert Davies District Engineer 518-431-8880 Robert.Davies
Omar Elkassed Area Engineer
Region 1 (Albany) & Region 7 (Watertown)
518-431-8882 Omar.Elkassed
Vacant Area Engineer
Region 2 (Utica) & Region 3 (Syracuse)
   
Joseph Mondillo Area Engineer (VE Coordinator& Design Spec.)
Region 4 (Rochester) & Region 5 (Buffalo)
518-431-8855 Joseph.Mondillo
Michael Kowalczyk Area Engineer (ADHS Coord.)
Region 6 (Hornell) & Region 9 (Binghamton)
518-431-8892 Michael.Kowalczyk
Roslyn A. Webber Area Engineer
Region 8 (Poughkeepsie)
518-431-8869 Roslyn.Webber
Carlos Padilla-Fresse Area Engineer
Region 10 (Long Island)& Region 11 (Kings&Queens&Richmond Cos.)
518-431-8859 Carlos.Padilla-Fresse
David M. Hart Senior Operations Engineer
(Maintenance Specialist & Construction Specialist)
Region 11 (Bronx & New York Cos. & East River Bridges)
518-431-8886 Dave.Hart
High Risk/Innovation Technologies Team
Daniel C. Wood Team Leader 518-431-8870 Daniel.C.Wood
Dean Majzoub Major Projects Coordinator 518-431-8894 Dean.Majzoub
Daniel R. Byer Senior Bridge Engineer 518-431-8876 Daniel.Byer
Chris Millington Assistant Bridge Engineer 518-431-8853 Chris.Millington
Valeriya Remezova Local Program Manager 518-431-8862 Valeriya.Remezova
Timothy J. LaCoss Materials & Asset Mngmt Engineer 518-431-8893 Timothy.Lacoss
Arnold Hausler Transportation Specialist (ARRA) 518-431-8887 Arnie.Hausler

ALBANY - ALTERNATE DUTY LOCATION 
Name Position Phone Number/
Extension
Username
Kenneth Dymond Senior Attorney
Eastern Legal Services,
Eastern Resource Center, Baltimore
518-431-8881 Ken.Dymond
Thomas F. Kearney Transportation Specialist, Commercial Vehicle Size & Weight Team 518-431-8890 Thomas.Kearney

 

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