Staff & Leadership

Transportation Alternatives is run by a professional staff whose efforts are multiplied by thousands of volunteers across the five boroughs. Join our team.

Staff

Senior Leadership

Reach out at info [at] transalt [dot] org

  • Elizabeth Adams

    Deputy Director, Public Affairs

  • Thomas DeVito

    Families for Safe Streets Director

  • Megan Eiss

    Senior Director of People and Operations

  • Aubrie Fennecken

    Director of Development

  • Ben Furnas

    Ben Furnas

    Executive Director

  • Shawn Garcia

    Director of Advocacy

  • Corey Hannigan

    Government Relations Director for Safe Streets

  • Philip Miatkowski

    Senior Director of Research & Policy

  • Alexa Sledge

    Director of Communications

Advocacy

Reach out at advocacy [at] transalt [dot] org

  • Elizabeth Adams

    Deputy Director, Public Affairs

  • Anna Berlanga

    Bronx & Uptown Organizer

  • Mae Francke

    Queens Organizer - Research and Design Strategist

  • Shawn Garcia

    Director of Advocacy

  • Emily Jacobi

    Senior Organizer

  • Lauren Newman

    Senior Organizer

  • Rose Uscianowski

    Organizer

Communications & Design

Reach out at press [at] transalt [dot] org

  • Charlie Baker

    Associate Director of Digital Media & Marketing

  • Michelle Deme

    Digital Communications Coordinator

  • Alexa Sledge

    Director of Communications

Development & Events

Reach out at devo [at] transalt [dot] org

  • Eric Burghoffer

    Events Consultant

  • Aubrie Fennecken

    Director of Development

  • Amy Klein

    Senior Development Advisor

  • Nathan Lynch

    Development Manager

  • Lemuel Neale

    Development Associate

  • Nicole R.

    Events & Partnerships Manager

Families for Safe Streets

Reach out at info [at] familiesforsafestreets [dot] org

  • Thomas DeVito

    Families for Safe Streets Director

  • Bobby Preti

    Families for Safe Streets Director of Support Services & Organizing

  • Alexis Sfikas

    Families for Safe Streets Organizer

Research & Policy

Reach out at research [at] transalt [dot] org

  • Em Friedenberg

    Research Manager

  • Jack Greenwood

    Research Associate

  • Philip Miatkowski

    Senior Director of Research & Policy

  • Jessie Singer

    Senior Strategist & Head Writer

Operations

Reach out at info [at] transalt [dot] org

  • Megan Eiss

    Senior Director of People and Operations

  • Jeffrey Lee

    CRM Manager

  • PJ Mead

    Associate Director of Finance & HR Administrator

  • Alicia Perre-Dowd

    Technology & Operations Manager

Board of Directors

Transportation Alternatives is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization overseen by its board of directors. Any member of Transportation Alternatives may nominate themselves or other members for board membership. Write info@transalt.org or mail to Janet Liff, Chair, 111 John Street, Suite 260, New York, NY 10038. The by-laws of Transportation Alternatives are available here (PDF).

Janet Liff
(Chair)
J. Liff Co.

Hope Reeves
(Vice chair)

Stanley Toussaint
(Treasurer)
MoCaFi

Jake Barton
Local Projects

Karl Chen
D.E. Shaw

Lucia Deng
Northwell

Rosamond Gianutsos

Fred Harris
Vornado Realty Trust, Multifamily Development

Andy Lerner
IA Capital Group

Gentry Lock
Stantec

Adam Mansky
Consultant

Elizabeth Marcello

Edmundo Martinez

Martin Mignot
Index Ventures

Wiley Norvell
Rubenstein

Alison Sant
Studio for Urban Projects

Keith Tubbs
Capalino + Company

Kenneth Weine

Claire Weisz
WXY

Henry Rinehart (Co-Chair)

David Shephard (Co-Chair)

Michael Smith (Co-Chair)

Marc Agger

Lee Altman

Curtis Archer

George H. Beane

Christine Berthet

Ken Coughlin

Michael Drinkard

Advisory Council

Doug Ellis

Ed García Conde

Paul Gertner

Damon J. Hemmerdinger

Dereka Hendon-Barnes

Alex Herzan

Rich Kassel

Daniel Kaizer

Mary Beth Kelly

Anna Luten

Stephen Lyle

John Lynch

Richard B. Miller

Neysa Pranger

Jeff Prant

Linda Prine

Matthew Reich

Shabazz Stuart

Steve Vaccaro

Lloyd Westerman

Howard Yaruss