Public transportation contacts
This is where you will find contact information for staff in the WSDOT Public Transportation Division and other organizations that deliver public transportation services.
WSDOT Public Transportation Division
General questions
Division contacts
Tanna Avila
Administrative Assistant to Brian Lagerberg, Director
360-705-7011
tanna.avila@wsdot.wa.gov
P.O. Box 47387, Olympia, WA 98504-7387
Community liaisons
Community Liaison Regions map (PDF 1.04MB)
Matthew Cramer
Community Liaison for King and Pierce counties
360-905-2152
matthew.cramer@wsdot.wa.gov
Marianna Hanefeld
Community Liaison for Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom counties
425-777-0557
marianna.hanefeld@wsdot.wa.gov
Olivia Meza
Community Liaison for Benton, Franklin, Walla Walla and Yakima counties
509-303-0016
olivia.meza@wsdot.wa.gov
Elizabeth Safsten
Community Liaison for Clallam, Jefferson, Kitsap, Thurston and Mason counties
360-705-6885
elizabeth.safsten@wsdot.wa.gov
Nina Stocker
Community Liaison for Asotin, Columbia, Ferry, Garfield, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens and Whitman counties
360-878-4695
nina.stocker@wsdot.wa.gov
Kate Tollefson
Community Liaison for Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Kittitas, Lincoln and Okanogan counties
509-724-8688
kate.tollefson@wsdot.wa.gov
Bill Baumann
Community Liaison for Grays Harbor, Pacific, Lewis, Clark, Skamania, Cowlitz, Klickitat and Wahkiakum counties
360-701-6788
bill.baumann@wsdot.wa.gov
Capital vehicle or equipment procurement
Alan Soicher
Capital Projects Planner
360-333-8946
alan.soicher@wsdot.wa.gov
Capital construction projects
Jeff Petterson
Capital Projects Engineer
360-485-3933
jeff.petterson@wsdot.wa.gov
Public Transportation Directory
Statewide Public Transportation Directory (PDF 369KB)
Request updates for you or people in your organization:
ptdirectory@wsdot.wa.gov
Communications
Jef Lucero
Public Liaison
360-791-7824
jef.lucero@wsdot.wa.gov
Commute Trip Reduction Program - city and county contacts
If you are a worksite representative (i.e., employee transportation coordinator), please contact your jurisdiction representative:
Clark County
County contact
Jan Bowers
City of Vancouver Transportation Department
360-487-7733
jan.bowers@cityofvancouver.us
City contact
Emily Benoit
City of Vancouver
360-487-7944
emily.benoit@cityofvancouver.us
King County
County contact
Stacie Khalsa
King County Metro
206-477-5868
Stacie.khalsa@kingcounty.gov
City contacts
Alison Crosier
City of Bellevue
425-452-4318
ACrosier@bellevuewa.gov
Sarady Long
City of Federal Way
253-835-2743
sarady.long@ci.federal-way.wa.us
John Larson-Friend
City of Issaquah
425-837-3422
johnlf@issaquahwa.gov
Shivani Lal
City of Kent
253-856-5583
slal@kentwa.gov
Kimberly Keeling
City of Redmond
425-556-2451
khkeeling@redmond.gov
John Hasty
City of Renton
425-430-7217
jhasty@rentonwa.gov
Karen Spencer
City of SeaTac
206-973-4720
kspencer@ci.seatac.wa.us
Sarah Spicer
City of Seattle
206-684-5017
sarah.spicer@seattle.gov
Alison Turner
City of Tukwila
206-433-7142
alison.turner@tukwilawa.gov
Kitsap County
County contact
Steffani Lillie
Kitsap Transit
369-478-6931
steffanil@kitsaptransit.com
Pierce County
County contacts
Debbie Germer
Pierce County Public Works & Utilities
253-798-3556
dgermer@co.pierce.wa.us
Sharon Stockwell
Pierce Transit
253-581-8112
sstockwell@piercetransit.org
City contact
Laura Svancarek
City of Tacoma
253-252-6638
lauras@downtownonthego.org
Snohomish County
County contact
Matthew Trecha
Community Transit
425-521-5417
matthew.trecha@commtrans.org
City contact
Melinda Adams
City of Everett
425-257-8915
madams@everettwa.gov
Spokane County
County contacts
LeAnn Yamamoto
Spokane County CTR Office
509-477-7674
lyamamoto@spokanecounty.org
Kim Stolz
Spokane County CTR Office
509-477-7169
kstolz@spokanecounty.org
Linda Radford
Spokane County CTR Office
509-477-7650
lradford@spokanecounty.org
Thurston County
County contacts
Karen Parkhurst
Thurston Regional Planning Council
360-741-2522
parkhuk@trpc.org
Veronica Jarvis
Thurston Regional Planning Council
360-741-2521
jarvisv@trpc.org
Whatcom County
County and city contact
Susan Horst
Whatcom Council of Governments
360-676-6974
susan@wcog.org
Yakima County
County and city contact
Jeff Watson
Yakima Valley Council of Governments
509-759-7989
jeff.watson@yvcog.org
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