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Region 1 Staff Organization

Regional Administrator: Peter Butler

  • Deputy Regional Administrator: Michelle Muhlanger
  • Administrative Officer: Therese Clarke (Region 2 employee working part time for Region 1)
  • Regional Counsel: Charles Dyer (Region-based Headquarters Staff)
  • Civil Rights Officer: Peggy Griffin (Region-based Headquarters Staff)
  • Director, Planning & Program Development: Jon Schmidt (Acting)
    • Team Lead, Transportation Program Specialist: Brandon Burns
    • Team Lead, Environmental Protection Specialist: Jon Schmidt
    • Transportation Program Specialist: Ari Ofsevit
  • Director, Program Management and Oversight: Bert Pechhold (Acting)
    • Team Lead, MBTA Capital Projects, General Engineer: Bert Pechhold
    • General Engineer: Abram Auguste
    • General Engineer: Sean McGrath