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State Safety Oversight Program - Rail Transit Agency Safety Contacts

Last Updated: July 2025

Cambria County Transit Authority

Justin Kipp

Chief Safety Officer

502 Maple Avenue

Johnstown, PA 15901

Phone: 814-619-5456

jkipp@camtranbus.com   

 

Charlotte Area Transit System

David Moskowitz

General Manager-Safety & Security

3145 South Tryon Street

Charlotte, NC 28217

Phone: 704-614-4676

david.moskowitz@charlottenc.gov

 

Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority

Mark Logan

Chief Operating Officer

1617 Wilcox Boulevard

Chattanooga, TN 37406

Phone: 423-629-1411

MarkLogan@gocarta.org  

Chicago Transit Authority

Jeffrey Hulbert

VP of Safety

567 West Lake Street

Chicago, IL 60661

Phone: 312-681-3123

jhulbert@transitchicago.com

 

City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services

Oscar Figueroa

Chief Safety and Security Officer (Interim)

711 Kapiolani Blvd Suite 1600

Honolulu, HI 96813

Phone: 808-768-6969

oscar.figueroa@honolulu.gov 

 

City of Cincinnati, Connector

Paul Conway

Chief Safety Officer

801 Plum Street

Cincinnati, OH 45202

Phone: 513-379-6414

paul.conway@cincinnati-oh.gov

 

City of El Paso, Sun Metro

Johnny Balcazar

Streetcar Safety Manager/Interim SMS Executive

60 S. Santa Fe Street

El Paso, TX 79901

Phone: 915-212-3466

balcazarJM@elpasotexas.gov

 

City of Milwaukee, Hop MKE Streetcar

Brian Hinkle

Streetcar Safety Manager Safety Supervisor

841 North Broadway

Milwaukee, WI 53202

Phone: 414-286-2415

bphinkl@milwaukee.gov

 

City of Portland

Andrew Lamoreaux

Safety & Risk Officer

1604-1600 NW Northrup Street

Portland, OR 97209

Phone: 503-823-6230

andrew.lamoreaux@portlandoregon.gov

 

City of Seattle Department of Transportation

Curtis Ailes

Chief Safety Officer

700 5th Ave, Suite 3800

Seattle, WA 98104

Phone: 206-306-0198

curtis.ailes@seattle.gov

 

City of Tucson, Sun Link Streetcar

Bryan Valenzuela

Chief Safety Officer

149 N Stone Avenue

Tucson, AZ 85701

Phone: 760-343-3456

bvalenzuela@sunline.org

 

Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority and Dallas Streetcar

Donna Johnson

Executive Vice President - Chief Safety Officer

1401 Pacific Avenue, PO Box 660163

Dallas, TX 75266

Phone: 214-749-3334

djohnson2@dart.org

 

Denver Regional Transportation District

Richard Lobato

Acting Chief Safety Officer

1600 Blake Street

Denver, CO 80202

Phone: 303-299-3429

dan.mcclain@rtd-denver.com

 

Detroit People Mover

Systems Safety Manager

535 Griswold Street, Suite 400

Detroit, MI 48226

Phone: 313-224-2160

 

District Department of Transportation

Tom Neider

Chief Safety and Security Officer Branch Manager, Rail

55 M Street SE, Suite 4000

Washington, DC 20003

Phone: 202-673-6813

thomas.neider@dc.gov 

 

Galveston Island Transit

Kenneth Kirkland

Chief Safety Officer

3115 Market Street

Galveston, TX 77550

Phone: 409-797-3904

kkirkland@galvestontx.gov 

 

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

Steve Peganoff

Director of Safety

1240 West 6th Street

Cleveland, OH 44113

Phone: 216-356-3233  

speganoff@gcrta.org

 

Hampton Roads Transit

Dawn Sciortino

Safety Manager

509 E. 18th Street

Norfolk, VA 23504

Phone: 757-303-3951

dsciortino@hrtransit.org

 

Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority

Richard Campbell

Interim Safety Officer

1201 East 7th Avenue

Tampa, FL 33605

Phone: 813-384-6518

CampbellR@gohart.org

 

Jacksonville Transportation Authority

Chris Geraci

Chief Safety and Security Officer

100 Myrtle Ave North

Jacksonville, FL 32204

Phone: 904-598-8762

cgeraci@jtafla.com

 

Kansas City, City of Missouri

Michael Gawlick

Streetcar Program Manager

414 E 12th Street, City Hall, 18th Floor

Kansas City, MO 64106

Phone: 816-513-1362

michael.gawlick@kcmo.org

 

Kenosha Transit

Nelson Ogbuagu

Director of Transportation

4303 39th Avenue

Kenosha, WI 53144

Phone: 262-653-4290

nogbuagu@kenosha.org

 

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Vijay Khawani

Executive Officer, Corporate Safety

One Gateway Plaza

Los Angeles, CA  90012

Phone: 213-761-9086

khawaniv@metro.net

 

Maryland Transit Administration

Michael Winger

Chief Safety Officer

1515 Washington Boulevard

Baltimore, MD 21230

Phone: 410-539-5000

mwinger@mdot.maryland.gov

 

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Timothy Lesniak

Chief Safety Officer

185 Kneeland Street, Floor 3

Boston, MA 2111

Phone: 857-763-0475

tlesniak@mbta.com

 

Memphis Area Transit Authority

Keith Watson

Chief of Safety and Security

1370 Levee Road

Memphis, TN 38108

Phone: 901-361-4068

kwatson@matatransit.com

 

Metro Transit

Andrew Brody

Director of Safety and Designated CSO

1810 East Franklin Avenue

Minneapolis, MN 55404

Phone: 651-602-1671

andrew.brody@metrotransit.org

 

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Ralph McKinney

Chief, Safety & Quality Assurance

2400 Piedmont Road, N.E.

Atlanta, GA 30324

Phone: 404-848-4551

rmckinney@itsmarta.com

 

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County

Santiago Osorio

Chief Safety Officer

1900 Main Street

Houston, TX 77002

Phone: 713-615-7011

santiago.osorio@ridemetro.org

 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Transit

Carl Hamann

Acting Chief Safety Officer

2 Broadway

New York, NY 10004

Phone: 212-878-7000

carl.hamann@nyct.com

 

Miami-Dade Transit Agency

Eric Muntan

Chief, Office of Safety and Security

111 NW 1st Street, 4th floor

Miami, FL 33128

Phone: 305-375-4240

eric.muntan@miamidade.gov

 

McKinney Avenue Transit Authority

James Kenny

Chief Safety Officer

3153 Oak Grove Avenue

Dallas, TX 75204

Phone: 858-204-8577

jkenny@mata.org

 

New Jersey Transit

Jim Keane

Chief Safety Officer

One, Penn Plaza, 1st Street

Newark, NJ 07105

Phone: 973-491-7942

jkeane@njtransit.com

 

New Orleans Regional Transit Authority

Mike Smith

Chief Safety Officer

2817 Canal Street

New Orleans, LA 70119

Phone: 504-827-8455

mjsmith@rtaforward.org

 

Niagara Frontier Transit Authority

James Lavelle

Director, Health, Safety and Environmental Quality

181 Ellicott Street

Buffalo, NY 14203

Phone: 716-855-7300

james_lavelle@nfta.com

 

North County Transit District

Karen Harris

Director, Enterprise Risk Management

810 Mission Avenue

Oceanside, CA 92054

Phone: 760-966-2067

kharris@nctd.org

 

Oklahoma City Streetcar (EMBARK)

Eugene Fritz

Chief Safety Officer

2000 S May Avenue

Oklahoma City, OK 73108

Phone: 405-235-7433

eugene.fritz@okc.gov

 

Orange County Transportation Authority

Matt DesRosier

Manager, Health Safety and Environmental Compliance

550 South Main Street, P.O. Box 14184

Orange, CA 92863

Phone: 714-560-5854

mdesrosier@octa.net

 

Pittsburgh Regional Transit

Burt Jennings

Chief Safety Officer

Heinz 57 Center, 345 Sixth Avenue Third Floor

Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Phone: 412-255-1383

bjennings@rideprt.org

 

Portland Tri-Met

Andrew Wilson
Executive Director of Safety and Security

1800 SW First, Suite 300

Portland, OR 97201

Phone: 503-962-6412

WilsonAn@trimet.org

 

Port Authority Transit Corporation

Dave Fullterton

System Safety Program Manager (CSO)

1000 North Carlton Street

Lindenwold, NJ 08021

Phone: 856-772-6928

ddfullerton@drpa.org

 

Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority/Tren Urbano

Luis Centeno

Safety & Security Operational Manager

PO Box 41267

San Juan, PR 940

Phone: 939-449-8588

lcenteno@ati.pr.gov

 

QLine Detroit

Lyle Dungy

Chief Safety Officer

7520 Woodward Avenue

Detroit, MI 48202

Phone: 586-665-0435

lyle.dungy@m1rail.org

 

Rock Region Metro

Stephen Smith

Streetcar Operations Manager

100 Bishop Lindsey

North Little Rock, AR 72114

Phone: 501-375-6717

ssmith@rrmetro.org

 

Sacramento Regional Transit District

Lisa Hinz

VP of Safety, Security, and Customer Satisfaction

1102 Q Street

Sacramento, CA 95811

Phone: 916-661-1947

lhinz@sacrt.com

 

San Diego Metropolitan Transit System

Fabeann Soberg

System Safety Manager

1255 Imperial Avenue, Suite 1000

San Diego, CA 92101

Phone: 916-533-5895

fabeann.soberg@sdmts.com

 

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District

Jeffrey Lau

Chief Safety Officer

2150 Webster Street

Oakland, CA 94612

Phone: 510-915-7944

jlau@bart.gov

 

San Francisco Municipal Railway

Melvyn Henry
Chief Safety Officer
One S. Van Ness Avenue, 6th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: 415-531-9163
melvyn.henry@sfmta.com

 

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

Aston Greene

Chief of System Safety and Security

3331 North First Street

San Jose, CA 95134

Phone: 408-533-5609

aston.greene@vta.org

 

Seattle Center Monorail

Megan Ching

General Manager - Seattle Monorail Services

370 Thomas Street, 2nd Floor

Seattle, WA 98109

Phone: 425-246-9368

meganc@seattlemonorail.com

 

Seattle Streetcar

Curtis Ailes

Chief Safety Officer - Seattle DOT

700 5th Avenue, Suite 3800

Seattle, WA 98104

Phone: 206-684-7623

curtis.ailes@seattle.gov

 

Sound Transit

Branden Porter

Chief Safety Officer

201 S Jackson Street

Seattle, WA 98104

Phone: 206-251-0732

branden.porter@soundtransit.org

 

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

Brad Okoniewski

Chief Safety Officer

1234 Market Street, 6th Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19107

Phone: 215-554-1864

bokoniewski@setpa.org

 

St. Louis Metro

Andrew Ghiassi

General Manager, Safety (CSSO)

One Metropolitan Square, 211 N Broadway, Suite 600

St. Louis, MO 63102

Phone: 314-289-6873

ajghiassi@metrostlouis.org

 

Utah Transit Authority

Travis King

Director of Safety and Security

669 West 200 South

Salt Lake City, UT 84101

Phone: 801-743-3882

tking@rideuta.com

 

Valley Metro Rail

Adrian Ruiz

Director of Safety and Security

Valley Metro

101 N. First Avenue, Suite 1400

Phoenix, AZ 85003

Phone: 602-253-5000

aruiz@valleymetro.org

 

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Theresa Impastato

Executive Vice President, Safety and Readiness

300 7th Street SW

Washington, DC 20024

Phone: 202-962-2297

TMImpastato@wmata.com

 

West Virginia University

Joshua Murray

Chief Safety Officer

99 8th Street, PO Box 6565

Morgantown, WV 26506

Phone: 304-293-9834

Joshua.Murray@mail.wvu.edu