Advisory Committees

MTC Advisory Council
2007-2009 Roster

Academia (2 seats)

Sherman Lewis, California State University, East Bay
Don Rothblatt, San Jose State University

Architecture (1 seat)

Eli Naor, VBN Architects

Business (2 seats)

Angela Columbo, North Bay Leadership Council
Cathy Jackson, Global Investment Company

Community (2 seats)

Karla Goodbody, District Aide to State Assemblyman Alberto Torrico
Mary Griffin-Ramseur, Former San Mateo County Elected Official

Construction (1 seat)

Paul Silvestri, Civil Engineer, Napa County

Engineering (1 seat)

Ray Razavi, City Engineer, San Francisco

Environmental (2 seats)

William Hastings, Alternative Fuel Consultant
John Inks, City of Mountain View, Environmental Planning Commission

Labor (2 seats)

Paul Cohen, Northern California Carpenters Regional Council
Richard Hedges, San Mateo Labor Council

Media (1 seat)

Michael Pechner, KCBS Radio

Safety (2 seats)

Wendy Alfsen, California WALKS
Robert Planthold, California Pedestrian Advisory Committee

User Category (4 seats)

Freight
John Cockle, Richmond Pacific Railroad

Transit
Margaret Okuzumi, Bay Rail Alliance

Automobile
Xiao-Yun Lu, PATH, ITS, U.C. Berkeley

Non-motorized transportation
Kathryn Hughes, Former Bike/Ped Program Manager, City of Oakland

Elderly & Disabled Advisory Committee (EDAC) (2 seats)

Steve Belkin, Santa Clara County
David Grant, San Francisco

Minority Citizens Advisory Committee (MCAC) (2 seats)

Raphael Durr, Marin County
James McGhee, San Francisco