Staff

Our Staff

VRE Staff direct the day-to-day activities of the system in the areas of: Customer Communications, Contract Administration, Marketing, Public Relations, Railroad and Equipment Maintenance/Oversight, Procurement, Finance and Budget Planning. 

                                             

Chief Executive Officer: Katie Choe

Deputy CEO & Chief Engineer: Dallas Richards                     

                                  Senior Project Manager – Design and Construction: Dagmawie Shikurye

                                  Senior Project Manager - Design and Construction: Chris Kocher

                                  Senior Project Manager – Design and Construction: Jason Bortz

                                  Project Manager – Design and Construction: Katrina Corkadel

                                  Engineer Intern – Abdalla Sharfi

Director of Facilities Maintenance: Eric Johnson                     

                                  Facilities Maintenance Administrator: Brandon Stine
                                  Facilities Maintenance Assistant: Antonio Thames

                                  Safety and Security Manager: Romon Woods

                                  Safety and Security Program Administrator: Lana Clemente

Chief External Affairs & Strategy Officer: Joseph Swartz 

                                 Public Affairs Administrator: Lindsey Martin

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                                 Director of Marketing & Communication: VACANT

                                 Marketing Specialist: VACANT

Chief Operating Officer: Chris Henry

                                  Manager of Rail Operations: Paul Rink

                                  Senior Communications Specialist: Ryan Lange

                                  Senior Communications Specialist: Katy Nicholson

                                  Senior Communications Specialist: Erica Patterson

                                  Senior Communications Specialist: Sukh Sidhu

                                  Passenger Support Specialist: Annalee Judd

                                  Communications Specialist: Julianne Bar

                                  Communications Specialist: LaShonda Dalcour

Deputy Chief Operations Officer: Sarah Higgins

                                   Mechanical Operations Assistant: Virginia Martin

                                   Mechanical Operations Manager - Crossroads: Douglas Knieriem

                                   Mechanical Operations Manager - Broad Run: Rob McClung

                                   Manager of Warehouse & Inventory Control: Tim Thomasson

                                   Warehouse Specialist: Ryan Warren

                                   Warehouse Specialist: Justin Ward

                                   Manager of Operations Administration: Detrius Williams

                                   Administration & Purchasing Specialist: Sydney McKenzie               

Chief Financial Officer: Mark Schofield

                                  Comptroller: Mark DeGrush

                                  Budget Manager: Alexander Buchanan

                                  Capital Budget & Grants Manager: Brittany Sumpter 

                                  Senior Accountant: Diana Marquez

                                  Senior Staff Accountant: Niomi Barton

                                  Senior Associate Accountant: Alicia Lewis

                                  Grants Compliance & Oversight Analyst: Loren Hill

                                  Grants Accountant: Zinash Nida

                                   Accounting Assistant: Madison McGowan

Director of Planning & Environmental Policy: Christine Hoeffner

                                   Planning Program Manager: Nick Ruiz

                                   Planner: Will Montgomery

                                   Planning Intern: Maxwell Reinisch

Chief Administrative Officer: Anaya Farah

                                  Human Resources Manager: Brandon Lindsey 

                                  Special Projects Consultant: Holly Cockrell

                                  Executive Administrative Assistant: Lezlie Lamb
 

          Director of Purchasing & Contract Administration: Kristin Nutter

                                  Contracts Administrator - Construction: Ramon Paez

                                  Contracts Administrator - Construction: Monica McKenzie

                                  Contracts Administrator: Amanda Vitko

                                  Contracts Administrator: Trinette Broussard 

                                  Purchasing and Contracts Compliance Specialist: VACANT

 

Director of Information Security & Technology: John Duque

                                  Senior Systems Engineer: Mubashir Ahmed

                                  Network & Telecommunications Specialist: Alex Sugatan

                                  Enterprise Systems Administrator: Danilo Ruiz

                                  IT Project Specialist: Kevin Goldman

                                  IT Intern: Emaan Raja

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*VRE General Counsel & Chief Legal Officer: MinhChau Corr, Esq.

                                                       * This position reports directly to the VRE Operations Board