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Our Staff

Illinois Division
Federal Highway Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation

130 S. Martin Luther King Dr., Suite A
Springfield, Illinois 62703
Phone: (217) 492-4640
Fax: (217) 492-4621

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IMPORTANT: Please use the e-mail address Illinois.FHWA@dot.gov instead of personal addresses for all formal correspondence, public inquiries, and urgent requests for information. This will ensure that your message will receive prompt and proper action.

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OFFICE OF THE DIVISION ADMINISTRATOR
Vershun Tolliver Division Administrator (217) 492-4640
Christopher Hall Deputy Division Administrator (217) 492-4640

OFFICE OF PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Vacant Director, Office of Program Development (217) 492-4630

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT TEAM
Vacant Planning & Environment Team Leader (217) 492-4642
Taylor Peters Environmental Program Specialist (217) 492-4625
Darien Siddall Environmental Protection Specialist (217) 492-4615
Vacant Environmental Protection Specialist (217) 492-4638
Jon Paul Diipla Metropolitan Planning Specialist (Chicago Urban Satellite Office) (312) 353-4048
Anna Musial Transportation Planning Specialist (217) 492-4620

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
Vacant Financial Manager & FMPS Team Leader (217) 492-4830
Tabitha Baker Financial Specialist (217) 492-4611
Lauren Niepert Financial Specialist (217) 492-4830
Bianca Washington Financial Specialist (217) 492-4618
Laura Szabo Program Coordinator (217) 492-4987

OFFICE OF PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
Mike Smart Director, Office of Program Administration (217) 492-4613
Olga Pereira Program Management Analyst (217) 492-4626
Nick Lombardi Bridge Engineer (217) 492-4629
Vacant Assistant Bridge Engineer (217) 492-4632

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION TEAM
Vacant Program Administration Team Leader (Acting) (312) 353-3868
David Adedokun Asset Management/Pavement & Materials Engineer (217) 492-4637
Alan Ho Safety and Operations Engineer (217) 492-4622
Todd Schmidt Metropolitan Safety and Mobility Specialist (Chicago Urban Satellite Office) (312) 353-3868
Traci Baker Civil Rights Specialist (217) 492-4732
Vacant Realty & Programs Specialist (217) 492-4634

OFFICE OF PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
Chris Carlen Director, Office of Program Implementation (217) 492-4617

PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION – TEAM A
James Kyte Program Implementation Team Leader (217) 492-4633
Vacant Transportation Engineer (Chicago Urban Satellite Office) (312) 886-1606
Irene Pantoja Transportation Engineer (Chicago Urban Satellite Office) (312) 886-1604
Nichole Neal Discretionary Grant Program Coordinator (312) 353-4071

PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION – TEAM B
Vacant Program Implementation Team Leader (217) 492-4619
Carter Wilkey Transportation Engineer - Districts 2 and 3 (217) 492-4282
Sal Madonia Transportation Engineer - Districts 4 and 5 (217) 492-4645
Vacant Transportation Engineer - Districts 6 and 7 (217) 492-4283
Vacant Transportation Engineer - Districts 8 and 9 (217) 492-4988


ALTERNATE DUTY LOCATION POSITIONS
Dean Mentjes Transportation Specialist - MUTCD - Office of Operations (217) 492-4631

SPECIALLY DESIGNATED PROJECT OVERSIGHT MANAGER
Chris Youngs sdPOM, Shared Resource for Illinois Division (202) 839-1699

 

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