U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
8th Floor
Routing Code: HPTS
Fax Number: (202) 366–3297
Hours of Operations: Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 6:00pm EST
Name, Title, Phone Number | Primary Responsibilities | Backup Contact |
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Michael Nesbitt Office Director (202) 366-1179 |
Leads HPTS program of research supporting transportation policy development and strategic implementation planning. | Mona Asudegi (202) 366-1714 Ross Crichton (202) 366-5027 Ayonda Dent (202) 893-5207 |
The Policy and Strategy Analysis Team provides analytical support and strategy formulation in the evaluation of FHWA policies and programs. The team takes a data-driven and system modeling approach to understanding how policies and other factors affect transportation systems and virous performance measures across the country. That includes understanding different factors impacting travelers and transportation suppliers' decisions such as travel options, emerging and new technologies, economic changes, socio-demographic and regional trends. The team assesses both business-as-usual and disruptive future transportation needs to support both strategic planning and policy analysis.
To help guide public policies and programs, the Team leads development of models, tools, research, and reports on a broad spectrum of topics including but not limited to: multimodal transportation policy analysis, analyzing highway benefits and external costs along with allocating highway cost to different user groups, highway taxation and revenue analysis, analyzing transportation related innovation trends and technologies, and analysis of impacts related to highway construction and transportation policies such as mobility, equity, accessibility, and environmental impacts.
Name, Title, Phone Number | Primary Responsibilities | Backup Contact |
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Mona Asudegi Team Lead (202) 366-1714 |
Leads development of advanced system-level decision support models and tools for assessing impacts of policies and new technologies on multi-modal transportation systems, economy and environment. | Heather Rose (202) 366-5060 |
Getachew Mekonnen Research Analyst (202) 366-9254 |
Conducts national level policy studies regarding transportation infrastructure, highway user fee and financing, highway cost allocation, and truck size and weight studies. | Thor Dodson (202) 366-8556 |
Benjamin Hawkinson Research Analyst (202) 366-5044 |
Conducts transportation policy studies concerning infrastructure needs and transportation resources. Manages/participates in national-level analyses of transportation infrastructure, financing, and road usage charging studies. Manages dissemination of research. | Getachew Mekonnen (202) 366-9254 |
Thor Dodson Economist (541) 891-2736 |
Conducts national level policy studies regarding transportation infrastructure, highway user fee and financing, cost allocation, external costs, and equity. | Getachew Mekonnen (202) 366-9254 |
Viktoriia Dunleavy Statistician (202) 366-4073 |
Manages the collection, inventory, storage and sharing of code and data. Develops different methods for improving policy and decision making processes through data visualization. Participates in national level transportation policy studies and analyses. | Heather Rose (202) 366-5060 |
Heather Rose Lead Transportation Specialist (202) 924-3285 |
Lead the development of analytic tools and data systems for policy analysis and evaluation. Conduct research studies to assess emerging issues that may affect transportation policy. Contributing author to the "Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance" Report to Congress (C&P Report). | Benjamin Hawkinson (202) 366-5044 |
Vacant Policy Analyst |
Conducts analysis of transportation policies and their impact on transportation demand and users’ behavior | TBD |
The Economic Investment Strategies Team supports national investment decision making through research and analyses providing an empirical basis for assessing the value and cost-effectiveness of highway investments. The Team provides forecasts of future highway conditions and performance under various travel and infrastructure funding scenarios and evaluates the broader impacts of infrastructure investments on people and the economy. The Team leads the development of the biennial Status of the Nation’s Highways, Bridges, and Transit: Conditions and Performance Report to Congress. (C&P Report). The Team also manages FHWA economic regulatory impact analyses (RIA) for significant rulemakings and leads FHWA reviews of benefit-cost analyses submitted by applicants for certain discretionary grant programs. The team conducts a robust program of research to explore new methodologies and develop economic analysis tools and evaluation techniques.
Name, Title, Phone Number | Primary Responsibilities | Backup Contact |
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Rabinder Bains Team Leader (Acting) (202) 366-2073 |
Leads development of biennial "Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance" Report to Congress (C&P Report). Conducts highway needs and investment analysis. Manage HPTS research program. Serves as Principal Economist for the FHWA. Project Manager for Highway Economic Requirements System (HERS). Co-authors "Status of the Nation's Highway, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance" Report to Congress (C&P Report). |
Ross Crichton (202) 366-5027 |
Khadija Ngozi-Bullock Highway Engineer (202) 366-3094 |
Serves as Project Manager for National Bridge Investment Analysis System (NBIAS). Co-authors of the "Status of the Nation's Highway, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance" Report to Congress (C&P Report). Co-manages and conduct highway needs and investment analysis and related research. | Rabinder Bains (202) 366-2073 |
Souleymane Soumahoro Economist (202) 366-6021 |
Conducts economic analysis on the measurement and distribution of transportation investments and policies. Conducts research on behavior economics of traveler behavior. Co-authors "Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance" Report to Congress (C&P Report). | Rabinder Bains (202) 366-2073 |
Rachel James Research Analyst (202) 366-8556 |
Manages the development of methodologies to quantify the impact of FHWA policies and policy proposals. Conducts research studies to assess emerging issues that may affect transportation policy, including the deployment of AV/CV technologies. Participates in national level transportation policy studies and analyses. Co-authors "Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance" Report to Congress (C&P Report). | Rabinder Bains (202) 366-2073 |
Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) provides a comprehensive and transparent view of our agency objectives, risks and activities and alignment to agency goals and priorities. EPM integrates performance, risk management, and strategic planning into resource allocation decision-making and provides the framework by which the Agency plans, manages, and evaluates organizational performance.
The EPM Team provides guidance and direction to all FHWA units on organizational performance management to promote engagement in the cyclical process for planning, reporting, evaluation, and adjustment to achieve the Agency’s desired outcomes.
Name, Title, Phone Number | Primary Responsibilities | Backup Contact |
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Ayonda Dent Enterprise Performance Management Team Lead (202) 893-5207 |
Leads overall Enterprise Performance Management implementation including, Program Profile development, Enterprise Risk, and Corporate Performance Reporting. | Jennifer Brown (480) 761-8918 |
Jennifer Brown Sr. Program and Management Analyst (480) 761-8918 |
Leads Performance Reporting Enterprise activities and initiatives, serves as the Program/Enterprise Evaluations backup, and manages organizational performance management and unit planning system | Pamela Heimsness (615) 878-5650 |
Vacant Corporate Performance & Risk Management Officer |
Manages Enterprise Risk Management activities, including Corporate Risk Profiles, Risk Appetite, Data analysis and visualization. Co-leads unit planning, | Ayonda Dent (202) 893-5207 |
Pamela Heimsness Enterprise Performance Management Specialist (615) 878-5650 |
Leads Program/Enterprise Evaluations and serves as backup for Risk Management and Performance Reporting activities | Jennifer Brown (480) 761-8918 |
Tenesha Poole Sr Program and Management Analyst (202) 366-5764 |
Initiates, develops, and shapes FHWA program evaluation activities to address critical issues and implement FHWA’s mission. | Pamela Heimsness (615) 878-5650 |
The Regulatory Impact and Benefit-Cost Analysis Team manages FHWA economic regulatory impact analysis for significant rulemakings and leads FHWA reviews of benefit-cost analyses submitted by applicants for certain discretionary grant programs.
Name, Title, Phone Number | Primary Responsibilities | Backup Contact |
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Ross Crichton Team Leader (Acting) (202) 366-5027 |
Leads development of biennial "Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance" Report to Congress (C&P Report). Conducts highway needs and investment analysis. Manage HPTS research program. | Rabinder Bains (202) 366-2073 |
Karen White Economist (240) 927-2294 |
Reviews benefit-cost analyses for discretionary grant project proposals. Conducts research on measuring economic benefits and societal impacts of transportation. | Charles Noble (202) 366-5026 |
Valentin Vulov Economist (202) 366-9474 |
Leads analysis of economic benefits and costs of highway program options and regulations. Conducts research on the impacts of transportation investments on system performance, resilience and the national economy. Contributing author to the “Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance" Report to Congress (C&P Report). | Azza Mansour (720) 618-1713 |
Charles Noble Economist (202) 366-5026 |
Reviews benefit-cost analyses of project proposals for discretionary grant programs. Explores new methods and refines the DOT benefit-cost analysis framework. Conducts research on how transportation infrastructure affects the spatial allocation of economic activity. Contributing author to the "Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance" Report to Congress (C&P Report) | Karen White (240) 927-2294 |
Azza Mansour Economist (720) 618-1713 |
Reviews benefit-cost analyses for discretionary grant project proposals. Contributing author to the "Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance" Report to Congress (C&P Report). Conducts research on measuring the economic impacts of transportation funding on the USA economy and other research projects. | Karen White (240) 927-2294 |
Andrew Sibold Benefit-Cost Analyst (Detail) (517) 702-1829 |
Reviews benefit-cost analyses for discretionary grant project proposals at the primary level. Co-authors "Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance" Report to Congress (C&P Report). Conducts research on the quantification of highway benefits. | Karen White (240) 927-2294 |
Daniel Johnson Benefit-Cost Analyst (Detail) (614) 280-6841 |
Reviews benefit-cost analyses for discretionary grant project proposals at the primary level. Co-authors "Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance" Report to Congress (C&P Report). Conducts research on the quantification of highway benefits. | Karen White (240) 927-2294 |
Philip Liang Economist (202) 366-2698 |
Reviews benefit-cost analyses for discretionary grant project proposals. Contributing author to the "Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance" Report to Congress (C&P Report). | Karen White (240) 927-2294 |
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