Jeff Sinclair

Jeff Sinclair is currently acting Environmental Program Manager and oversees the Stormwater Management Group within the City of San Jose’s Environmental Services Department. He was the project manager for San Jose’s Green Stormwater Infrastructure Plan which was approved in September 2019 and worked on three green street grant projects in coordination with the City’s Departments of Transportation and Public Works. Jeff has worked in the stormwater field for close to 10 years and holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s of Science Degree in Environmental Studies from San Jose State University.

Jessica Zenk

Jessica Zenk is Deputy Director for the City of San Jose Department of Transportation. She is an urban planner with expertise in economic development, transportation, infill and redevelopment, and the arts. Jessica is an avid dancer, performer and advocate for the arts and urbanism. She lives with her husband and two children in Downtown San Jose, enabling fun but complex multi-modal, multi-generational commutes.

Jill Bicknell

Jill Bicknell, Managing Engineer, EOA, Inc. and head of SCVURPPP, is a recognized leader in the areas of low impact development techniques, green infrastructure planning, stormwater treatment, and hydromodification management. Ms. Bicknell specializes in providing guidance and assistance to municipal agencies regarding compliance strategies for addressing water quality and quantity issues associated with land development projects.

John Bela

John Bela is an urbanist and public space designer with Gehl Studio San Francisco. He combines a background in art, science and environmental design to create vibrant, dynamic and resilient urban human habitat.

Josh Bradt

Senior Project Manager, San Francisco Estuary Partnership Josh Bradt is a professional environmental planner and project manager who has worked on Bay Area creek and watershed issues for over 20 years. Josh’s work at the San Francisco Estuary Partnership focuses on green infrastructure policy, planning, and practice.  Josh spearheaded the creation of the City of Berkeley’s Citywide Watershed Management Plan in 2012. Josh was Executive Director and Restoration Director of the non-profit Urban Creeks Council. He has also worked as a Watershed Specialist for the Contra Costa Countywide Clean Water Program, developing and managing collective programs facilitating municipal compliance with federal Clean Water Act requirements.

Josh Mello

Josh is the District Transportation Lead for Mountain View Google, with over 15 years of public and private sector experience focused on bettering the urban environment by building comfortable, safe and effective multi-modal transportation networks. His expertise includes complete streets, innovative bicycle infrastructure, pedestrian safety, transit-oriented development, transportation planning, funding, engineering and construction, and urban traffic calming.

Kanyon Sayers-Roods

Kanyon Sayers-Roods is Costanoan Ohlone-Mutsun and Chumash; She also goes by her given Native name, “Coyote Woman.” Kanyon’s art has been featured at the De Young Museum, The Somarts Gallery, Gathering Tribes, Snag Magazine, and numerous Powwows and Indigenous Gatherings. She is a recent graduate of the Art Institute of California, Sunnyvale.

Kimbra McCarthy

Kimbra McCarthy began her tenure as City Manager for the City of Mountain View on March 2, 2020, less than two weeks before declaring a local State of Emergency due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.  Since that time, Kimbra has focused the organization on COVID-19 response and recovery efforts, including serving the most vulnerable residents; enhancing economic development and small business resiliency; and launching a comprehensive Racial Equity and Justice Action Plan for the community and city organization. Kimbra came to Mountain View from the City of Redwood City, where she served as the Assistant City Manager, leading citywide policy initiatives and overseeing all administrative operations including Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, and Revenue Services. Kimbra returned to Mountain View after serving as Deputy City Manager from 2014-2016.  Kimbra also held leadership roles at the County of Santa Barbara in the County Executive Office and the District Attorney’s Office. Prior to entering government service, Kimbra worked in the legal field. Kimbra has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Washburn University, a Juris Doctorate from Washburn University School of Law, and a Masters of Law in European Law from the University of Limerick, Ireland. Kimbra currently serves as a member of the Housing, Community and Economic Development Policy Committee for the League of California Cities.  She is a member of the International City/County Management Association, where she is on the Assistants and Deputies Advisory Board, as well as a member of the Municipal Management Association of Northern California, California Society of Municipal Finance Officers, and Women Leading Government. Kimbra and her husband Colin have one daughter.

Mallory Atkins

Metropolitan Transportation Commission, One Bay Area Grants Program

Mallory Atkinson is a Senior Funding Policy Analyst at the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, and manages MTC’s federally-funded One Bay Area Grant program. A recent transplant to the Bay Area, Mallory started her career in the Pacific Northwest, after graduating with a master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Portland State University and a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Boise State University.

Marianna Grossman

Marianna Grossman is Board Vice President for TCSC, organizing this Green Streets Symposium. She is the Founder and Managing Partner of Minerva Ventures, a consultancy focused on climate solutions.

Marquita Price

Keta is Director of Urban and Regional Planning and Chair of the Economic Empowerment Committee at the East Oakland Collective. Keta has a background in computers and technology, business processes, chemistry, math, and community organizing. She has formerly interned for the City of Oakland’s Department of Planning and Building and University of California, Berkeley’s College of Chemistry biochemistry lab. Keta previously worked part-time as the Constituent Liaison of City of Oakland Council member Abel Guillen, focusing on the immediate needs of the San Antonio and East Lake communities.

Martin Alkire

As the Long Range Planning Manager of the Planning Division for the City of Mountain View, Martin Alkire oversees the implementation of the General Plan and the North Bayshore Precise Plan. Due to the plan’s complexity and innovative aspects, such as the Bonus FAR program, implementation requires extensive collaboration. Martin expertly navigated these intricacies and incorporated excellent planning principles, which are being used as a template for the city’s current work on developing the East Whisman Precise Plan.

Matthew Fabry

San Mateo Countywide Water Pollution Prevention Program Matthew Fabry serves as Manager for the San Mateo Countywide Water Pollution Prevention Program, a program of the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County, which assists the 21 San Mateo municipalities with stormwater compliance issues.  He is currently Chair of the Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association and has over 24 years of experience in water quality and stormwater management.  Matthew has worked in municipal, regulatory, and consultant capacities, holds degrees in environmental engineering and music, and is a registered civil engineer in the State of California.

Megan Wier

Megan Wier, MPH, is the Safe Streets Division Manager for the City of Oakland’s Transportation and oversees the bike and pedestrian program, traffic engineering, traffic maintenance, and signal operations teams to strategically advance a safe, equitable transportation system for the Oakland community.  Prior to starting at OakDOT in early 2020, Megan was the Director of the Program on Health, Equity and Sustainability at the San Francisco Department of Public Health where she worked for over a decade at the intersection of health, equity and transportation in partnership with city agencies and community stakeholders. Ms. Wier has a Master of Public Health from UC Berkeley and a Bachelor’s in Sociology and Women’s Studies from the University of Michigan.

Peter Skinner

Director of Grants and Fund Management for the San Mateo County Transportation Authority
Peter Skinner is the Director of Grants and Fund Management for the San Mateo County Transportation Authority and is responsible for overseeing the programming and allocation of the Authority’s Measure A and Measure W sales taxes for transportation projects throughout San Mateo County.  He is also responsible for the grants portfolio of SamTrans and the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain).  Peter has over 20 years of experience in transportation policy, program management and transportation funding.

Robin Grossinger

Robin Grossinger is a Senior Scientist at the San Francisco Estuary Institute, where he co- directs, with Letitia Grenier, SFEI’s Resilient Landscapes program. Robin leads efforts throughout the state to reintegrate natural processes within our highly modified landscapes including restoration strategies for San Francisco Bay, the Sacramento- San Joaquin Delta, urban landscapes such as the Google campus, and rivers throughout California.

Sylvia Star-Lack

Sylvia Star-Lack is the Transportation Planning Manager for the City of Palo Alto. She supports community wellness by enhancing mobility for people of all ages. Her transportation planning career includes stints at Alameda County, VTA, Stanford, and as a Safe Routes to School Coordinator for the City of Palo Alto. She is also a birth doula and childbirth educator.

Toks Omishakin

Toks Omishakin was appointed the 33rd Director of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) by Governor Gavin Newsom and sworn in October 2019. As Director, he manages a $15 billion budget and more than 21,000 employees who oversee 50,000 lane miles of highways, maintain 13,000 bridges, provide permitting of more than 400 public-use airports, fund three of Amtrak’s busiest intercity rail services and provide transit support to more than 200 local and regional transit agencies. Omishakin’s transportation vision for California features a safe, sustainable and multimodal transportation system that builds on strong local partnerships. Transformative innovation will also be needed to achieve zero traffic-related deaths and reduce GHGs by 40% by 2030. All local communities must be heard and share in the benefits of Caltrans projects, and he encourages a Caltrans culture of innovation and taking intelligent risks. He came to Caltrans following eight years with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT). There, he successfully established environmental, multimodal and planning policies to make TDOT one of the best DOTs in the country. As Deputy Commissioner for Environment and Planning, Director Omishakin was responsible for an administrative and project budget of more than $300 million annually. He also led the activities of the divisions of Environmental Services, Long-Range Planning, Multimodal Transportation Resources, and the Freight and Logistics Division. Prior to that, he served as Director of Healthy Living Initiatives in the Nashville Mayor’s Office. In that capacity, he led development of Metro Nashville’s Complete Streets Policy and helped establish a more balanced approach to transportation planning and design. This included spearheading creation of two bicycle sharing programs. In December 2019, Omishakin became Chair of the Active Transportation Council for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). This came after two years serving as committee vice chair and serving as chair of AASHTO’s Multimodal Task Force. He is also on the Board at America Walks and has advised the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis through its Transportation Council Board. Born in Knoxville, Tenn., Omishakin and his wife have two children. He is completing a Ph.D. in Engineering Management from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; has a master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Jackson State University; and a bachelor of arts in Engineering Technology from Mississippi Valley State University.

Theresa Romell

Director of Funding Policy and Programs, Metropolitan Transportation Commission

As Director of the Funding Policy and Programs Section of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Theresa oversees policy development and investment decision-making including $1.5 billion annually in federal, state, and regional transportation funds. These investments and policies implement Plan Bay Area 2040, a comprehensive blueprint for the development of transit, highway, local streets and roads, rail, and bicycle and pedestrian facilities that integrates planning for transportation, land use, and housing. Other areas of focus include road safety/Vision Zero, transit operations and fare policies, project delivery, and timely use of funds and asset management.

Theresa has been with MTC since 2001.

Theresa has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from U.C. Berkeley and a Master’s in Business Administration from Cal Sate East Bay. 

Yoriko Kishimoto

Yoriko Kishimoto is Board President of Transportation Choices for Sustainable Communities, organizing this Green Streets Symposium. She is also on Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Board of Directors and Former Mayor of Palo Alto.

Zabe Bent

Zabe Bent is Director of Design for the National Association of City Transportation Officials. She has nearly 20 years of experience in multimodal planning and urban development. She is skilled at conceptual design, transit planning, and communications. As a Principal Planner at the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, Zabe managed a range of efforts including advancing two of San Francisco’s key bus rapid transit corridors, its congestion pricing feasibility study, the update to SF’s long range countywide transportation plan, as well as several neighborhood transportation plans. Zabe also worked across the US as a Principal at Nelson\Nygaard and independently, focusing on design and policy for complete streets, bus rapid transit, and demand management and more.