Instructor Training Participants

Each course is taught by two instructors who have complementary skills and expertise.

To request a course, contact the National Center for Safe Routes to School or one of the instructors listed below.

Name, Position, Organization City and State Phone Number Availability
Karen Akins
City Design & Social Science
Stowe, VT (802) 793-1481 Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Alia Anderson
Alliance for Community Choice in Transportation
Charlottesville, VA (434) 295-6554 Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Bruce Appleyard
Appleyard Associates
Portland, OR (530) 232-5735
cell: (503) 810-7249
Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Sharon Bagatell
Metro Atlanta Safe Routes to School Project, Atlanta Bicycle Campaign
Atlanta, GA (404) 881-1112 Can teach in Georgia as part of job and can travel to nearby states as a consultant.
Doug Ballew
Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Dept.
Austin, TX (512) 972-5120 Can teach as part of job.
Pam Barth
National Center for Safe Routes to School
Chapel Hill, NC (919) 962-8717
Aaron Bartlett, AICP
Mid-America Regional Council
Kansas City, MO (816) 474-4240 Can teach in Missouri and Kansas as a consultant.
Justin Booth
Wellness Institute of Greater Buffalo
Buffalo, NY (716) 851-4052 Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Dale Brigham
University of Missouri Extension
Columbia, MO (573) 884-0266 Can teach in Missouri as part of job.
Diana Benedict
State SRTS Coordinator, TN Dept of Transportation
Nashville, TN (615) 253-2421 Can teach in Tennessee as part of job.
John Bolecek
Bicycle and Pedestrian Planner, Virginia Department of Transportation
Richmond, VA (804) 692-0211 Can teach in Virginia as part of job.
Austin Brown
National Center for Safe Routes to School
  (919) 843-6794  
Theresa (Terry) Canales, PE
North Carolina Dept of Transportation
Raleigh, NC (919) 807-0774 Can teach in North Carolina as part of job.
Gail Carlson, MPA
Riverside County Department of Public Health
Riverside, California (951) 358-7173 Available to teach in Riverside County as part of job.
Alison Carpenter Durham, NC (919) 866-4422
cell: (919) 475-8256
Can teach anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Lorenzo Casanova, P.E.
Federal Highway Administration
Richmond, VA (804) 775-3362 Can teach in Virginia as part of job.
Michia Casebier
M.G. Tech-Writing, L.L.C.
Cottonwood, AZ (928) 369-8241 Can teach in Arizona as part of job.
John Ciccarelli
Transight LLC / Bicycle Solutions
San Francisco, CA (415) 912-6999 Available nationwide, as a consultant.
Linda Crider
Univ of Florida Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Gainesville, FL (352) 392-8192 Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Barbara J. Culp
Bicycle Alliance of Washington
Seattle, WA (206) 224-9252
cell: (206) 384-9629
Can teach in Washington State as a consultant.
Dwight Cunningham
State SRTS Coordinator, NYS Dept of Transportation
Albany, NY (518) 457-7664 Can teach in New York as part of job.
Mike Cynecki
City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department
Phoenix, AZ (602) 262-7217 Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Chris Daigle
Eagle Wheel
Broussard, LA (337) 837-8034 Can teach in Louisiana as a consultant.
Michael B Dannemiller
The RBA Group
Morristown, NJ (973) 898-0300 Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Chris Davis San Francisco, CA (415) 385-5057 Can teach anywhere in US as a consultant.
Rebecca Davison
State SRTS Coordinator, WV Dept of Transportation
Charleston, WV (304) 558-9600 Can teach in West Virginia as part of job.
Jean DeStories
City of Mesa Transportation
Mesa, AZ (480) 644-3398 Can teach in Arizona as part of job.
Brian Fellows
State Safe Routes to School Coordinator
Arizona Department of Transportation
Phoenix, AZ (602) 712-8010 Can teach in Arizona as part of job.
Mark Fenton
Instructor Trainer and Course Development Team Member
Scituate, MA (781) 545-5004 Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Brandon Forrey
City of Peoria
Peoria, AZ (623) 773-7201 Can teach in Peoria as part of job and throughout Arizona as consultant.
Jessica Frost, AICP
State Safe Routes to School Coordinator
New Mexico Department of Transportation
Santa Fe, NM (505) 476-2155 Can teach in New Mexico as part of job.
Michael Galbraith, AICP Lexington, KY (859) 276-0119 Can teach in Kentucky as a consultant.
Chris Gensic
City of Charlottesville
Charlottesville, VA (434) 970-3656 Can teach in Charlottesville as part of job and in rest of Virginia as a consultant.
Melody Geraci
Chicagoland Bicycle Federation
Chicago, IL (312) 427-3325 ext. 240 Can teach in Illinois as part of job and as a consultant.
Joseph Glinski, Jr.
Safety Programs Engineer, Federal Highway Administration
Columbus, OH (614) 280-6844 Can teach in Ohio as part of job.
Gary Graham
Bucher, Willis & Ratliff Corporation
Dallas, TX (214) 373-7873 I can teach anywhere in the US as a consultant
Karen Hartke
WalkBoston
Boston, MA (617) 935-9094 Can teach in Massachusetts as part of job and as a consultant.
Jakob Helmboldt, AICP
State SRTS Coordinator, Virginia Department of Transportation
Richmond, VA (804)371-4869 Can teach in Virginia as part of job.
Carolyn Helmke
Active Transportation Alliance (formerly known as Chicagoland Bicycle Federation)
Chicago, IL (312) 427-3325 x 227 Available in state, region and nationally. Teaching as part of my job
Pamela Hockett-Lewis
The University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma (405) 325-2848 I can train anywhere in the US as part of my job.
Brett Hondorp
Alta Planning & Design
Berkeley, CA (510) 540-5008 Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Megan Hoyt
Seattle Department of Transportation
Seattle, WA (206) 909-9606 Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Beth Isler
Resource Systems Group/VTrans
Burlington, VT (802) 383-0118 Can teach in Vermont as part of job.
Tiffani Jackson
Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Frankfort, KY (502) 564-2060 ext.3033 Can teach in Kentucky as part of job.
Sara Janes
State SRTS Coordinator, Wyoming Department of Transportation
Cheyenne, WY (307) 777-3938 Can teach in Wyoming as part of job.
Wendi Kallins
Marin County Bicycle Coalition
Forest Knolls, CA (415) 488-4101 Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Jon Kaplan, P.E.
VT Agency of Transportation
Montpelier, VT (802) 828-0059 Can teach in Vermont as part of job.
Kit Keller, JD
Wisconsin Walks
Cedarburg, WI (262) 375-6180 Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Lisa Koch, AICP
Public Transit Manager, Kansas DOT
Topeka, KS (785) 296-4907 Can teach anywhere as a consultant.
Lee Kokinakis
Governor's Council for Physical Fitness, Health & Sports
Lansing, MI (517) 347-7891 See Michigan SRTS Program
Margaret A. Kubilins, PE
Kubilins Transportation Group, Inc.
Yorktown, VA. (757) 594-1419 Available nationally as part of my job
Peter Lagerwey
Instructor Trainer and Course Development Team Member
Seattle Department of Transportation
Seattle, WA (206) 200-9535 Can teach in Washington as part of job or as a consultant and can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Diane Lambert Alexandria, VA (703) 254-4423 Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Kelly LaRosa
Traffic Engineering, City of Avondale
Phoenix, AZ (623) 256-2682 Can teach in Arizona as part of job.
Bob Laurie
Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
Juneau, AK (907) 465-6989 Can teach in Alaska as part of job.
Cookie Leffler
State SRTS Coordinator, MS Dept of Transportation
Jackson, MS (601) 359-1454 Can teach in Mississippi as part of job.
David Levinger
Feet First
Seattle, WA (206) 652-2310
(206) 390-8118
Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Donna Lewandowski
Pima County Department of Transportation
Tucson, AZ (520) 243-1977 Can teach in Pima County as part of job and can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Chris Lukasina, AICP, GISP
Jacksonville MPO
Jacksonville, NC (910) 938-5292 I am available to teach locally, statewide, regionally, or nationally. I would teach this course as part of my job in some instances and as a consultant in others.
Bruce Mackey
Retired, Nevada Office of Traffic Safety
Hanford, CA (559) 362-6048 Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Lauren Marchetti
Instructor Trainer and Course Development Team Member
National Center for Safe Routes to School
Chapel Hill, NC (919) 962-7412  
Tom Maxwell
Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham
Birmingham, AL (205) 264-8445 Can teach in Alabama as part of job and can travel anywhere in US as a consultant.
Mary McCarthy
Connecticut Transportation Institute, Technology Transfer Center
Storrs, CT (860) 486-1384 Can teach in Connecticut as a consultant and as part of job.
Tracy McMillan, Ph.D, MPH
PPH Partners
Flagstaff, AZ (928) 380-0778 Can teach in the West/Southwest as a consultant.
Stacey Meekins, AICP
T.Y. Lin, International
Chicago, IL (312) 777-2965 Available nationally as a consultant.
Mary Meletiou
The Institute for Transportation Research and Education at North Carolina State Univ
Raleigh, NC (919) 515-8771 Can teach in North Carolina as part of job and can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Michael M. Moule
Livable Streets, Inc.
Tampa, FL (813) 254-7708 Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Kristin Mueller, MPH
WalkSanDiego
San Diego, CA (619) 544-WALK x9255 Available nationally as a part of my job.
Bob Murphy, President
RPM Transportation Consultants, LLC
Brentwood, TN (615) 370-8410 I can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Sue Newberry
Community Partners, LLC
Sunnyvale, CA (408) 737-2521 Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Sarah O'Brien
The Institute for Transportation Research and Education at North Carolina State Univ
Raleigh, NC (919) 515-8703 Can teach in North Carolina as part of job and can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Sharon Okoye
State SRTS Coordinator, Connecticut Department of Transportation
Newington, CT (860) 594-2367 Can teach in Connecticut as part of job.
Angela Olson
South Dakota Department of Transportation Project Development
Pierre, South Dakota (605) 773-2402 Will teach as part of my job in state and can teach as a consultant nationally of South Dakota
Eric Ophardt
New York State Dept of Transportation
Albany, NY (518) 457-7664 Can teach in New York as part of job.
David Parisi
Instructor Trainer and Course Development Team Member
Parisi Associates
Mill Valley, CA (415) 388-8978 Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Joe Pelaia
State Safe Routes to School Coordinator
Maryland Highway Safety Office State Highway Administration
Hanover, MD (410) 787-7620 Can teach in Maryland as part of job.
Steve Petrehn
Walking School Bus Regional Coordinator
Bridging The Gap
Kansas City, MO (816) 561-1087 x111 cell (913) 707-7719
Pat Pieratte
State SRTS Coordinator, Florida
Department of Transportation Tallahassee
Tallahassee, FL (850) 245-1529 Can teach in Florida as part of job.
Joshua Poppel
NY Bicycling Coalition
Albany, NY (518) 436-0889 Can teach in New York as a consultant.
Anita Price
Tennessee Dept of Transportation
Nashville, TN (615) 741-2576 Can teach in Tennessee as part of job.
Nancy Pullen
Instructor Trainer and Course Development Team Member
National Center for Safe Routes to School
Chapel Hill, NC (919) 962-7412  
Owen Read
Active Transportation Alliance
Chicago, Illinois (312) 427-3325 x236 I am available to teach the course in my state, regionally, and nationally; as part of my job and as a consultant.
Deb Ridgway
City of Kansas City
Kansas City, MO (816) 513-2592 Can teach in Missouri as a consultant.
Laura Ringo
Partners for Active Living
Spartanburg, SC (864) 598-9638 Can teach in Spartanburg, SC as part of job and anywhere in US as a consultant.
Michael Ronkin
Designing Streets for Pedestrians
Corvallis, OR (541) 914-1401 Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Becka Roolf
Going Green
Montpelier, VT (802) 279-4037 Can teach in VT as a consultant.
Dick Schaffer
National Park Foundation for Saguaro National Park
Tucson, AZ (520) 326-4397 Can teach in Arizona as part of job and can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Tobin Scipione
Scipione Consulting
Portland, ME (207) 632-4882 Can teach nationally as a consultant.
Deborah Scruggs
Davidson County, Metro Public Health Department
Nashville, Tennessee (615) 340-2238 Can teach in Tennessee as part of job.
Dennis Sellin
Lund Consulting, Inc.
Seattle, WA (206) 442-4397 Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Donna Smallwood
MassRIDES
Boston, MA (888) 4COMMUTE Can teach in Massachusetts as part of job and can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Ryan Snyder
Ryan Snyder Associates
Los Angeles, CA (323) 571-2910 Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Steven Soenksen
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
Juneau, AK (907) 465-4069 Can teach in Alaska as part of job.
Robert Stokes
Kansas State University, Dept. of Civil Engineering
Manhattan, KS (785) 532-1595 Can teach anywhere in the US as part of job.
Tammy Sufi
Toole Design Group
College Park, MD (301) 927-1900 x.102 Can teach in Northeast/Mid-Atlantic states as a consultant.
Margy Tonnies, M.Ed.
PedNet Coalition
Columbia, Missouri 573-356-9405 Available state, region and nationally. I will be teaching as part of my job and also willing to teach as a consultant
Jennifer Toole
Instructor Trainer and Course Development Team Member
Toole Design Group
Laurel, MD (301) 362-1600 x.103 Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Linda Tracy Missoula, MT (406) 880-3880 Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Preston Tyree
Community Mobility Institute
Austin, TX (512) 338-4075 Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Dru van Hengel
Transportation Planning, City of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA (805) 564-5544 Can teach in California and throughout the US as part of job.
Michael Vecchio, P.E.
Transportation Engineering
San Francisco Bay Area, CA (925) 407-7183 Consultant - available nationally
Julie Walcoff
State SRTS Coordinator, Ohio Department of Transportation
Columbus, OH (614) 466-3049 Can teach in Ohio as part of job.
Judi Wallace
Wallace Consulting & Training, Inc.
Winston-Salem, NC (336) 768-3339
(336) 416-3372
Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Audrey Warren
Pedestrian and Bicycle Programs Regional Planning Commission
New Orleans, LA (504) 638-1930 Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Jennifer Williams
TEC, Inc.
Lawrence, MA (978) 794-1792 x148 Can teach in Massachusetts as part of job.
Morgan Wilson
State SRTS Coordinator, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Frankfort, KY (502)564-2060 Can teach in Kentucky as part of job.
Cheryl Wyatt
Retired, Univ of Kentucky Extension Bike/Ped Education
Lexington, KY (859) 266-6906
cell (859) 806-9274
Can teach in Kentucky as a consultant.
Mark Wyatt
Iowa Bicycle Coalition
Coralville, IA (515) 309-2867 Can teach in Iowa as part of job.
Charlie Zegeer
Instructor Trainer and Course Development Team Member
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
Chapel Hill, NC (919) 962-7801 Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Matthew Zoll
Pima County Department of Transportation
Tucson, AZ (520) 740-6746 Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant.
Paul Zykofsky
Land Use/Transportation Programs, Local Government Commission
Sacramento, CA (916) 448-1198 x.317 Can teach anywhere in US as part of job or as a consultant.