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.
The following list includes individuals that participated in either National or State Instructor Trainings. Nationally trained instructors participated in a five-day training and can often teach anywhere in the US as their work permits. State instructors completed a three-day training and are particularly focused on course delivery within their respective states. Nationally trained instructors are indicated with an “N” before their names and state instructors have an “S” before their names.
| N/S* | Name, Position, Organization | City and State | Phone Number | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Karen Akins City Design & Social Science |
Stowe, VT | (802) 793-1481 | Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant. |
| N | Alia Anderson Alliance for Community Choice in Transportation |
Charlottesville, VA | (434) 295-6554 | Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant. |
| N | Bruce Appleyard Appleyard Associates |
Portland, OR | (530) 232-5735 cell: (503) 810-7249 |
Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant. |
| N | 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. |
| S | Doug Ballew Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Dept. |
Austin, TX | (512) 972-5120 | Can teach as part of job. |
| N | Aaron Bartlett, AICP Mid-America Regional Council |
Kansas City, MO | (816) 474-4240 | Can teach in Missouri and Kansas as a consultant. |
| N | Justin Booth Wellness Institute of Greater Buffalo |
Buffalo, NY | (716) 851-4052 | Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant. |
| S | Dale Brigham University of Missouri Extension |
Columbia, MO | (573) 884-0266 | Can teach in Missouri as part of job. |
| S | Diana Benedict State SRTS Coordinator, TN Dept of Transportation |
Nashville, TN | (615) 253-2421 | Can teach in Tennessee as part of job. |
| S | 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 | |||
| S | Theresa (Terry) Canales, PE North Carolina Dept of Transportation |
Raleigh, NC | (919) 807-0774 | Can teach in North Carolina as part of job. |
| N | Alison Carpenter | Durham, NC | (919) 866-4422 cell: (919) 475-8256 |
Can teach anywhere in the US as a consultant. |
| S | Lorenzo Casanova, P.E. Federal Highway Administration |
Richmond, VA | (804) 775-3362 | Can teach in Virginia as part of job. |
| S | Michia Casebier M.G. Tech-Writing, L.L.C. |
Cottonwood, AZ | (928) 369-8241 | Can teach in Arizona as part of job. |
| N | 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. |
| N | Barbara J. Culp Bicycle Alliance of Washington |
Seattle, WA | (206) 224-9252 cell: (206) 384-9629 |
Can teach in Washington State as a consultant. |
| S | Dwight Cunningham State SRTS Coordinator, NYS Dept of Transportation |
Albany, NY | (518) 457-7664 | Can teach in New York as part of job. |
| N | Mike Cynecki City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department |
Phoenix, AZ | (602) 262-7217 | Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant. |
| S | Chris Daigle Eagle Wheel |
Broussard, LA | (337) 837-8034 | Can teach in Louisiana as a consultant. |
| N | Michael B Dannemiller The RBA Group |
Morristown, NJ | (973) 898-0300 | Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant. |
| N | Chris Davis | San Francisco, CA | (415) 385-5057 | Can teach anywhere in US as a consultant. |
| S | Rebecca Davison State SRTS Coordinator, WV Dept of Transportation |
Charleston, WV | (304) 558-9600 | Can teach in West Virginia as part of job. |
| S | Jean DeStories City of Mesa Transportation |
Mesa, AZ | (480) 644-3398 | Can teach in Arizona as part of job. |
| S | 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. | |
| S | Brandon Forrey City of Peoria |
Peoria, AZ | (623) 773-7201 | Can teach in Peoria as part of job and throughout Arizona as consultant. |
| S | 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. |
| S | Michael Galbraith, AICP | Lexington, KY | (859) 276-0119 | Can teach in Kentucky as a consultant. |
| S | 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. |
| S | Melody Geraci Chicagoland Bicycle Federation |
Chicago, IL | (312) 427-3325 ext. 240 | Can teach in Illinois as part of job and as a consultant. |
| S | Joseph Glinski, Jr. Safety Programs Engineer, Federal Highway Administration |
Columbus, OH | (614) 280-6844 | Can teach in Ohio as part of job. |
| S | Karen Hartke WalkBoston |
Boston, MA | (617) 935-9094 | Can teach in Massachusetts as part of job and as a consultant. |
| S | Jakob Helmboldt, AICP State SRTS Coordinator, Virginia Department of Transportation |
Richmond, VA | (804) 225-3269 | Can teach in Virginia as part of job. |
| N | Brett Hondorp Alta Planning & Design |
Berkeley, CA | (510) 540-5008 | Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant. |
| N | Megan Hoyt Seattle Department of Transportation |
Seattle, WA | (206) 909-9606 | Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant. |
| S | Tiffani Jackson Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet |
Frankfort, KY | (502) 564-2060 ext.3033 | Can teach in Kentucky as part of job. |
| S | Sara Janes State SRTS Coordinator, Wyoming Department of Transportation |
Cheyenne, WY | (307) 777-3938 | Can teach in Wyoming as part of job. |
| N | Wendi Kallins Marin County Bicycle Coalition |
Forest Knolls, CA | (415) 488-4101 | Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant. |
| N | Kit Keller, JD Wisconsin Walks |
Cedarburg, WI | (262) 375-6180 | Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant. |
| S | Lisa Koch State SRTS Coordinator, KS Dept of Transportation |
Topeka, KS | (785) 296-8593 | Can teach in Kansas as part of job. |
| N | Lee Kokinakis Governor's Council for Physical Fitness, Health & Sports |
Lansing, MI | (517) 347-7891 | See Michigan SRTS Program |
| 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. | |
| N | Diane Lambert | Alexandria, VA | (703) 254-4423 | Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant. |
| N | Kelly LaRosa Traffic Engineering, City of Avondale |
Avondale, AZ | (623) 333-4229 | Can teach in Arizona as part of job. |
| S | Cookie Leffler State SRTS Coordinator, MS Dept of Transportation |
Jackson, MS | (601) 359-1454 | Can teach in Mississippi as part of job. |
| N | David Levinger Feet First |
Seattle, WA | (206) 652-2310 (206) 390-8118 |
Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant. |
| N | 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 | ||
| N | 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. |
| S | 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. |
| S | Tracy McMillan, Ph.D, MPH PPH Partners |
Flagstaff, AZ | (928) 380-0778 | Can teach in the West/Southwest as a consultant. |
| N | 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. |
| N | Michael M. Moule Livable Streets, Inc. |
Tampa, FL | (813) 254-7708 | Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant. |
| N | Sue Newberry Community Partners, LLC |
Carson City, NV | (775) 841-6820 | Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant. |
| N | 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. |
| S | 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. | |
| S | 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. |
| S | Pat Pieratte State SRTS Coordinator, Florida Department of Transportation Tallahassee |
Tallahassee, FL | (850) 245-1529 | Can teach in Florida as part of job. |
| S | Joshua Poppel NY Bicycling Coalition |
Albany, NY | (518) 436-0889 | Can teach in New York as a consultant. |
| S | 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 | ||
| N | Deb Ridgway City of Kansas City |
Kansas City, MO | (816) 513-2592 | Can teach in Missouri as a consultant. |
| N | Michael Ronkin Designing Streets for Pedestrians |
Corvallis, OR | (541) 914-1401 | Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant. |
| N | 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. |
| S | Deborah Scruggs Davidson County, Metro Public Health Department |
Nashville, Tennessee | (615) 340-2238 | Can teach in Tennessee as part of job. |
| N | Dennis Sellin Lund Consulting, Inc. |
Seattle, WA | (206) 442-4397 | Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant. |
| N | 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. |
| N | Ryan Snyder Ryan Snyder Associates |
Los Angeles, CA | (323) 571-2910 | Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant. |
| N | Robert Stokes Kansas State University, Dept. of Civil Engineering |
Manhattan, KS | (785) 532-1595 | Can teach anywhere in the US as part of job. |
| N | Tammy Sufi Toole Design Group |
College Park, MD | (301) 927-1900 x.102 | Can teach in Northeast/Mid-Atlantic states 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. | |
| N | Linda Tracy | Missoula, MT | (406) 880-3880 | Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant. |
| N | Preston Tyree Community Mobility Institute |
Austin, TX | (512) 338-4075 | Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant. |
| N | 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. |
| NS | Julie Walcoff State SRTS Coordinator, Ohio Department of Transportation |
Columbus, OH | (614) 466-3049 | Can teach in Ohio as part of job. |
| N | Judi Wallace Wallace Consulting & Training, Inc. |
Winston-Salem, NC | (336) 768-3339 (336) 416-3372 |
Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant. |
| N | Audrey Warren Pedestrian and Bicycle Programs Regional Planning Commission |
New Orleans, LA | (504) 638-1930 | Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant. |
| S | Morgan Wilson State SRTS Coordinator, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet |
Frankfort, KY | (502)564-2060 | Can teach in Kentucky as part of job. |
| N | 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. |
| S | 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. | |
| N | Matthew Zoll Pima County Department of Transportation |
Tucson, AZ | (520) 740-6746 | Can travel anywhere in the US as a consultant. |
| N | 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. |
* Nationally trained instructors are indicated with an “N” and state instructors with an “S.”
