Staff Directory
Tony Boren | Executive Director
Email: tboren@fresnocog.org | Voice Mail: 204
Administration & management of agency budget and staff. Includes program & policy development, intergovernmental relations, supervision/control of all work activities, etc. Measure C implementation, California Transportation Commission. May be contacted on any and all COG assignments.
Robert Phipps | Deputy Director
Email: Robert Phipps | Voice Mail: 559-233-4148 ext. 210
Kristine Cai | Deputy Director
Email: kcai@fresnocog.org | Voice Mail: 215
Administration & management of Modeling and Forecasting staff planning functions. Transportation, Land Use and Air Quality Modeling, SB 375 implementation, GIS, Measure C TOD program, Congestion Management Program, Transportation Needs Assessment, Transportation Performance Management, and SB 743
Brenda Veenendaal | Administrative Services Manager, Public Information Officer
Email: brendav@fresnocog.org | Voice Mail: 219
Administration & management of Fresno COG's administrative support staff, Measure C program staff and one staff member residing at Fresno Area Express. Responsible for public Information/outreach, Fresno COG website, media relations, computer graphics design support and printing. Staffs the Measure C Citizen Oversight Committee and the Fresno County Airport Land Use Commission. Assists with One Voice and Valley Voice advocacy trip efforts.
Kai Han | Senior Regional Planner
Email: khan@fresnocog.org | Voice Mail: 206
Traffic Modeling, Conformity Modeling, GIS, SB 375, Traffic counts and monitoring report. Computer hardware and software support, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
Peggy Arnest | Senior Regional Planner
Email: parnest@fresnocog.org | Voice Mail: 241
Golden State Corridor Economic Development Infrastructure Improvement, Active Transportation, YARTS, Measure C New Technology Reserve Subprogram, JARC/New Freedom and 5310 grant programs, Blackstone/Shaw Activity Center Study, Better Blackstone Design Challenge, County Trails Master Plan Update, Intelligent Transportation Systems, and Regional Transportation Mitigation Fee (RTMF) Program.
Meg Prince | Senior Regional Planner
Email: MPrince@fresnocog.org | Voice Mail: 203
Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) staff lead, Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) and Multi-Jurisdictional Housing Element Process, RTP Environmental Analysis, Public Outreach, San Joaquin Valley Blueprint, Sustainable Communities (Proposition 84 and Cap and Trade Funding), and Circuit Planning/Engineering support.
Seth Scott | GIS Specialist
Email: sscott@fresnocog.org | Voice Mail: 243
GIS/Mapping, Data Support, Database Administration, Demographics, land use modeling, ITHIM, Transportation Performance Management, and General Support (Sustainable Communities Strategy, Environmental Justice, Regional Traffic Mitigation Fee (RTMF) Program, Vanpool Program, etc.)
Suzanne Martinez | Associate Regional Planner
Email: smartinez@fresnocog.org | Voice Mail: 240
Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP) and Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) maintenance and programming, FresnoTrak administration and technical support to member agencies, Freeway Service Patrol, Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program (AVA).
Trai Her-Cole | Associate Regional Planner
Email: traih@fresnocog.org | Voice Mail: 205
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Jennifer Soliz | Associate Regional Planner
Email: JSoliz@fresnocog.org | Voice Mail: 223
Federal and State Funding Program Manager for Surface Transportation Block Grant Program, Active Transportation Program, State Transportation Improvement Program, and SB 1 Programs, Project Delivery, Programming and Federal Transportation Improvement Program Support, Regional Transportation Plan Support, Statewide Regional Transportation Planning Agency Working Group, Triennial Performance Audit, and Regional Clearinghouse.
Santosh Bhattarai | Associate Regional Planner
Email: bhattarai@fresnocog.org | Voice Mail: 214
Travel Demand Modeling, Transportation Data Analysis, Traffic Impact Study, GIS Mapping, Transportation System Performance, Transportation and Land Use Modeling, Land Use and Environmental Impacts
Braden Duran | Associate Regional Planner
Email: BDuran@fresnocog.org | Voice Mail: 217
Federal and State Funding Program Manager for Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program, Transportation Conformity, Liaison To State, Federal, and Local Air Quality Agencies, PM 2.5 Hot-Spot Assessments/Analyses, Statewide Transportation Conformity Working Group, San Joaquin Valley Interagency Consultation Group, Fresno COG Rail and Freight Planning, Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP) and Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) Support, Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) Support, Fresno COG Outreach Support, and Fresno COG SB743 Implementation Support
Pankaj Joshi | Associate Regional Planner
Email: joshi@fresnocog.org | Voice Mail: 202
Travel Demand Modeling and Land Use Modeling, Data Analysis and Visualization, Traffic Impact Study, GIS Analysis, Congestion Management Program, Fresno Regional Data Center, Transportation Performance Management.
Jake Martinez | Assistant Regional Planner
Email: Jake Martinez | Voice Mail: 207
Esperanza Velazco | Measure C Rideshare Technician
Email: EVelazco@fresnocog.org | Voice Mail: 216
Fresno COG's Valleyrides Program implementation, Program manager for the Measure C Taxi Scrip Program and Commuter Vanpool and Agricultural Worker Subsidy Programs. Measure C Carpool/Vanpool Incentive Program, Measure C Citizen Oversight Committee, the San Joaquin Valley Rural Transit Alternatives Project and the Regional Traffic Mitigation Fee (RTMF) Program support.
Les Beshears | Finance Director
Email: beshears@fresnocog.org | Voice Mail: 209
Administration, budget, accounting, finance, management of accounting staff, Freeway Service Patrol.
Toni Graham | Accounting Manager
Email: tgraham@fresnocog.org | Phone: 201
Billing, assist Finance Director, TDA accounting, personnel records, Regional Traffic Mitigation Fee (RTMF) Program, and Abandoned Vehicle Abatement (AVA) accounting.
Lisa Xiong | Assistant Accounting Manager
Email: lisax@fresnocog.org | Voice Mail: 208
Regional Traffic Mitigation Fee (RTMF) Program, assist Accounting Manager, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable.
Jeaneen Cervantes | Office Administrator
Email: JCervantes@fresnocog.org | Voice Mail: 222
Assist management/agency staff with special projects and manage all office duties. Serve as secretary to TTC, PAC and COG Policy Board and FCRTA Board. Create and distribute all agendas, meeting minutes and packets. Regional Transportation Plan and Overall Work Program support.
Stephanie Maxwell | Receptionist
Email: smaxwell@fresnocog.org | Voice Mail: 200
Receptionist, support to staff, minutes for various meetings, Regional Clearinghouse, office supplies and materials inventory, filing, copying, phones, mail & other general office duties. Maintains master mailing lists and data base.
Jeff Long | Senior Regional Planner, Fresno Area Express (FAX)
Email: Jeff.Long@fresno.gov | Phone: 559-621-1436
Regional public transportation planning and coordination, National Transit Database Reporting, Transit Productivity Report, Short Range Transit Plan, Title VI Reporting, Staff SSTAC and Conduct Unmet Transit Needs Process, JARC/New Freedom implementation, and public outreach.
Todd Sobrado | Marketing/Planning Coordinator, Fresno Area Express (FAX)
Email: Harold.Sobrado@fresno.gov | Phone: 559-621-1532
Marketing, website and public outreach for Fresno Area Express.