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8:00 - 8:30 Check-In
TxDOT Environmental Conference
September 25 to 27, 2012
Day 1: Tuesday, September 25, Veramendi Ballroom F-J
Name Badge Pickup and Late Registration
8:30 - 8:45 Introduction and Welcome
Speaker
Carlos Swonke, P.G.: Director, TxDOT ENV
8:45 - 9:10 Planning and Environmental Coordination
Current priority planning issues include implementation of new changes under MAP-21, initiatives to
enhance planning and environmental coordination, and statewide strategic corridors and planning
activities.
Speaker
Marc D. Williams, P.E.: Director of Planning, TxDOT
9:10 - 9:35 The Work of the Rider 42 Committees
The General Appropriations Act (82 nd Legislature, House Bill1, Rider 42) requires TxDOT to
address the most congested roadway segments in the Dallas Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, and San
Antonio metropolitan areas. The intent of Rider 42 is to ensure metropolitan areas incorporate the
best congestion reduction practices so funding is spent as effectively and efficiently as possible.
Senator Watson will discuss Rider 42 and the work of the regional committees that developed
recommended project lists.
Speaker
The Honorable Kirk Watson: Texas State Senate, District 14
9:35 - 10:00 Local Perspective: Hays County
This presentation will address the challenges and impacts local entities in Central Texas faced
under the previous TxDOT environmental review process, the role they played in the establishment
of new environmental rules, and what they’re looking for as the TxDOT moves forward.
Speaker
The Honorable Will Conley: Hays County Commissioner, Precinct 3
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:00 TxDOT’s New Environmental Rules
TxDOT adopted new environmental rules effective in April 2012. Brandy will briefly describe the
development and implementation of the new rules and explains the key requirements.
Speaker
Brandy Huston: Programs Management, TxDOT ENV
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11:00 - 11:30 Environmental Structure at TxDOT: Roles and Responsibilities and the
TxDOT Environmental Toolkit
Who does what and when? What tools are available to help you do your work? How are new
resources developed? We will provide the answers to these questions and more.
Speakers
• Lisa Hart: Director, Programs Management, TxDOT ENV
• Daniel Harris: Programs Management, TxDOT ENV
11:30 - 1:00 Lunch (on your own)
1:00 - 1:30 Yes, We’re Listening: What You Told Us
After more than a year of hard work, dedication, and outstanding commitment, the department's
modernization project has been completed. We’ve identified opportunities to streamline the
environmental process at TxDOT. Carlos will address what we learned and how we assimilated that
information into the changes at ENV.
Speaker
Carlos Swonke, P.G.: Director, TxDOT ENV
1:30 - 2:00 TxDOT Update
This presentation provides a general overview of recent developments at TxDOT.
Speaker
Phil Wilson: Executive Director, TxDOT
2:00 - 2:30 Redefining the Role of Public Engagement in Agency Operations
TxDOT has a long and storied history of successful project implementation, but changing times call
for changing approaches to ensure the continuation of these successes. Redefining approaches to
public engagement is essential to meeting the demands of an evolving public.
Speaker
Jefferson Grimes: Director, TxDOT Office of Public Involvement
2:30 - 3:00 From Chaos to Collaboration: New Approaches to Community Engagement
No matter what project, the public wants a say in transportation, but loud town hall meetings aren't
the answer. Take a fresh look at how to engage the public and, in the process, build trust, save time
and money, and create lasting projects.
Speaker
Larry Schooler: Community Engagement Consultant, City of Austin
3:00 - 3:30 Break
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3:30 - 4:30 Connections: Environmental Information and Coordination with other TxDOT
Programs
We’ll discuss the relationships between the environmental and planning processes, departmentwide
resource sharing, and how transportation projects are managed to stay on time and on
budget.
Speakers
• Ashby Johnson: Deputy Director, Transportation and Air Quality, Houston-Galveston Area
Council
• Jonathan Bean, P.E.: Director, Advance Transportation Planning, TxDOT San Antonio District
• Lynn Isaak, P.E.: Director, Project Management Office, TxDOT Administration
• FHWA Speaker (to be announced)
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Day 2: Wednesday, September 26, Room Veramendi Ballroom F-J
8:00 - 8:30 Indirect and Cumulative Impacts
The NEPA decision-making process requires the consideration of direct, indirect, and cumulative
impacts. The appropriate identification, analysis, and documentation of indirect impacts and
cumulative impacts present many challenges during the NEPA decision-making process. Carlos will
provide information on changes to TxDOT's approach on this issue.
Speaker
Carlos Swonke, P.G.: Director, TxDOT ENV
8:30 - 9:00 The New and Improved FHWA-TxDOT Programmatic Agreement
The latest version of the Categorical Exclusion Programmatic Agreement, under which FHWA and
TxDOT have been conducting business, was signed by FHWA, TxDOT, and Governor Rick Perry in
November 2011. The new agreement improves upon past agreements by focusing even more on
increasing flexibility.
Speakers
• Mike Leary: Director of Planning and Program Development, FHWA
• Melissa Neeley: Director, Project Delivery, TxDOT ENV
9:00 - 9:30 The Beginning of the End of the Old Re-Evaluation Process
ENV and FHWA are making progress to streamline the re-evaluation consultation process. We'll
explore the details of their efforts and provide a status update.
Speakers
• Doug Booher: Strategic Planning Supervisor, TxDOT ENV
• Tom Bruechert: Environmental Team Leader, FHWA
9:30 - 10:00 What are the Different Types of Categorical Exclusions and How Do We Process
Them?
The processing of categorical exclusions (CEs) is evolving. Bryan will provide an overview of the
different types of CEs and how they are documented and processed now. He’ll also provide insight
into potential changes in store for the future.
Speaker
Bryan Ellis: Project Delivery, TxDOT ENV
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:00 Comprehensive Development Agreements (CDAs) and Environmental Issues
Learn about evolving environmental issues resulting from the procurement or implementation
phases of CDAs.
Speaker
Sonja Land: DFW CDA Environmental Coordinator/Compliance Manager, TxDOT DFW SPO
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11:00 - 11:30 Major Projects: Best Practices and Lessons Learned for Keeping All Projects on
Track
Introducing ENV’s Strategic Projects Section: what we are doing and what we can do for you.
Speaker
Doug Booher: Strategic Projects Manager, TxDOT ENV
11:30 - 1:00 Lunch (On Your Own)
1:00 - 1:30 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21 st Century (MAP-21)
President Obama signed MAP-21, the new federal transportation authorization bill, into law on July
6, 2012. This presentation covers funding and policy changes under MAP 21 and provides a federal
perspective on adapting to change.
Speaker
Robert F. (Bob) Tally, Jr.: Division Administrator, FHWA Texas Division
1:30 - 2:00 USACE Updates
David Madden, from the USACE Fort Worth District, will cover some of the recent updates to the
Nationwide Permits, permit applications, National Wetland Plant List, Regional Supplements, and
TXRAM the Fort Worth District’s functional condition tool.
Speaker
David Madden: Regulatory Technical Specialist, USACE Fort Worth District
2:00 - 2:30 Endangered Species Act Consultation
Darren will explain the consultation requirements in the Endangered Species Act, including how
and why they apply to TxDOT projects and outline his role as the USFWS’s Transportation Liaison,
including his interaction with TxDOT. He also will provide information on the consultation process
and ways to simplify and expedite consultation, touch on successes in the process to date, and
provide guidance for areas that still need improvement.
Speaker
Darren LeBlanc: Transportation Liaison, USFWS
2:30 - 3:00 Break
3:00 - 3:30 Environmental Issues and Property Acquisition for Public Purpose
Multiple aspects of the interconnectivity of the environmental and right of way acquisition processes
include the effects of early acquisition and acquisitions required as part of transportation project
mitigation activities.
Speaker
John P. Campbell, P.E.: Director, TxDOT ROW
3:30 - 4:00 Local Government Transportation Projects
What opportunities are available for local governments under the new TxDOT environmental rules?
David and Lain will provide the answers.
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Speakers
TxDOT 2012 Environmental Conference
• David Millikan: Director, TxDOT Local Government Project Office
• Lain Ellis: Programs Management, TxDOT ENV
4:00 - 4:30 Updated: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between TxDOT and TCEQ
Tim and Amy will provide a brief update on the MOU with the TCEQ and take any questions.
Speakers
• Tim Wood: Human Environment, TxDOT ENV
• Amy Foster: Ecological Resources Management, TxDOT ENV
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Day 3: Thursday, September 27, 2012
8:00 – 9:30
Veramendi Salons G&H Spring Lake Salon A Spring Lake Salon B Spring Lake Salon C
Scoping: Streamlining
Step 1
Scoping provides focus,
structure, and discipline for
the environmental process. It
establishes the depth of
analyses needed; the
geographical and temporal
boundaries for analyses; and
the tasks, roles, and
responsibilities required to
complete the process.
Appropriate scoping is
environmental streamlining; it
results in doing less work
while doing that work better.
The panel will explain the
scoping process as required
under TxDOT’s new
environmental rules.
Speakers
• Karie Brown: Programs
Management, TxDOT ENV
• Brandy Huston: Programs
Management, TxDOT ENV
• Scott Ford: Project Delivery,
TxDOT ENV
9:30-10:00 Break
Programmatic Approaches to
Support MAP-21
MAP-21 includes numerous
provisions intended to
accelerate project delivery.
Our panel will outline the
MAP-21 provision
encouraging the use of
programmatic approaches to
expedite the environmental
process from planning
through mitigation.
Implementing this provision
requires DOTs to adopt tools
that group multiple projects
under a single environmental
effort, so we’ll show you how
to:
• Predict the level of effort
needed for individual
projects and the four-year
project development plan
as a whole;
• Contract to mass produce
risk analyses to provide
information forecasting the
likelihood of encountering
issues affecting cost and
time;
• Produce scopes of work
that do not over- or underprescribe
tasks; and
• Develop programmatic
mitigation programs to
replace project-by-project
mitigation efforts.
Speakers
• Lain Ellis: Programs
Management, TxDOT ENV
• Douglass Mack: Pollution
Prevention and
Abatement, TxDOT ENV
• Dan Perge, P.E.: Assistant
APD Engineer, TxDOT
Dallas District
• Jim Abbott: Archeological
Studies, TxDOT ENV
• John Young: Blanton &
Associates Inc.
Coordination of
Archeological/Historical Issues
from Scoping to ECOS to NEPA
Documentation
Have you ever wanted a
detailed explanation of the
process for addressing
potential project impacts to
cultural resources? Well,
here’s your chance.
Speakers
• Scott Pletka: Archeological
Studies Branch Manager,
TxDOT ENV
• Summer Chandler: Historical
Studies, TxDOT ENV
• Bruce Jensen: Historical
Studies Branch Manager,
TxDOT ENV
TxDOT’s Environmental
Management System: Statewide
Special Specification 1122 and
the EMS Verification Audit
TxDOT’s new Statewide
Special Specification 1122 and
the associated Special
Provision (1122-001 Temporary
Erosion, Sedimentation, and
Environmental Controls) will be
used for all construction
projects beginning with the
October 2012 letting. Learn how
the new specification and
special provision affect storm
water management during the
construction process. This
session provides vital
information for district
environmental quality
coordinators, local
governments, contractors, and
consultants involved in TxDOT
projects. The implementation of
the new specification and
special provision are part of
TxDOT’s statewide
implementation of its
Environmental Management
System (EMS). This session
includes an overview of the
independent EMS verification
audit process required by the
Consent Agreement and Final
Order (CAFO) between the
USEPA and TxDOT.
Speakers
• John Jameson: TxDOT CST
• Layde Philips: EMS Program
Manager , TxDOT ENV
• Thomas D. Burr: The Shaw
Group
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10:00-11:30
Veramendi Salons G&H Spring Lake Salon A Spring Lake Salon B Spring Lake Salon C
Meeting the Challenges of New
Environmental Reporting
Requirements
This presentation outlines the
new reporting requirements in
the TxDOT Environmental
Rules and MAP-21 and
highlights the merits of
accurate data collection and a
robust database management
system.
Speakers
• Dan Perge, P.E.: Assistant
APD Engineer, TxDOT
Dallas District
• Melissa Neeley: Director,
Project Delivery, TxDOT
ENV
• Sai Kolla: Texas ECOS
Changes in Census Data and
Effective Community Impact
Analysis
What are the recent changes
in the data available to us
from the US Census Bureau,
and how can TxDOT deal
with them? The 2010 census
did not collect the long form,
which has been our source
for detailed income and
language data. Now, this
data is available through the
American Community
Survey, but it is based on
estimates. We’ll talk about
the differences in the data,
how and when to use it, and
how and when to use
supplemental data. We’ll
also discuss a current
project demonstrating the
need for effective
environmental justice and
community impact analyses.
Speakers
• Nicolle Kord: Human
Environment, TxDOT ENV
• Ashley McLain: Cox |
McLain Environmental
Consulting
11:30 - 1:00 Lunch (On Your Own)
• Chris Amy: TxDOT Corpus
Christi District
PPA Session 1: HAZMAT
Topics
The topics and speakers are as
follows.
MS4 Storm Water Program
Update
Speakers
• Supalak Rogers: Pollution
Prevention and Abatement,
TxDOT ENV
• Jim Crisp: Operations,
TxDOT Dallas District
• Thomas Beck, P.E.: TxDOT
Houston District’s
Underground Storage Tank
Program Update
Speaker
• Rodney Concienne, P.G.:
Pollution Prevention and
Abatement Branch Manager,
TxDOT ENV
Overview of the Regulatory
Inspection and Enforcement
Process
Speaker
• Rodney Concienne, P.G.:
Pollution Prevention and
Abatement Branch Manager,
TxDOT ENV
HAZMAT Information
Necessary for ECOS Overview
of the ENV-PPA Facility
Compliance Survey Program
Speaker
• Terry Dempsey, P. G.:
Pollution Prevention and
Abatement Branch, TxDOT
ENV
HAZMAT Project Spot Light: A
Unique HAZMAT Project and Its
Coordination
Speaker
• Rodney Concienne, P.G.:
Pollution Prevention and
Abatement Branch Manager,
TxDOT ENV
Air: Hot Topics
New ozone, CO, and NO2
NAAQS; pending PM NAAQS;
2014 ozone NAAQS; roadside
monitors; pending changes to
TA6640 and MSAT guidance;
streamlining options under
MAP-21; and project level
consistency will be addressed
in this presentation.
Speakers
• Jeffrey Riley: Multimedia
Planning and Permitting
Division, US EPA
• Jose Campos: FHWA
• Tim Wood: Human
Environment, TxDOT ENV
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1:00 - 2:30
Veramendi Salons G&H Spring Lake Salon A Spring Lake Salon B Spring Lake Salon C
Scoping: Streamlining
Step 1
Scoping provides focus,
structure, and discipline for
the environmental process. It
establishes the depth of
analyses needed; the
geographical and temporal
boundaries for analyses; and
the tasks, roles, and
responsibilities required to
complete the process.
Appropriate scoping is
environmental streamlining; it
results in doing less work
while doing that work better.
The panel will explain the
scoping process required
under TxDOT’s new
environmental rules.
Speakers
• Karie Brown: Programs
Management, TxDOT ENV
• Brandy Huston: Programs
Management, TxDOT ENV
• Scott Ford: Project Delivery,
TxDOT ENV
Ecological Resources Q&A
Session
Have questions about how
to address water quality,
plant and animal habitat, and
wetlands during the
development of
transportation projects? This
customer driven Q&A
session will provide you with
the answers. Participants
are encouraged to email
questions in advance to
Mark Fisher, Ecological
Resources Branch Manager,
at mark.fisher@txdot.gov.
Speaker
• Mark Fisher: ERM Branch
Manager, TxDOT ENV
PPA Session 2: ISA Refresher
Training
This refresher training session
focuses on the initial site
assessment (ISA) process for
identifying and evaluating the
potential for hazardous
material contamination in the
right-of-way or from adjacent
properties that may affect a
proposed project.
Speaker
• Douglass Mack: Pollution
Prevention and Abatement,
TxDOT ENV
Motor Vehicle Emissions
Simulator (MOVES)
All quantitative air quality
analyses begun after December
20, 2012, must use MOVES.
Have questions about MOVES?
This presentation explains the
MOVES requirement and
provides related training.
Speakers
• Madhusudhan Venugopal,
P.E.: Providence Engineering
& Environmental Group
• Ed Rashin: Hicks & Company
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Speaker Biographies
Jim Abbott is an archeologist with TxDOT’s ENV. He has a PhD from UT/Austin.
Christopher Amy is the Environmental Coordinator in TxDOT’s Corpus Christi District. He has a MS in
Environmental Science from UTSA and eight years of experience as a NEPA practitioner.
Jonathan Bean, P.E., is the Advance Transportation Planning Director in TxDOT’s San Antonio District.
Thomas Beck, P.E., graduated with a BS in Geophysics from Texas A&M and an MS in Environmental
Engineering from University of Houston. He’s been with TxDOT off and on for almost ten years and is
currently handling the Houston District’s three MS4 permits.
Tom Bruechert has served as the FHWA Environmental Team Leader in Texas for the last 5 years of his
10 years with FHWA. Before FHWA, Tom worked at TxDOT ENV for 10 years and NYSDOT for 3 years.
Tom has a BS in Landscape Architecture from Cornell University.
Karie Brown is a Program Specialist with ENV. Previously she worked in TxDOT’s Corpus Christi,
Austin, and Waco Districts and served as the North Region’s Environmental Coordinator.
Doug Booher presently serves as ENV’s Strategic Projects Manager. He has 20 years of experience in
environmental resource management and transportation project development.
Thomas D. Burr is a Senior Compliance Manager in Shaw's Environmental and Infrastructure
Engineering Department. He also is an ANSI RAB trained ISO 14001 lead auditor.
John P. Campbell, P.E., is the Director of TxDOT’s Right of Way Division. He holds a BS in Civil
Engineering from Texas A&M and an MS in Business Administration from UT/Dallas.
Jose Campos is a planner with FHWA, and he focuses on the Austin and Houston Districts. He is also
the intermodal team leader.
Summer Chandler, an Architectural Historian, manages contracts for ENV’s Historical Studies Branch.
Rodney Concienne, P.G., is the manager of ENV’s Pollution Prevention and Abatement Branch.
Previously he was a project manager in TCEQ’s Remediation Division.
Commissioner Will Conley is the Hays County Commissioner for precinct three. As chairman of the
Capitol Area Regional Transportation Planning Organization, he focuses on long-term solutions to Central
Texas’ growing transportation needs.
Jim Crisp graduated with a BS in Urban Environmental Management and a MS in Environmental Studies
from the California State University at Dominguez Hills. He joined TxDOT in 2001 as an Environmental
Specialist in the Dallas District Operations Department.
Terry Dempsey, P. G., is a Team Leader with ENV’s Pollution Prevention and Abatement Branch. He
has a BS in Geology and a MS in Natural Sciences from Stephen F. Austin State University.
Bryan Ellis is a lead worker in ENV’s Rural Districts Section. He is involved in training, mentoring, and
resource sharing for TxDOT’s rural districts.
Lain Ellis is an Environmental Policy Analyst with ENV. He has been instrumental in developing TxDOT’s
procedures for local government projects. Previously he was the principal developer of TxDOT's Scientific
Services Contract Program.
Mark Fisher is ENV’s ERM Branch Manager. Previously he worked at TCEQ with various water
programs, including 401 certifications.
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Scott Ford, AICP, is a Project Delivery Manager with ENV. He holds an MS in Community and Regional
Planning from UT/Austin.
Amy Foster is the Water Quality Team Leader in ENV’s Ecological Resources Management Branch. She
has an MS in Environmental Science and a BS in Biology from TCU.
Jefferson Grimes is the Director of TxDOT’s Office of Public Involvement. The Office of Public
Involvement provides support to districts and divisions for efforts surrounding public engagement, and
Jefferson has been tasked with starting-up that office. He previously held the position of Deputy Director
of the Government and Public Affairs Division.
Daniel Harris is in ENV’s Programs Management Section. He has an MS in Historic Preservation
Planning from Eastern Michigan University.
Lisa Hart is ENV’s Programs Management Section Director. She has a BA in Anthropology and a MA in
Architecture from UT/Austin.
Brandy Huston is in ENV’s Programs Management Section. She works on a variety of policy issues and
serves as the division’s legislative coordinator.
Lynn Isaak, P.E., is the Director of TxDOT’s Project Management Office. She oversees the planning,
development, and coordination of project management tools for the delivery of all TxDOT projects.
John Jameson is a Transportation Specialist with TxDOT’s Construction Division. He provides guidance
to TxDOT districts on contract administration and specifications.
Bruce Jensen manages ENV’s Historical Studies Branch, which oversees Section 106 compliance. He
previously worked in the private sector and for the Texas Historical Commission and the Historic Bridge
Foundation.
Ashby Johnson is the Deputy Director of Transportation at the Houston-Galveston Area Council.
Previously he was a planner at both TxDOT and FHWA.
Sai Kolla is a Project Manager/Analyst for Texas ECOS. He is a Sybase and Oracle certified
professional, who works in business analysis and software application development.
Nicolle Kord is an Environmental Specialist with ENV, specializing in community impacts and
environmental justice. Previously she served as a NEPA specialist at the Colorado Department of
Transportation.
Sonja Land is based in TxDOT’s Dallas-Fort Worth Special Projects Office. She is the Dallas Fort Worth
comprehensive development agreement environmental coordinator and compliance manager.
Mike Leary is the Director of Planning and Program Development for FHWA's Texas Division in charge of
planning, environmental, and ROW activities.
Darren LeBlanc is the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Transportation Liaison. He has a MS in Wildlife
Biology from Clemson University.
Douglass Mack, PMP, is in ENV’s Pollution Prevention and Abatement Branch. Previously he worked in
ENV’s Programs Management Section.
David Madden is a Regulatory Technical Specialist for the USACE Fort Worth District where he works
with the Nationwide Permits, permit applications, National Wetland Plant List, Regional Supplements, and
TXRAM, which is the Fort Worth Districts functional condition tool.
Ashley McLain, AICP, is President of Cox | McLain Environmental Consulting, Inc. She has a MS in
Community and Regional Planning from UT/Austin.
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David Millikan is the Director of TxDOT’s Local Government Project Office. He has a BS in Civil
Engineering from the University of Arizona.
Melissa Neeley is the Director of Project Delivery in ENV. She graduated from Texas A&M University.
Layde Philips, PMP, is the Environmental Management System (EMS) Program Manager in ENV.
Scott Pletka, PhD, is the supervisor of ENV’s Archeological Studies Program.
Dan Perge, P.E., is the Assistant Advanced Project Development Engineer in TxDOT‘s Dallas District.
Ed Rashin is an Environmental Scientist at Hicks & Company. Ed recently worked collaboratively with
ENV to revise the TxDOT Air Quality Guidelines and develop a comprehensive training program for air
quality analyses.
Jeffrey Riley is a member of the Multimedia Planning and Permitting Division at USEPA.
Supalak Rogers, P.G., oversees TxDOT's MS4 Program. Previously she worked for TCEQ as a permit
writer, enforcement coordinator, and remediation specialist.
Larry Schooler serves as Community Engagement Consultant for the City of Austin and other private
and public clients. He is President-elect for the International Association for Public Participation in the
United States (IAP2USA), teaches public policy dispute resolution at Southern Methodist University, and
is a Fellow in the Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution at the University of Texas.
Carlos Swonke’s career began with TxDOT in 1987. In 1998, he left TxDOT to work as a consultant,
managing a variety of environmental planning and permitting projects for state, federal, and local
government clients. He returned to TxDOT in January 2012 when offered his current position as Director
of ENV.
Robert F. (Bob) Tally, Jr. is the Division Administrator for the FHWA Texas Division. He leads a
multidisciplinary team that works with state, local, and private sectors to ensure federal funds are used
effectively.
Senator Kirk Watson, formerly mayor of Austin, was elected to the Texas Senate in 2006. In 2009, the
Texas Monthly Magazine recognized him as one of the state's 10 Best Legislators. He was a member of
the Executive Committee of the State Bar of Texas and served as chair of the Greater Austin Chamber of
Commerce, Texas Advisory Board of Environmental Defense, and Capital Area Metropolitan Planning
Organization, the primary transportation planning agency for Central Texas.
Marc D. Williams, P.E., is a member of the TxDOT Administration, serving as the Director of Planning.
Phil Wilson is the Executive Director of the Texas Department of Transportation. Under the direction of
the Texas Transportation Commission, he manages, directs, and implements TxDOT policies, programs,
and operating strategies. He also represents TxDOT before the Texas Legislature and other entities.
Tim Wood is ENV’s Air Quality Coordinator. He has a BS in Environmental Science from the University of
the Incarnate Word.
Madhusudhan Venugopal, P.E., is an Air Quality Specialist at the Providence Engineering &
Environmental Group, where he performs air quality analyses for NEPA projects and prepares air permits.
John Young is a Certified Wildlife Biologist with Blanton and Associates Inc. He has a PhD in Wildlife
Sciences from Texas A&M University Kingsville.
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