8.0 LIST OF PREPARERS

The following people contributed to the making of the South I-25 Corridor and US 85 Corridor Final Environmental Impact Statement:

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT MANAGERS

Wes Goff, CDOT Region 1, Project Manager.
Mr. Goff holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and is a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado. He has 37 years experience in transportation engineering, planning, design, and construction.

Terri Tiehen, CDOT Region 1, Former Project Manager.
Ms. Tiehen has 16 years experience as a transportation and environmental planner.

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION STUDY MANAGEMENT, COORDINATION, AND REVIEW

Carrie DeJiacomo, CDOT Region 1, Resident Engineer.
Ms. DeJiacomo holds a B.S. and a M.S. degree in Civil Engineering and is a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado. She has over 9 years of experience with CDOT, working in roadway design, bridge design, construction, and hydraulics.

Robert Garcia, CDOT Region 1, Resident Engineer.
Mr. Garcia holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and is a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado. He has 17 years experience in design and construction of transportation improvement projects.

Pamela Hutton, CDOT Region 1, Traffic and Safety Engineer.
Ms. Hutton holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering and is a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado. She has 22 years experience in transportation and traffic engineering.

Cecelia Joy, CDOT Region 1, Planning/Environmental Manager.
Ms. Joy holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration. She has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and environmental design.

Matt Reay, formerly with CDOT Region 1, Region Transportation Director.

Bill Scheuerman, CDOT Region 1, Resident Engineer.
Mr. Scheuerman holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and is a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado. He has 18 years experience in design and construction of transportation improvement projects.

Joe Tasset, formerly with CDOT Region 1, Program Engineer.

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION STUDY COORDINATION AND REVIEW

Scott Sands, FHWA, Operations Engineer, Colorado Division.
Mr. Sands holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and an M.A. degree in Organizational Management. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado with 12 years of experience in transportation improvement projects.

Ron Speral, FHWA, Program Delivery Engineer, Colorado Division.
Mr. Speral holds a B.S. in Engineering and has 30 years experience in civil and highway engineering and participation in preparation of and review of environmental studies and documents.

Edrie Vinson, FHWA, Environmental/Right-of-Way Program Manager, Colorado Division.
Ms. Vinson holds an M.A. degree in History and Archaeology, and has 24 years of experience in Environmental Analysis, including 3 years with a State Historic Preservation Office, and 14 years with transportation agencies.

CONSULTANT STUDY TEAM MANAGER

Barry Schulz, PBS&J.
Mr. Schulz holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering, a Masters in Business Administration, and is a registered Professional Engineer and a certified planner in Colorado. He has 17 years experience in transportation engineering and planning.

DEPUTY MANAGERS:

Pat Noyes, Pat Noyes & Associates.
Ms. Noyes holds M.A. and M.E. degrees and has 19 years experience in transportation engineering and public involvement on transportation planning projects.

Mary Jo Vobejda, CH2M Hill.
Ms. Vobejda holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and is a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado. She has 21 years experience in transportation design, traffic engineering, and transportation planning.

COMMUNITY CONTACT FACILITATOR

Pat Noyes, Pat Noyes & Associates (experience listed above).

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Tom Schilling, InterMountain/RKH.
Mr. Schilling holds a B.A. degree in Journalism. He has 15 years experience in daily journalism and 11 years experience in public affairs.

ALIGNMENT STUDIES

Chris Angleman, CH2M HILL.
Mr. Angleman holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and has 24 years experience in the operational analysis of freeways and interchange design.

Jeff Benson, CH2M Hill.
Mr. Benson holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and is a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado, Wyoming, and California. He has 12 years experience in transportation design and construction management.

Dean Friesen, PBS&J.
Mr. Friesen holds an A.S. degree in Architectural Drafting. He has 23 years experience in civil and transportation design.

Kristin Hensley, PBS&J.
Ms. Hensley holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and has 1 year experience in transportation engineering and design.

Michelle McGinn, PBS&J.
Ms. McGinn holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and is working toward her M.B.A. She is a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado and has 6 years experience in transportation engineering and planning.

Steven Mikesell, PBS&J.
Mr. Mikesell holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and has 4 years experience in traffic and transportation engineering.

Hilla Paz, CH2M Hill.
Ms. Paz holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and has 6 years experience in highway design and construction management.

R.A. Plummer, III, PBS&J.
Mr. Plummer holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and is working toward his M.B.A. He is a registered Professional Engineer a certified planner in Colorado and has 9 years experience in transportation engineering and planning.

Jennifer Salisbury, formerly with PBS&J.
Ms. Salisbury holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and has 2 years experience in transportation engineering and planning.

Steve Sandvik, PBS&J.
Mr. Sandvik holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering and is a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado. He has 24 years experience in transportation engineering and design.

Barry Schulz, PBS&J (experience listed above).

Joseph Stifter, PBS&J.
Mr. Stifter holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and has 5 years experience in civil and transportation engineering and design.

TRAFFIC/MODELING ANALYSIS

Ed Granzow, CH2M Hill.
Mr. Granzow holds a B.A. degree in Social Ecology and has 20 years experience in traffic demand modeling.

Pam Fischhaber, formerly with PBS&J.
Ms. Fischhaber holds B.S. degrees in Mathematics and Civil Engineering and has 4 years experience in traffic and transportation engineering.

Jeremy Hanak, PBS&J.
Mr. Hanak holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and has 2 years experience in traffic and transportation engineering.

Brian Hoeft, CH2M Hill.
Mr. Hoeft holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and an M.S. degree in Engineering Management and is a registered Professional Engineer in Nevada. He has 13 years experience in transportation engineering and planning.

Harold Johnson, CH2M Hill.
Mr. Johnson holds a B.A. degree in Environmental Science and has 6 years experience in traffic engineering and planning.

Zeke Lynch, formerly with CH2M Hill.
Mr. Lynch holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and has 2 years experience in traffic engineering and planning.

Jennifer Salisbury, formerly with PBS&J (experience listed above).

SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

Samuel Atencio, CH2M Hill.
Mr. Atencio has 35 years experience in transportation planning, NEPA compliance, and project management. He has 33 years of experience with CDOT.

Michele Fikel, Science Applications International Corporation.
Ms. Fikel holds a B.A. degree in Geography and has 15 years experience in recreation and environmental planning.

VEGETATION ASSESSMENT

Rob Cavallaro, Science Applications International Corporation.
Mr. Cavallaro holds a B.S. degree in Forestry and Wildlife and has 13 years experience as a wildlife ecologist.

Robert Henke, Science Applications International Corporation.
Mr. Henke holds a B.S. degree in Forest Management and Fisheries and Wildlife Management and an M.S. degree in Wildlife Biology. He has 19 years of experience in the natural resources field.

Richard McEldowney, Science Applications International Corporation.
Mr. McEldowney holds a B.S. degree in Wildlife Biology and an M.S. in Rangeland Ecosystem Science. He has 6 years experience as a riparian/wetland ecologist.

AIR QUALITY ANALYSIS

Ron Ostop, CH2M Hill.
Mr. Ostop holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and an M.S. degree in Chemical Engineering and is a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado and Ohio. He has 30 years experience in air quality analysis and environmental engineering.

WATER QUALITY ANALYSIS

Robert Naeser, Science Applications International Corporation.
Mr. Naeser holds a B.S. degree in Economics and an M.E.S. degree in Water Resource Management. He has 7 years experience in the water resource field.

WETLANDS

Robert Henke, Science Applications International Corporation (experience listed above).

Richard McEldowney, Science Applications International Corporation (experience listed above).

Robert Cavallaro, Science Applications International Corporation (experience listed above).

Steve Yarbrough, Science Applications International Corporation.
Mr. Yarbrough holds a B.S. degree in Environmental Studies and an M.A. in Biology (Plant Science). He has 16 years of experience in Environmental Assessments and Field Biology.

WILDLIFE, THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES

Mark Bakeman, Ensight Technical Services, Incorporated.

Richard McEldowney, Science Applications International Corporation (experience listed above).

Robert Henke, Science Applications International Corporation (experience listed above).

GEOTECHNICAL STUDIES

Sam Atencio, CH2M Hill (experience listed above).

FLOODPLAIN ANALYSIS

Robert Henke, Science Applications International Corporation (experience listed above).

Richard McEldowney, Science Applications International Corporation (experience listed above).

Robert Nasser, Science Applications International Corporation (experience listed above).

HISTORIC RESOURCES SURVEY

Claudia Druss, Science Applications International Corporation.
Ms. Druss holds a B.A. degree in Fine Arts and an M.A. degree in Anthropology. She is a Registered Professional Archaeologist and has 22 years experience in cultural resource management.

Laura Ziemke, Science Applications International Corporation.
Ms. Ziemke holds a B.A. degree in Anthropology and has 10 years experience in cultural resource management.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES SURVEY

O D Hand, CDOT Assistant Staff Archaeologist.
Mr. Hand holds a B.A. degree in Anthropology and has completed course work toward a graduate degree, also in Anthropology. He has conducted archaeological investigations throughout the Intermountain West for 25 years, and has been a member of the CDOT archaeological staff for 12 years.

PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES SURVEY

Dr. Don Kron, subcontractor to Sugnet and Associates.
Dr. Kron holds a Ph.D. in Geology. He has over 20 years experience as a consulting paleontologist in Colorado on transportation and other projects. He is a curator with the geological section of the University of Colorado Museum.

Peter Smith, Sugnet and Associates.
Mr. Smith holds a B.S. in Watershed Science and has completed graduate studies in Soil Science. He is a registered Professional Soil Scientist, Certified Professional Soil Classifier, and a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control. He has 21 years experience in completing NEPA documents for transportation, mining, and private development projects.

SECTION 4(f) EVALUATION

Laura Ziemke, Science Applications International Corporation (experience listed above).

NOISE ANALYSIS

Catherine Hess, formerly with PBS&J.
Ms. Hess holds a B.S. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering and has 3 years experience in transportation planning and engineering.

Michelle McGinn, PBS&J (experience listed above).

VISUAL QUALITY ANALYSIS AND COMPUTER SIMULATIONS

Ann Poitra, Poitra Visual Communications, LLC.

Matt Poitra, Poitra Visual Communications, LLC.

POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES

Bruce A. Bush, ARCADIS Geraghty & Miller.
Mr. Bush holds a B.S. in Geology and M.S. in Resource Planning and is a Certified Environmental Professional. He is a regulatory specialist and has 16 years experience providing environmental consulting services.

REPORT WRITERS/EDITORS

Chuck Attardo, PBS&J.
Mr. Attardo holds a B.S. degree in Biology. He has 11 years experience working in the environmental and transportation fields.

Catherine Hess, formerly with PBS&J (experience listed above).

Yvette Marquez, formerly with PBS&J.
Ms. Marquez holds a B.A. degree in Art. She has 6 years experience in graphic design.

Michelle McGinn, PBS&J (experience listed above).

Keli Paul, PBS&J
Ms. Paul holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning. She has 2 years experience in transportation planning.

Jennifer Salisbury, formerly with PBS&J (experience listed above).

Barry Schulz, PBS&J (experience listed above).

Rachel Henrichs, PBS&J.
Mrs. Henrichs has 4 years experience as an administrative assistant.

EIS PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM
The Project Management Team is an advisory group made up of the directly affected agencies (CDOT, DRCOG, Douglas County, and Castle Rock) and the consultant team. The primary role of the Project Management Team is to provide guidance, insights, and input to the consulting team throughout the EIS process.

Stan Brown
Town of Castle Rock DRCOG

Wes Goff
CDOT Region 1

Cecelia Joy
CDOT Region 1

Fred Koch
Douglas County

Pat Noyes
Pat Noyes & Associates

Matt Reay
(formerly with CDOT Region 1)

  Steve Rudy
DRCOG

Tom Schilling
InterMountain/RKH

Barry Schulz
PBS&J

Joe Tasset
(formerly with CDOT Region 1)

Terri Tiehen
CDOT Region 1

Mary Jo Vobejda
CH2M Hill

EIS TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
The Technical Committee is comprised of agency staff who review technical issues associated with the EIS, coordinate the process with their agencies and elected officials, and provide technical input into the planning process.

Jack Baier
Public Utilities Commission

David Beckhouse
Federal Transit Agency

Stan Brown
Town of Castle Rock

Jim Bumanglag
CDOT Region 6

Larry Corcoran
Douglas County

Jennifer Drybread
(formerly with Douglas County)

Steve Fender
Federal Railroad Administration

Andrea Garcia
(formerly with Regional Transportation District)

Bob Garcia
CDOT Region 1

 

Janet Gerak
CDOT

Wes Goff
CDOT Region 1

Jack Hidahl
City of Lone Tree

Pam Hutton
CDOT Region 1

Ray Jantzen
Public Utilities Commission

Cecelia Joy
CDOT Region 1

Don Moore
Douglas County

Scott Sands
Administration

Bill Scheuerman
CDOT Region 1

 

Tom Schilling
Intermountain/RKH

Ron Speral
Federal Highway Administration

Joe Tasset
(formerly with CDOT Region 1)

Joe Tempel
CDOT DTD

Dean Van DeWege
CDOT Manager of Project Development

Becky Vickers
CDOT OES

Edrie Vinson
Federal Highway Administration

Dave Weber
CDOW

CORRIDOR COORDINATION TEAM
The Corridor Coordination Team is comprised of CDOT Early-Action Project Managers and the consultant team. The Corridor Coordination Team is responsible for coordinating all CDOT projects in the South I-25 Corridor and US 85 Corridor project area.

Deb Angulski, CDOT
Chuck Binford, CDOT
Carrie DeJiacomo, CDOT
Bob Garcia, CDOT
Wes Goff, CDOT
Cecelia Joy, CDOT
Pat Noyes, Pat Noyes and Associates
  Matt Reay (formerly with CDOT)
Bill Scheuerman, CDOT
Tom Schilling, Intermountain/RKH
Barry Schulz, PBS&J
Joe Tasset (formerly with CDOT)
Terri Tiehen, CDOT
Mary Jo Vobejda, CH2M Hill

EIS ISSUES TEAM
The Issues Team consists of representatives from the various affected interests, community groups, and the general public. The role of the Issues Team is to provide input into the EIS process and to help assess and review recommendations throughout the subsequent phases.

Darrell Adams
C. Roger Addlesperger
Michael Anderson
R.V. Bailey
Art Ballah
Don Bellum
Al Block
Steve Boand
Carol Brown
Lisa Clark
Philancy Comeau
Judy Crenshaw
Galen R. Crowder
Jen Dice
Steve & Tammy DiPasquale
Sally Dolan
Jeanne Erickson
Scottie Erihstrup
Jon Esty
Karl Ferguson
Richard Fleming
Norm Froman
Marty Lea Garcia
Burl & Sherry German
Scott S. Gratrix
Paul Grenney
DeWayne Hansen
  Paul Hellmund
Susan Hennessy
Reg Holmes
Deborah Johnson
Randy Johnson
Don Larrick
Leslie H. Lilly
Chuck Loerwald
Jack Majors
Mary Middleton
Kitty Migaki
Steve Myers
Linda Nuzum
Jimmy & Linda Orlovski
Mike Paras
Mayor Al Parker
John Pope
Steve Powell
Pam Ridler
Hal Ruth
Elaine Sawyer
Bill Schroeder
Joe & Delita Schubarth
John Sieber
Sierra Club
Dave Simons
  Glen R. Smith
Ray Sperger
Toby Sprunk
Herb & Tilly Teets
Kenneth Torp
Jim Travis
John Valerio
Hank Vanderryst
Brian R. Vogt
Bill Walker
Kelly Wark
N. Earl Warren
Paul Wilken
Fred Young

ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The Ecological Resources Technical Advisory Committee (ERTAC) is comprised of agency and interest groups concerned about the potential ecological impacts that could occur as part of the South I-25 Corridor and US 85 Corridor EIS. The role of the ERTAC was to facilitate communication and coordination regarding various ecological issues within the Chatfield Basin and Cherry Creek Basin, which need to be considered during the EIS process.

Debra Angulski, CDOT
Ron Benson, Douglas County
Brad Buckner, Colorado State Parks
Russ Clayshulte, DRCOG
Wilson Crumpacker, Chatfield Network
Brooke Fox, Douglas County Open Space
Brian Gray, CDOW
Paul Hellmund, CBCN
Robert Henke, SAIC
Scott Hoover, CDOW
Andy Hough, CDOW
Michelle McGinn, PBS&
Kristine Meiring, CDOT
  Don Moore, Douglas County Planning
Steve Ormiston, Shea Homes
Arlene Raskin
Bill Schroeder, IREA
Ray Sperger, South Suburban Parks
Toby Sprunk, Douglas County Open Space
Terri Tiehen, CDOT
Lee Thormahlen, Cherokee Ranch
Dave Weber, CDOW
Christopher West, Douglas County Land Development
Kent Wiley, Chatfield State Park
Roland Wostl, CDOT