AREMA Functional Group Board of Directors

Senior Vice President

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Raymond G. Verrelle, Jr., PE

Senior Vice President - 2022-2023

Vice President Engineering Services

Amtrak

Email: verrelr@amtrak.com

Communications, Signals & Information Technology

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Jerry W. Specht, EIT

Functional Group Vice President – 2019-2025

Director S&C Construction

CPKC

Email: Jerry.Specht@CPKCR.com

Jared Hopewell

Director – 2022-2024

AVP Communications and Signals

Norfolk Southern Railway

Email: jared.hopewell@nscorp.com

Jeremiah McAndrew

Director – 2019-2023

General Director Signal Design & Construction

Union Pacific

Email: jjmcandr@up.com

Engineering Services

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Michael K. Williams, PE

Functional Group Vice President – 2021-2023

Sr. Manager Industrial Engineering (Ret)

Norfolk Southern Railway

Email: mkwilliams549@gmail.com

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Michael P. Atzert, PE

Director – 2022-2025

Project Manager

Burns & McDonnell

Email: mpatzert@gmail.com

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Cassandra M. Gouger, PE

Director – 2020-2023

Sr. Director Design

Union Pacific

Email: cmgouger@up.com

Maintenance-of-Way

Matthew R. Porto

Functional Group Vice President – 2020-2023

Sr Director Workforce Planning and Analytics

Amtrak

Email: matthew.porto@amtrak.com

Lawrence Fleischer, PhD

Director – 2020-2024

Director Process Safety

BNSF Railway

Email: lawrence.fleischer@bnsf.com

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Stephen C. Love

Director – 2022-2025

Technical Director

CSX Transportation

Email: stephen_love@csx.com

Passenger & Transit

Lucas A. Bathurst, PE

Functional Group Vice President – 2022-2025

Vice President

HDR

Email: lucas.bathurst@hdrinc.com

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Krista L. Keene, EIT, MSE, MBA, PMP

Director – 2021-2024

Director Real Estate – Utility Occupancies

Amtrak

Email: krista.keene@amtrak.com

Sean P. Kullen, PE

Director – 2022-2023

Senior Project Engineer

VHB, Inc.

Email: skullen@VHB.com

Structures

William S. Riehl, III, PE, F.SAME

Functional Group Vice President – 2020-2023

Chief Engineer Structures

Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

Email: bill.riehl@gwrr.com

Ronald G. Berry, PE

Director – 2021-2024

General Director Structures

BNSF Railway

Email: ronald.berry@bnsf.com

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Mark W. Shafer, PE

Director – 2022-2025

Alternate Delivery Manager

Ames Construction, Inc.

Email: mwshafer.mws@gmail.com

Track

David C. Clark, PE

Functional Group Vice President – 2022-2025

Director Construction Engineering

CSX Transportation

Email: David_Clark@csx.com

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Erik K. Frohberg

Director – 2019-2023

Dir Track Standards & Procedures

BNSF Railway

Email: erik.frohberg@bnsf.com

Patrick A. Halsted

Director – 2021-2024

VP Freight Railroads

HDR Engineering

Email: patrick.halsted@hdrinc.com

Executive Director/CEO and Corporate Secretary

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Elizabeth Caruso, IOM, CAE

Executive Director

Executive Director/CEO

AREMA

Email: bcaruso@arema.org