Transportation

David Kunz, Managing Director, Transportation

Mia O'Connell, Executive Managing Director

Dal Harper, Senior Associate

John S. Hassell, Jr., P.E., Managing Associate

Gary Hoitsma, Managing Associate

Jazzmone Coby, Executive Assistant

Douglas A. Kerr, P.E., Senior Consultant

John Lagomarcino, Of Counsel

Proven Team

We approach problems and opportunities as a team
We formulate and execute winning strategies
We mobilize all of the firm's resources and senior leaders on behalf of each client
We offer experienced technical expertise in all transportation modes
We provide access to key transportation decision-makers

Our Professionals

Carmen Group's Transportation team combines over two decades of lobbying experience with unique technical expertise in transportation issues. Members of our team include:

a former Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration and state transportation planning engineer
a former Chief Counsel of an operating administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation and former aide to a then-member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and now,-U.S. Secretary of Transportation.
a former top aide to the ranking member of the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee;
a former 28-year career official of the Federal Transit Administration;
a former assistant general counsel of Amtrak

We maintain excellent positive working relationships with current Members of Congress, executive branch officials and key staff at all levels. Please click on "Case Histories" to review the industry-leading accomplishments that define us.

METRA

The nation’s premier suburban commuter rail system keeps paces with Chicagoland’s fast growth, with long-term federal support for development and expansion, including an unprecedented three Full-Funding Grant Agreements in a single year and security enhancement grants from the Department of Homeland Security.

Denton County Transportation Authority

Federal partnership completes a comprehensive vision for optimizing this suburban area’s fast growth by mitigating congestion with regional passenger rail and bus transit service.

General Contractors Association of New York

A federally funded captive insurance fund indemnifies the City of New York and the private contractors who rushed to assist at Ground Zero and worked for over a year without coverage for related health claims.

Advanced Drainage Systems

A significantly updated federal transportation regulatory policy opens up competition in the federal highway pipe marketplace.