Key Staff

Executive Office

Steve Heminger, Executive Director
sheminger@mtc.ca.gov
510.817.5810

Biography

Steve Heminger is Executive Director of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). MTC is the regional transportation planning and finance agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. It allocates more than $1 billion per year in funding for the operation, maintenance and expansion of the Bay Area’s surface transportation network.

Since 1998, MTC has served as the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) responsible for administering all toll revenue from the seven state-owned bridges. BATA has a “AA” credit rating and plans to issue over $6 billion in toll revenue bonds to finance bridge, highway, and transit construction projects over the next several years. MTC also functions as the region’s Service Authority for Freeways and Expressways (SAFE) and operates a fleet of 80 tow trucks and 2,600 roadside call boxes to assist motorists in trouble. In addition, MTC manages the TransLink® universal fare card program for public transit and the popular 511 traveler information telephone number and web site.

Mr. Heminger was appointed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to serve on the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, which will help chart the future course for the federal transportation program. In addition, he is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Mineta Transportation Institute and the Board of Directors for the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations and International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association. Prior to joining MTC in 1993, Mr. Heminger was Vice President of Transportation for the Bay Area Council, a business-sponsored public policy group. He also has served as a staff assistant in the California State Legislature and the U.S. Congress.

Mr. Heminger received his Master of Arts degree from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown University.

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Ann Flemer, Deputy Executive Director, Policy
aflemer@mtc.ca.gov
510.817.5820

Biography

Ann Flemer is the Deputy Executive Director, Policy for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the metropolitan planning organization for the San Francisco Bay Area. In this position, Ann oversees MTC’s departments responsible for

• strategic financial planning and MTC’s management of federal, state and regional fund sources for transit, highways, roadways and other modes;
• state and federal legislative advocacy, and public affairs and community outreach;
• planning, including the long range plan; transportation/land use, air quality and freight issues; and
• the agency's internal administration and information technology services.

Ann has worked in public transportation planning, policy and finance at MTC since 1982, and served from 2001 until July 2009 as the Commission's Deputy Executive Director for operations. She also has managed interagency programs to improve transit accessibility, marketing, employee development, and fare and schedule coordination; the region’s transportation program for elderly persons and persons with disabilities; the region’s welfare to work transportation program; and the allocation of regional, state and local funds to local project sponsors and transit agencies.

Ann received her bachelor’s degree in Urban Studies from UCLA and her master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from UC Berkeley.

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Andrew B. Fremier, Deputy Executive Director, Operations
afremier@mtc.ca.gov
510.817.5840

Biography

Andrew B. Fremier is the Deputy Executive Director, Operations for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA). In this role, Andrew oversees the agency's Traveler Coordination and Information, Bridge Oversight and Operations, and Highway and Arterial Operations sections. He supervises administration of all toll revenue for the Bay Area’s seven state-owned toll bridges: Antioch, Benicia-Martinez, Carquinez, Dumbarton, Richmond-San Rafael, San Francisco-Oakland Bay and San Mateo-Hayward. Under Andrew’s direction, BATA funds the bridges’ day-to-day operations, maintenance and administration and participates in joint oversight of the Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit Program.

Other key projects under Fremier’s direction include the TransLink® smart card universal fare collection system for transit; the 511 traveler information system; the FasTrak electronic toll collection system; and freeway operations, incident management and rideshare programs, including the Bay Area’s Freeway Service Patrol and network of roadside call boxes.

Prior to joining MTC, Andrew served as the Chief Deputy District Director for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), District 4. A licensed civil engineer, Andrew held a variety of positions during his 20 years at Caltrans, including leading the Toll Bridge and Highway construction program and developing the Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit Program.

Andrew holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

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Senior Staff

Office of General Counsel
Francis F. Chin, General Counsel
fchin@mtc.ca.gov
510.817.5710
Melanie Morgan, Associate General Counsel
mmorgan@mtc.ca.gov
510.817.5720
Cynthia Segal, Associate Counsel
csegal@mtc.ca.gov
510.817.5713

Finance
Brian Mayhew, Chief Financial Officer
bmayhew@mtc.ca.gov
510.817.5730

Administrative and Technology Services
Teri L. Green, Director and Affirmative Action Officer
tgreen@mtc.ca.gov
510.817.5750

Bridge Oversight and Operations
Rod McMillan, Director
rmcmillan@mtc.ca.gov
510.817.5860

Highway and Arterial Operations
Albert Yee, Director
ayee@mtc.ca.gov
510.817.5770

Legislation and Public Affairs
Randy Rentschler, Director
rrentschler@mtc.ca.gov
510.817.5780

Planning
Doug Kimsey, Director
dkimsey@mtc.ca.gov
510.817.5790

Programming and Allocations
Alix Bockelman , Director
abockelman@mtc.ca.gov
510.817.5850

Traveler Coordination and Information
Melanie Crotty, Director
mcrotty@mtc.ca.gov
510.817.5880