Executive Leadership & Senior Staff

Phone: 415-778-5240
Email: afremier@bayareametro.gov

Andrew Fremier is MTC Executive Director, assuming the agency's top staff position on February 22, 2023. He also serves as the top executive for the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG).

In his previous role as Deputy Executive Director for Operations, Mr. Fremier also served as Deputy Executive Director of the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA), supervising administration of all toll revenue from the Bay Area’s seven state-owned toll bridges. This revenue is used to fund day-to-day operation, maintenance and administration of the bridges.

Mr. Fremier also managed MTC’s Design & Project Delivery, Electronic Payments, Facilities & Contract Services, Field Operations & Asset Management, and Technology Services sections. In this capacity, he oversaw the Bay Area’s 511 traveler information system, the Bay Area Express Lanes network, the Clipper® electronic transit-fare card program and the FasTrak® electronic toll collection system.

He has served as staff liaison for the Bay Area Headquarters Authority and the Bay Area Infrastructure Financing Authority.

Prior to joining MTC, Mr. Fremier served as the Chief Deputy District Director for Caltrans District 4. A licensed civil engineer, he 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.

Mr. Fremier is president of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association for 2023, and is a former chair of the California Toll Operators Committee.

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

Phone: 415-778-5250
Email: abockelman@bayareametro.gov

Ms. Bockelman was appointed to the new position of Chief Deputy Executive Director for MTC and the Association of Bay Area Governments, effective July 1, 2023.

In her previous role as the Deputy Executive Director of Policy, she oversaw 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 Bay Area’s long-range regional transportation and land use plan (Plan Bay Area), air quality and freight issues

Ms. Bockelman joined MTC in 1998 and her early assignments included stints as project manager, funding liaison, transportation forecaster and multimodal program manager.

In 2003 she was appointed principal analyst to oversee the region’s $18 billion transit expansion program. Two years later, Ms. Bockelman was promoted to Director of Programming and Allocations. In this role she was responsible for overseeing MTC’s strategic financial planning and managing the distribution of more than $1 billion annually in federal, state and regional transportation funds.

Outside MTC, Ms. Bockelman is a member and past chair of the Committee on Transportation Programming and Investment Decision-Making for the Washington, D.C.-based Transportation Research Board. She also is a member of the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS), and in 2007 was named “Woman of the Year” by the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of WTS.

Ms. Bockelman is a registered Professional Engineer in California and holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and a master’s degree in Public Policy, both from the University of California, Berkeley.

Phone: 415-778-6700
Email: dhansel@bayareametro.gov

Derek Hansel joined MTC as Chief Financial Officer in March 2022, following the January 2022 retirement of longtime CFO Brian Mayhew. 

Mr. Hansel from 2017 to 2022 served as CFO for the San Mateo County Transit District, the San Mateo County Transportation Authority, Caltrain and the San Mateo County Express Lanes Joint Powers Authority, and in April 2021 was named Acting Chief Administrative Officer for the quartet of transportation agencies. Before joining the Peninsula transportation agencies, Mr. Hansel served from 2015 to 2017 as the assistant director of finance for the City of San José.

Mr. Hansel came to the Bay Area after serving from 2012 through 2014 as executive director of the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, and from 2009 to 2012 as assistant chief financial officer for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. Mr. Hansel’s private sector experience includes work from 2006 to 2009 as managing director and principal at Fairmount Capital Advisors in Philadelphia, where he managed an interest rate derivative advisory service for governments and nonprofit clients; and more than a decade with capital markets affiliates of Commerce Bank N.A.

Mr. Hansel holds a B.A. in government from Dartmouth College, and is a member of the Government Finance Officers’ Association and the Association of Financial Professionals.

Phone: 415-820-7975
Email: kkane@bayareametro.gov

Kathleen Kane joined MTC as General Counsel in 2020 and additionally acts as legal counsel for the Association of Bay Area Governments. 

She is an accomplished attorney with two decades of private and public sector experience in land use and development issues, risk management, government contracting, public finance and litigation. She started her legal career in 1999 as a clerk for Judge Fortunato Benevides of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit before taking a position as an appellate litigator for the civil division of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.  Ms. Kane next served as General Counsel representing foster children in North Carolina’s Administrative Office of the Courts. Ms. Kane then returned to the Bay Area, working for five years as an attorney with Aaronson, Dickerson, Cohn & Lanzone in San Carlos, during which time she also served as deputy counsel for several San Mateo County jurisdictions; and then as interim City Attorney for Belmont before moving on to manage the City Attorney’s office in East Palo Alto, and most recently as City Attorney for Burlingame.

Ms. Kane holds a B.A. from Stanford University and a J.D. from the Stanford School of Law. The San Bruno resident is a member of the State Bar of California, the Bar Association of San Francisco, the San Mateo County Bar Association and bar associations for multiple federal courts.

Phone: 415-778-5232
Email: lklein@bayareametro.gov

Lisa Klein is Deputy Executive Director for Mobility for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG).

In this role, Lisa leads a team that delivers mobility solutions and essential traveler services, including transit coordination, transit fare and toll payments, express lanes, bicycle and pedestrian trails, bike share, traveler information, 511 emergency response and asset management for the region’s toll bridges.

Lisa’s extensive tenure in transportation planning at MTC began in 1993. She has led teams responsible for MTC’s work on toll bridge asset management, maintenance and rehabilitation, and incident management and disaster preparedness. She launched the agency’s Express Lanes program; developed initial performance targets and project-level benefit-cost framework for the regional transportation plan; and has overseen low-income discount programs, bike access on toll bridges, transportation demand management, and has experience with travel demand forecasting.

Lisa holds a MS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a BS from Williams College.

Phone: 415-778-5220
Email: mmaloney@bayareametro.gov

Matt Maloney is Deputy Executive Director for Metro Planning & Policy for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG).

Matt joined MTC in 2014. Formerly MTC/ABAG’s Director, Regional Planning, he oversaw major initiatives including: the creation and adoption of Plan Bay Area 2050; the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA); development of the Transit-Oriented Communities Policy; and numerous other planning projects spanning the issues of mobility, housing and environmental resilience. Matt also managed the consolidation of MTC and ABAG staff, including strategic planning and change management, and led an agency-wide organizational study on cross-functional team collaboration. In prior MTC roles, Matt managed planning initiatives including the Bay Area Transit Core Capacity Study, Plan Bay Area 2040 and the Regional Goods Movement Plan.

Prior to MTC, Matt served as Deputy Chief of Staff for the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP). He began his transportation career in Chicago, working in bicycle and pedestrian advocacy. 

Matt holds a Master’s in public policy from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor’s in urban studies from Brown University.

Phone: 415-778-5205
Email: NRoethel@bayareametro.gov

Nick Roethel is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for MTC and the Association of Bay Area Governments.

Prior to his promotion, he served as the Director of Technology Services, leading the technology team since his hire at MTC in 2012.  In that role, Mr. Roethel oversaw:

• Agency IT strategy
• Technical operations for MTC, ABAG and the Bay Area Metro Center facility
• 511 traveler information
• Agency web services
• Agencywide cybersecurity strategy and implementation

Prior to his work at MTC and ABAG, he held top-level technology positions in several government and private sector organizations in the Midwest. He has written articles for technology and government publications and spoken on topics ranging from people-centric leadership to cybersecurity. Mr. Roethel and his organizations have been recognized through awards including the CIO100 and Digital Cities.

Mr. Roethel holds a bachelor’s degree in business management and a master’s degree in management and leadership, both from Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, WI.

Phone: 415-778-6789
Email: dsaver@bayareametro.gov

Daniel Saver is Deputy Executive Director for Housing and Energy for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG).

Formerly Assistant Director for Housing and Local Planning at MTC/ABAG, he oversaw the expansion of the agencies’ housing-related efforts.  This included planning, technical assistance and policy development activities across the “3 Ps” of housing (Protection, Preservation and Production). In this role, Daniel helped launch the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) and the award-winning Regional Housing Technical Assistance Program – which has supported all 109 Bay Area jurisdictions as they develop and implement their Housing Elements.

Prior to joining MTC, Daniel was a housing attorney at Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, and before that, he served as a judicial clerk on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.  Daniel holds a JD from Harvard Law School and a BA from UC Berkeley.

Nalungo Conley, Director
Phone: 415-778-6741
Email: nconley@bayareametro.gov

Kate Hartley, Director
Phone: 415-778-6700
Email: khartley@bayareametro.gov

Allison Brooks, Director
Phone: 415-778-5265
Email: abrooks@bayareametro.gov

Arleicka Conley, Director
Phone: 415-778-6796
Email: aconley@bayareametro.gov

Kevin Chen, Acting Director
Phone: 415-778-5338
Email: kchen@bayareametro.gov

Jason Weinstein, Director
Phone: 415-778-5275
Email: JWeinstein@bayareametro.gov

Kearey Smith, Director
Phone: 415-778-6738
Email: KSmith@bayareametro.gov

Jane Elias, Director
Phone: 415-778-4428
Email: jelias@bayareametro.gov

Caitlin Sweeney, Director
Phone: 415-778-6681
Email: caitlin.sweeney@sfestuary.org

Lisa Klein, Deputy Executive Director, Mobility
Phone: 415-778-5232
Email: lklein@bayareametro.gov

Grace Martinez, Director
Phone: 415-778-6759
Email: gmartinez@bayareametro.gov

Theresa Romell​, Director
Phone: 415-778-6772
Email: tromell@bayareametro.gov

Cynthia Segal, Deputy General Counsel
Phone: 415-778-6713
Email: csegal@bayareametro.gov

Matthew Lavrinets, Senior Attorney
Phone: 415-778-5272
Email: mlavrinets@bayareametro.gov

Rebecca Long, Director
Phone: 415-778-5289
Email:  rlong@bayareametro.gov

Denise Rodrigues, Director
Phone: 415-778-5297
Email: drodrigues@bayareametro.gov

Melanie Choy, Director
Phone: 415-778-6607
Email: MChoy@bayareametro.gov

Dave Vautin, Director
Phone: 415-778-6709
Email: DVautin@bayareametro.gov

Queli Go, Director
Phone: 415-778-6665
Email: qgo@bayareametro.gov

Lynn Valdivia, Director
Phone: 415-778-6766
Email: LValdivia@bayareametro.gov

Natalie Perkins, Director
Phone: 415-778-5377
Email: nperkins@bayareametro.gov