Executive Staff

James Hacker was appointed Undersecretary of the California State Transportation Agency in April 2025.

N’guessan Affi joined CalSTA as Freight Policy Manager in July 2024.

Rachel Carpenter was appointed Acting Deputy Secretary for Safety and Enforcement at CalSTA in May 2025.

Christine Casey was appointed Deputy Secretary of Freight Policy at CalSTA by Governor Newsom in February 2024.

Chad Edison was reappointed Chief Deputy Secretary for Rail and Transit at CalSTA in September of 2019, where he served as Deputy Secretary for Transportation since 2014. Edison served as Transportation Industry Analyst at the Federal Railroad Administration from 2010 to 2014.

Kimberly Erickson was appointed Acting Assistant Deputy Secretary for Communications at CalSTA in August 2024.

Alejandro Espinoza was appointed Deputy Secretary for Legislation by Governor Newsom in December, 2019.

In November 2019, Giles Giovinazzi started as Senior Advisor to CalSTA with over 20 years of transportation policy, legislative and regulatory experience.

Allison Joe was appointed as Deputy Secretary for Equity and Workforce at CalSTA by Governor Gavin Newsom in December 2024.

Marcie Kahbody is the Deputy Secretary of Technology, Agency Information Officer for CalSTA as well as the Chief Information Officer for Caltrans.

Karl Kopper is the Agency Information Security Officer (AISO) for the California State Transportation Agency.

Tamie McGowen was appointed Deputy Secretary for Communications at CalSTA by Governor Newsom in February 2023.

Darwin Moosavi was appointed Deputy Secretary for Environmental Policy and Housing Coordination at CalSTA in August of 2019 by Governor Newsom.

Carlos Quant joined CalSTA as the Deputy Secretary for Budget and Administration in October 2020.

Alana Sanchez joined CalSTA as International Transportation Policy Manager in July 2024.

Susan Sommercamp was appointed Special Assistant to the CalSTA Secretary by Governor Newsom in September 2023.

Emily Warren was appointed Deputy Secretary for Innovative Mobility Solutions at the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) in March of 2025 by Governor Gavin Newsom.  

Alicia Fowler was appointed as General Counsel at the California State Transportation Agency by Governor Newsom in January 2025