Public Engagement Group

Vice President Client Relations, Public Engagement and Training

Elizabeth is a seasoned project manager focused on engagement, training, and facilitation for planning, implementation, and operations in the transportation industry.  

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She translates complex transportation and urban planning concepts into accessible engagement activities and develops sustainable knowledge transfer training.  With 30 years' experience of inspiring quality of life projects for communities, regions and transit organizations, she is known for innovative and interactive engagement activities that bring about coalition building, collaboration and public-centered qualitative data-based decisions. 

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As a senior engagement specialist and training expert, Elizabeth's work has benefited the implementation of pioneering multi-modal programs including parking and curb management, complete streets, vision zero, BRT, and ITS projects.

Vice President Marketing Communications

Emily is a seasoned marketing communications strategist with more than 24 years of experience leading marketing communications, public involvement and engagement efforts for transportation, transit, and infrastructure projects across Virginia. 

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She specializes in community outreach, stakeholder engagement, creative services, and media relations—delivering tailored strategies that reach diverse audiences and build project awareness. Emily is passionate about helping clients succeed, using her strong writing and editing skills to transform technical content into powerful, easy-to-understand messages for the public.

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Emily collaborates with project owners to achieve measurable results, combining research-driven insights with innovative communication tactics to maximize public participation and minimize project impact. 

City Planner & Public Engagement Specialist

Mikayla is a city planner with a passion for creating communities that are sustainable, accessible for residents of all abilities, and operate a transportation system that minimizes severe injuries and fatalities to vulnerable travelers. 

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She applies her planning, GIS, and communication engagement skills to help local, regional, and state governments improve their transportation and land use practices. 

Media Specialist

Nadja applies her skills in communication, journalism, and digital media to connect people with clear, meaningful and accessible information. She uses tools such as website content, video editing, social media, reporting and storytelling to create engaging content across digital platforms. 

Senior Social Media Specialist

Anna is a communications and digital marketing professional with expertise in brand storytelling, social media strategy, and audience engagement. She helps organizations transform ideas, initiatives, and expertise into compelling content that builds awareness, fosters connection, and strengthens brand presence.
 

With experience spanning content strategy, advocacy, and digital communications, she develops thoughtful, results-driven approaches that align messaging, engages audiences, and helps clients tell their story with clarity and purpose.

Co-founder

Larry has practiced multimodal transportation planning and engineering for over 30 years at the local, regional, and state levels of government as a public official and consultant. 

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He possesses expertise in group facilitation, multimodal street design, curbside management, quantitative analysis, traffic engineering, and public sector policy. 

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Larry’s public sector experience included time as Arlington County, Virginia's Transportation Engineering and Operations Bureau Chief as well as the City of Rockville, Maryland's first Transportation Division Chief.