Alaska Railroad Corporation
Executive Staff
July 15, 2019
President & CEO
Bill O’Leary
Chief Operating Officer
Clark Hopp
Executive and
Corporate
Administrator
Lorine Hall
Chief Counsel
Andy Behrend
Chief Financial Officer
Barbara Amy
VP Marketing and Customer
Service
Dale Wade
VP Real Estate
Jim Kubitz
Director, Safety
Tom Covington
Chief Human Resources Officer
Jennifer Haldane
Director, External Affairs
Tim Sullivan
Deputy Chief Counsel
Tina Sellers Wareham
Alaska Railroad Corporation
External Affairs
July 15, 2019
Director, External Affairs
Tim Sullivan
Executive and Corporate
Administrator
Lorine Hall
Regulatory and Corporate
Communications Officer
Stephenie Wheeler
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Legal Department
July 15, 2019
Chief Special Agent
John Bennett
Chief Counsel
Andy BehrendLegal Administrator
Julie Zappas
Deputy Chief Counsel
Tina Sellers Wareham
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Legal - Police and Security
July 15, 2019
Chief Special Agent
John Bennett
Special Agent, Anchorage
Pedro Gonzalez
Special Agent, Anchorage
Jason Nielsen
Special Agent, Fairbanks
Kevin Mepsted
Port Security and Grants Manager
Douglas Regan
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Human Resources
July 15, 2019
Chief Human Resources Officer
Jennifer Haldane
Manager, Benefits and Records
Mike Humphrey
HR Compliance Administrator
Vacant
Human Resources Rep -
Benefits
Barbara Rogers
Human Resources Rep -
Recruitment
Colette Smith Human Resources
Assistant
Kristine Stone
Manager, ARRC Retirement
Plans
Theresa MacLeod
Manager, Training and
Development
Toni Curry
Manager, Labor Relations
Vacant
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Finance
July 15, 2019
Chief Financial Officer
Barbara Amy
Director, Supply Management
Tom Erickson
Controller
Wendy Richerson
Director, Financial Planning and
Analysis
LaFewt Knox
Risk Manager
Roberta Highstone
Budget Analyst, Operating Revenue
Scott Winther
Budget Analyst, Operations
Jennifer Tesch
Budget Analyst, Projects &
Administration
Vacant
Director, InformationTechnology
Beth Fleischer
Program Analyst Supervisor
Christina Isabelle-GloverProgram Analyst
Edie House
Alaska Railroad Corporation
CFO - Accounting
July 15, 2019
Controller
Wendy Richerson
Asst Controller, Payroll
and A/P
Michelle Maddox
Accounts Receivable
Manager
Emily Hoffman
Payroll Technician
Heather Alley
Accts Payable
Technician III
Megan Allen
Accts Payable
Technician III
Julie Myers-Foster
Senior Freight Revenue
Auditor
Kathleen Schwalbe
Senior Staff Accountant
Christian Drake
Senior Staff Accountant
Cindy Matthias
Assistant Controller,
Financial Reporting
Christopher Sopp
Freight Revenue Auditor II
Tracy Grant
Accounting Manager,
Passenger Services
Kim Wilson
Accounting Technician
Passenger Services
Christine Flanery
Accounting Technician
Janetta Bitton
Manager, Reimbursable
Services
Lynda Stephens
Project Analyst
Earlene Aquino
Alaska Railroad Corporation
CFO - Supply Management
July 15, 2019
Director, Supply Management
Tom Erickson
Warehouse Supervisor
Ron Lewis
Contract Administration Specialist
Rob Walker
Senior Contract Administration
Specialist
Greg Goemer
Contract
Administration Specialist
Timothy Bates
Warehouse Leader
Sam Reynolds
Warehouse Technician
Shawnie Hall-Wright
Warehouse Technician
Erik Swanson
Warehouse Technician
Ian Jones
Fleet Manager
Deanne McGuire
Procurement Administrator
Vacant
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Information Technology/Administration
July 15, 2019
Manager, IT Infrastructure
James Shumpert
Director, InformationTechnology
Beth Fleischer
Supervisor, Systems & Analysis
Drew Dekreon
Manager, Data and Security
Services
Glen Biegel
Supervisor, Systems & Analysis
Willow Peyton
Project Student Intern
Bryan Peppers
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Information Technology/IT Infrastructure
July 15, 2019
Computer Equipment
Specialist II
Matthew Blakeslee-Hisel
Computer Equipment
Specialist II
Kenneth Baynum
Computer Equipment
Specialist II
Michael Sollars
Manager, IT Infrastructure
Jim Shumpert
System Engineer IT
Infrastructure
Daniel Britton
System Engineer IT
Infrastructure
Bob Thomas
Print Shop Operator
Kelly Reinhardt
Receptionist/Admin
Support Technician
Lilly Henry-Pasia
System Engineer IT
Infrastructure
Jerry Van Thomme
Manager, Data and Security
Services
Glen Biegel
Senior Database Administrator
Curtin Schafer
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Information Technology/Data and Security Services
July 15, 2019
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Information Technology/Systems and Analysis
July 15, 2019
Business
Systems Analyst II
Donald Thomas
Supervisor, Systems &
Analysis
Andrew Dekreon
Supervisor, Systems &
Analysis
Willow Peyton
Business
Systems Analyst II
Mitchel Hunt
Business
Systems Analyst II
Cynthia Douglas
Director, Information
Technology
Beth Fleischer
Business
Systems Analyst III
Judy Claugus
Junior Systems
Administrator
Ronnie Barfield
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Real Estate and Facilities
July 15, 2019
VP, Real Estate
Jim Kubitz
Manager, Land Services
Douglas Stephens
Port Manager,
Seward
Christy Terry
Environmental Engineer
Russell Grandel
Real Estate Technician
Muriel Pelaez
Real Estate Technician
Crystal Wilson
Assistant Port Manager,
Seward
Dwayne Atwood
Real Estate Leasing
Technician
Kellyan Taylor
Manager, Leasing
Erin Ealum
Director, Facilities/Energy
Management
Paul Farnsworth
Director, Real Estate Permits
and Leasing
Andrew Donovan
Manager, Real Estate
Contracts and Billing
Kristen Gratrix
Land Services Specialist
Aaron Butterer
Facilities Supervisor
Chris Corbeil
Manager, Real Estate and
Facilities Budgets and
Contracts
Shane Maloney
Mapping Intern
Nicholas Svinicki
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Facility Maintenance
July 15, 2019
Supervisor, Facilities
Maintenance
Chris Corbeil
Facilities Maintenance
Mechanic
Mark Smith
Facilities Maintenance
Mechanic
Tony Buma
Facilities Maintenance
Mechanic
Samuel Schilling
Facilities Maintenance
Mechanic
Spencer Stingley
South
North
Facilities Maintenance
Mechanic
Richie Greenfield
Facilities Maintenance
Electrician
Kevin Munter
Facilities Maintenance
Electrician
Douglas Falgoust
Facilities Maintenance
Electrician
Michael Lauer
Facilities Maintenance Technician
Vacant
Facilities Maintenance
Technician
Eric Stevenson
Facilities Maintenance
Mechanic
Vacant
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Marketing and Customer Service
July 15, 2019
VP Marketing and Customer Service
Dale Wade
Director, Strategic Market
Initiatives and Guest
Services
David Greenhalgh
Director, Freight Sales and
Marketing
Tim Williams
Senior Passenger Sales
Account Executive
Heather Dudick
Passenger Sales Account
Executive
Tracy Zadra
Manager, Marketing
Communications
Meghan Clemens
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Freight Sales and Marketing
July 15, 2019
Director, Freight Sales and Marketing
Tim Williams
Senior Account Manager
Michelle Renfrew
Freight Services Account
Manager
Shane Maruffo
Manager, Freight Customer
Service
Sasha Kincaid
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Freight Sales and Marketing
July 15, 2019
Manager, Freight
Customer Service
Sasha Kincaid
Freight Customer Service
Representative
Richard Faber
Freight Customer Service
Representative
Krista Sollars
Freight Customer Service
Representative
Amanda Hurry
Freight Customer Service
Representative
Rebecca Gould
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Passenger Operations
July 15, 2019
Director, Strategic Market Initiatives and
Guest Services
David Greenhalgh
Manager, Guest Services
Sarah Streiffert
Manager, Passenger Depot
Services
John Simmons
Manager On-Board Services
Robert Russell
Manager, Reservations and
Ticketing
Tucker Remley
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Guest Services - Reservations and Ticketing
July 15, 2019
Manager, Reservations
and Ticketing
Tucker Remley
Lead Passenger Service Agent
Wendy Wood
Passenger Service Agents
Anchorage (11)
(Seasonal)
Reservation Inventory
Specialist III
Erin Kehoe
Group & Travel Desk Coordinator
Sazil Say
Reservation Systems
Administrator II
Kathleen Carlson
PSA/Vendor Inventory
Coordinator
Nakisha Afenoa
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Guest Services
July 15, 2019
Supervisor, Passenger
Ops
Seward (Seasonal)
Lead Baggage Handler
Anchorage
(Seasonal)
Lead Station Agent
Talkeetna
(Seasonal)
Baggage Handlers
Anchorage
(Seasonal) (4)
Station Agents
Talkeetna
(Seasonal) (5)
Lead Baggage
Handler
Fairbanks
(Seasonal)
Lead Station Agent
Denali
(Seasonal)
Gift Shop Associates
Seasonal (2)
Manager, Guest Services
Sarah Streiffert
Station Agents
Seward
(Seasonal) (4)
Depot Services
Associates (2)
Denali
(Seasonal)
Depot Services
Associates
Fairbanks (1)
(Seasonal)
Baggage Handlers
Fairbanks
Seasonal (3)
Station Agents
Denali
Seasonal (5)
Manager, Passenger Depot
Services
John Simmons
Manager, On-Board
Services
Robert Russell
On-Board Supervisors
(Seasonal) (8)
Tour Guides (16)
Seasonal
Manager, Northend
Guest Services
Dawn Albright
Gift Shop Inventory
Technician
Nicole Kofoid
Lead Depot
Services Associate
(Seasonal)
Senior On-Board
Supervisors (3)
Depot Services
Associate Trainee
Fairbanks (2)
(Seasonal)
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Chief Operating Officer
July 15, 2019
Chief Operating Officer
Clark Hopp
VP Engineering & Chief
Engineer
Brian Lindamood
Chief Mechanical Officer
Don Freestone
Superintendent,
Transportation
Jon Garner
Director, Safety
Tom Covington
Director, Grant and Asset
Management
Shawnessy Leon
Grants Manager
Robyn Simmons
Grant Writer
Jeremy Shiok
Superintendent,
Maintenance
Lloyd Tesch
Senior Director, Advanced
Train Control Systems
George Newman
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Safety
July 15, 2019
Director, Safety
Tom Covington
Manager, Safety
Dennis Bensel
Manager, Safety
Chet Samuelson
Manager, On-Track
Operating Practices
Dwight West
Field Operations Trainer
Ricardo Cornejo
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Advanced Train Control Systems
July 15, 2019
Senior Director, Advanced
Train Control Systems
George Newman
Road Foreman of Engines
(PTC)
Connor Keogh
Manager, ATCS Systems
Acceptance & Sup
Lane Davis
Senior Systems
Engineer, PTC
Patrick Baker
Road Foreman of Engines
(PTC)
Landon Messelheiser
System Engineer, PTC
Jacob DempseySystems Engineer II, PTC
Tom Riley
Manager, ATCS Program
Management
Kathryn Dueber
Project Student Interns
(4 filled, 2 vacant)
Project Manager, Trans.
Systems Programs
Stephan Kester
Project Student Interns
(1 filled; 1 vacant)
Trainmaster (PTC)
Michael Weatherell
System Engineer PTC
Monitoring
Scott Pettie
Network
Engineer (ITCM)
Brian Scheid
Project Analyst
Breanna Bird
Junior Systems Engineer,
PTC
Vacant
PTC Regulatory
Compliance Attorney
Vacant
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Projects and Engineering
July 15, 2019
Director, Project Management
Blake Adolfae
Director, Engineering Services
Christian Ryll
VP Engineering and Chief Engineer
Brian Lindamood
Manager, Environmental
Operations
Matt Kelzenberg
Environmental Analyst II
Jeanette Holt
Environmental Specialist
Erick White
General B & B Supervisor
Al Price
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Engineering Services
July 15, 2019
Civil Engineer II
Douglas Schopp
Engineer TBD
Vacant
Engineering Tech I/II
Cody Lourie
Director, Engineering Services
Christian Ryll
Engineer I
Jacob Kern
Engineering Student
Tsering Dingtsa
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Project Management
July 15, 2019
Director, Project Management
Blake Adolfae
Manager,
Right-of-Way and Public Projects
Rachel Maddy
Senior Project Manager,
Capital Projects
Jesse Moose
Project Manager, Capital Projects
Brian O’Dowd
Engineer, Public Projects
Gabriel Thomas
Senior Project Manager, Capital
Projects
David Kabela
Project Manager, Public Projects
Peter Flint
Right-of-Way Permit Administrator
Amy Smith Senior Manager, Special Projects
Elizabeth Greer
Project Manager, Signal & Comm
Vacant
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Bridges
July 15, 2019
General B & B Supervisor
Al Price
Bridge Leaders
William Montbleau
Jason Hacker
Bridge Foremen
Steve Sommer
Bryan Montgomery
Crane Operators
Manual Clark
Nathan Wilson
Welders
Kelly Samuelson
Richard Eneboe
Carpenter
Chris Craver
Bridge Worker
Elliott Amundson-
Clyne
Kelly Williams
Welding Workers
Nicholas Enzweiler
LJ Turner
Crane Operator
Trainee
Jacob Pennell
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Maintenance – Superintendent
July 15, 2019
Superintendent, Maintenance
Lloyd Tesch
Director, MOW Capital
Programs
Jason Kerkove
District Roadmaster, District 2
Richard Bush
District Roadmaster, District 1
Stacy Ammerman
Manager, Avalanche Program
Mark McKee
District Roadmaster, District 4
Mark HaleManager, MOW Projects
Timothy Olson
MOW Logistics Technician
Vacant
Timekeeper, Maintenance
Carol Fortier
Budget Analyst,
Operations
Jennifer Tesch
Director, Communications &
Signal
Joe Carlton
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Maintenance / MOW Capital Programs
July 15, 2019
Director, MOW Capital
Programs
Jason Kerkove
Work Leader
Track Equipment
Operator
Track Repairer
Track Laborer
Section Foreman
Heavy Equipment
Operator
Production Gang
Foreman
Manager, MOW Projects
Timothy Olsen
Extra Gang
Foreman
Production Gang
Foreman
Extra Gang Foreman
Section Foreman
Work Leader
Track Equipment
Operator
Track Repairer
Track Laborer
Heavy Equipment
Operator
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Maintenance / District 1
July 15, 2019
District Roadmaster
Stacy Ammerman
Track Inspector Dist 1
Extra-Gang Foreman
Work Leader
Track Equipment
Operator
Track Repairer
Track Laborer
Track/Yard Inspector
Section Foreman
Heavy Equipment
Operator
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Maintenance / District 2
July 15, 2019
District Roadmaster, District 2
Richard Bush
Track Inspector Dist 3
Extra Gang Foreman
Section Foreman
Work Leader
Track Equipment
Operator
Track Repairer
Track Laborer
Heavy Equipment
Operator
Track Inspector Dist 2
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Maintenance / District 4
July 15, 2019
District Roadmaster, District 4
Mark Hale
Track Inspector Dist 4
Ex-Gang Foreman
Section Foreman
Work Leader
Track Equipment
Operator
Track Repairer
Track Laborer
Heavy Equipment
Operator
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Maintenance/Communications and Signal
July 15, 2019
Director, Communications &
Signal
Joe Carlton
Manager, Communications
& Signal Engineering
Philip Wheelehan, Jr.
Manager,
Communications
Maintenance
Otto Wendt
Admin Assistant, Signal
and Telecom
Ayanna Clifton
Manager, Signal
Maintenance
Rodney Neal
Manager, Signal
Construction
Scott Vietmeier
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Maintenance/Communications & Signal/Communications
July 15, 2019
Director, Communications &
Signal
Joe Carlton
Manager,
Communications & Signal
Engineering
Philip Wheelehan, Jr.
Communications Foreman
Tobin Dorman
Communications Technician
Vacant
Communications Technician
Eric Ace
Manager,
Communications
Maintenance
Otto Wendt
Communications Technician
Mark Binder
Communications Helper
Donovan Johnson
Communications Technician
Michael Buher
Communications Technician
Isaiah Peter
Communications Technician
Timothy Mathews
Communications
Engineer
Vacant
Network Engineer
Wes Saunders
Network Engineer
Jon Rendulic
Electronic Systems Foreman
Shannon Jenson
Electronic Systems
Technician
Timothy Malley
Technician
Vacant
Project Student Intern
Daniel Settle
Communications Leader
Vacant
Communications Helper
Tell Worley
Systems Engineer, ITCM
Vacant
Communications Technician
Vacant
Communications Technician
Vacant
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Maintenance/Communications and
Signal/Signal
July 15, 2019
Director, Communications & Signal
Joe Carlton
Manager, Signal
Maintenance
Rodney Neal
Signal Work Leader
Anchorage
Brian LaForge
Signal Foreman
Fairbanks
Dave Dianoski
Manager, Signal
Construction
Scott Veitmeier
Signal Technician I
Joseph Pimentel
Signal Technician II
John Bjorgaard
Signal Maintainer
Haeree Nakjua
Signal Technician II
John Skoog
Signal Technician I
Vacant
Signal Foreman
Robbie Clodfelter
Signal Maintainer
Moeiini Brady
Signal Maintainer
Shane Webb
Signal Maintainer
Allen Reynolds
Signal Assistant
Sulonzo-Angelo
Losacco
Signal Maintainer
Tim Lewandowski
Signal Maintainer
Gail Edwards
Signal Maintainer
Kevin Walker
Signal Maintainer
Sean Robbins
Signal Maintainer
William Page
Signal Technician II
Steven
Champagne
Signal Technician I
Joseph Mullens
Dembrowski
Signal Assistant
Jordon Brown
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Mechanical Operations
July 15, 2019
Chief Mechanical Officer
Don Freestone
Manager, Car Operations
Ron Thompson
Manager, Motive Power and
Equipment
Ed Hills
Manager, Motive Power
Utilization and Transportation
Quality Control
Dennis Bouwens
Admin Ass’t, Mechanical
Keri Meszaros
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Locomotive Operations
July 15, 2019
Manager, Motive Power and
Equipment
Ed Hills
Mechanical Supervisor
Jerry Mooney
Mechanical Supervisor
Richard Pochatko
Planner/Scheduler
James A. Steele
Journeyman Mechanic
Journeyman Mechanic
Mechanical Supervisor
Greg Wyatt
Journeyman Mechanic
Mechanical Supervisor
Perry Robbins
Journeyman Mechanic
Planner/Scheduler
Steve Pechota
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Car Operations
July 15, 2019
Manager, Car Operations
Ron Thompson
Mechanical Supervisor
Joshua Cappel
Mechanical Supervisor
James Fetterman
Carmen
Carmen
Supervisor, Passenger
Maintenance and Support
Mark Baehm, III
Planner/Scheduler
Steve Stacey
Carmen
TOFC Foremen
Craig Schulz
Philip Leis
TOFC Equipment
Operators
General Mechanical
Supervisor, Fairbanks
Calvin Gustafson
Mechanical Supervisor
Scott Byron
Talkeetna Inspection
Tech
Douglas Bittinger
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Mechanical/Fairbanks
July 15, 2019
General Mechanical Supervisor, Fairbanks
Calvin Gustafson
Carman Writer/Inspector
TOFC Foreman
James Coltellero
Monty BloomCarmen
Journeyman Mechanics
TOFC Equipment
Operators
Mechanical Supervisor
Scott Byron
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Transportation – Superintendent
July 15, 2019
Superintendent, Transportation
Jon Garner
Director, Anchorage Terminal
Operations
Pat Volmer
Chief Train Dispatcher
Arlene Rhoades
Director, Safety, Rules and
Operating Practices
Phil Rogers
Director, Fairbanks Operations
Sean Mesloh
Admin Ass’t
Transportation and Safety
Nancy Davis
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Transportation – Anchorage Terminal Operations
July 15, 2019
Director, Anchorage Terminal
Operations
Pat Volmer
Transportation Manager, Field
and Train Planning
Dustin KincaidManager, Marine
Operations
Ted Woodward
Terminal Supervisors
Pete Hackenberger
Ben Ahrens
Reynan Castro
Kevin Bohn
Kody Anderson
Train & Engine Svc
Employees
Anchorage/ Seward/
Whittier Terminals
Terminal Support ClerksTara Dominguez Ruis
Evan SteinhauserKenneth Vartan
Seasonal (4)
Transportation Field
Manager II
Alexander Washburn
Manager, Rail Marine
Operations
Kevin Meier
Barge Operation and
Logistics Supervisor
Erik Forland
Crew Dispatcher
Jeonghee Scholtisek
Crew Dispatcher
Edna Racicot
Lead Crew Dispatcher
Frank Keller
Crew Dispatcher
Carol Schlitte
Crew Dispatcher
Jacqueline Gutierrez
Timekeeper,
Transportation
Ione Gobbi
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Transportation – Safety, Rules and Operating Practices
July 15, 2019
Road Foreman of Engines
Michael Reed
Road Foreman of Engines
Matthew Shaw
Director, Safety, Rules
and Operating Practices
Phil Rogers
Road Foreman of Engines
Brett Brown
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Fairbanks Terminal
June 15, 2019
Director, Fairbanks
Operations
Sean Mesloh
Train & Engine Svc
Employees
Fairbanks Terminal
Terminal Supervisor,
Fairbanks
Dale Rageth
Terminal Supervisor,
Fairbanks
Greg Kreta
Terminal Supervisor,
Fairbanks
Brian Dianoski
Transportation Field
Manager
Andrew Burgess
Terminal Supervisor,
Fairbanks
Mark Dustin
Terminal Support Clerk
Andee Rogers
Terminal Support Clerk
(seasonal)
David Goff
General Mechanical
Supervisor, Fairbanks
Calvin Gustafson
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Train Dispatch
July 15, 2019
Chief Train Dispatcher
Arlene Rhoades
Train Dispatcher
Steve Tennison
Train Dispatcher
Caitlin Elison
Train Dispatcher
Benjamin Bowen
Train Dispatcher
Lauren Shinn
Train Dispatcher
Vern Bashor
Train Dispatcher
Joshua Robinson
Train Dispatcher
Ryan Diehl
Train Dispatcher
Adam Young
Train Dispatcher
Richard Mereness