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Executive
Director, Rod
Diridon
Mineta Transportation
Institute
SJSU Research Center
210 N. 4th Street, 4th Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Office phone: 408-924-7560
Office fax:
408-924-7565
e-mail:
diridon@mti.sjsu.edu
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Diridon has directed MTI’s efforts since its
inception. Known as the “father” of modern transit
service in Santa Clara County, California, Mr. Diridon
has chaired over one hundred national, state, and
local programs and projects, most related to transit
and the environment. Before leading the MTI team, Mr.
Diridon completed five terms and served six times as
chairperson of both the Santa Clara County Board of
Supervisors and Transit Board. He has also served as
chairperson of the American Public Transit Association
and as North American Vice President of the Union
Internationale des Transports Publics (International
Transit Association) in Brussels where he continues as
a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Diridon
chaired the National Association of Counties’
Transit and Railroads Committee for 18 years. He has
been a member of the Federal Transit
Administration’s Transit Industry Technical Advisory
Committee and the National Research Council’s
Transportation Research Board Transit Cooperation
Research Program, which he was elected to chair in
1995. He currently serves as chair of the TRB/TCRP
panel on “Combating Global Warming Through
Sustainable Transportation Policy” and was appointed
by the Governor in 2001 to the California High Speed
Rail Authority Board. He is also on the Executive
Committee of the national Council of University
Transportation Centers. He has a BS in Accounting and
a MSBA from San Jose State University and was
president of a private research corporation for seven
years. He also served two combat tours as a U.S. Navy
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Research
Director, Trixie Johnson
Mineta Transportation
Institute
SJSU Research Center
210 N. 4th Street, 4th Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Office phone: 408-924-7562
Office fax:
408-924-7565
e-mail:
johnson@mti.sjsu.edu
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Before joining the
Mineta Transportation Institute in July 1999, Trixie
Johnson served the full limit of two terms on the San
Jose City Council (1991 through 1998). Ms. Johnson is
recognized as a land use and environmental specialist.
Her council service included two years as Vice Mayor,
and several years as the chairperson of the city’s
Transportation, Development and Environment Committee.
Other public service included chair of the
Environmental Quality Committee and member of the
Board of Directors for the League of California
Cities; vice-chair of the Energy, Environment and
Natural Resources Committee of the National League of
Cities; and member of the Bay Area Air Quality
Management District Board. Specifically in
transportation, she was a founding board member of the
Santa Clara County Transportation Authority (VTA) and
chair of its Congestion Management Committee,
vice-chair of the Caltrain board, and served on the
Legislative Committee of the American Public Transit
Association (APTA). Ms. Johnson is a Phi Beta Kappa
graduate with honors of the University of Utah, with a
BA in History. She earned her MA in English from the
University of Washington.
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Education
Director, Dr.
Peter Haas
Mineta Transportation
Institute
SJSU Research Center
210 N. 4th Street, 4th Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Office phone: 408-924-5574
Office fax:
408-924-7565
e-mail:
haas@mti.sjsu.edu
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A member of the faculty
in the Graduate Transportation Management Program (GTMP)
since 1999, Dr. Peter Haas was appointed Education
Director in October of 2001. Dr. Haas earned a Ph.D.
in Political Science (Public Policy and Public
Administration) from the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill in 1985. A former Director of the SJSU
Master of Public Administration program, he also has
experience consulting at every level of government and
for nonprofit agencies. Dr. Haas is the author of
numerous reports and other publications in the field
of transportation and is the co-author of the text Applied
Policy Research: Concepts and Cases. He was
recently the recipient of a Senior Specialist grant
from the Fulbright Foundation to teach and study in
Latvia.
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Communications
Director,
Leslee Hamilton
Mineta Transportation
Institute
SJSU Research Center
210 N. 4th Street, 4th Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Office phone: 408-924-7564
Office fax:
408-924-7565
e-mail:
hamilton@mti.sjsu.edu
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A former Peace Corps
Volunteer, Leslee Hamilton has extensive
administrative and communications experience through
her work with environmental organizations, on
electoral campaigns, and as former Communications
Director for San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales. She has a BA
in Business Economics from UC Santa Barbara. Ms.
Hamilton is working to increase the exposure and use
of MTI’s research products. An avid outdoor
enthusiast, she commutes to work by bicycle.
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Education
Program Assistant,
Vivian Ferea
Mineta Transportation
Institute
SJSU Research Center
210 N. 4th Street, 4th Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
Office phone: 408-924-7570
Office fax:
408-924-7565
e-mail:
ferea@mti.sjsu.edu
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Viviann Ferea was
appointed to the position of Education Program
Assistant (EPA) in August 2000. As EPA, Ms. Ferea is
the primary contact for marketing and administration
of the Graduate Transportation Management Program.
Among her many responsibilities are the continued
efforts to recruit for the Certificate and Masters
program, revision and maintenance of the Education
Program’s website, and course planning and
scheduling. Ms. Ferea received her BS in Business
Marketing from UC Davis. Her studies in public
relations and experience in media sales enhance her
ability to promote the continued growth and success of
the program.
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