Let us introduce the speakers

Carrie was responsible for MassDOT’s expanded $2B a year capital program last year that included new Federal infrastructure funding and one of the largest investments in bridges in the Commonwealth’s history. Over the last two decades, Carrie has served in multiple roles at MassDOT starting as a Project Designer and working her way up through Project Management. Previously, she served as the District 6 Project Development Engineer helping to develop solutions to some of the most complex transportation problems facing the Greater Boston area before becoming the Deputy Administrator/Chief Engineer.  Additionally, Carrie has been a longtime member of MassDOT’s Underwater Bridge Inspection Team performing inspections throughout Massachusetts. Carrie is a licensed professional engineer, a certified bridge inspector, an active member of WTS International, AASHTO committees and TRB committees, and holds a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Jascha Franklin-Hodge serves as the Chief of Streets where he oversees the City’s Public Works and Transportation Departments. He supports the delivery of high-quality essential city services and works to implement Mayor Wu’s transportation priorities, including reliable, affordable transit service, safer street design in every neighborhood, and a connected network of low-stress bicycle routes.

He most recently served as the Executive Director of the Open Mobility Foundation, a foundation that helps cities collaborate with the private sector to develop open source tools and data standards that work towards a safe, equitable, and sustainable transportation system.

Chief Franklin-Hodge previously served as the City of Boston’s Chief Information Officer from 2014 to 2018 and led the City’s Department of Innovation and Technology. He has been a Visiting Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, focused on mobility, technology, and public policy, and a consultant to the private sector on new mobility and smart cities. Previously, Franklin-Hodge co-founded Blue State Digital which powered the digital presence of President Barack Obama’s 2008 and 2012 campaigns. Franklin-Hodge studied computer science at MIT.

Brad Rawson serves the City of Somerville as Director of Mobility in the Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning & Community Development. His team is responsible for community engagement, policy planning, street design, infrastructure finance, project implementation and program administration to advance Somerville’s safety, equity and climate commitments.

Under Brad’s leadership, the City’s Mobility Division has delivered Somerville’s first dedicated bus lanes, transit signal priority solutions, and protected bicycle facilities. The team prepared Somerville’s Vision Zero Action Plan and has developed and scaled a physical traffic calming program citywide. The Mobility Division leads the City’s coordination with state and regional partners including MassDOT, MBTA and the Boston Region MPO, collaborating to mitigate the harms of the mid-century highway-building era and to strengthen mass transit, walking and biking. The City’s efforts to deliver the long-planned MBTA Green Line Extension light rail project have been coordinated and executed through Brad’s office. Additionally, the team is responsible for a robust land use planning, private development permitting and transportation demand management portfolio.

Brad is a community planner by training, with 24 years of public service (of which 18 years have been in Somerville). Brad is a proud Somerville resident.

Laurie is a traffic engineer and planner who has dedicated more than two decades to transportation safety in Western Massachusetts. Following her early career experience as a traffic engineer in Boston, she spent almost 10 years as a project and traffic engineer at MassDOT District 2, working on many safety and multimodal projects in the Pioneer Valley area. Since transitioning to transportation planning at Franklin Regional Council of Governments, Laurie manages the regional Transportation Improvement Program and collaborates with local, regional, and state partners to advance safety for all travelers. She lives in Bernardston, MA with her spouse and three feisty cats.

Alex Garbier works at the intersection of engineering and planning. While he has worked on wide range of project types, he has a particular interest in safety planning. During his career, he has helped to develop safety plans across a wide range of contexts and states. He has had the pleasure to work on all manner of data quirks and local considerations to help clients develop succinct findings and work towards safer streets.

Jeff is a seasoned program and communications leader with more than 40 years of experience spanning media, private industry, non-profit, and government sectors. He served as Director of the Massachusetts Highway Safety Division, leading statewide initiatives to reduce traffic fatalities and injuries. A co-chair of the Massachusetts Traffic Safety Committee and former president of Safe Roads Alliance, he helped launch The Parents’ Supervised Driving Program, now used in 25 states, in partnership with Travelers Marketing. Earlier in his career, Larason was General Manager at SmartRoute Systems and worked as a transportation reporter for radio and television in Boston.

Moises M. Rodrigues, a progressive voice for all Brocktonians, is a community activist experienced in advocacy, organizing, municipal affairs and community resource building. He has over 35 years of experience as a manager and administrator in operations and social services, including serving as the Director of Communications and Community Services for the City of Brockton, a position he held in the Mayor Harrington’s administration. He served as the Mayor of Brockton in 2019 and is currently serving a sixth term as an elected City Councilor-at-large for the City of Brockton; twice elected as Council President. He is currently employed as the Executive Director for the Cape Verdean Association of Brockton. He serves on the Board of Directors of Old Colony YMCA and St. Edith Stein Community Council and served on the Board of Directors of Brockton Community Cable Television, where he continues to produce a local cable program for the Brockton area communities, “Arco-Iris”. Moises served in the U.S. Navy (1983-1989), studied human services and community relations at the University of Massachusetts, and is in the process of completing a master’s degree in applied linguistics at UMass Boston.

Koco Givner is a first generation American, college grad, and multi-family homeowner in Ward 4. With degrees in German and Design, she decided to dig my heels into Holyoke issues. She has found that working to help others understand how to better their community through local action and involvement is important. She is a member of the Bike and Pedestrian Committee, Chair the City Council’s Development and Governmental Relations Committee, and is the Vice Chair of Holyoke’s Finance Committee. As a repeat offender when it comes to requests for traffic studies, the need for crosswalks, speed traps, and enforcement of quality-of-life ordinances, she initially ran for office in order to understand the processes and procedures of city government to address quality of life concerns, not the least of which is traffic safety!

Chris Lee comes to Boston University’s College of Communication as an award-winning, multiple hat-wearing, executive creative director/writer at top agencies like Mullen, Hill Holliday and Leo Burnett. He has 25+ years of experience developing brand strategy and creative content in industries ranging from global enterprise software to local supermarkets, government institutions and pro sports teams. (Yes, including the Bruins and Celtics!) Be sure to ask Chris about a TED Talk that sprang from a viral rap anthem he produced with Boston Police officers and the Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester.

Chief Bradley serves as the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, representing police executives across the Commonwealth and advancing the Association’s mission of professionalism, advocacy, and community trust. A respected law enforcement leader, Bradley served for 16 years as the Police Chief and Public Safety Director for the Town of Upton, Massachusetts. During his tenure, he led numerous community safety initiatives, regional collaborations, and organizational reforms designed to strengthen public safety services and public confidence. He is a former Commissioner with the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission (MPAC) and previously represented Massachusetts on the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) State Association of Chiefs of Police (SACOP) Division. Bradley also serves on the Board of Directors for the Municipal Police Institute and is a Past President of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association. Throughout his career, he has been a strong advocate for professional standards, legislative engagement, and leadership development within the policing profession.

Lt. Reardon of the Massachusetts State Police began his law enforcement career with the MBTA Police in 1998 before joining the Massachusetts State Police in 2002 as a member of the 76th Recruit Training Troop. Since that time, he has served primarily in the Division of Field Services, focusing on highway safety and crash reduction through enforcement and education initiatives.

Lieutenant Reardon currently commands the Traffic Programs Section, an eight-member unit responsible for coordinating statewide highway safety programs and providing specialized training within the Department. He serves as an instructor in several disciplines, including OUI Detection and Field Sobriety Testing, the Drug Evaluation and Classification Program, Infrared Breath Testing, and Speed Measurement, among others.

A veteran of the United States Marine Corps, he holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the University of Massachusetts Boston and a master’s degree from Anna Maria College.

Chief LeLacheur was appointed Chief of Police for the City of Beverly in 2013. He began his law enforcement career in 1981 in Hudson, New Hampshire. He joined the New Hampshire State Police in 1984, rising through the ranks to Captain in 2008. Over his four decades of service, he has held numerous leadership and specialty positions, including 10 years as a K9 Patrol/Narcotics Handler, 12 years as a Field Training Officer, an Academy Drill Instructor, and Commander of the State Police Honor Guard and Special Events Response Unit.

As Beverly’s Chief of Police, Chief LeLacheur serves in multiple regional and statewide capacities, including as the Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council Incident Management Assistance Team (NEMLEC IMAT) Control Chief, a member of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association Traffic Committee, the Traffic Incident Management Task Force, and the Executive-Level Traffic Records Coordinating Committee. He also serves on the Executive Board of the FBI National Academy Associates Charitable Foundation.

Derek is the Manager of Municipal Planning & Support at the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) where he works to increase the amount of funding that MassDOT and municipalities across the Commonwealth receive, with a focus on economically disadvantaged and rural communities. His professional experience includes leading the development of MassDOT’s Statewide Long-Range Transportation Plan, managing MassDOT’s Safe Routes to School Program, and advancing federal grant applications for all project types. Derek holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Stonehill College and master’s degrees in Regional Planning and Public Policy from UMass Amherst.

Dakota is a Traffic Safety Engineer at MassDOT. Since joining DOT in 2021, his main role has been to support the Road Safety Audit program, ensuring that safety is incorporated into projects statewide. In addition, Dakota has led and supported several systemic safety projects for municipalities, such as providing low-cost countermeasures to reduce lane departure crashes in rural communities and the conversion of municipally owned intersections to All-Way Stop control. Dakota has contributed to integrating the Safe System Approach and speed management principles into MassDOT’s updated design guidance. He currently serves as a Panel Member on two NCHRP (National Cooperative Highway Research Program) projects and is a certified Road Safety Professional (RSP1).

Shaojie joined the MassDOT Traffic and Safety Team in February 2024. As a Junior Traffic Safety Engineer, Shaojie works with and analyses crash data to support traffic safety across the state. Shaojie’s primary focus has been contributing to the Road Safety Audit Program, attending RSAs at high-crash locations and project sites. He has also supported numerous systemic safety initiatives such as providing signage to raise awareness of the 4-foot Safe Passing Distance requirement under the new Vulnerable Road User Law, and more recently the conversion of municipal intersections from two-way to all-way stop control.

Evelyn Densmore joined MassDOT in July of 2023 where her work has primarily consisted of supporting the Road Safety Audit program, assisting the State Safety Engineer with various tasks, and analyzing crash data to support traffic safety statewide. In addition, she has also participated in several systemic-safety materials procurement projects supporting the Vulnerable Road Users law, including providing safe passing signage to municipalities, and most recently, has been a primary coordinator of the Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon program to support pedestrian safety on locally owned roadways.