CFO Senior Management Team
MISSION
To provide leadership, advice, and guidance to the Secretary in the development, implementation, and administration of the Department’s budget, financial management, and performance management.
VISION
To continually improve the financial management, budget formulation and execution, and program performance of DOT.
Overview
The CFO's Office is led by a strong team of experienced managers who work to provide sound budget development, disciplined performance review, rigorous financial management, and responsible credit administration for the Department. Below are the professional bios for the office's senior management team. Read professional bios for the CFO and the Deputy Assistant Secretaries.
- Corey B. Sellers - Acting Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs and Chief Financial Officer/Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance and Budget
- Saesha Carlile - Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs
- Jennifer Funk - Deputy Chief Financial Officer
- Laura M. Ziff - Director, Office of Budget and Programs
- Erin P. McCartney - Deputy Director, Budget and Programs
- Devin Ure - Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST)
- Carla Contee - Deputy Chief Financial Officer, OST
- Daniel King - Director, Office of Financial Management
- Michael Bouril - Director, Office of Credit Oversight and Risk Management
- John D. Giorgis - Director, Performance, Evaluation, and Enterprise Risk
Corey B. Sellers, Acting Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs and Chief Financial Officer/Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance and Budget
Corey Sellers serves as the Acting Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs and Chief Financial Officer/Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance and Budget. He previously spent nearly a decade on Capitol Hill in both the House and the Senate, most recently as a Policy Advisor to US Senator Steve Daines (MT). In that role, Corey served as the lead advisor on a variety of issues including budget, banking and financial services, homeland security, and transportation. He was also the Senator’s lead advisor during his time as a member of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations subcommittee. Prior to that he served in a number of roles in the office of Representative John Fleming, MD of Louisiana.
Corey is a graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering.
Saesha Carlile, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs
Saesha Carlile serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs, where she has responsibility for the Department’s budget formulation and execution, agency-wide performance, evaluation, and risk management, including the development of the Department’s annual budget request and performance and evaluation plans.
Prior to joining the Department, Saesha was the Chief Administrative Officer at the District Department of Transportation. During her time there, she positioned the Department to successfully execute on significant growth in its infrastructure portfolio. She also served as interim Chief of Staff to the Director. Prior to that, Saesha served as the Deputy Budget Director within the Executive Office of the Mayor of DC, where she led the capital and operating budget teams, spearheading the development of the Mayor’s $15.5 billion annual budget process across 100+ District agencies. Saesha also spent nearly 9 years at the Treasury Department, serving as the Director of the Office of Financial Management under the Assistant Secretary for Management. Saesha was also selected as the first Director of Shared Services for the Treasury Department, where she was responsible for the corporate oversight of the Treasury Franchise Fund and Treasury Working Capital Fund. Prior to that, she spent several years in senior analyst roles, most notably as the Department’s analyst for the Internal Revenue Service.
Additionally, Saesha has served in State and Regional agencies prior to her federal experience. Saesha has a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies, graduating summa cum laude from the University of Illinois and a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from Rutgers University. She currently lives in the District of Columbia.
Jennifer Funk, Deputy Chief Financial Officer
Jennifer Funk (Jen) is the Deputy Chief Financial Officer, where she is the principal advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs/Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and DOT senior leaders on issues involving the amended CFO Act of 1990 and related financial management reforms. As the Deputy Chief Financial Officer, she oversees the Annual Financial Statement Audit and DOT’s Internal Control Program, and provides strategic direction to DOT’s shared service organization, the Enterprise Services Center, which provides services to over 35 federal agencies. She is a responsible steward of the financial resources entrusted to DOT by conducting rigorous and continual oversight of the Department's financial management activities.
Since joining DOT in 2005, Jen has led many high-priority, complex programs and initiatives including Federal Spending Transparency, the Department-wide Internal Control Program and the Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act. She provides executive leadership on numerous government-wide boards and councils including the Chief Financial Officers Council, the Grants Quality Shared Management Office, and the Shared Services Governance Board.
Jen began her federal government career at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and has held progressively responsible roles within the CFO’s office. In these positions, she provided leadership in financial accounting, audit, accountability, and reporting matters including the depreciation and capitalization valuation of assets and software. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Saint Leo University with a concentration in Accounting and currently resides in Ellicott City, Maryland with her family.
Office of Budget and Programs
Laura M. Ziff serves as the Director of the Office of Budget and Programs. In this role, she oversees the development, implementation, and administration of the Department’s budget for ten operating administrations and the Office of the Secretary. Ms. Ziff joined the Office of Budget and Program Performance in 2002 as a budget analyst covering multiple operating agencies and the Highway Trust Fund. She has also served as the office’s Deputy Director from 2008 to 2009.
Ms. Ziff began her Federal career at the U.S. Coast Guard, where she worked on performance management issues. Prior to joining the Federal government, Ms. Ziff worked for the Council for Excellence in Government and the National Cooperative Business Association.
Ms. Ziff holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and a master’s degree in Public Policy from the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University.
Erin P. McCartney, Deputy Director, Budget and Programs
Erin P. McCartney serves as the Deputy Director of the Office of Budget and Programs. In this role, he oversees the development, implementation, and administration of the Department’s budget, including ten operating agencies and the Office of the Secretary. Mr. McCartney has worked at the Department of Transportation since 2010 when he became Budget Director for the Federal Transit Administration. From 2013 to 2016 Mr. McCartney served as the Deputy Chief Financial Officer for the Federal Railroad Administration.
Mr. McCartney began his Federal government career in 1998 as a program examiner at the Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President. During his time at OMB, he oversaw programs at the Department of Transportation, the Federal Emergency Management Administration, and the Small Business Administration.
Mr. McCartney holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master’s degree in Public Affairs with a concentration in Public Financial Administration from Indiana University.
Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST) CFO
Devin Ure, Chief Financial Officer for the Office of the Secretary (OST)
Devin Ure serves as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the Office of the Secretary (OST). In this role, he leads budget and financial management for the OST programs and offices. He oversees the formulation and execution of an estimated annual budget of over $5 billion and directs internal controls, financial reporting, and financial policy. Devin also implemented the programs and offices established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that were provided to OST. He has led and continues to lead multiple efforts to improve data quality and improve processes within OST.
Devin began his government service as an MBA Fellow for the Department of Labor in 2008, working as a budget analyst. He later joined the Department of Transportation in 2012 as a financial analyst for the Office of Financial Management and later became a budget analyst for the OST-CFO. Before becoming CFO, he led the Volpe Transportation Center Working Capital Fund in budget and financial management, managing an estimated annual budget of $400 million.
Devin received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Utah Valley University and a Master of Business Administration from Thunderbird School of Global Management. He is also a Certified Government Financial Manager.
Carla Contee, Deputy Chief Financial Officer for the Office of the Secretary (OST)
Carla Contee serves as the Deputy Chief Financial Officer of the Office of the Secretary (OST) since June 2016 where she is responsible for providing leadership, advice and oversight of budget formulation and execution of OST’s annual budget, financial management, internal controls, and enterprise risk management.
Ms. Contee has worked at the Department of Transportation since 1996 in several positions within the Office of the Secretary, Office of the Chief Financial Officer/Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs. Prior to becoming the Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Contee served as the Budget Officer for OST. From 2000 to 2011, Ms. Contee also served as a program analyst for several of the Secretarial Offices. Ms. Contee began her Federal government career with the Naval Research Laboratory in 1987.
Ms. Contee received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Bowie State University.
Office of Financial Management
Daniel King has served as the Director of the Office of Financial Management since 2019, where he is the principal advisor to the Deputy Chief Financial Officer, as well as to DOT senior leaders, on issues involving the amended CFO Act of 1990 and related financial management areas. Dan is responsible for leading the Department’s financial statement preparation and audit process, implementing a rigorous internal control program under OMB’s Circular A-123, preventing and reducing improper payments, and managing the Department’s travel and payroll programs. He provides responsible stewardship of the financial resources entrusted to DOT by conducting continuous oversight of the Department's financial management activities and providing policy and procedural direction to DOT Operating Administrations on financial management matters.
Dan joined the Office of Financial Management as a Systems Accountant in 2009 and served as the Associate Director for Financial Reporting and Internal Controls from 2015 – 2019. Dan has led the launch of many new and innovative programs and initiatives including the establishment of the Department’s Enterprise Risk Management Program and the Department’s transition to a new travel system and travel card provider. Dan has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Longwood University and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM).
Office of Credit Oversight and Risk Management
Michael Bouril serves as the Director of the Office of Credit Oversight and Risk Management. Mr. Bouril plays a key role in the execution and oversight of the Department’s more than $16 billion innovative finance portfolio by managing the Secretary’s credit oversight team and Credit Council. He also ensures the Department’s credit policies are consistently implemented across the operating administrations' innovative finance programs. Prior to assuming his current duties, Mr. Bouril spent five years as a credit program analyst in the Office of Budget and Program Performance, where he advised the Chief Financial Officer on loan applications and credit policy and assisted in the development and execution of DOT’s budget of more than $70 billion.
Mr. Bouril began his Federal career with the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration, where he worked as a financial analyst on the Maritime Guaranteed Loan program.
Mr. Bouril holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh and a master’s degree in Business Administration from George Mason University.
Performance, Evidence, and Enterprise Risk
John D. Giorgis serves as the Director of Performance, Evaluation, and Enterprise Risk and the Department’s Risk Officer, Evaluation Officer, and Performance Officer Designate. He manages the implementation of key Departmental performance, evidence-building, evaluation, and enterprise risk management (ERM) activities required by the Government Performance and Results Act Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA) and the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Evidence Act).
John was Director of the Office of Strategic Planning and Analysis at the Federal Transit Administration from 2012 to 2023, where he oversaw strategic planning, performance measurement, program evaluation, and data analysis. He also oversaw the development and implementation of FTA’s transit asset management rulemaking; modeling public transportation investment needs for DOT’s biannual Conditions and Performance Report to Congress; and the National Transit Database, which collects comprehensive data reports from every transit system in the country. He originally joined FTA in 2005 as a Presidential Management Fellow and was the National Transit Database Program Manager from 2007 to 2012.
John spent the first six years of his career as an economist at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics working on a number of transportation-related industries for the Producer Price Index Program. During that time, he was also chairperson of the United States Subcommittee on Transportation and Warehousing in discussions with the governments of Canada and Mexico on developing the North American Product Classification System.
John grew up near Buffalo and Syracuse in upstate New York; he holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and geology from Case Western Reserve University and a master’s degree in applied economics from Johns Hopkins University.