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Felicia James

Deputy Assistant Secretary

Felicia James is Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation.  Prior to joining the Office of the Under Secretary, she served as the Associate Administrator for FTA's Office of Planning and Environment,...

Allison Dane Camden

Deputy Asst. Sec for Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy

​Allison Dane Camden serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy. She was previously at the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), where she served...

Veronica McBeth

Veronica P. McBeth serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation. Prior to starting in the Office of the Assistant Secretary, she was appointed as the Senior Advisor of the Federal Transit Administration in June 2022. There, she reported...

Kara Fischer

Deputy Chief of Staff

Kara Fischer is the Deputy Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Transportation. She previously served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs. Prior to this she served as Senior Counsel for the Senate Commerce, Science, and...

Ben Halle

Director of Public Affairs

Ben Halle is the Director of Public Affairs. Before coming to DOT, Ben was the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Communications at the Department of Education. Prior to that he served in senior communications roles on the Biden for President campaign, the Pete for...