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,...
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 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...
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...
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...