Jessyn Farrell, Executive Director
jessyn@transportationchoices.org
Jessyn joined the staff of Transportation Choices as Executive Director in June, 2005. Under her leadership, Transportation Choices has become Washington State’s strongest advocate for expanding transportation choices like biking, walking, bussing, taking trains, and carpooling. In her former job as a staff attorney for the Washington Public Interest Research Group (WashPIRG), she developed and directed their first-ever transportation program. She's a graduate of Boston College Law School, and has spoken and written on a variety of environmental issues including transboundary pollution and international trade. In school she did a legal internship with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. She's a member of the Washington State Bar Association and has been a member of numerous boards and task forces, including the Transportation Policy Board, Sound Transit Citizen Oversight Panel, and the Washington Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity.

Genesee Adkins, State Policy Director
genesee@transportationchoices.org
Genesee most recently worked for Futurewise as its State Policy Director, serving as chief lobbyist and policy analyst on state-level land use, transportation, and environmental issues. Prior to coming to Washington State, she was Government Relations Policy Specialist for the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) in Washington, DC. She has a B.A. in both Political Science and Economics from the University of Rochester.

Rob Johnson, Regional Policy Director
rob@transportationchoices.org
Rob joined Transportation Choices in 2004 after a two year stint as a transportation planning consultant in Washington DC. A Bellevue native, he is excited to be working on many of the pressing policy issues that Transportation Choices and its members are advancing. In a previous life, he worked as a grassroots organizer for several political campaigns in Oregon and as a public sector planner in Los Angeles. A graduate of Willamette University in Salem Oregon, Rob also holds a Masters Degree in Urban Planning from UCLA.

Shefali Ranganathan, Director of Education and Outreach
shefali@transportationchoices.org
Shefali is the most recent addition to Transportation Choices Coalition, joining the team in June 2007. A self-described transportation geek, she was most recently a transportation policy analyst at the Washington DC-based Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) where she worked on transportation, smart growth and climate change issues, advocating for more transit, cleaner cars and fuels. Prior to EESI, Shefali worked on community education and outreach at the Casey Trees Endowment Fund, a non-profit community organization in Washington DC. Shefali holds a Masters degree in Environmental Science from American University, as well as a Masters degree in Environmental Studies from her native India.