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Sightline contacts
National experts
British Columbia
Idaho
Oregon
Washington

Sightline contacts

Elisa Murray, Communications Director
elisa@sightline.org
206-447-1880, ext.111

Clark Williams-Derry, Research Director
clark@sightline.org
206-447-1880, ext. 106

Leigh Sims, Senior Communications Associate
leigh@sightline.org
206-447-1880, ext. 109

National experts

Dr. Lawrence D. Frank
Bombardier Chair of Sustainable Transportation
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
ldfrank@interchange.ubc.ca
604-738-1588
604-290-4260 (cell)
Expertise: walkability, King County study

British Columbia

Cheeying Ho
Executive Director
Smart Growth BC
Vancouver, BC
cheeying@smartgrowth.bc.ca
604-915-5234
604-220-4675 (cell)
Expertise: BC land use, smart growth

Todd Litman
Director
Victoria Transport Policy Institute
Victoria, BC
litman@vtpi.org
250-360-1560
Expertise: car-crash risk and mileage

Gordon Price
Director of the City Program
Simon Fraser University
Former city councillor
Vancouver, BC
pricetags@shaw.ca
Expertise: healthy cities, transportation

Idaho

Jon Barrett
Interim Executive Director
Idaho Smart Growth
Boise, ID
208-333-8066
208-383-9687 (cell)
isg@idahosmartgrowth.org
Expertise: land use, transportation, healthy design

Oregon

Dr. Minot Cleveland
Emergency Department Physician at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital
Project Director, Active Living by Design
Statewide Chair for the Oregon Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity
Portland, OR
minot.cleveland@worldnet.att.net
Pager: 503-301-5181
Expertise: public health, obesity, healthy design

Evan Manvel
Executive Director
Bicycle Transportation Alliance
Portland, OR
evan@bta4bikes.org
503-226-0676 x12
Expertise: biking, safety, transportation

Mary Kyle McCurdy
Staff Attorney
1000 Friends of Oregon
Portland, OR
mkm@friends.org
503-497-1000
Expertise: Land use, healthy design

Rob Zako
Transportation Advocate
1000 Friends of Oregon
Eugene, OR
rob@friends.org
541-343-5201 (home office)
Expertise: land use, transportation

Washington

Dr. Amy Baernstein
Internal medicine physician
Harborview Medical Center, Emergency Trauma Center
Seattle, WA
abaer@u.washington.edu
206-663-1909 (pager)
Expertise: car collision trauma

Kristin Jacobsen
Deputy press secretary
Office of Governor Chris Gregoire
Olympia, WA
Kristin.Jacobsen@GOV.WA.GOV
360-902-4136

Jessyn Schor
Executive Director
Transportation Choices Coalition
Seattle, WA
jessyn@transportationchoices.org
206-329-2336
Expertise: transit, walkability, policy

Hilary Karasz
Public Information Officer
Public Health - Seattle & King County
Seattle, WA
Hilary.Karasz@METROKC.GOV
206-296-4767

David Levinger
Executive Director
Feet First
Seattle, WA
levinger@earthlink.net
206-652-2310
Expertise: Safe Routes to Schools, walkability