GENERAL SESSION: Federal Partners Update (Rail 2026)

Join us to hear from our federal partners and learn about the year ahead.

Remarks:

• Leanne Redden, Chair, APTA; Executive Director, Regional Transportation Authority

Panelists:

• Jamie Pfister, Acting Executive Director - Office of the Administrator (TOA), Federal Transit Administration 
• Mark Patterson, Associate Administrator, Office of Research, Data, and Innovation, Federal Railroad Administration 
• Juli Huynh, Director of Policy, Office of Policy Coordination and Development in the Office of the Secretary, US Department of Transportation