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Maritime Transport of People and Freight, New Technology, Maritime Safety Developing World, Planning

ID: 730754 New York, USA

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Expert has worked on ferry and marine highway (domestic maritime freight) projects for numerous clients all over the United States with a special focus on the Northeast and Midwest. Clients are in the private, not-for-profit and public sectors. She is the chair of the Ferry Transport Committee for the Transportation Research Board. She has written many articles on ferry and marine highway policy and technology, including about ferry planning for the benefit of cities, and the conflict between maritime transport and land use. She has served on expert panels for the National Freight Cooperative Research Program. Expert is also the coordinator for Interferry's Ferry Safety for the Developing World Project with International Maritime Organization, a branch of the UN. Interferry the international ferry association honored her for her work with lifetime membership.

Expert has worked on many projects involving freight transport with specializations on maritime transport of freight; urban freight transport: and food and agricultural product logistics and supply chain. Among the marine highway projects she worked on include: feasibility of air cargo transport by water between metropolitan area airports and lower Manhattan; an evaluation of the possibility of maritime transport of food to and from the Hunts Point Produce market; and the Hudson River Foodway, bringing food from upstate New York farms to New York City. She also evaluated the impact of truck only lanes for I-70 in the midwest on the maritime transport of freight on the Great Lakes and Mississippi River system. She was on a research panel for the National Cooperative Freight Research Panel (NCFRP) Marine Highway study. Regarding urban freight she was on an NCFRP project team studying urban freight; she also served on a project that analyzed the possibility for an urban freight village in Linden NJ; she also was on teams for the Buffalo-Niagara urban freight study and another one for the Greater Toronto Hamilton area. She has published numerous papers on urban freight and served on an NCFRP panel that examined the siting of freight facilities. With respect to food and agricultural logistics, she was part of the Logistic Enhancement Study for the United States' largest food wholesale market, in Hunts Point, Bronx. She looked at agricultural supply chain enhancement as part of the Buffalo Niagara urban freight study, the Mohawk-Erie freight study, and the Hudson River Foodway. Regarding freight in general she was part of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway study for the NCFRP. Her work in these studies reflects in-depth knowledge of commercial real estate in relation to freight transport, urban patterns, and food and maritime transport.

Hudson River Foodway: For the Lower Hudson Long Island Resource Conservation and Development Council, she analyzed the logistic feasibility of transporting agricultural produce from the Hudson Valley to New York City by waterborne transport. NYS Energy Research and Development Authority funded study. Great Lakes St. Lawrence Basin Multimodal Corridor Study: National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP) 35: For the Transportation Research Board, a branch of the National Academy of Science, she analyzed the performance of the freight transportation system, to recommend improvements, with CPCS Coney Island Ferry Feasibility Study: She researched and evaluated land use and economic development aspects for a Coney Island Ferry Feasibility study sponsored by New York City Economic Development Corporation, with Moffat Nichols.I-70 Corridor of the Future, Truck-only Lanes (TOL), Ohio through Missouri: She investigated the port and waterborne intermodal links, and the marine highway potential, for an I-70 Truck-Only Lane. with WSA. This was a federally sponsored study under the management of INDOT.Niagara Frontier Urban Area Freight Transportation Study: She led the investigation into maritime intermodal freight opportunities as well as enhanced agriculture/food transport as part of a larger freight economic development study under contract to the Greater Buffalo Niagara Regional Transportation Council (MPO), with WSA. New York State Freight Plan. She is leading the analysis of the Ports and Waterways section.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1972 Degree: Ph.D. Subject: Biochemistry Institution: Cornell University Medical College
Year: 1964 Degree: B.S. Subject: Chemistry Institution: Brooklyn College

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1998 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Principal Department: Executive
Responsibilities:
Expert is principal of this consultancy that deals with maritime transport of people and freight as well as waterfront development. She also is pro bono coordinator for Interferry and leader of the Worldwide Ferry Safety Association working to reduce ferry fatalities in the developing world.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1998 to 1999 Employer: INFORM Title: Director Department: Sustainable Transportation
Responsibilities:
She researched, published and presented information about sustainable transportation, with a focus on alternative fuels such as CNG, LNG and Hydrogen. She founded and led the NY Fuel Cell Group. She sought, obtained and executed several major grants.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1997 to 1998 Employer: NYC Economic Development Corporation Title: Director, Port and Intermodal Planning Department: Transportation and Waterfront Division
Responsibilities:
She initiated the Cross Harbor Rail Freight Major Investment Study, which studied the feasibility of a rail tunnel under New York Harbor, and also initiated The Strategic Plan for the Redevelopment of the Port of New York City.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1985 to 1996 Employer: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Title: Special Assistant to the Commissioner for the downstate waterways Department: Executive
Responsibilities:
She undertook special projects including leading the Bi-State Oil Spill Conference for NYS which succeeded in improving oil company operations to reduce spills. She also effectively led a multifaceted program to reduce floatable marine debris wash-ups. She testified on behalf of the Department at numerous legislative hearings. She was a troubleshooter, quickly responding to numerous harbor related issues.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1981 to 1984 Employer: Self-employed Title: Environmental Consultant Department:
Responsibilities:
She was a researcher and authored several reports, papers, and white papers on environmental subjects. She undertook the research for "Neptune's Revenge" by Anne Simon, a book about the anthropological impacts on the ocean.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1980 to 1981 Employer: Columbia University Title: Adjunct Instructor Department: Biology
Responsibilities:
She taught biology (on the cellular and molecular levels). She executed a program to assist poorly prepared students which she developed.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1978 to 1980 Employer: Yeshiva University Title: Assistant Professor Department: Science
Responsibilities:
She taught Biochemistry to students at Yeshiva College and Chemistry and Biology to students at Stern College. She authored a report about the status of the University's science libraries. Findings were implemented. She also obtained a grant to improve the University's ability to biochemistry research. She also initiated several seminars including one on energy sources and policy.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1975 to 1978 Employer: Columbia University Title: Adjunct instructor Department: Biology
Responsibilities:
She taught biology (on the cellular and molecular levels). She developed and executed a program to assist poorly prepared students.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2012 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Executive Director Department: Executive
Responsibilities:
She leads this not-for-profit organization dedicated to reduce ferry fatalities in the developing world. The organization achieves its mission by research and dissemination of information.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
She is a member of the Transportation Research Board, former chair of its Ferry Transport Committee/Marine Highway subcommittee. She is a member of Interferry and its pro bono coordinator of the ferry safety project. She is an associate member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and chair of its Ferry/Marine Highway Committee. She is also a member of the Marine Society.
Awards / Recognition
She was awarded lifetime membership to Interferry, the international ferry association, in honor of work on ferry safety in developing nations and emerging markets.
Publications and Patents Summary
She has published over 25 papers on professional topics.

Fields of Expertise

ferry, freight, harbor, coast guard, boat dock, maritime policy, maritime accident, maritime safety, boating safety, policy, commercial vessel, marine shipping, advanced material technology, water, human-factors product safety, safety, maritime system technology, boat, ship, organization, technology, accident, shipping

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