Expert Details

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

ID: 730754 New York, USA

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.

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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.

Government Experience

Years	Agency	Role	Description
Years: 1997 to 1998	Agency: New York City Economic Development Corporation	Role: Project manager	Description: She initiated the Cross Harbor Rail Freight Major Investment Study and the Strategic Plan for the Revitalization of the Port of New York City
Years: 1985 to 1996	Agency: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation	Role: Executive staff	Description: She was responsible for special projects, and troubleshooting, and legislative testimony and public outreach for the New York harbor and Long Island Sound.

International Experience

Years	Country / Region	Summary
Years: 2006 to 2006	Country / Region: Bangladesh (Dhaka)	Summary: She facilitated the formation of a Ferry Safety Working Group composed of all sectors of the ferry industry including government and NGOs and help staff its meetings. She has maintained contact with colleagues.
Years: 1995 to 1998	Country / Region: Ecuador, Quito and Guayaquil	Summary: She engaged in three environmental projects in Ecuador, in three visits. (1) She made successful presentations to the government and private sector about the problems with leaded gasoline. (2) She evaluated the plans for clean up of the Estero Salado in Guayaquil for Mayor Febres Cordero. (3) She spoke about ports and sustainability before the then new Catholica University in Quito. (Dates are approximate)
Years: 1995 to 1995	Country / Region: Vietnam (Ha Noi)	Summary: She worked with the Ministry of Science and Technology to develop a plan for the restoration of the Tu Lich Canal in Ha Noi.
Years: 1994 to Present	Country / Region: Middle East	Summary: She has been working with EcoPeace/Friends of the Earth Middle East, a consortium of environmentalists from Israel, Jordan and Palestine who are working on cross border water issues including restoration of the Jordan River. She has assisted them in a variety of ways -- helping to promote their work in the United States as well as strategic planning.

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.

Professional Appointments
She is on the Board of the Journal of Urban Technology. In the past she has been the Chair of the Environment Committee of the New York Academy of Science and was the appointed chair of the Ferry Committee of the Transportation Research Board.

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.

Medical / Professional
Post-doctoral fellow Rockefeller University Department of Cell Biology 1972-1975

Publications and Patents Summary
She has published over 25 papers on professional topics.

Additional Experience

Training / Seminars
She developed and taught a course on maritime transport and international trade for the World Trade Institute under the auspices of Pace University and held at the World Trade Center. The course was for mid level executives and was held over two days.

Vendor Selection
She has sourced shipyards for construction of ferries and marine highway vessels. She has sourced tug and barge leasers. She has also sourced ferry transport services.

Marketing Experience
As current chair of the SNAME Ferry Committee and former chair of the Ferry Transport Committee/Marine Highway Subcommittee of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Science and other professional activities she is keenly aware of industry trends and in fact exerts a level of influence on the speed and direction of trends. She collects and analyzes information on innovation in the maritime sector.

Marketing Experience

As current chair of the SNAME Ferry Committee and former chair of the Ferry Transport Committee/Marine Highway Subcommittee of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Science and other professional activities she is keenly aware of industry trends and in fact exerts a level of influence on the speed and direction of trends. She collects and analyzes information on innovation in the maritime sector.

Other Relevant Experience
As leader in numerous not-for-profit organizations she is a highly skilled and sought after strategic planner. (Not for profits she has led include American Littoral Society - New York Chapter; Environment Committee of the New York Academy of Science; Neighborhood Open Space Coalition; and currently the chair of the Working Harbor Committee as well as former chair of the Ferry Transport Committee/Marine Highway Subcommittee of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Science. She is the author of numerous peer review professional publications. She has been invited to make presentations on her work in the United States and internationally.

Other Relevant Experience

As leader in numerous not-for-profit organizations she is a highly skilled and sought after strategic planner. (Not for profits she has led include American Littoral Society - New York Chapter; Environment Committee of the New York Academy of Science; Neighborhood Open Space Coalition; and currently the chair of the Working Harbor Committee as well as former chair of the Ferry Transport Committee/Marine Highway Subcommittee of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Science.
She is the author of numerous peer review professional publications. She has been invited to make presentations on her work in the United States and internationally.

Language Skills

Language	Proficiency
Spanish	Can speak once in country.
French	Level of proficiency has deteriorated with lack of use -- but could readily be restored.
Hebrew	Currently taking a conversational course to restore proficiency.

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