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Corridors Program Office team

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is a state agency made of seven districts and the Florida Turnpike Enterprise (FTE). For the Moving I-4 Forward Program, FDOT has taken a collaborative, multi-district approach to allow the delivery of complex projects that cross district boundaries and created the Corridors Program Office to ensure the Moving I-4 Forward projects advance in a uniform and streamlined manner. See below to meet the Corridors Program team who are leading the delivery of the I-4 corridor in the Central Florida Region.

  • Will Watts
    FDOT Assistant Secretary Engineering & Ops

    Will N. Watts
    FDOT Assistant Secretary
    Engineering & Ops

    FDOT Assistant Secretary Watts serves as the Program Executive Director for Moving I-4 Forward and is responsible for setting the overall vision and goals for the program, as well as driving its performance.

    Will has broad public agency and consulting firm experience in delivery and leadership positions. He has had an accelerated and diverse career path in both production and operations, ranging from design through program management. He has spent much of his career in northeast Florida, where he held the position of Director of Operations with FDOT District Two. Will relocated to Tallahassee when he was appointed as the Chief Engineer and soon after earned the appointment to serve as the Assistant Secretary of Engineering and Operations for FDOT. His wide-ranging background includes hands on delivery, local program and community support, completing complex projects under accelerated schedules, and statewide strategic program leadership. Will has humbly spent his career honoring the values and goals of FDOT and working for the residents of Florida with a mission of advancing the Department’s Target Zero safety initiative, expanding workforce development, advancing technology, ensuring a robust supply chain, and implementing resiliency strategies for our local communities.

    • Maryam Ghyabi
      Chief Strategy
      Officer

      Maryam Ghyabi
      Chief Strategy Officer

      As the Chief Strategy Officer for the Moving I-4 Forward Program, Maryam provides strategic counsel on all elements of the initiative, including communications, workforce development, and managing relationships.

      Maryam holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science in Transportation Engineering from the University of Central Florida.

      Maryam has a wealth of experience in leadership and support for the transportation industry, having successfully advocated for a variety of transformational infrastructure projects. Her commitment to transportation, the Florida Department of Transportation, and improving the communities she serves is unparalleled. In addition to her work for the transportation industry, Maryam serves on a variety of boards that benefit her community and the state of Florida.

      • Amanda Handley
        Strategic
        Communications Manager
        • Amanda Handley, APR, CPRC
          Strategic Communications Manager
          • Matthew Richardson
            Deputy Communications Manager
            • Seth Lieberman
              Lead Web Designer
            • Claudia Machado
              Communications Specialist
            • CJ Stankiewicz
              Senior Multimedia Designer II
            • Bethany Jacobs
              Graphic Designer
            • Jeni Knobeloch
              Senior Graphic Designer
            • Isabela Roselione
              Communications
      • Marc Hustad
        Interim Program
        Manager
        • Will Watts
          FDOT Assistant Secretary Engineering & Ops
          • Marc Hustad
            Interim Program
            Manager
            • TBD
              Project Controls Area Lead
              • Mark Owen
                Senior Project Manager
                • Randy Miner
                  Senior Project Manager
                • Ben Miller
                  Project Manager
                • Thomas Anzelone
                  Project Manager
              • JJ Henchy
                Program Schedule Lead
              • Kevin Prado
                Project Controls Engineer
            • Keith Brockman
              Program Development Area Lead
              • Abhijeet Desai
                Program Design Lead
                • Alex Barrios
                  Highway Design Lead
                • Murray Santoro
                  Drainage Design Lead
                • Traffic Design Lead
                • Matthew Betancourt
                  PD&E Lead
                • Bryan Sturm
                  Structures Design Lead
              • Ed Wolfson
                Program Traffic Control Lead
              • Steven McWilliams
                Program Delivery Lead
                • Utility Coordination Lead
                • Permitting Lead
            • Chad Marcus
              Program Right of Way Area Lead
              • Joe Murphy
                Deputy ROW Program Lead
            • CCM Project Program Manager
              Program Operations Area Lead
              • CCM Deputy Project Program Manager
                Deputy Program Operations Area Lead
              • CCM Senior Project Engineer B
                Deputy Program Operations Area Lead
            • Debra Reed
              Sr. Administrative Assistant
            • Program Cost Estimating Lead
            • Program Document Control Lead
            • Program Quality Lead
      • Keith Slater
        Program Director
        • Keith Slater, P.E.
          Program Director
          • Project Management Engineer
            • Project Management Engineer
              • Senior Project Delivery Engineer
              • Project Delivery Engineer
            • Project Administrator
              • Project Delivery Technician
              • Project Delivery Specialist
          • Melissa Candiotti
            Administrative Assistant
          • Wendy Parrish
            Deputy Program
            Manager
      • Wendy Parrish
        Deputy Program
        Manager
        • Keith Slater, P.E.
          Program Director
          • Wendy Parrish
            Deputy Program Manager
            • Project Controls Program Engineer
              • Project Controls Senior Engineer
              • Project Controls Engineer
            • Project Administrator
              • Brandi Bertram
                Contract Administrator
              • Project Communications Specialist
    • Jason Watts
      Alternative Delivery
      Lead

      Jason Watts
      Alternative Delivery Lead

      As the Alternative Delivery Lead for the Moving I-4 Forward program, Jason Watts spearheads the development of alternative delivery methods, creation of applicable RFPs/RFQs,  and oversees the execution of the innovative new concepts adopted by the Department.

      Jason holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the United States Military Academy at West Point and a Juris Doctor from Florida State University. He is AICP Certified, a Certified Public Manager, and a member of the Florida Bar.

      Currently also serving as FDOT’s GEC Program Director, Jason brings more than 15 years of transportation planning and legal experience to the Moving I-4 Forward team. He previously served as the Director of Environmental Management for the Florida Department of Transportation and has served as FDOT’s Chief Counsel for Contracts. He has been instrumental in all Department alternative delivery methodologies and practices. He has experience in developing Design-Build and Phased Design-Build procurement documents, public-private partnerships, statewide policies, leading teams of multiple agencies and partners, contract and risk management, analyzing environmental data leading to NEPA approvals, and negotiating solutions to complex project development concerns.

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