Jason Mumford Promoted to Director of STV’s National Planning Practice

Michael Curto Jr., Alexa Heidrich and Boris Lipkin Join STV to Advise Clients on Planning Initiatives

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – STV, a leading professional services firm that plans, designs and manages infrastructure projects across North America, today announced four leadership changes to strengthen its national planning practice and expand its suite of project development advisory services for clients:

• Jason Mumford, PE, AICP, vice president, has been promoted to director of the national planning practice;
• Michael Curto Jr. has joined as vice president of national development;
• Alexa Heidrich has joined as deputy director of the national planning practice; and
• Boris Lipkin has joined as vice president of program development.

“These leaders will help our clients find the expertise they need across every decision moment during a project’s lifecycle,” said Garo Hovnanian, executive vice president of Advisory Services at STV. “Their relationships across state and federal government, public transit and rail, as well as with project owners and other stakeholders, will allow projects and programs to move faster through complex processes while having a greater impact on the communities we serve.”

In his new role, Mumford, who is based in Washington, D.C., will oversee the firm’s data-driven, multidisciplinary planning practice, which includes 20+ planning leaders,130+ transportation planners and encompasses multimodal planning, economic analysis, regional and community planning. He is also skilled in project and program development, supporting and advising clients in upstream advisory services during all stages of a program’s conception and delivery. Since joining STV in 2020, Mumford has led several major transportation planning projects, including on-call planning and program management for bus rapid transit (BRT) in Montgomery County, Maryland; and general engineering consultant services for the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County’s (METRO) in Texas. Mumford also helped lead planning programs for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), Arlington County and the Fairfax County Department of Transportation’s The One BRT system in Virginia. Mumford is an executive committee member of Mpact and a member of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), Transportation Research Board and American Planning Association. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the University of Utah and his master’s degree in city planning from the University of Pennsylvania.

Curto joins STV as a former transportation policy expert in the federal government for nearly a decade, most recently serving as legislative director in the U.S. House of Representatives. In that role, he led Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Troy E. Nehls’ legislative team, which oversaw work related to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He also staffed Chairman Nehls on three key subcommittees: Aviation; Highways and Transit; and Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. From 2018 to 2021, Curto held several positions at the U.S. Department of Transportation, beginning as special assistant to Secretary Elaine Chao and later serving as an advisor to the Secretary for Regulatory Reform. Curto will work closely with the team to better partner with state and federal leaders, lawmakers and other stakeholders to develop strategies focused on improving transportation infrastructure. . Curto holds a B.A. in Political Science and Government from the Schreyer Honors College at Penn State and a J.D. from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. He is based in Washington, D.C.

Heidrich, based in Baltimore, Maryland, comes to STV with more than 15 years of experience leading multidisciplinary teams through the planning and delivery process from the conceptual and feasibility study phases through construction. She recently served as deputy director for the Purple Line Light Rail project for the Maryland Transit Administration capital project. A skilled urban planner, she specializes in delivering innovative, data-driven and sustainable solutions that enhance economic vitality and social outcomes for the communities she serves. Heidrich earned her Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Sydney, Australia.

Lipkin, based in Oakland, California, joins STV from the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA), where he led the effort that will bring high-speed rail to Northern California. In this new role, Lipkin will lead program development for infrastructure initiatives with transit and rail clients around the country with a particular focus on the West Coast, including California, Washington, Oregon and Arizona. At CHSRA, he helped the agency navigate complex, multi-agency partnerships and relationships with transit agencies, cities, counties and advocacy organizations to advance portions of the high-speed rail system through all stages of program development from early planning through construction closeout. He also served on the Transbay Joint Powers Authority Board of Directors and the Portal (formerly known as the Downtown Extension Project) executive steering committee. Lipkin earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in business economics and geography from UCLA and a Master of City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania.

For decades, STV has held a position as a national leader in planning services for major transportation programs including MTA Long Island Rail Road Grand Central Madison/East Side Access in New York, California High-Speed Rail, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s Cross Harbor Freight Program Tier II EIS and the Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority Streetcar Expansion in Phoenix, Arizona.