About Us

Green DOT owner Jeff Schwein (he/him) is a Certified Transportation Planner (CTP) with the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). Jeff has worked in the transportation planning field since 2001 on projects ranging from financial programming to multi-modal planning. His specialty is moving projects from the shelf to the ground with accessible and creative funding and delivery strategies. Jeff works with communities to define projects based on identifiable need as well as project type, in relation to available funding resources. In addition to project level transportation planning, Jeff helps communities prepare transportation plans, bicycle plans, and Safe Routes to School Plans that improve mobility options and create active transportation opportunities. Jeff is committed to progressive transportation planning and stays involved in statewide transportation circles like the Rural Counties Task Force and Regional Transportation Planning Agencies group and regularly attends meetings of the California Transportation Commission.

Sofia (she/her) is a Senior Transportation Planner at Green DOT and is passionate about promoting active transportation and multi-modal access to equitably serve all communities. She is involved in most aspects of Green DOT which includes managing project deliveries, authoring planning documents, leading grant developments, and engaging with diverse communities to ensure full representation throughout the planning process. She is a graduate of California State Chico with a double BA in Geography & Planning and Spanish. She fervently believes that promoting active transportation and multi-modal access is a vital aspect of improving livability and mobility in our communities, and enjoys working directly with communities to envision positive change.

Kailey (she/her) is a Senior Transportation Planner at Green DOT Transportation Solutions. She graduated from University of California, Davis with a B.S. in Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning with an emphasis in Urban and Regional Planning. She also graduated with a B.A. in Economics. Kailey has experience conducting transit research with the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies through site surveys, community engagement, and extensive data analysis using RStudio. She has a passion for transportation equity and strives to use her skills as a planner to help better serve all communities and their transit needs.

Nora (she / her) is an Associate Transportation Planner at Green DOT Transportation Solutions. She graduated from California State University, Chico with a B.A. in Geography and Planning and a B.S. in Environmental Science. Additionally, she is a graduate of the Master of City and Regional Planning program at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Nora has transportation planning experience in both the public and private sectors. She is experienced in multimodal planning applications, corridor planning, public outreach, and graphic design. She is passionate about creating safe and equitable transportation opportunities for all users to support healthy and happy communities.

Stefan Melko (he/him) is an Assistant Transportation Planner at Green DOT. He graduated from the University of Colorado Denver with a BA in Geography and a minor in History. His experience includes transportation-related public outreach with the city of Wilsonville OR South Metro Area Regional Transportation Department, researching hazard mitigation strategies, micro-mobility planning, and equitable transportation access at the University of Colorado Denver. He is passionate about equitable transportation access, adapting transportation planning to minimize the effects of climate change, and further reconnecting our communities.