Our Team

Board Members

Jeff Thompson
Jeff Thompson

Jeff is a technology executive with 25 years experience in the data collection and analysis field. Although he’s been commuting along the Red Line for years, he just joined the RLPI in 2024. But Jeff has been working for years to support active transportation and to help create more unique, magic places in our communities.
Chris Maldonado
Chris Maldonado
Secretary

Chris is a Client Executive at Accenture-Microsoft Business Group at Avanade and has over 20+ years of experience in the IT consulting and sales industry. Chris is the president of the Major Taylor Cycling Club of Austin. Chris is most excited by RLPI to promote a safe haven for transit and recreational activities for local citizens.
Brianna Frey
Brianna Frey
Treasurer

Brianna Frey is the Special Projects Team Program Director for the City of Austin Transportation and Public Works Department.
Brianna has volunteered for RLPI since 2017 and is most fulfilled leading Board Development and growing her trail design skills. Brianna is most excited about using the Parkway to commute between Mueller and Downtown Austin.



Rachel Wood
Rachel Wood

Rachel Wood is an educator and dedicated advocate for accessible development. Rachel uses knowledge derived from lived experiences as a bike commuter and public transit user. She has been instrumental in promoting sustainable transit solutions in Austin suburbs. Her deep understanding of the importance of creating accessible transportation aligns perfectly with the vision of the Red Line Parkway. Rachel believes in the power of partnerships and is skilled at bringing diverse communities to achieve common goals.
Brie Winnega Reamer

Dr. Brie Winnega Reamer is a writer and nonprofit professional. She is Founder and Director of New Leaf Collective, a collaborative and multidisciplinary consultancy that helps nonprofits and small businesses grow. Brie holds a PhD and MA in English from UT Austin and BA in English from University of Michigan. She is an avid reader, an amateur woodworker, and lives in Austin with her spouse, Alex, and two dogs, Bruno and Maggie.
Todd Hemingson

Todd Hemingson is a native Austinite, urban planner and avid cyclist whose professional passion is connecting transportation and land use to help create more livable communities. Todd works as a Senior Transit Consultant at HDR providing mobility planning services for clients across the country, following a long public sector career including work at a state DOT, MPO, and three transit agencies, including at CapMetro where he helped develop the Red Line passenger rail service.



Larry Graham

Larry Graham is currently the Manager of Local Government Relations for Texas Gas Service, natural gas utility in Austin. Larry is responsible for local government relations, including serving as the liaison to the City of Austin for a variety of regulatory matters. Previously Larry worked at the Texas Legislature for five years. Prior to moving to Austin in 1993, Larry worked for several non-profit organizations in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere.

Larry lives in Austin with his wife Andrea. Andrea is a registered nurse and works at Dell Children’s Hospital. Larry and Andrea have three adult daughters. Currently, Larry serves on the board of Austin Habitat for Humanity and Interfaith Austin (iACT).

 

Staff

Tom Wald
Tom Wald
Executive Director
[email protected]

Tom is co-founder of RLPI, and is a longtime Austin-area trails, walking, and bicycling advocate. He also serves on the boards of Austin Outside and Safe Streets Austin, and was Bike Austin Executive Director from 2009-2014.