Areas of Responsibility: Ms. Hardy coordinates programs and partnerships with AMPO’s association partners on varying transportation subjects. Additionally, she assists in policy development and works to promote AMPO with Congressional staff and the Administration. As Executive Director, Ms. Hardy handles AMPO’s Administration and Finance.
Bennett is currently assisting with a variety of policy issues and updating "best practices" data.
Kristen Degan
Special Assistant
Kristen assists in bookkeeping and financial tasks. Please note that she is only in the office part-time.
Rich Denbow, Director of Technical Programs
Ph: (202) 296-7051 Fx: (202) 296-7054
Areas of Responsibility: Mr. Denbow works on the technical issues MPOs are involved with in the planning process. He directs AMPOs federal grant awards and manages the activities of AMPOs Air Quality, Travel Modeling, and Operations Work Groups and MPO research efforts. He also leads AMPO responses to federal rulemakings that impact transportation planning and funding.
Maria is responsible for developing program activities for AMPO members. Her work is often tied to deliverables for MPO members. Feel free to contact her if you have an exciting new program idea.