Erin Barry

Senior Consultant

Location
Los Angeles, CA

Erin is a Senior Consultant specializing in transportation policy, innovative partnerships, and strategic planning for transportation and planning agencies across the country.  With a proven track record working within both the public and private sectors, Erin helps her clients navigate critical challenges in intergovernmental collaboration, policy analysis, project financing, grant writing, strategic planning, and community engagement.

At InfraStrategies, Erin is currently leading the development of recommendations at the intersection of politics, policy, and planning for the North Central Texas Council of Governments that will improve regional collaboration and connectivity for the greater Dallas-Fort Worth region—the most rapidly growing region in the nation. At home in Los Angeles, she is overseeing a consultant team to analyze LA Metro’s efforts as a first mover in the budget equity space and prepare recommendations for future enhancements that will support LA Metro’s ability to make financial decisions that increase equity of opportunity for Angelinos.

Previously, Erin served as a Senior Regional Planner and Project Manager at the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), where she was responsible for establishing new partnerships with transit agencies and municipalities to develop and implement innovative pilot projects across the region. Through these collaborations, she helped advance emerging transportation solutions including Universal Basic Mobility initiatives, Open Loop Payment systems, Mobility Hub designs, and Big Data applications, while managing significant grant distributions to County Transportation Commissions.

As Senior Management Analyst for the City of Ventura, California, Erin played a pivotal role in the city's largest capital investment to date – a $500 million+ purified recycled water program. She successfully managed all financing, public outreach, and environmental permitting activities, notably securing and closing two US EPA WIFIA loans totaling $174 million. Her leadership overseeing strategic planning workshops helped shape the program's vision and direction.

Erin launched her career at EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC as an Environmental Consultant, where she managed environmental policy and permitting for coastal infrastructure projects.

She is currently pursuing a Master of Public Administration at the University of Southern California's Sol Price School of Public Policy and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Pomona College.

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