May 17, 2023

Parametrix

Aderiye

Elder

Tait Elder, RPA has joined Parametrix as a senior consultant. He is a Secretary of the Interior qualified archaeologist with almost two decades of cultural resources experience spanning across the Western United States.

Elder comes to Parametrix from ICF where he most recently served as principal archaeologist and Pacific Northwest transportation sector lead. Elder has served as principal investigator on over 150 cultural resources studies in the Pacific Northwest since 2012 for agencies such as Snohomish County, Washington State Department of Transportation, City of Seattle, and King County Metro. At Parametrix, he will build cultural resources capacity and expertise for the Greater Washington environmental planning and compliance team.

Tope Aderiye, PMP has joined Parametrix as a senior planner. He has over 15 years of project management experience working in telecommunications, information technology, civil infrastructure, construction, and public utility environments.

Aderiye comes to Parametrix from Program Management & Controls Services. He is a Certified Project Management Professional and holds a master's certificate in project management. Aderiye has worked with clients such as the Chicago Transit Authority and the Chicago Department of Aviation. At Parametrix, he joins the firm's Strategic Advisory Services group which offers business advisory, owner's advisory, and delivery advisory services to clients across the Western United States.

Linda Gehrke has joined Parametrix as a principal consultant based in Seattle. She has over three decades of experience working in the public transportation industry, providing planning, environmental, and cartography services across Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Gehrke is the former Regional Administrator for Region 10 of the Federal Transit Administration and spent over 15 years working for the United States Department of Transportation as a Community Planner and Deputy Regional Administrator. She holds a Master of Public Administration and a degree in geography with a concentration in cartography, environmental sciences, and planning.

At Parametrix, she joins the firm's strategic advisory services practice with an emphasis on transit clients, Tribal nations, and other public agencies throughout the Western United States.