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Richard Brady is President of Matrix Consulting Group and is in charge of the firm's government consulting practices. His experience encompasses over 35 years and has worked with hundreds of jurisdictions throughout the country. He also leads our Public Safety practice, focusing on developing holistic approaches to meet community needs. He holds a doctorate from Oxford University, UK, and is based out of our headquarters office in San Mateo, CA.
650.858.0507rbrady@matrixcg.net
Alan Pennington is a Senior Vice President and Chief Talent Officer. A consultant for the past 10 years, he leads our General Consulting practice, which provides administrative, development review, and public works consulting services. Prior to joining Matrix, he served for over 15 years in various public sector positions in Illinois and Maine. He is trained as a Six Sigma Deployment Champion, and has taught collective bargaining at the university level. He is based in our Edwardsville, IL office.
618.692.9085apennington@matrixcg.net
Courtney Ramos is a Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer, and leads our Financial Services practice. Ms. Ramos has managed and assisted with all of the firm’s cost allocation plans, user fees, including development fees, and development impact fees. Her tenure with the firm has also included work on operational audits focusing on organizational and staffing structure enhancements. She is based out of our San Mateo, CA headquarters office.
650.858.0507 cramos@matrixcg.netIan Brady is a Senior Vice President and our firm's Chief Operations Officer. He leads our Public Safety practice, in addition to founding our data analytics and GIS applications practice. His principal expertise is in law enforcement and other areas of public safety, having worked on numerous studies relating to staffing, alternative service delivery feasibility, geographic policing, and deployment issues. He is based out of our Portland, OR office.
650.575.5129 ibrady@matrixcg.netKhushboo Ingle is Vice President and Secretary and works both in our Financial Services and General Consulting practices. In Financial Services, she evaluates costs and activity-based fees as well as fees associated with development impacts.
In our General Consulting practice, she is involved in evaluations of administrative services and development review. She is based out of our Irvine, CA office.
916.715.6088 kingle@matrixcg.netAaron Baggarly is a Vice President and leads our Development Review and Space Planning practices, with over 12 years of governmental consulting experience. During his career, he has worked with over 100 public sector clients in evaluating a wide range of issues including permit processing, facility needs, detention system staffing and operations. Mr. Baggarly is AICP certified by the American Planning Association and, earlier in his career worked as a professional planner. He is based in Charlotte, NC.
803.622.9910 abaggarly@matrixcg.netStaff
Katherine (Kate) Vigneau, CAFM, is a Director with both Matrix and our Canadian business, MCG Consulting Solutions. Vigneau spent 27 years with the Canadian Armed Forces as a Logistics and Transportation Officer, retiring at the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. She is the lead for our fleet management practice, as well as our Canadian business. She highly very involved with NAFA - Fleet Management Association as a volunteer Trustee and as their Director of Professional Development. Ms. Vigneau holds a Master of Defense Studies from Canadian Forces College, and a Master of Business Administration from the Royal Military Collage, and is based in our Halifax, Nova Scotia office.
705.305.7052 kvigneau@matrixcg.netDevon Clunis is a Director with both Matrix and our Canadian company, MCG Consulting Solutions. Devon served 29 years with the Winnipeg Police Service in Manitoba, Canada, where he rose to the rank of Chief – the first Black Chief of Police in Canadian history. He was able to change the course of policing in Winnipeg, transitioning from a reactive enforcement model, to a proactive, community-centered model. This change was adopted by the community and Police Board as a new Vision and Mission for policing in Winnipeg. Devon was president of the Manitoba Association of Chiefs of Police, and was awarded the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for the Advancement of Inter-religious Understanding in 2017. He is a member of the Board of Directors for The Canadian Police Knowledge Network, and a member of the Poverty Reduction Council of Winnipeg, and is based in Winnipeg, Canada
204.330.1298 dclunis@matrixcg.netRobert Finn is a Senior Manager and has over 25 years of combined experience as a police and fire executive, public safety director and consultant. He leads our fire and emergency medical services analytical practice, developing master plans, facility location analysis, management and staffing assessments. He has an MBA and a BS in Public Safety Management from Grand Canyon University, and is based in our Dallas, TX office
817.999.7118 rfinn@matrixcg.netGreg Mathews is a Senior Manager with over 25 years of public sector experience as both a senior management consultant and executive manager in local government agencies. He is a lead analyst in our public safety consulting efforts, especially in emergency communications and detention system issues. He is based in our Charlotte, NC office.
208.755.8401 gmathews@matrixcg.net
Charles (Chas) Jordan is a Manager with over 4 years of consulting experience in public works/solid waste industries and 12 years of local government experience, having served as an Assistant Public Works Director/Facilities Manager and Management Analyst in Largo, FL. He also serves as the editor of the Florida Public Works Magazine and has been a frequent presenter and training at professional conferences. Chas holds Master of Public Administration degree from the University of North Florida, and is is based out of our Florida office.
727.455.7195 cjordan@matrixcg.netDavid Branch is a Manager and serves as a lead project analyst across multiple disciplines. His consulting experience has included more than 100 studies throughout the country, with a focus on emergency communications, public works, fleet management, community development, and administrative services. He is based out of our Irvine, CA office.
618.692.9085 dbranch@matrixcg.netTerry Lewis is a Manager with over 30 years of experience in the fire service up to the level of fire chief. His professional career included responsibility for fire prevention and management of operations. His experience also includes financial management and accounting. He is also an Executive Fire Officer (EFO) program graduate, and is based out of our Kentucky office.
513.429.1401 tlewis@matrixcg.netAllysn Brekke, AICP is a Manager with over 20 years of community development experience in local government. Prior to joining Matrix, she was the Deputy Planning Director for Gallatin County, MT and helped to improve the Planning Department’s development review procedures for intense and rapid growth. She also served as the Director of Community & Economic Development for the City of Port Angeles, where she was successful in building a more efficient and modernized land use code to help foster responsible growth and reduce numerous historic zoning barriers for the creation of new housing.
406.579.5525 abrekke@matrixcg.netJocelyn Mathiasen is a Manager, bringing over 15 years of consulting and public sector experience at the local and state levels. Her primary work areas include streamlining municipal operations to enhance customer service and efficiencies, notably in the area of development review. Recently she also served as Director of Permitting and Land Use for the city of Milford, Connecticut. She has a Master of Public Policy from Harvard University, and is based in our New Jersey office.
203.733.2604 jmathiasen@matrixcg.netJohn Scruggs is a Manager as part of our Public Safety practice. He has experience in all facets of law enforcement during his 26-year career, having previously served as a Captain for the Portland Police Bureau. He holds a Master of Public Administration from Portland State University, and is now based out of our office in Raleigh, NC.
503.320.4366 jscruggs@matrixcg.netPhilip Berry is a Senior Consultant, working in our Public Safety practice. Prior to joining Matrix, Philip spent time as a Research Analyst with the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission in Richmond, VA. Philip has also spent time at academic institutions as an instructor throughout the East Coast during his graduate-level coursework. Philip holds a masters degree from Radford University, and is a doctoral candidate in criminology from the University of South Carolina. He is based out of our South Carolina office.
302.242.7552 pberry@matrixcg.netJoe McDonald is a Senior Consultant as part of our General Consulting team. He assists with operational and organizational assessments of various local government services. Prior to joining Matrix, he had past experience writing for an engineering publication. He works out of our Florida office.
941.807.7659 jmcdonald@matrixcg.netMadison Dixson is a Senior Consultant as part of our Financial Services team. She supports senior staff on engagements including cost allocation plans, user fee studies, and development impact fee studies. Prior to joining Matrix, she was a Senior Machine Learning Data Associate at Amazon, where she collected, analyzed, and reported on data relating to various projects. She is based out of our Irvine, CA office.
949.939.9526 mdixson@matrixcg.netRuth Alfson is a Manager in our Fleet practice. She has over 30 years of fleet management experience, having served as Fleet Manager for the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the City of Cincinnati, and several private sector organizations. In addition, Ruth is a longstanding member of the NAFA Fleet Management Association and was elected President of NAFA in 2015. In recognition of her achievements, she has received NAFA’s Distinguished Service Award as well as its Excellence in Education Award. She has a BA in Communications from Wayne State University. She is based in Ohio.
937.673.7632 ralfson@matrixcg.netTim Donohoe is a Senior Consultant with over 27 years of experience in both local and international law enforcement. He most recently served as Mission Advisor for the United States Department of Justice, International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program for the country of Armenia and as a Senior Law Enforcement Advisor for the country of Ukraine implementing police reform. He is a retired Commander with the Reno, NV Police Department and has command-level experience in both police operations and administration. Mr. Donohoe holds a master’s degree in criminology and criminal Justice from the University of Colorado at Denver.
775.830.8322 tdonohoe@matrixcg.netMegan Young is a Senior Consultant in our General Consulting practice. Megan will leverage her ten years of experience working in the public sector to assist our clients - primarily in the areas of Parks and Recreation, Public Works, and Administrative Services. Megan most recently served as the Assistant to the City Manager for the City of Greenville, South Carolina. She has a BA in Intercultural Studies for Business and Spanish from Wofford College and an MPA from Clemson University. She is based in Greenville, SC.
864.207.3660 myoung@matrixcg.netIsaac Robles is a Senior Consultant in our Public Safety practice responsible for GIS and data analytics. Isaac brings a strong background in local government administration, specializing in public safety strategic planning, data analytics, and long-range urban planning. His recent experience includes strategy and performance management, GIS analysis, and law enforcement planning for the City of Fort Worth, Texas. He has a BS from Texas A&M, a Master of City and Regional Planning from the University of Texas, Arlington, and a MPA from Tarleton State University. He is based in Fort Worth, Texas.
409.370.9902 irobles@matrixcg.netTim Coyne is a Senior Consultant in our General Consulting Practice. Tim previously served in local government has served as a Program Manager, Director, and Senior Analyst at the local and state level, and has more than 15 years’ experience. Tim has been a champion of diversity, equity, and inclusion, focusing on integrating an equity lens into budgeting and strategic planning, making hiring practices more accessible and inclusive, and expanding mentoring programs. He has a BA in Political Science from SUNY, Buffalo and a MS in Urban Policy Analysis and Management from Milano Graduate School, and is based in Brooklyn, New York.
917.406.6992 tcoyne@matrixcg.netJaymee Westover is a Senior Consultant in our Financial Services Practice with expertise in cost allocation plans, user fee development, and general financial operations. Jaymee previously worked as a Financial Analyst for the City of Knoxville. She is a Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM), a Certified Municipal Finance Officer (CMFO), and holds a Master's in Public Policy and Administration (MPPA) from the University of Tennessee. She is based in Knoxville, Tennessee.
815.342.3117 jwestover@matrixcg.netAnna Barnett is a Consultant in our Financial Services practice. She is involved in cost allocation plans and user fee studies focusing on model development and data analysis. Anna is a recent graduate of Wofford College where she earned a BA in Mathematics (concentration in Data Science) as well as a BS in Economics.
704.614.3464 abarnett@matrixcg.net