OGRE - Key Persons


Chris Stotka

Job Titles:
  • Director of Rail Operations
  • Owner of WOPR
Chris Stotka is the owner of WOPR and managing partner of Industrial Railways Company and offers extensive experience in all phases of railroad track design, construction, maintenance, removal, inspection, and transloading. He belongs to a Preferred

Dave Buccolo

Job Titles:
  • Senior Operations & Safety Officer
Dave Buccolo OGRE Senior Operations & Safety Officer Forty-seven years railroad service. Worked up from track department and train service to progressive management positions at class one and regional railroads. Provided due diligence and operations planning for the acquisition, start-up and operations planning of over 17 regional railroads. Member of ASLRRA Safety Committee, TRANSCAER National Committee for Transportation of Hazardous Materials. Qualified Locomotive Engineer and Conductor, DSLE, Track and Bridge Inspector. Hazmat Trainer.

John Barna

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Member of the Board
  • President of Anrab Associates, Inc
John Barna is president of Anrab Associates, Inc., a consulting firm advising public and private sector clients on solutions to improve the built environment. Previously, Barna was vice president and national high-speed director for AECOM, an international design and professional services firm. Prior to AECOM, Barna was executive director of the California Transportation Commission. He has also served as deputy secretary for transportation under Governors Wilson and Schwarzenegger, and he was a founding employee of the California High-Speed Rail Authority.

Kern Schumacher

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Member of the Board
Chairman and Director of A & K Railroad Materials, Inc. A lifetime entrepreneur, Mr. Schumacher co-founded A&K Railroad Materials when he was 19 years old. Today, A&K is one of the leading suppliers of new and used track materials, with a network of storage and distribution centers around the country.

Lance Jenkins

Job Titles:
  • General Manager and Locomotive Engineer
Prior to joining OGRE as the General Manger, Lance Jenkins worked for Union Pacific railroad as a Class 1 engineer, where he also served as safety captain, conductor and brakeman. Mr.Jenkins is a seasoned transportation professional with over 15 years of railway

Mariel Gray

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Locomotive Engineer
Mariel recently moved back to the Bay Area and joined the OGRE team in 2020 as an assistant locomotive engineer. She supports the

Mark Hansen

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Member of the Board
Senior Vice President of Value Added Conversions at Prologis, Inc. Mark's responsibilities include maximizing the value-added conversion opportunities within the San Francisco Bay Area portfolio, sourcing and executing new redevelopment opportunities and acquiring value added and stabilized assets in the Bay Area and Seattle. Prior to joining Prologis (formerly AMB) in 2007, Hansen founded ROI Properties, a property investment, development and entitlement consulting company. Previously, he worked with Barry Swenson Builders and Dividend Development.

Mark McClure - President

Job Titles:
  • President
  • General Contractor and Partner
Mark McClure is a California licensed general contractor and partner at CCIG, specializing in land use, entitlements, and permitting for Bay Area residential and commercial development. Mr. McClure has served the public both in appointed positions and on various public boards and community organizations of personal interest including the Oakland Planning Commission, Port Board of Commissioners and San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.

Megan Morodomi

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager
Megan Morodomi is responsible for managing OGRE assets, overseeing OGRE's compliance with Oakland Global project agreements,

Phil Tagami - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board
  • Member of the Advisory Board
President and CEO of California Capital & Investment Group, Inc. For the past 30 years, he has served as a developer and a development consultant on numerous projects representing millions of dollars of rehabilitation and new construction. Several projects have required multiple finance sources including the use of tax credits and grants. Mr. Tagami has built teams for many of these projects, demonstrating a detailed understanding of the interdisciplinary coordination required for complex infrastructure projects, urban infill restoration and new construction.