LaDonna DiCamillo, Dir. Governmental Affairs, BNSFLaDonna DiCamillo
Director Governmental Affairs
BNSF Railway Company
BNSF (Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad) is planning to build their 156 acre Southern California International Gateway rail yard (SCIG) project to provide near dock rail service so trucks can load their cargo containers a few miles from the Ports, onto trains for distribution versus the now 24 mile trip that cargo needs to go by truck to the current BNSF rail yard near LA.
This proposed project is slated to be built on land owned by the Port of Los Angeles. This project is not without controversy. The City of Long Beach formerly opposes the project.
Join us for breakfast and learn the details of this project directly from LaDonna DiCamillo, Director of Governmental Affairs for BNSF.
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Bio
LaDonna DiCamillo is the Government Affairs Director for BNSF Railway Company in Los Angeles. Ms. DiCamillo works with California communities to address rail-related issues at both local and legislative levels in an effort to facilitate trade growth and improve freight mobility while sustaining livability in the communities through which BNSF operates.
Ms. DiCamillo began her railroad career in 1989 in the Research and Development Department of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (a predecessor to BNSF) where she conducted laboratory testing related to environmental and failure analysis projects. In 1991, she was promoted and moved to California where she worked for BNSF’s Environmental Department for ten years. As Manager Environmental Operations, Ms. DiCamillo implemented and managed numerous environmental compliance programs at BNSF facilities. In 1999, she joined BNSF’s Government Affairs Group.
Ms. DiCamillo obtained her undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas in 1989. In 1999, Ms. DiCamillo completed her Juris Doctorate at the University of La Verne, College of Law.
Ms. DiCamillo is the Vice Chair of the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the boards of the Los Angeles Area Chamber, the LAEDC and FuturePorts. She is an active member of the State Bar of California.
Ms. DiCamillo and her husband reside in Upland, California.
Friday, May 3, 2013 at 07:30AM
Reader Comments (2)
The City of Long Beach "formerly" opposes the project. Is that meant to read "formally"?? Please advise.
Long Beach will cease opposition once its tribute is extracted.