Richard Krochalis

Biography: Richard F. Krochalis Public Development Advisor Richard (Rick) F. Krochalis was a member of the Seattle Design Commission from 2017 to 2021. This Commission reviews Seattle projects with public funding and advises the Mayor and City Council on those developments that seek to use public right of ways. He was the Regional Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Region 10 office in Seattle, Washington from May 2002 until he retired from federal service in June 2016. In this position, Mr. Krochalis was responsible for the administration of FTA's capital, operating and planning grant programs totaling over $700 million annually in the four-state Western region, which includes Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska. During his tenure, he led the agency’s successful oversight efforts of ten major capital transit projects in the Seattle and Portland metropolitan areas, receiving FTA Administrator awards in 2007 and 2009 and a Secretary of Transportation award in 2014. Prior to joining the FTA, Mr. Krochalis served as director of design, construction and land use for the city of Seattle for ten years. In that position, he improved the performance of Seattle’s primary regulatory agency, which is responsible for land use and construction permitting, environmental review and enforcement activities. Under his direction, the agency implemented a program for neighborhood design review and provided improved customer service and quality oversight for Seattle’s fast-growing urban environment. From 1972 until 1992, Mr. Krochalis served as an officer in the U.S. Navy in a series of facilities construction and management positions, including program manager for the Navy homeport at Everett, WA, and planning and real estate director for the Navy’s West Coast operations. He was recognized with numerous Navy citations including two Meritorious Service Awards. Mr. Krochalis obtained a master’s degree from Harvard Universi