Team

Dawn Vettese serves as SANDAG’s Chief Financial Officer and directs all financial and budgeting functions for SANDAG and the Commission. Dawn started her career at SANDAG in 2014 as a Senior Financial Programming Analyst, where she has provided professional support for various regional, state, and local transportation funding programs. She has also been responsible for managing the development of the Regional Transportation Improvement Program and providing expertise in the field of financial programming for regional projects. 

Dawn previously served over 20 years with the California Department of Transportation in both headquarters and San Diego District 11 in a variety of roles including transportation finance and program/project management. She has developed strategic partnerships between the region, Caltrans, the California Transportation Commission, and peer agencies to further the region’s goals and priorities.

She has decades of professional transportation finance experience and has managed innovative finance strategies for projects in the San Diego region, both with Caltrans and SANDAG, including the region’s Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan for the Mid-Coast Trolley.

Kimberly Trammel, Director of Accounting and Finance, leads SANDAG’s accounting, payroll, financial reporting, revenue control, and investment management functions.  Kimberly joined SANDAG in May of 2024 bringing with her over 20 years of experience in local government finance and administration. 

Kimberly served as Chief Financial Officer of the City of Stockton for two years overseeing accounting, debt, investments, budget, utility billing, revenue collections, procurement, and treasury.  For six years, Kimberly served as the Budget Officer for the City of Stockton, where she managed a $900 million city-wide budget and held a lead role in the implementation of a modern Enterprise Resource Planning system. Following the City of Stockton's 2012 bankruptcy, Kimberly played a key role in the restructuring of the City’s finances and achieving the City Council’s goal for long-term fiscal sustainability. Her expertise spans financial planning, policy development, and comprehensive budget oversight, contributing to data-driven decision-making processes within municipal governance.

Marcus Pascual, Senior Accountant, oversees the half percent sales tax TransNet program as it relates to financial reporting and compliance. Marcus has been with the agency for the last 5 years, where he performed a full range of accounting and reporting functions for the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) and SANDAG. 

Prior to SANDAG, Marcus was a staff accountant at Vector Planning and Services in San Diego, CA  where he assisted a small team with the delivery of monthly and annual financials in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation standards. 

Marcus earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from San Diego State University and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).