Dan Saphiere is an Associate Planner at the City of Champaign, with prior experience as an Analyst Planner at the Champaign Urbana Mass Transit District. Saphiere has managed various databases, provided data-driven service recommendations, and updated compliance guidelines. Additional experience includes serving as a Transportation Planner for Instituto Municipal de Planeacion de Mazatlan, where a multimodal transportation plan was developed. Previous roles also include an Arterial BRT Planning Intern at Metro Transit, a Research Assistant for the Arkansas Economic Development Institute, and a Spanish Lab Instructor at Macalester College. Educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Geography from Macalester College and a semester abroad in Geography at Universidad Complutense de Madrid.