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Background:

Ms. Barkdull began her right of way career as the state’s first female agent with the Virginia Department of Transportation in 1970. After taking 11 years off to raise a young family, she was rehired by VDOT in July 1986. Working in both the Negotiation and Appraisal Sections of the department, she was promoted to a Transportation Right-of-Way Agent Specialist Senior in 1994 specializing in relocation of displacees. In 1995, she retired from VDOT and accepted a position with Columbia Gas of Virginia, Inc. as a Right-of-Way Agent acquiring gas line easements. In 2001, she was hired by Knight Dorin & Rountrey as an Assistant Project Manager. In 2002, she was promoted to Director of Project Management with KDR Real Estate Services, Inc.

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Ms. Barkdull has acquired a solid background in reading and interpreting construction plans, attending public hearings and information meetings, preparing right-of-way estimates, conducting negotiations, and preparing appraisal reports. Through her specialization in relocation, she is well versed in explaining the relocation process to displacees, computing relocation benefits, locating comparable housing on which to calculate Replacement Housing Payments, and the handling of all financial matters involved in the purchase of replacement facilities. She has worked closely with the Federal Highway Administration acquisition process through her experiences with a natural gas line company.