Recent Review Board Members

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Dan Harrigan, Former National RTAP Review Board Chair

Below are Former Review Board Members as well as their job titles and contact information during the time they were on the Board. Please note that end dates shown for Board Member terms are the date of the Member's last meeting. Some Member's terms ended early due to job changes or inability to travel. Board Members can apply to rejoin the board after three years off the board.

Glen Bahm Transit Coordinator Standing Rock Public Transit 9299 Highway 24 Fort Yates, ND 58538 Phone: 701-854-8035 Glen.bahm@sittingbull.edu S 2018-F 2020	Julia Castillo Executive Director Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Authority (HIRTA) 2824 104th Street Urbandale, IA 50322 Phone: 515-309-9281 jcastillo@ridehirta.com S 2018-F 2020	Tim Geibel Executive Director Crawford Area Transit Authority (CATA) 214 Pine Street Meadville, PA 16335 Phone: 814-336-5600 tgeibel@catabus.org S 2018-F 2020
Neil Sherman Director of Statewide Transit Programs Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation 600 East Main Street, Suite 2102 Richmond, VA 23219 Phone: 804-786-1154 neil.sherman@drpt.virginia.gov S 2018-F 2020	Curtis Sims, Jr., CSSO Training, Safety/Security, and RTAP Program Manager Office of Public Transit, South Carolina Department of Transportation 955 Park St, Room 201, PO Box 191 Columbia, SC 29202-0191 Phone: 803-737-0071 SimsC@scdot.org S 2016-S 2020	Donovan Gomez Transit Administrator Hopi Senom Transit P.O. Box 123 Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039 Phone: 928-734-3231 dgomez@hopi.nsn.us F 2019-S 2020
Colton Brown 5311 Program Manager Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Public Transportation P.O. Box 3151, Harrisburg, PA 17105-3151 400 North St, 7th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17120 Phone: 717.787.1203 coltbrown@pa.gov F 2019-F 2019	Amy Rast Public Transit Program Coordinator Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) Barre City Place 219 North Main Street Barre, VT 05641 Phone: 802-793-4245 amy.rast@vermont.gov (now arast@rlsandassoc.com) S 2018-F 2019	Katharine Mitchell Senior Transportation Planner Pima Association of Governments / Regional Transportation Authority 1 East Broadway Blvd, 4th Floor Tucson, AZ 85701 Phone: 520-495-1415 kmitchell@pagregion.com S 2017-F 2019
Juanita Risch Grants Officer Idaho Transportation Department, Public Transportation 3311 West State Street Boise, ID 83703 Phone: 208-334-8875 juanita.risch@itd.idaho.gov F 2018-S 2019	Kari Banta Program Manager, RTAP and Section 5310 Texas Department of Transportation 125 East 11th Street Austin, TX 78701 Phone: 512-465-7368 Kari.banta@txdot.gov F 2016-S 2019	Kari Ruse Transit Liaison Manager Nebraska Department of Transportation 1500 Highway 2, PO Box 94759 Lincoln, NE 68509 Phone: 402-479-4694 kari.ruse@nebraska.gov F 2016-S 2019
Jennie Rowland, Former Chair Transportation Manager Bois Forte Public Transportation 5344 Lakeshore Drive Nett Lake, MN 55772 Phone: 218-757-3261 jrowland@boisforte-nsn.gov S 2015-S 2019	Jessica Carter Director of Public Transportation Chilton Transit 508 Enterprise Road, P.O. Box 1245 Clanton, AL 35045 Phone: (205) 755-5941 chiltontransit@bellsouth.net F 2017-S 2018	Frank Thomas Regional Transit Coordinator Oregon Department of Transportation 555 13th St NE Salem, OR 97301-4179 Phone: 541-963-1362 frank.thomas@odot.state.or.us S 2016-F 2018
Michele Nystrom, Former Chair Transit Compliance and Asset Manager Georgia Department of Transportation 600 W. Peachtree Street NW Atlanta, GA 30308 404.631-1235 mnystrom@dot.ga.gov F 2014-S 2018	Bill Telovsky, Former Chair RTAP, Intercity Bus, and Drug & Alcohol Testing Program Manager New York State Dept. of Transportation 50 Wolf Rd., Pod 5-4 Albany, NY 12232 Phone: 518-457-6279 wtelovsky@dot.state.ny.us S 2009-S 2012 and S 2015-F 2017	Sharon Peeler Executive Director JTrans (Jackson County Transit) PO Box 1117 Marianna, FL 32446 Phone: 850-482-7433 Speeler.jtrans@gmail.com S 2015-F 2017
Deb Dauenhauer Executive Director Southern Nevada Transit Coalition 260 East Laughlin Civic Drive Laughlin, NV 89029 Phone: 702-298-4435 sntced@gmail.com S 2015-F 2017	Charla Sloan Transit Director Ki Bois Area Transit System PO Box 727 Stigler, OK 74462 Phone: 918-967-3365 charla.sloan@kibois.org F 2014-S 2017	Beth Kreider Director, Office of Local Transit Support Maryland Transit Administration 6 Saint Paul Street Baltimore, MD 21202 Phone: 410-767-3433 ekreider@mta.maryland.gov S 2016-F 2016
George Levitsky, Former Chair General Manager Fairmont-Marion County Transit Authority (FMCTA) 400 Quincy St Fairmont, WV 26554-3185 Phone: 304-366-8177 glevitsky@fmcta.com S 2013-S 2017	Bruce Lindholm Program Manager South Dakota DOT 700 E. Broadway Ave Pierre, SD 57501 Phone: 605-773-7045 bruce.lindholm@state.sd.us F 2014-S 2016	Zenotha Robinson, Former Chair Administrator Mississippi Department of Transportation 401 North West Street Jackson, MS 39201 Phone: 601-359-7800 zrobinson@mdot.ms.gov S 2012-S 2016
Dean Nakagawa Statewide Transportation Planning Office Hawaii Department of Transportation 200 Rodgers Blvd Honolulu, HI 96819 Phone: 808-831-7968 dean.nakagawa@hawaii.gov F 2014-F 2015	Denise Tyler Employee Development Manager Delaware Transit Corporation 900 Public Safety Boulevard Dover, DE 19901 Phone: 302-760-2841 denise.tyler@state.de.us S 2013-F 2015	Linda Howell Community Liaison, RTAP Manager Public Transportation Division Washington State DOT 1816 North 4th Avenue Pasco, WA 99301 Phone: 509-543-3316 howell@wsdot.wa.gov S 2013-F 2015
Ryan Marshall Public Works Director Cedar City 716 North Airport Way Cedar City, UT 84720 Phone: 435-586-2912 x301 mryan@cedarcity.org S 2013-F 2015	John Filippone, Former Chair Principal Filippone Consulting LLC Phone: 970-963-0699 filipponejohn7@gmail.com S 2012-S 2015 (Formerly of Roaring Fork Transportation Authority in Aspen, Colorado)	Lee Bigwater Department Manager Navajo Nation Transit Post Office Drawer 1330 Window Rock, AZ 86515 Phone: 928-729-1002 lbigwater@navajotransit.com S 2012-F 2014
Tracy Young Program Manager Multimodal Planning Division Arizona DOT, Transit Division 206 South 17th Ave, #3408 Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: 602-712-7106 TYoung@azdot.gov S 2012-F 2014	John Edmondson Director of Procurement SORTA/Metro 602 Main St., Suite 1100 Cincinnati, OH 45202 Phone: 513-632-9248 jedmondson@go-metro.com S 2012-F 2014 (Formerly of Illinois Department of Transportation)	Louis H. Friend Transit Coordinator Chickaloon Native Village PO Box 1105 Chickaloon, AK 99674 Phone: 907-745-0854 louisf@chickaloon.org S 2012-F 2014
Chris Kleehammer Transit Director Southeast Tennessee Human Resource Agency 312 Resource Road/PO Box 909 Dunlap, TN 37327 Phone: 423-949-2191, ext. 145 ckleehammer@sethra.us S 2012-F 2014	Dan Harrigan, Former Chair Manager, Coordinated Mobility Programs Arizona DOT 206 South 17th Ave, Mail Drop 3408 Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: 602-712-8232 dharrigan@azdot.gov S 2010-S 2014	Kim Adair Transit Program Section Leader North Dakota DOT 608 Boulevard Ave Bismarck, ND 58505 Phone: 701-328-2194 kadair@nd.gov S 2013-F 2013
Debra McGlasson, Former Chair Transit Director Pelivan Transit PO Drawer B 333 S. Oak Street Big Cabin, OK 74332 Phone: 918-244-1286 pelivandir@grandgateway.org S 2010-S 2013	Tim Geibel Executive Director Crawford Area Transportation Authority 214 Pine Street Meadville, PA 16335 Phone: 814-336-5600 tgeibel@catabus.org S 2010-F 2012	Lesa Pinker Training Manager Ride Connection, Inc. 847 NE 19th Avenue, Suite 200 Portland, OR 97232 Phone: 503-528-1736 lpinker@rideconnection.org S 2010-F 2012
Ronald Hughes Executive Director California Vanpool Authority 1340 North Drive Hanford, CA 93230 Phone: 559-582-6210 Ron.Hughes@co.kings.ca.us S 2010-F 2011	John J. Krause Mobility Program Manager Idaho DOT, Division of Public Transportation 3311 West State Street Boise, ID 83707 Phone: 208-334-8292 John.Krause@itd.idaho.gov F 2010-F 2011	Sarah Brodt Lenz Public Transit Coordinator Minnesota DOT, Office of Transit 395 John Ireland Blvd. Mail Stop 430 Saint Paul, MN 55155 Phone: 651-366-4177 sb.lenz@dot.state.mn.us S 2009-F 2011
Robert Sharp Chief-Rural & Intercity Division Pennsylvania DOT 400 North Street Harrisburg, PA 17120 Phone: 717-783-9461 rosharp@state.pa.us S 2009-F 2011	Ryan Fujii Programming Section Manager Statewide Transportation Planning 200 Rodgers Boulevard Honolulu, HI 96819 Phone: 808-831-7984 ryan.fujii@hawaii.gov S 2009-F 2011	Tina Cote Administrator Franklin Regional Transit Authority 474 Main Street Greenfield, MA 01301 Phone: 413-774-2262 tina@frta.org S 2009-F 2011
Joseph Hardin Transportation Director Ztrans 900 First Street Alamogordo, NM 88310 Phone: 575-439-4990 ztrans@ziatherapy.org S 2009-F 2011	Emma Featherman-Sam, Former Chair Transit Coordinator Oglala Sioux DOT, Transit Box 335 Pine Ridge, SD 57770 Phone: 605-867-2332 ostransitcoor@goldenwest.net S 2009-F 2011	Michael Wright RTAP Manager Florida DOT 605 Suwannee St., Mail Station 26 Tallahassee, FL 32399 Phone: 850-414-4529 michael.wright1@dot.state.fl.us S 2009-F 2011

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