Advisory Board
The SURTC advisory board plays an important role by providing guidance and expertise to the Center. The committee is comprised of individuals within the public transit sector, and national and state organizations that focus on improving public transportation in the United States. The following members have been selected (Links open a new window):
- Executive Director
Alan Abeson
Easter Seals Project ACTION
http://projectaction.easterseals.com/ - Transit Section Supervisor
Audrey Allums
Montana Department of Transportation
www.mdt.mt.gov - District 4 Project Manager
Keven Anderson
Minnesota Department of Transportation
www.dot.state.mn.us - Executive Director
Ron Baumgart
Dakota Transit Association
www.dakotatransit.org
General Manager
River Cities Public Transit
Pierre, SD - Transit Administrator
Julia Bommelman
Metropolitan Area Transit (MAT) - City of Fargo
www.matbus.com - Vice President of Program Management and Educational Services
Pam Boswell
American Public Transportation Association
www.apta.com - Vice President
Art Bowen
Utah Urban Specialized Transportation Association
www.ursta.org - Director of Transit
Joe Dougherty, CCTM
Cheyenne Transit Program
www.cheyennecity.org/transit.htm - Program Manager
Rich Douglas
Wyoming Department of Transportation
dot.state.wy.us - Program Manager
Bruce Fuchs
North Dakota Department of Transportation
www.dot.nd.gov - Director of Public Transit Plans & Programs
B. Leone Gibson
Utah Department of Transportation
www.udot.utah.gov - Coordinator
Lyn Hellegaard
Montana Transit Association
www.mttransit.com
Director
Missoula Ravalli Transportation Management Association
www.mrtma.org - Program Manager
Bruce Lindholm
South Dakota Department of Transportation
www.sddot.com - President
Ryan Marshall
Utah Urban Rural Specialized Transportation Association
www.ursta.org - Executive Director
Dale Marsico
Community Transportation Association of America
www.ctaa.org - Associate Administrator of Research, Demonstration and Innovation
Barbara Sisson
Federal Transit Administration
www.fta.dot.gov - Standing Rock Public Transportation
Pam Ternes
www.sittingbull.edu/aboutus/transportation/ - Transit Manager
Lori Van Beek
Metropolitan Area Transit (MAT) - City of Moorhead
www.matbus.com





