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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):

  • Audrey Allums
    Transit Section Supervisor
    Montana Department of Transportation
    www.mdt.mt.gov
  • Ron Baumgart
    Executive Director
    Dakota Transit Association
    www.dakotatransit.org

    General Manager
    River Cities Public Transit
    Pierre, SD
  • Julia Bommelman
    Transit Administrator
    Metropolitan Area Transit (MAT) - City of Fargo
    www.matbus.com
  • Joe Dougherty, CCTM
    Director of Transit
    Cheyenne Transit Program
    http://www.cheyennecity.org/index.aspx?NID=252
  • Rich Douglas
    Program Manager
    Wyoming Department of Transportation
    dot.state.wy.us
  • Bruce Fuchs
    Program Manager
    North Dakota Department of Transportation
    www.dot.nd.gov
  • B. Leone Gibson
    Director of Public Transit Plans & Programs
    Utah Department of Transportation
    www.udot.utah.gov
  • Lyn Hellegaard
    Coordinator
    Montana Transit Association
    www.mttransit.org

    Director
    Missoula Ravalli Transportation Management Association
    www.mrtma.org
  • Mary Leary
    Senior Director
    Easter Seals Project ACTION
    http://projectaction.easterseals.com/
  • Bruce Lindholm
    Program Manager
    South Dakota Department of Transportation
    www.sddot.com
  • Ryan Marshall
    President
    Utah Urban Rural Specialized Transportation Association
    www.ursta.org
  • Dale Marsico
    Executive Director
    Community Transportation Association of America
    www.ctaa.org
  • James Moench
    Executive Director
    North Dakota Disabilities Advocacy Consortium
    www.nddac.org
  • Robert Padgette
    Director of Policy Development & Research
    American Public Transportation Association
    www.apta.com
  • Pam Ternes
    Special Projects Coordinator
    Standing Rock Public Transportation
    www.sittingbull.edu/community/transport/
  • Lori Van Beek
    Transit Manager
    Metropolitan Area Transit (MAT) - City of Moorhead
    www.matbus.com
  • Vincent Valdes
    Associate Administrator of Research, Demonstration and Innovation
    Federal Transit Administration
    www.fta.dot.gov
 

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