Board Members

SWTA Board of Directors consist of an elected President, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer and 13 other Directors (one representing each state in SWTA's region, two At-Large Directors, one representing a member State Department of Transportation, and three representing Associate members).

The state Directors are those persons who are currently serving as president of their state transit association (or their designee) located in SWTA's region (Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas). The President, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer, Directors At-Large and Associate Representatives are elected by SWTA members at the Annual Meeting held during SWTA's Annual Conference.

SWTA's immediate past president serves as the Director ex officio. SWTA Board members serve a one-year term and are eligible for re-election to a second one-year term.

	President Fred Gilliam President / CEO Capital METRO Austin, TX
	Vice President Charla Sloan Transit Director KI BOIS Area Transit System Stigler, Oklahoma
	Secretary/Treasurer Betty Wineland Executive Director Central Arkansas Transit Authority Little Rock, AR
	Immediate Past President Patrick Judge Public Affairs Director New Orleans Regional Transportation Authority New Orleans, LA
	At-Large Director Richard Ruddell President / CEO Fort Worth Transportation Authority Fort Worth, TX
	At-Large Member Carol Ketcherside Deputy Executive Director Valley Metro/RPTA Phoenix, AZ
	State DOT Member Kenneth LaRue Transit Programs Manager Oklahoma DOT Oklahoma City, OK
	Arkansas Transit Association Ken Savage Transit Director Fort Smith Transit Fort Smith, AR
	Arizona Transit Association Rick Simonetta President Designee for Azta Phoenix, AZ
	Kansas Public Transit Association R. E. "Tuck" Duncan Executive Director KPTA Topeka, KS
	Louisiana Public Transit Association Eugene R. Eddy Resident Manager SporTran Shreveport, LA
	New Mexico Passenger Transportation Association Bruce Rizzieri Regional Transit Manager Mid-Region Transit District 809 Copper NW Albuquerque, NM 87102
	Oklahoma Transit Association TBD
	Texas Transit Association John Hendrickson General Manager Waco Transit Waco, TX
	Business Member Director Richard Carlon Business Development Director North American Bus Industries
	Business Member Director Huelon Harrison Principal Legacy Resource Group 2560 Cedar Crest Blvd. Dallas, TX 75203
	Business Member Director Brent Roy Refional Sales Manager National Bus Sales 15578 Hwy 114 Justin, TX 76247

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