Staff
Kristen Joyner
Executive Director at South West Transit Association
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (817) 295-3663
Kary Hughes
Executive Administrative Assistant at South West Transit Association
Email: khughes@swta.org
Phone: (817) 295-3663
Elise Manion
Marketing & Communications Specialist at South West Transit Association
Email: emanion@swta.org
Phone: (817) 295-3663
Board Members
Jeff Arndt
Chair
President and CEO at VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (210) 362-2050
Susan Duffy
Vice Chair
General Manager at Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (785) 730-8610
Joel Gardner
Secretary/Treasurer
General Manager at Ozark Regional Transit
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (479) 236-0463
Gary Thomas
Immediate Past President
President/Executive Director at Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (214) 749-2544
Bruce Morrow
Director At Large
Transportation Manager at Cottonwood Area Transit
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (928) 340-2755
Laura Corff
Director At Large
at United Community Action Program, Inc.
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (580) 718-0444
Michelle Horne
State DOT Member
Public Transportation Director at Louisiana DOTD
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: 225-379-3057
David Averill
Colorado (CASTA)
Executive Director at San Miguel Authority for Regional Transportation
Email: swta@swta.org
R. E. "Tuck" Duncan
Kansas (KPTA)
Executive Director at Kansas Public Transit Association
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (785) 235-8825
Dinero Washington
Louisiana (LPTA)
General Manager at SporTran
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (318) 673-5314
Philo Shelton
New Mexico (NMTA)
Director-Atomic City Transit at Los Alamos County Public Works
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (505) 662-8106
Steven Spradling
Oklahoma (OTA)
Director, Parking and Transportation Services at Oklahoma State University
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: 405-744-6525
Mario Delgado
Texas (TTA)
Transit Director at City of McAllen
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (956) 681-3500
Brent Roy
Business Member Representative
Transit Sales at Creative Bus Sales
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (682) 808-9830
Andrew Ittigson
Business Member Representative
Project Manager/Senior Transit Planner at AECOM
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (972) 788-1000
Lonnie Blaydes
Business Member Representative
Senior Advisor at Herzog Transit Services Inc
Email: swta@swta.org