South West Transit Association
Staff
Board Members
Heather Dalmolin
Secretary - Treasurer
Chief Executive Officer at Mountain Line (NAIPTA) - Flagstaff
Phone: (928) 779-6624
Joined 2022
Dinero' Washington
Immediate Past Chair
CEO & General Manager at SporTran - Shreveport (LA)
Phone: (318) 673-5314
Joined 2015
Maria (Hyatt) Tyne
Arizona (AzTA)
Vice President, Director of Transit and Rail at Gannett Fleming
Phone: (602) 734-4168
Joined 2023
R. E. "Tuck" Duncan
Kansas (KPTA)
Executive Director at Kansas Public Transit Association
Phone: (785) 235-8825
Joined 2006
Micky Flynn
Oklahoma Transit Association (OKTA)
Executive Director at MAGB Transportation, Inc.
Phone: (580) 227-3374
Joined 2024
Theo Richards
Louisiana Public Transit Association (LPTA)
CEO at Capital Area Transit System (CATS)
Phone: (225) 389-8920
Joined 2025
Liz Carter
New Mexico (NMTA)
Operations Review & Policy Compliance Manager at Rio Metro Regional Transit District
Phone: (505) 843-1712
Joined 2023
Serena Stevenson
Texas (TTA)
General Manager at Waco Transit Systems
Phone: (254) 750-1900
Joined 2024
Olivia Hook
State DOT Member
Mobility Manager Director at Oklahoma DOT
Phone: (405) 625-2229
Joined 2025
Kevin Corkery
Business Member Representative
Business Development Manager at Kuba Pay
Phone: (319) 569-7451
Joined 2025
Shannon Borst
Business Member Representative Director of Business Development at Transdev North America
Phone: (815) 970-2405
Joined 2024
Emily Guill
Business Member Representative
Sales Director at Hallcon Corporation
Phone: (224) 437-4519
Joined 2024
Past Chairs
2022 - 2023 Dinero' Washingon, CEO and General Manager - Sportran, LA
2020 - 2022 Joel Gardner, Executive Director - Ozark Regional Transit, AR
2018 - 2020 Jeffrey Arndt, President/CEO - VIA, TX
2016 - 2018 Gary Thomas, President/CEO - DART, TX
2014 - 2016 Ken Savage, Transit Direcor - Fort Smith Transit, AR
2012 - 2014 Dick Ruddell, President/CEO - The T, TX
2010 - 2012 Charla Sloan, Transit Director - Kibois Area Transit, OK
2008 - 2010 Fred Gilliam, CEO/GM, - Capital Metro, Austin, TX
2006 - 2008 Patrick Judge, Public Affairs Director - New Orleans Regional Transit Authority, New Orleans, LA
2004 - 2005 Keith Jones, Executive Director - Central Arkansas Transit, Little Rock, AR
2002 - 2003 John Milam, President/CEO - VIA Metropolitan Transit, San Antonio, TX
2000 - 2001 Eugene Eddy, General Manager - SporTran, Shreveport, LA
1998 - 1999 Larry Hall, Sr. Vice President/Contract Services - Tulsa Transit, Tulsa, OK
1996 - 1997 John Bartosiewicz, General Manager - Fort Worth Transportation Authority, Fort Worth, TX
1994 - 1995 Keith Jones, Executive Director - Central Arkansas Transit Authority
1992 - 1993 Patrick Judge, Manager of Intergovernmental Relations - New Orleans Regional Transit Authority, New Orleans, LA
1990 - 1991 H. Scott Baker, Assistant General Manager - VIA Metropolitan Transit, San Antonio, TX
1988 - 1989 Thomas A. Niskala, General Manager - Corpus Christi Regional Transit Authority, Corpus Christi, TX
1986 - 1987 Steven C. Klika, Administrator, Central Oklahoma Transportation - & Parking Authority, Oklahoma City, OK
1984 - 1985 Louis L. Heil, President - McDonald Transit, Fort Worth, TX
1983 Eugene Eddy, Resident Manager - SporTran, Shreveport, LA
1982 Karl Tesch, General Manager - El Paso City Transit, El Paso, TX
1980 - 1981 Wayne Cook, General Manager - VIA Metropolitan Transit, San Antonio, TX