Staff
Rich Sampson

Executive Director at South West Transit Association
Email: rsampson@swta.org
Phone: (817) 295-3663
Kary Hughes

Member Services and Operations Manager at South West Transit Association
Email: khughes@swta.org
Phone: (817) 295-3663
Kristen Joyner

Executive Consultant & Trainer at South West Transit Association
Email: swta@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
Joel Gardner

Vice Chair
General Manager at Ozark Regional Transit
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (479) 236-0463
Kendra McGeady

Secretary/Treasurer
Director at Pelivan Transit
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (918) 244-7704
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
Greg Nation

State DOT Member
Public Transportation Administrator at Arkansas DOT
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (501) 569-4932
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
Joe Hardin

New Mexico (NMTA)
Transportation Director at ZIA Therapy Center
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (575) 439-4900
LaQuita Thornley

Oklahoma (OTA)
Executive Director at INCA Community Services Inc.
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: 580-371-2352
Mario Delgado

Texas (TTA)
Transit Director at City of McAllen
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (956) 681-3500
Richard Maxwell

Business Member Representative
Director of Transit at Pavlov Agency
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (817) 546-8358
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