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
Alexandra Aitken
Communications Specialist at South West Transit Association
Email: aaitken@swta.org
Phone: (225) 503-9579
Kristen Joyner

Executive Consultant & Trainer at South West Transit Association
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (817) 295-3663
Board Members
Joel Gardner

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
Jeff Arndt

Immediate Past Chair
President and CEO at VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (210) 362-2050
Shelly Kreger

Director At Large
Transit Director at Yuma County Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (928) 539.7076 ext 101
Joshua Powers

Director At Large
Business Liaison at Johnson County Government
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (913) 715-8350
Greg Nation

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

Colorado (CASTA)
Transit Coordinator at City of La Junta
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (719) 384-5486
R. E. "Tuck" Duncan

Kansas (KPTA)
Executive Director at Kansas Public Transit Association
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (785) 235-8825
Bill Deville

Louisiana (LPTA)
Chief Executive Officer at Capital Area Transit System
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (225) 389-8920
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
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (361) 289-2712
Jorge Cruz-Aedo

Texas (TTA)
Chief Executive Officer at Corpus Christi RTA
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
Trisha Nolen

Business Member Representative
Regional Sales Manager at Q'Straint/Sure-Lok
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (800) 987-9987
Mitchell Wolfe

Business Member Representative
Director, Medical Sales at TripSpark
Email: swta@swta.org
Phone: (905) 629.8727 ext. 104793
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