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