South West Transit Association

Staff

Rich Sampson

Executive Director
rsampson@swta.org
Phone: (817) 295-3663

Amanda Webb

Member Services & Operations Manager
awebb@swta.org
Phone: (479) 206-1700

Alexandra Aitken

Communications Director
aaitken@swta.org
Phone: (225) 503-9579

Board Members

Kendra McGeady

Chair
Director at Pelivan Transit (OK)
Phone: (918) 244-7704

Chris Mandrell

Vice-Chair
General Manager at Citibus Lubbock (TX)
Phone: (806) 775-3640

Heather Dalmolin

Secretary - Treasurer
Chief Executive Officer at Mountain Line (NAIPTA) - Flagstaff
Phone: (928) 779-6624

Dinero' Washington

Immediate Past Chair
CEO & General Manager at SporTran - Shreveport (LA)
Phone: (318) 673-5314

Laura Corff

Director At Large
Director at Cimarron Public Transit System (OK)
Phone: (918) 762-3041 x 181

Deborah Bach

State DOT Member
Public Transportation Administrator at New Mexico DOT
Phone: (505) 819-9112

Maria (Hyatt) Tyne

Arizona (AzTA)
Vice President, Director of Transit and Rail at Gannett Fleming
Phone: (602) 734-4168

Adam Waddell

Arkansas (ATA)
Director at Razorback Transit
Phone: (479) 575-6292

Dawn Block

Colorado (CASTA)
Transit Coordinator at City of La Junta
Phone: (719) 384-5486

R. E. "Tuck" Duncan

Kansas (KPTA)
Executive Director at Kansas Public Transit Association
Phone: (785) 235-8825

Ryan Landers

Oklahoma Transit Association (OTA)
General Manager at Lawton Area Transit System (LATS)
Phone: (580) 248-5252

Liz Carter

New Mexico (NMTA)
Operations Review & Policy Compliance Manager at Rio Metro Regional Transit District
Phone: (505) 843-1712

Vicente Huerta

Texas (TTA)
Director of Transportation at ETCOG
Phone: (800) 590-3371

Shah N. Remtulla

Business Member Representative
Regional Sales Manager - Southwest at Complete Coach Works
Phone: (951) 836-6533

Jessica Mefford-Miller

Business Member Representative
CEO at Valley Metro
Phone: (602) 322-4455

Past Chairs

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

2022 - 2024