South West Transit Association

Rich Sampson is the Executive Director of the South West Transit Association (SWTA). SWTA is a regional transit association serving eight states – Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas. He oversees all SWTA programs and activities, including member services, training and events, communications and advocacy, including growing investment in transit at all levels of government and refining regulations and policy impacting transit and mobility providers. Previously, Rich spent more than 17 years in a variety of roles at the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA), including most recently serving as its Membership & Communications Director. Rich lives in Baton Rouge with his wife, Chandler, and their son, Callahan, when he’s not traveling throughout the SWTA Nation and beyond in support of the Association’s goals and priorities.