Committees
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee will have nineteen (19) members. These members are three (3) representatives from each of the six (6) states as follows: one (1) local elected official or designee; one (1) state or federal elected official or designee; one (1) state DOT representative. Additionally, there will be one (1) federal representative. Commissioner Rovegno has proposed the following terms in order to have a rotation cycle: 1/3 of the members will have a one-year term; 1/3 of the members will have a two-year term; and 1/3 of the members will have a three-year term. Each member may serve an additional three-year term. The role of the Steering Committee is to vet projects suggested by the Program Track Committees and present them to the Executive Board for final approval.
Steering Committee Membership, by State*
January 2012
- Maryland
- Deborah Bowden
Analyst, Freight and Economic Policy, Maryland Department of Transportation
- Ruth Ann Callaham
Commissioner, Washington County
- Caitlin Rayman
Asst. Secretary for Transportation Policy, Maryland Dept. of Transportation
- New York
- Howard Kelly
Director, Capital Corridor, Thousand Islands Bridge Authority
- The Honorable Bill Owens
U.S. Representative, New York 23rd Congressional District
- David Rosenberg
Policy and Strategy Division, New York State Dept. of Transportation
- Pennsylvania
- The Honorable Todd Platts
U.S. Representative, 19th Congressional District
- James Ritzman
Deputy Secretary for Planning, Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation
- The Honorable Robert Thomas
Commissioner, Franklin County
- Tennessee
- Terry Bobrowski
Executive Director, East Tenn. Development District
- Ralph Comer
Assistant Chief, Bureau of Environment and Planning
- The Honorable Philip Roe
U.S. Representative, 1st Congressional District
- Virginia
- Richard Caywood
District Administrator, Virginia Dept. of Transportation
- The Honorable Ben Cline
Delegate, Virginia House of Delegates
- The Honorable Richard Flora
Chairman, Board of Supervisors, Roanoke County
- West Virginia
- The Honorable Shelley Moore Capito
Representative, 2nd Congressional District
- Robert Pennington
Director, Program Planning and Administration Div., Tennessee Department of Transportation
- The Honorable William Stubblefield
Commissioner, Berkeley County
- United States Federal Government
- Renee Sigel
Division Administrator, Pennsylvania, United States Federal Highway Administration
- Ex Officio - Program Committee Chairs
- Ray Pethtel
Executive Director, I-81 Corridor Coalition
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
- George Pomeroy
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
- Barbara Walsh
Executive Director, Rockbridge Area Conservation Council
Program Track Committees
There are three (3) Program Track Committees organized according to the Coalition's Goals and Objectives. These are the Freight Movement Committee, Local Governance Committee, and the Environment Committee. These committees are the working groups that will hold public meetings to discuss common issues and develop initiatives and projects to be presented to the Steering Committee. The Program Track Committees will have an open enrollment for committee members. Anyone with an interest in serving on these Committees is encouraged to participate.
Freight Movement Committee
- William Albright, Kingsport MPO
The Honorable Ben Cline, Virginia House of Delegates
Craig Eddy, VHB Inc.
David Foster, Rail Solution
Robert Gordon, Hagerstown / Eastern Panhandle PMPO
Karen Green, HATS / TCRPC
Michael Herron, FHWA-PA
Howard Kelley, Capital Corridor / Thousand Island Bridge Authority
Robert Martin, Federal Railroad Administration
Michael Nixon, Maryland DOT
Glenn Orr, Virginia Rail Policy Institute (VRPI)
Walt Panko, PennDOT - Office of Planning
Ray Pethtel, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
Gary Rohrer, Washington County/MD County Administration Office
Ivan Rucker, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) - Virginia
Jim Runk, PA Motor Truck Assn.
Bill Schafer, Norfolk Southern Corp.
Chris Strovel, Congresswoman Capito
Lee Thorne, District Five WV Division of Highways
Barbara Walsh, Rockbridge Area Conservation Council
Dan Walston, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) - Pennsylvania
Ken Wester, Appalachian Regional Commission
Darrell Wilson, Norfolk Southern Corp.
Local Governance and Economic Development
- William Albright, Kingsport MPO
Alan Baranski, Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance (NEPA)
Jeffrey Box, Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance (NEPA)
Chris Campbell, Kingsport MPO
The Honorable Ron Collins, Berkeley County West Virginia
Gail Domin, Broome County Economic Development
Helen "Nell" Donaldson, Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council
Karen Green, Harrisburg Area Transportation Study / Tri-County Regional Planning Comm.
Rob Griffith, New York Federal Highway Admin.
Jennifer Hibbert, Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission
The Honorable James Kercheval, Washington County, Maryland
Brian Langan, Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance (NEPA)
George Pomeroy, Shippensburg University
Christopher Price, Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission
Matthew Rehnborg, Roanoke Valley-Allegheny Regional Commission
JimRitzman, PennDOT
Omar Shute, Cumberland County Economic Development
Kirk Stoner, Cumberland County Planning Commission
Phil Tarquino, Franklin County Planning Commission
Environment Committee
- Thomas Au, Clean Air Board of Central Pennsylvania
Mike Ball, Eastern Panhandle Regional Planning & Development Council
Jeff Blanton
Chris Craig, First Tennessee Development District
Samantha Harmon
Jill Keihn
Martin Kotsch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The Honorable Rick Rovegno, Cumberland County, Penna.
Arleen Shulman, Penna. Department of Environmental Protection
Chris Trestle, Penna. Department of Environmental Protection
Bill Turner, Clean Air Board of Central Pennsylvania
Barbara Walsh, Rockbridge Area Conservation Council