MY AMPO
Policy Committee
About

The Policy Committee considers the impact of existing  and proposed federal legislation, regulation, or policy on MPOs. The Committee develops position statements and/or white papers for AMPO’s staff and members to use when discussing legislation with MPO members and elected officials. The Committee works with AMPO staff to advocate AMPO positions and propose legislative language to benefit the metropolitan planning process.

Leadership
CHAIR

Sara Fields
Executive Director, Ozarks Transportation Organization

Sara Fields serves as the Executive Director for the Ozarks Transportation Organization located in Springfield, Missouri. She has been employed with OTO since 2003 and was appointed as the Executive Director in 2011. She was an integral part in transitioning the OTO from the City of Springfield to a stand-alone organization in 2008. Sara formerly worked as a Planner for the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas where she coordinated the development review process and planning compliance.

 

VICE CHAIR

Uryan Nelson
Director, Killeen-Temple MPO 

Uryan serves as the Director for the Killeen-Temple MPO, Development District of Central Texas, and Director pf Planning and Regional Services for the Central Texas Council of Governments. He has served in this capacity since April 2018. Prior to this, he served as the Public Safety Director for the Texas Association of Regional Councils, and has been in public service for over 25 years.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS
  • Anna Gremling
    • IMPO
  • Erick Aune
    • SFMPO
  • James (Jim) Stack
    • Genesee
  • Eve Mcmenamy
    • SRTC
  • Paul Calvaresi
    • Broward MPO
  • Ron Papsdorf
    • DRCOG
  • Amy Vennewitz
    • Metropolitan Council
  • Kate Horton
    • Memphis MPO
  • Mark Reichert
    • FL MPOAC
  • Bill Higgins
    • Cal COG
  • Francis Pickering
    • West COG
  • Lyn Erickson
    • NCR TPB/MWCOG
  • Regina Aris
    • Baltimore Metropolitan Council
  • Peter Koeppel
    • Farmington MPO
  • Gary Huttmann
    • Metroplan MCO
  • Becky Karasko
    • North Front Range MPO
  • Casey Covington
    • Metroplan AR
  • Amy Vennewitz
    • Met Council
  • Andrew Gruber
    • WFRC
COMMITTEE MEMBERS (NON-VOTING)
  • Daniel Capparella
    • GNRC
  • Stella Jordan
    • CTPS
  • Stephen Maples
    • CDTC
  • Bethany Brandt-Sargent
    • Metropolitan Council
  • Keith D. Hall
    • S/WMPO
  • Tyler Meyer
    • Greensboro MPO
  • David Wessel
    • Metroplan Flagstaff
  • Craig Lyon
    • AMATS
  • Amanda Wilson
    • NCTCOG
BOARD LIAISON

Matt Johns
Rapides Area Planning Commission

AMPO STAFF CONTACT

Katie Economou, Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Manager, keconomou@ampo.org

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