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

• 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
• Chet Parsons
  RRTPO/PlanRVA
• 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

BOARD LIAISON

Matt Johns
Rapides Area Planning Commission

AMPO STAFF CONTACT

Caitlin Cook, ccook@ampo.org