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Technical Committee
About

The Technical Committee addresses the technical needs of MPOs through sub-committees and research programs. It works with the US DOT to identify MPO training needs and disseminate information on new technology, planning tools and design concepts. A member of the Technical Committee also serves as liaison to the Transportation Research Board. Members of the Technical Committee meet regularly through the year and are responsible for reviewing and prioritizing proposals submitted for the AMPO Annual Conference and the Planning Tools and Training Symposium.

Leadership Team
CHAIR

Rea Donna Jones
Director, Texarkana Metropolitan Planning Organization 

Ms. Rea Donna Jones is the Texarkana Metropolitan Planning Organization Director. As the director, Ms. Jones leads efforts in establishing and coordinating regional transportation priorities for the Texarkana region. Ms. Jones is a highly accomplished and result oriented regional director with over 30 years of planning experience. Rea Donna is focused on promoting transportation planning partnerships, stakeholder collaboration in planning and developing transportation solutions that reflect both community and regional values. Rea Donna promotes improving public health through increasing opportunities for active and sustainable transportation. Her primary responsibility is long-range planning for future economic and transportation growth with an emphasis on regional visioning. She also works with local government and neighborhood committees on planning for pedestrian-friendly, transit-oriented, and smart growth implementation initiatives. Ms. Jones assist regional entities in providing strategic, visionary and coordination activities for the Texarkana region.

VICE CHAIR

Saleem A. Salameh
Deputy Director, KYOVA Interstate Planning Commission

Saleem has over 20 years of experience in the area of transportation planning. Currently the Deputy Director with KYOVA Interstate Planning Commission, his responsibilities include all activities related to the transportation planning process, including preparation of long and short range plans, traffic model development, air quality conformity analysis, technical studies, access management, geometric analysis, capacity analysis, statistical analysis, multi-modal transportation planning studies, project management, project impact studies and transit planning. Prior to that, he was Transportation Planner Engineer for the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments (TMACOG).

COMMITTEE MEMBERS
  • Ellen Zavisca
    Knoxville TPO
  • Chad Parasa
    WAMPO
  • Melissa Taylor
    CHCRPA
  • Sulabh Aryal
    RRTPO/PlanRVA
  • Jacob Riger
    DRCOG
  • Mark Garrity
    Oahu MPO
  • Timothy Canan
    NCR TRB/MWCOG
  • Lethal Coe
    Whatcom COG
  • Craig Casper
    CCTXMPO
  • Jeffrey C. Neal 
    NCTCOG
  • Clifton Hall 
    AAMPO
  • Jim Snell 
    MITCRPC
  • Ryan Collins
    CAMPO TX
  • Daniel Doenges
    RTC Washoe
  • BBert Granberg
    WFRC
  • Ted Leybold
    Oregon Metro
  • Lubna Shoaib
    EWGCOG
  • Kofi Wakhisi
    ARC
BOARD LIAISON

Reese Brewer
Frontier MPO

AMPO STAFF CONTACT

Caitlin Cook, ccook@ampo.org

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