Board of Directors 2015-2016
Officers
President Byron Ryder, Judge, Leon County, TX
Brazos Valley Council of Governments
President Elect Ron Shaffer, Commissioner, Johnson County, KS
Mid-America Regional Council
Sr. Vice President Bob Dallari, Commissioner, Seminole County, FL
MetroPlan Orlando
Vice President Barry Seymour, Executive Director
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
Immediate Gary Moore, Judge / Executive Boone County, KY
Past President Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments
Regional Representatives
District I (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
Steve Cassano, State Senator, Connecticut
Capital Region Council of Governments
District II (DE, NJ, NY, PA)
Matthew Holt, Freeholder, Hunterdon County, NJ
North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority
District III (DC, MD, VA, WV)
OPEN
District IV (NC, SC)
Jennifer Robinson, Council Member, Town of Cary, NC
Triangle J Council of Governments
District V (GA, FL)
OPEN
District VI (IN, IL, MN, WI)
Geof Benson, Commissioner, Town of Beverly Shores, IN
Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission
District VII (KY, TN)
Harold “Shorty” Tomlinson, Judge/Executive, Carroll County, KY
Northern Kentucky Area Development District
District VIII (AL, AR, LA, OK, MS)
John Smaligo, Commissioner, Tulsa County, OK
Indian Nations Council of Governments
District IX (MI, OH)
Robert Cannon, Supervisor, Clinton Township, MI
Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
District X (TX)
Wes Suiter, Judge, Angelina County, TX
Deep East Texas Council of Governments
District XI (IA, KS, MO)
Marge Vogt, Councilmember, City of Olathe, KS
Mid-America Regional Council
District XII (ID, MT, NE, ND, SD, WY)
Rita Sanders, Mayor, Bellevue, NE
Metropolitan Area Planning Agency
District XIII (AZ, CO, NV, NM, UT)
P. Bret Millburn, Commissioner, Davis County, UT
Wasatch Front Regional Council
District XIV (CA)
Pam O’Connor, Councilmember, City of Santa Monica, CA
Southern California Association of Governments
District XV (OR, WA)
Jim Restucci, Mayor, Sunnyside, WA
Yakima Valley Conference of Governments
At-Large Representatives
Joy Fuchs, Commissioner, Washington County
Brazos Valley Council of Governments
Mary Teresa Sessom, Mayor, Lemon Grove
San Diego Association of Governments
Fred Strong, Councilmember, City of Paso Robles, CA
San Luis Obispo Council of Governments
Greg Terry, Judge/Executive, Carlisle, KY
Northern Kentucky Area Development District
Executive Directors Council
Jiten Shah, First Vice Chair
Executive Director
Green River Area Development District, www.gradd.org
William Murdock, Second Vice Chair
Executive Director
Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, www.morpc.org
Matt Stoll, Immediate Past Chair
Executive Director
Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho, www.compassidaho.org
Appointees
National League of Cities Appointee
Patrick Wojahn, Councilmember, College Park City Council
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
National Association of Counties Appointee James D. Healy, Member, Dupage County Board Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission
Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations Appointee
DeLania Hardy, Executive Director
Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
General Counsel
Lee Ruck, General Counsel
Past Presidents
Walter A. Scheiber (Deceased)
Thomas Bradley (Deceased)
Francis B. Francois
Eugene T. Gualco
Wes Uhlman
Barbara G. Culver
Roger P. Swisher (Deceased) William O. Beach
James H. Wilson
Charles Salem
Corky Kirkpatrick (Deceased)
Ira Jackson (Deceased)
Charles F. Horn
Robert Rade Stone (Deceased) Wilbur R. Dunk (Deceased) Jonathan B. Howes (Deceased)
Sidney J. Barthelemy
T.J. Ted Hackworth
Gus F. Mutscher
John A.F. Melton (Deceased) Harriet Stockwell (Deceased)
Milton Mack
Patricia S. Ticer
Bob Hampton
Robert Howard
Frank Ching
F.G. Buddy Villines
John Selph
Paul Koneck
Oscar Soliz (Deceased)
Richard Butler
F. Wayne Hill
James Kennedy
Randall Morris
John P. Thompson
Betty Knight
Stephen Cassano
Jim Townsend
Ron Morrison
David F. Shafer
Penelope A. Gross