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Members
Affiliation | Name | Title | |
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Municipal Members | |||
Arundel | VACANT | ||
Biddeford | Jim Bennett | City Manager | Email Jim Bennett |
Cape Elizabeth | Matt Sturgis, Chair | Town Manager | Email Matt Sturgis |
Cumberland | Bill Shane | Town Manager | Email Bill Shane |
Falmouth | Hope Cahan, Vice Chair | Town Councilor | Email Hope Cahan |
Freeport | Jake Daniele | Town Councilor | Email Jake Daniele |
Gorham | Ephrem Paraschak | Town Manager | Email Ephrem Paraschak |
North Yarmouth | Diane Barnes | Town Manager | Email Diane Barnes |
Old Orchard Beach | Diana Asanza | Interim Town Manager | Email Diana Asanza |
Portland | Roberto Rodriguez | City Councilor | Email Roberto Rodriguez |
Portland | Keith Gray | Engineering Services Manager | Email Keith Gray |
Raymond | Nathan White | Public Works Director | Email Nathan White |
Saco | Patrick Fox | Public Works Director | Email Patrick Fox |
Scarborough | Jon Anderson | Town Councilor | Email Jon Anderson |
South Portland | Kate Lewis | City Councilor | Email Kate Lewis |
Standish | Michael Delcourt | Town Councilor | Email Michael Delcourt |
Westbrook | Eric Dudley | Public Works Director | Email Eric Dudley |
Windham | Barry Tibbetts | Town Manager | Email Barry Tibbetts |
Yarmouth | Rob Waeldner | Town Councilor | Email Rob Waeldner |
Non-Municipal Members | |||
MaineDOT | Jennifer Langland | Planning Director | Email Jennifer Langland |
Maine Turnpike Authority | Erin Courtney | Public Relations Manager | Email Erin Courtney |
Active Transportation Specialist | Kara Wooldrik | Executive Director, Portland Trails | Email Kara Wooldrik |
Environmental Specialist | Allen Armstrong | Portland Climate Action Team, Sierra Club | Email Allen Armstrong |
Transportation Equity Specialist | Andrew Blunt | Maine Youth for Climate Justice | Email Andrew Blunt |
Transportation Equity Specialist | Yura Yasui | Assistant Professor, University of Southern Maine | Email Yura Yasui |
Regional Transportation Advisory Council | Tom Milligan | City Engineer, Biddeford | Email Tom Milligan |
Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Transit | Chad Heid | Executive Director | Email Chad Heid |
Casco Bay Lines | Hank Berg | General Manager | Email Hank Berg |
METRO | Greg Jordan | General Manager | Email Greg Jordan |
Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority | Patricia Quinn | Executive Director | Email Patricia Quinn |
Regional Transportation Program | Jack DeBerardinis | Executive Director | Email Jack DeBerardinis |
South Portland Bus Service | Donna Tippett | Director of Transportation Department | Email Donna Tippett |
York County Community Action Corporation | Tom Reinauer | Transportation Program Director | Email Tom Reinauer |
Non-Voting Members | |||
Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission | Stephanie Carver | Transportation Director | Email Stephanie Carver |
Federal Highway Administration | Carlos Peña | Planning and Development Manager | Email Carlos Peña |
Federal Transit Administration | Leah Sirmin | Community Planner and Environmental Protection Specialist | Email Leah Sirmin |
GPCOG Staff
Name | Title | Phone |
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Kristina Egan | Executive Director | 774-9891, ext. 214 |
Chris Chop | Transportation Director | 774-9891 |
Andrew Clark | Transportation Planner | 774-9891 x206 |
Board Responsibilities
The Policy Board is the policy-making body of PACTS, and as such:
- Adopts the annual budget and work program
- Establishes and modifies its structure and that of all standing committees
- Fixes the salary of, and removes the Executive Director
- Creates and disbands additional committees as deemed necessary
The Policy Board also:
- Develops and endorses a transportation plan for the region
- Develops and endorses a Transportation Improvement Program and revisions and submits them to MaineDOT
- Performs any other duties required by the Federal and State governments
Calendar
Please see the calendar for upcoming Policy Board meetings.