Roster

Chair
Beth McCluskey
Illinois


 

Vice Chair
Jennifer Murray
Wisconsin


 

Financial Officer
Pete Meitzner
Kansas


 

ILLINOIS

House Appointment
Rep. Matt Hanson

Senate Appointment
Sen. Steve Stadelman


Senate Alternate Appointment
Sen. Cristina Castro


Governor or Designee
Beth McCluskey
Associate VP & Director of Intermodal Growth, TYlin International

Private Sector
Robert Guy
SMART Transportation Division

 

INDIANA

House Appointment
Rep. Sharon Negele

House Alternate
Rep. Mike Aylesworth

Senate Appointment
Sen. Rodney Pol

Senate Alternate
Sen. Brian Buchanan

Governor or Designee
Mike Smith
Commissioner,
Indiana Department of Transportation

Private Sector
Steven Coxhead
Indiana Passenger Rail Alliance


KANSAS

House Appointment
Rep. Avery Anderson

House Alternate
Rep. Stephen Owens

Senate Appointment
Sen. Carolyn McGinn

Senate Alternate
Sen. Mike Petersen

Governor or Designee
Cory Davis
Director, Division of Multimodal Transportation and Innovation,
Kansas Department of Transportation

Private Sector
Peter Meitzner
Sedgwick County Commissioner

 

MICHIGAN

House Appointment
Rep. Jason Morgan

House Alternate
Rep. John Fitzgerald

Senate Appointment
Sen. Sarah Anthony

Governor or Designee
Peter Anastor
Director, Office of Rail,
Michigan Department of Transportation

Private Sector
Dr. John J.H. "Joe" Schwarz
Former state legislator and congressman

 

MINNESOTA

House Appointment
Rep. Erin Koegel

House Alternate
Rep. Frank Hornstein

Senate Appointment
Sen. Rob Kupec

Governor or Designee
Nancy Daubenberger
Commissioner,
Minnesota Department of Transportation

Private Sector
John Ongaro
St. Louis County, Minn./ Northern Lights Express

MISSOURI

House Appointment
Rep. Cyndi Buchheit-Courtway

Senate Appointment
Sen. Mike Bernskoetter

Governor or Designee
Jamie Birch
Senior Policy Officer, Office
of the Governor

Private Sector
Scott Smith
HNTB (retired)

 

NORTH DAKOTA

House Appointment
Rep. Jim Grueneich

Senate Appointment
Sen. Michael Wobbema

Governor or Designee
Ron Henke
Director, North Dakota DOT

Private Sector
TBD

WISCONSIN

House Appointment
Rep. John Spiros

Senate Appointment
Sen. Van Wanggaard

Governor or Designee
Jen Murray
Director, Bureau of Transit, Local Roads,
Railroads & Harbors,
Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Private Sector
Scott Rogers
Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce

 

ILLINOIS

House Appointment
Rep. Michael Halpin

Senate Appointment
TBD

Senate Alternate
Sen. Cristina Castro

Governor or Designee
Beth McCluskey
Associate VP & Director of Business Development,
Transit & Rail
AECOM

Private Sector
Robert Guy
SMART-Transportation Division

INDIANA

House Appointment
Rep. Sharon Negele

Senate Appointment
Sen. Brian Buchanan

Senate Alternate
Sen. Ed Charbonneau

Governor or Designee
Joe McGuinness
Commissioner
Indiana Department of Transportation

Private Sector
TBD

KANSAS

House Appointment
Rep. Brad Ralph

Senate Appointment
Sen. Carolyn McGinn

Senate Alternate
Sen. Mike Petersen

Governor or Designee
Chris Herrick
Director of Planning and Development
Kansas Department of Transportation

Private Sector
Pete Meitzner
Sedgwick County Commission

MICHIGAN

House Appointment
Rep. Jack O'Malley

Senate Appointment
Sen. Wayne Schmidt

Senate Alternate
Sen. Dale Zorn

Governor or Designee
Peter Anastor
Director, Office of Rail, Michigan Department of Transportation

Private Sector
Dr. John. J.H. "Joe" Schwarz
Former State Legislator and Congressman

MINNESOTA

House Appointment
Rep. Alice Hausman

House Alternate
Rep. Dan Wolgamott

Senate Appointment
Sen. Scott Newman

Senate Alternate
Sen. John Jasinski

Governor or Designee
Margaret Anderson Kelliher
Commissioner
Minnesota Department of Transportation

Private Sector
John Ongaro
St. Louis County, MN/Northern Lights Express

MISSOURI

House Appointment
TBD

Senate Appointment
Sen. Mike Bernskoetter

Governor or Designee
Jamie Birch
Senior Policy Advisor,
Office of the Governor

Private Sector
Scott Smith

NORTH DAKOTA

House Appointment
TBD

Senate Appointment
TBD

Governor or Designee
Rep. Kim Koppelman

Private Sector
Dennis Ming
Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western Railroad

WISCONSIN

Assembly Appointment
TBD

Senate Appointment
Sen. Van Wanggaard

Governor or Designee
Arun Rao
Passenger Rail Manager
Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Private Sector
Scott Rogers
Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce


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