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COMMISSION MEMBERS

The Commission consists of executive level members from the Departments of Transportation in Washington, D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is a non-voting member.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Everett Lott

District Department of Transportation (DDOT)

Director

Commission Proxy

Carla Longshore, Deputy Associate Director, DDOT

Technical Committee Member

James Benton, Transit Delivery Rail Branch Manager, DDOT

VIRGINIA

Jennifer DeBruhl, Commission Vice-Chair

Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (VDRPT)

Director

Commission Proxy 

Emily Stock, Chief of Rail Transportation, VDRPT

Technical Committee Member

Randy Selleck, Director of Rail Planning and Environmental, VDRPT

NORTH CAROLINA

Julie White, Commission Chair

North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT)

Deputy Secretary of Multi-Modal Transportation

 

Commission Proxy

Jason Orthner, Rail Director, NCDOT

Technical Committee Member

Eddie McFalls, Strategic Initiatives, Rail Planning, NCDOT

SOUTH CAROLINA

Brent Rewis

South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT)

Deputy Secretary for Intermodal Planning

Commission Proxy

Doug Frate, Director of Intermodal and Freight Programs, SCDOT

Technical Committee Member

Diane Lackey, Multimodal Planning Manager, Intermodal & Freight Programs, SCDOT

TENNESSEE
GEORGIA

H. Howard Eley

Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT)

Commissioner

Commission Proxy/Technical Committee Member

Dan Pallme, Assistant Bureau Chief of Freight & Logistics, TDOT

Meg Pirkle, Commission Secretary

Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)

Chief Engineer

Commission Proxy

Clement Solomon, Director of Intermodal Division, GDOT

Technical Committee Member

Phil Peevy, Transit Planning and Environmental Manager, GDOT

FLORIDA

Kenyatta Lee

Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)

Chief of Modal Development

Commission Proxy/Technical Committee Member

Holly Cohen, Freight and Rail Planning Administrator, FDOT

NON-VOTING MEMBERS

FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION (FRA)

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