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Technical Advisory Committee

 
     

The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) reviews and evaluates H-GAC's regional transportation plans and provides its recommendations to the TPC. The TAC is an appointed body, which is comprised of representatives of member governments and special citizen interest groups with expertise in transportation planning. TAC members are appointed by the TPC to assist with the coordination of the Transportation Improvement Program, Metropolitan Transportation Plan and other transportation planning activities.

TAC Members - 2012

Chairman
Scott Elmer, P.E.

Assistant City Manager 
Alternate: Valerie Ruda-Marvin 
CIP Administrator
City of Missouri City 

1st Vice Chairman
Yancy Scott, P.E.
Assistant County Engineer
Alternate: Robert Heineman 
The Woodlands Development Corp.
Environmental/Planning

2
nd Vice Chairman
Mark Loethen, P.E.
 
City of Houston 
Alternate: John R. Whaley, P.E.
Houston TranStar
Environmental/Planning

Sarah Benavides, P.E.
Planning Director 
Alternate:  Robin Green
Director, Public Works
City of Pasadena

Tommy Bridwell
Engineering Project Manager
Alternate:  David Abernathy
Commissioner, Precinct 2
Chambers County

Kelly Carpenter, AICP
Planning Director 
Alternate:  Jose Pastrana
Director of Engineering
City of Baytown

Don Carroll
City Planner 
Alternate:  (Vacant)
City of Texas City

Maureen Crocker

Gulf Coast Rail District 
Alternate:  Carol Lewis
Texas Southern University
Intermodal Interests  

Bob Eury
Central Houston 
Alternate:  Perri D’Armond
Greater Fort Bend Economic
Development Council
Citizen & Business Interests

Ken Fickes

Harris County Transit 
Alternate:  Vernon Chambers
Harris County Transit 
Urban Transit

Marlene Gafrick
City of Houston 
Alternate:  Mike Kramer
City of Houston
Environmental/Planning

D. Jesse Hegemier, P.E.

County Engineer 
Alternate:  Ron Drachenberg, P.E
Assistant County Engineer
Fort Bend County

Mike Hodge, P.E.
City of Pearland 
Alternate:  Jon Branson        
Assistant City Manager
City of Pearland

James Jackson, P.E.

Port of Houston 
Alternate:  Brenda Trevino, P.E.
Port of Houston
Intermodal Interests

Jeff Johnson, P.E.
Transportation Manager 
Alternate:  J. Ross McCall, EIT
Engineer III
Montgomery County

Stan Kitzman
County Commissioner, Pct. 4 
Alternate:  Orval Rhoads, P.E.
County Engineer
Waller County

James Koch, P.E.
Director of Transportation
Planning & Development 
Alternate:  Rakesh Tripathi, P.E.
Director, Advanced Transportation Planning
TxDOT-Houston District

Phillip Lujan, P.E.
Director of Transportation
Planning & Development 
Alternate:  Steven Stafford, P.E.
Planning Engineer
TxDOT-Beaumont District

Andrew Mao, P.E.
Manager Traffic & Transportation 
Alternate:  Charles Dean, P.E.
Planning Manager
Harris County

Clark Martinson

Energy Corridor District 
Alternate:  Coletta Castleschouldt
Bay Area Transportation Partnership
Citizen & Business Interests

Luis Nunez
City Planner, City of Conroe 
Alternate:  Larry Calhoun
City of Conroe Industrial Development Corp.
City of Conroe

Snehal Patel
Harris County Attorney’s Office 
Alternate:  Victoria Herrin
Houston Wilderness
Environmental/Planning

Rich Oller, P.E.
Assistant City Manager - Public Works
Linc Wright, P.E.
Traffic Engineer
City of League City

G. Michael Fitzgerald, P.E.
County Engineer
Alternate: (Vacant)
Galveston County

Gerald Roberts, P.E.
County Engineer
Alternate: Michael Shannon
Asst. County Engineer
Brazoria County 

Paulette Shelton
Fort Bend County 
Alternate:  Vastene Olier
Colorado Valley Transit District
Rural Transit

Clint Harbert
Sr. Director, Systems Planning & Development
Alternate:  Larry Badon
Manager, Long Range Systems Planning
METRO

Jeff Taebel, FAICP
H-GAC 
Alternate:  David Crossley
Houston Tomorrow
Environmental/Planning

John Tyler, P.E.
Harris County Toll Road Authority 
Alternate:  David Gornet
Grand Parkway Association
Intermodal Interests

Patrick Walsh, P.E.
Transportation Director  
Alternate:  Robert Valenzuela
Assistant City Engineer
City of Sugar Land

Charlotte Warner
County Commissioner Pct. 2 
Alternate:  David Douglas
Dayton City Manager
Liberty County

Jeffrey Weatherford, P.E., PTOE,
Deputy Director Traffic & Transportation  
Alternate:  Carol Haddock, P.E.
Senior Assistant Director
City of Houston

James Nash
Port of Freeport 
Alternate:  Phillip Savko
Sugar Land Airport
Intermodal Interests

Diana Puccetti
Council Member
Alternate:  Vacant
City of Galveston

Bill Zrioka
Houston Airport System 
Alternate:  Carlos Ortiz
Houston Airport System
Intermodal Interests

 

 
   
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