Transportation Policy Council

The Transportation Policy Council (TPC) provides policy guidance and overall coordination of the transportation planning activities within the region. The TPC consists of 26 members representing cities and counties, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) and three at-large members appointed by the H-GAC Board of Directors.

TPC Officers - 2012
Harris County Hon. Ed Emmett CHAIRMAN County Judge Alternate:  Richard Zientek Director of Transportation Issues City of Houston Hon. Stephen C. Costello 1ST VICE CHAIR Council Member, At-Large 1 Alternate: Jerry Davis Council Member, District B	Liberty County Hon. Norman Brown 2nd VICE CHAIR County Commissioner, Pct 4 Alternate: Hon. Craig McNair County Judge City of Pearland Hon. Tom Reid SECRETARY Mayor, City of Pearland Alternate: Mike Hodge Assistant City Manager
TPC Members - 2012
TxDOT Houston District Michael W. Alford, P.E. District Engineer Alternate: Vacant City of Sugar Land Hon. Jacqueline Baly-Chaumette Mayor Pro Tem Alternate: Hon. Harish Jajoo Council Member Chambers County Tommy Bridwell Engineering Project Manager Alternate: Hon. David Abernathy Commissioner, Precinct 2 City of Conroe Larry Calhoun Downtown Manager Alternate: Hon Guy Martin Council Member, Place 4 Galveston County Hon. Kenneth Clark Commissioner, Precinct 4 Alternate: Michael Fitzgerald, P.E. County Engineer Montgomery County Hon. Craig Doyal County Commissioner Alternate: Mark Mooney, P.E. County Engineer  Gulf Coast Rail District Mark Ellis Chairman Alternate: Maureen Crocker Executive Director City of Missouri City Scott Elmer, P.E. Assistant City Manager Alternate: Valerie Ruda-Marvin CIP Administrator TxDOT Beaumont District Tucker Ferguson,  P.E. District Engineer Alternate: Phillip Lujan, P.E. Director Transportation Plng & Dev. Smaller Cities, Harris County Hon. Robert A. Fry, Jr. Mayor, West University Place Alternate: Hon. Pat McLaughlan Council Member, City of Bellaire METRO George Greanias President & CEO Alternate: Kimberly Slaughter Sr. Vice President, Service Design & Dev. H-GAC At-Large Steve Howard Chief Operating Officer, H-GAC Alternate: Jack Steele Executive Director, H-GAC City of Texas City Hon. Doug Kneupper, P.E. City Engineer Alternate: Vacant	City of Houston Daniel Kruger Director of Public Works and Engineering Alternate: Jeffrey Weatherford, P.E. PTOE  Deputy Director City of Pasadena Hon. Darrell Morrison, P.E. Council Member, District H Alternate: Hon. Steve Cote Council Member City of Houston Hon. Melissa Noriega Council Member, At Large 3  Alternate: Hon. Larry Green Council Member, District K Fort Bend County Hon. James Patterson County Commissioner Alternate: Paulette Shelton Transit Director City of League City Hon. Mick Phalen Council Member Alternate: Rich Oller, P.E. Assistant City Manager Other Transportation Interests Steve Phelps Commissioner Port of Houston Authority Alternate: Mike Wilson Director, Trade Development Port of Freeport City of Galveston Hon. Dianna Puccetti Council Member, Dist. 6 Alternate: Hon. Rusty Legg Council Member, Dist. 1 Waller County Orval Rhoads, P.E. County Engineer Alternate: Hon. Stan Kitzman Commissioner, Pct. 4 City of Baytown Hon. Terry Sain Council Member, District 4 Alternate: Hon. Stephen Don Carlos Mayor Brazoria County Hon. Matt Sebesta County Commissioner, Pct. 2 Alternate: Hon. Larry Stanley Commissioner Harris County Arthur L. Storey, Jr., P.E. Executive Director Harris County Public Infrastructure Alternate: Jackie Freeman, P.E. Deputy Executive Director
Ex-Officio Members
Freight Rail Interests Joseph Adams Vice President, Public Affairs Union Pacific Railroad Alternate: Hugh McCulley BSNF Railroad	8-County Region Representative Texas State Legislator