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 - 2010
Fort Bend County Honorable James Patterson CHAIRMAN County Commissioner Alternate: Paulette Shelton Transit Director Liberty County Honorable Norman Brown 2nd VICE CHAIR County Commissioner Alternate: Hon. Phil Fitzgerald County Judge	Harris County Honorable Ed Emmett 1st VICE CHAIR County Judge Alternate:  Richard Zientek Director of Transportation Issues Smaller Cities, Brazoria County Honorable Tom Reid SECRETARY Mayor, City of Pearland Alternate: Modesto Mundo Assistant City Manager
TPC Members - 2010
City of Pasadena Honorable Darrell Morrison, P.E. Council Member Alternate: Sara Benevides, P.E. Assistant City Engineer and Acting Director of Planning Chambers County Don Brandon, P.E. County Engineer Alternate: Hon. Gary Nelson Commissioner, Precinct 3 City of Baytown Honorable Brandon Capetillo Council Member, District 3 Alternate: Hon. Stephen DonCarlos Mayor Galveston County Honorable Kenneth Clark Commissioner, Precinct 4 Alternate: Michael Fitzgerald, P.E. County Engineer TxDOT Houston District Delvin Dennis, P.E. District Engineer Alternate: Michael W. Alford Deputy District Engineer Montgomery County Honorable Craig Doyal County Commissioner Alternate: Mark Mooney, P.E. County Engineer  Gulf Coast Rail District Mark Ellis Chairman Alternate: Maureen Crocker Interim Executive Director City of Texas City Honorable Doug Kneupper City Engineer Alternate: Vacant City of Missouri City Scott Elmer, P.E. Director of Public Works Alternate: Valerie Ruda Engineering Project Manager City of Houston Stephen C. Costello Council Member, At Large 1 Alternate: Hon. Wanda Adams Council Member, District D H-GAC At-Large Steve Howard Chief Operating Officer Houston-Galveston Area Council Alternate: Jack Steele Executive Director, H-GAC City of Galveston Michael B. Hughes Attorney Alternate: Vacant	Other Transportation Interests Alec Dreyer Executive Director Port of Houston Authority Alternate: A.J. "Pete" Reixach Executive Director Port of Freeport City of Houston Honorable Sue Lovell Council Member, At Large 2  Alternate: Hon. Brenda Stardig Council Member, District A  City of Houston Vacant Alternate: Jeffrey Weatherford Assistant Director, Traffic & Transportation Smaller Cities, Harris County Honorable Robert A. Fry, Jr. Mayor Pro Tem West University Place Alternate: Vacant City of Sugar Land Honorable Jacqueline Baly-Chaumette Council Member, At-Large Position 2 Alternate: Hon. Donald Smithers Coucil Member TxDOT Beaumont District Randall C. Redmond, P.E. District Engineer Alternate: Phillip Lujan, P.E. Director Transportation Planning & Development Waller County Orval Rhoads, P.E. County Engineer Alternate: Yancy Scott, P.E. Assistant County Engineer Brazoria County Honorable Matt Sebesta County Commissioner, Pct. 2 Alternate: Hon. Donald "Dude" Payne Commissioner, Precinct 1 Harris County Arthur L. Storey, P.E. Executive Director Harris County Public Infrastructure Alternate: Jackie Freeman, P.E. Deputy Executive Director METRO George Grenias President & CEO Alternate: John Sedlak Executive Vice President, METRO
Ex-Officio Members
Freight Rail Interests Joseph Adams Vice President, Public Affairs Union Pacific Railroad Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Vacant