Transportation Policy Board
The Transportation Policy Board directs and operates the Palouse RTPO. Membership in the Palouse RTPO may be granted to entities located within the counties of Asotin, Columbia, Garfield, and Whitman, which represent counties, cities, towns, major employers, WSDOT regions, transit districts/agencies, port districts, higher education institutions, tribes, and airports. One representative from each member entity shall comprise the Transportation Policy Board. The Transportation Policy Board meets quarterly on the second Tuesday of the month beginning in March each year (meetings held in March, June, September, and December annually), from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Meetings are held via zoom with the exception of the annual board meeting in June, which is held in person and rotates it’s location.
Transportation Policy Board Membership
Member Agency | Title | Member Name |
Asotin County | County Commissioner | Brian Shinn |
Asotin County PTBA Transit | Transit Manager | Jenny George |
City of Asotin | Mayor | Dwayne Paris |
City of Clarkston | City Councilor | John Murray |
City of Colfax | Mayor | James Retzer |
City of Dayton | City Councilor | Laura Aukerman |
City of Palouse | Mayor | Tim Sievers |
City of Pomeroy | Mayor | Paul Miller |
City of Pullman | City Councilor | Carla De Lira |
COAST Transportation | Transit Contracts Manager | Barbara Stout |
Columbia County | County Public Works Director | Grant Morgan |
Columbia County Public Transportation | Transit Manager | David Ocampo |
Garfield County | County Commissioner | James Wege |
Garfield County Transit | Transit Manager | Jeff Ruchert |
Port of Clarkston | Port Manager | Chris Rasmussen |
Port of Columbia | Port Manager | Jennie Dickinson |
Port of Garfield | Port Manager | Diana Ruchert |
Port of Whitman County | Port Commissioner | Kristine Meyer |
State Legislature (ex-officio) | Representative | Joe Schmick |
State Legislature (ex-officio) | Senator | Mark Schoesler |
State Legislature (ex-officio) | Representative | Mary Dye |
Town of Albion | Mayor | Carolyn Emerson-Farr |
Town of Colton | Mayor | Jerry Weber |
Town of Endicott | Mayor | Steve Salzman |
Town of Farmington | Mayor | Bian Oliver |
Town of Garfield | Mayor | Jared Pfaff |
Town of LaCrosse | Mayor | Randy Camp |
Town of Lamont | Mayor | Steve Lacy |
Town of Malden | Mayor | Dan Harwood |
Town of Oakesdale | Mayor | Dennis Palmer |
Town of Rosalia | Former City Council and Board President | Robert Ward |
Town of St. John | Mayor | Mike Webb |
Town of Tekoa | Mayor | Troy Wilson |
Town of Uniontown | Town Councilor | Brian Davies |
Washington State Univ | Public Safety & Transportation | John Shaheen |
Whitman County | County Commissioner | Tom Handy |
WSDOT, Eastern Region | WSDOT Eastern Region Rep | Char Kay |
WSDOT, South Central Region | WSDOT South Central Rep | Paul Gonseth |