Palouse Regional Transportation Planning Organization (Palouse RTPO)

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