COMMISSION MEMBERS
The Commission consists of executive level members from the Departments of Transportation in Washington, D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is a non-voting member.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Everett Lott
District Department of Transportation (DDOT)
Director
Commission Proxy/Technical Committee Member
Carla Longshore, Deputy Associate Director, DDOT
VIRGINIA
Zach Trogdon, Commission Vice-Chair
Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (VDRPT)
Acting Director/Chief of Public Transportation
Commission Proxy
Emily Stock, Chief of Rail Transportation, VDRPT
Technical Committee Member
Randy Selleck, Director of Rail Planning and Environmental, VDRPT
NORTH CAROLINA
Julie White, Commission Chair
North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT)
Deputy Secretary of Multi-Modal Transportation
Commission Proxy
Jason Orthner, Rail Director, NCDOT
Technical Committee Member
Eddie McFalls, Strategic Initiatives, Rail Planning, NCDOT
SOUTH CAROLINA
Jennifer Necker
South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT)
Deputy Secretary for Intermodal and Freight Programs
Commission Proxy/Technical Committee Member
David Gray Jr., Multimodal Planning Manager, Office of Frieght and Rail Programs, SCDOT
TENNESSEE
GEORGIA
H. Howard Eley
Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT)
Commissioner
Commission Proxy/Technical Committee Member
Dan Pallme, Assistant Bureau Chief of Freight & Logistics, TDOT
Meg Pirkle, Commission Secretary
Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)
Chief Engineer
Commission Proxy
Clement Solomon, Director of Intermodal Division, GDOT
Technical Committee Member
Phil Peevy, Transit Planning and Environmental Manager, GDOT
FLORIDA
Melissa Smith
Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)
Chief of Modal Development
Commission Proxy/Technical Committee Member
Holly Cohen, Freight and Rail Planning Administrator, FDOT
NON-VOTING MEMBERS
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION (FRA)