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RTA 2010 Board Officers

Chair: Mayor Rogers Anderson, Williamson County

Vice Chair: Mayor Jo Ann Graves, City of Gallatin

Secretary: Debbie Frank, Governor’s Appointee

RTA 2010 Board Members

(Designated Alternates are listed in parentheses)

Cheatham County

Cheatham County – Bill Orange (Vicki Pritchett)
Ashland City – Mayor Gary Norwood

Davidson County

Davidson County/Metro Nashville – Mayor Karl Dean (Jim Hester)
Belle Meade – Mayor Gray Thornburg
Goodlettsville – Mayor John Finch (Rick Gregory, Jim Thomas)
Lakewood – Mayor Aaron Prince (Bobby Franklin)

Dickson County

Dickson County – Mayor Mayor Don Weiss, Jr. (Tom Waychoff)

Robertson County

Robertson County – Mayor Howard R. Bradley (Shannon Polen)
Springfield – Mayor Paul Carneal (Paul Nutting)

Rutherford County

Rutherford County – Ernest Burgess
LaVergne – Mayor Ronnie Erwin
Murfreesboro – Mayor Tommy Bragg (Dana Richardson)
Smyrna – Mayor Bob Spivey (Mark O’Neal)

Sumner County

Sumner County – Mayor Anthony Holt (Mike Moulton)
Gallatin – Mayor Jo Ann Graves (Jim Svoboda)
Hendersonville – Mayor Scott Foster (Fred Rogers)
Portland – Mayor Kenneth Wilber
Westmoreland – (Mike Carter)
White House – Mayor John Decker (Angie Carrier)

Williamson County

Williamson County – Mayor Rogers Anderson (Joe Horne)
Brentwood – Mayor Betsy Crossley (Paul Webb, Kirk Bednar)
Franklin – Mayor John Schroer (Russ Truell)
Spring Hill – Mayor Mike Dinwiddie (James H. Smith)

Wilson County

Wilson County – Mayor Robert Dedman (Tom Brashear)
Lebanon – Mayor Philip Craighead (Jeff Baines)
Mt. Juliet – Mayor Linda Elam (Randy Robertson)

Governor’s Appointees

Governor’s Appointees – Ed Cole, Ken Davis, Debbie Frank, Betsy Hawkins, James T. Kerr, Tom Trent

Tennessee Department of Transportation

Commissioner Gerald Nicely (Joe Carpenter)

RTA Committees

All Committee meetings will be held at Music City Central, 400 Charlotte Ave., Nashville, TN 37219 unless otherwise notified.

(Designated Alternates are listed in parentheses)

Marketing Committee

Meets 2nd Tuesday of each month at 10:30 a.m.

Lebanon Mayor Phillip Craighead (Jeff Baines), Chair
Springfield Mayor Billy Paul Carneal (Paul Nutting)
Wilson County Mayor Robert Dedman (Tom Brashear)
Debbie Frank, Governor’s Appointee
Lakewood Mayor Aaron Prince (City Manager Bobby Franklin)
Westmoreland Mayor Ricky Woodard (Mike Carter)
Terry Bebout, TSG Manager, non-voting ex officio
Mark Arnold, Grayline Manager, non-voting ex officio

Patricia Harris-Morehead, Staff Representative

Finance and Audit Committee

Meets 2nd Tuesday of each month at 11:30 a.m.

Franklin Mayor John Schroer (Eric Stuckey), Chair
Rutherford County Mayor Ernest Burgess
Brentwood Mayor Betsy Crossley (Paul Webb)
Davidson County/Nashville Mayor Karl Dean (Jim Hester)
Goodlettsville Mayor John Finch (Rick Gregory)
Hendersonville Mayor Scott Foster (Fred Rogers)
Sumner County Executive Anthony Holt (Michael Briggs)
TDOT Commissioner Gerald Nicely (Joe Carpenter)
Ed Cole, Governor's Appointee

Ed Oliphant, Staff Representative

Operations Committee

Meets 2nd Tuesday of each month at 11 a.m.

Robertson County Mayor Howard Bradley, Chair
Murfreesboro Mayor Tommy Bragg
White House Mayor John Decker (Angie Carrier)
Spring Hill Mayor Mike Dinwiddie (Victor Lay)
Mt. Juliet Mayor Linda Elam (Randy Robertson)
TDOT Commissioner Gerald Nicely (Joe Carpenter)
Cheatham County Mayor Bill Orange (James Fenton)
Terry Bebout, TSG Manager, non-voting ex officio
Bill Drunsic, President NERC, non-voting ex officio
Mark Arnold, Grayline Manager, non-voting ex officio
Val Kelley, Managing Director NERA, non-voting ex officio

Bob Baulsir, Staff Representative

East Corridor Committee

Meets 2nd Tuesday of March, June, September, December at 10 a.m.

Mt. Juliet Mayor Mayor Linda Elam (Randy Robertson), Chair
Lebanon Mayor Phillip Craighead (Jeff Baines)
Davidson County/Nashville Mayor Mayor Karl Dean (Jim Hester)
Wilson County Mayor Robert Dedman (Tom Brashear)
Terry Bebout, TSG Manager, non-voting ex officio

Jim McAteer, Staff Representative

Northeast Corridor Committee

Meets 2nd Tuesday of February, May, August, November at 10 a.m.

Gallatin Mayor Jo Ann Graves (Rosemary Bates), Chair
Goodlettsville Mayor John Finch (Rick Gregory)
Hendersonville Mayor Scott Foster (Fred Rogers)
Sumner County Executive Anthony Holt (Michael Briggs)
Portland Mayor Kenneth Wilber (Melinda Keen)
Westmoreland (Mike Carter)

Jim McAteer, Staff Representative

Southeast Corridor Committee

Meets 2nd Tuesday of April, July, October, January at 10 a.m.

Rutherford County Mayor Ernest Burgess, Chair
Murfreesboro Mayor Tommy Bragg
Smyrna Mayor Tony Dover (Mark O’Neal)
LaVergne Mayor Ronnie Erwin (Grant Green)

Jim McAteer, Staff Representative

RTA Board Meeting Information

(All downloadable files are in PDF format.)

RTA Board Meeting Agendas & Minutes – 2010

RTA Board Meeting Agendas & Minutes – 2009

RTA Board Meeting Minutes – 2008

RTA Board Meeting Minutes – 2007

RTA Board Meeting Minutes – 2006