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about the moving transit forward team

The Moving Transit Forward team includes public transportation and regional planning professionals who bring a broad range of transit experience and perspectives to the planning process. The principal members of this collaborative team include:

Metro

Leadership

Bob Baer
President and CEO
Executive Office

Ray Friem
Chief Operating Officer
Transit Operations

Christopher Poehler
Senior Vice President
Engineering and New Systems Development

Jessica Mefford-Miller
Chief of Planning and System Development

Planning and System Development

Research & Development

Todd Hennessy
Manager of Market Research

Jayson Hagen

GIS Specialist

Mark Phillips

Long-Range Planner

Gary Smith

Senior Planner

Communications

Dianne Williams

Director of Communications

Service Planning

Lance Peterson

Director of Service Planning

Financial Planning and Budgeting

Kathy Klevorn

Controller - Accounting

Engineering and New Systems Development

Tom White

Director of Project Control

Jennifer Ash

Manager of Real Estate

Administrative

Lakaii Hagens

Customer Service Staff

East-West Gateway Council of Governments

Leadership

Maggie Hales
Interim Executive Director

Transportation Planning

Jerry Blair
Director, Transportation Planning

Caroline Twenter
Manager, Planning and Programming

Linda Yu
Transportation Analyst

Research Services

Lance Huntley
Director, Research Services

John Posey
Manager, Research and Analysis

Community Planning

Julie Stone
Manager, Community Engagement / Local Government Services

URS Corporation (Chicago, IL and St. Louis, MO)

Kenneth Kinney
Senior Manager, Transit Planning

Josephine Emerick
Department Manager, Transportation

Renee Ducker
Urban/Transit Planner

Vector Communications

Laurna Godwin
Principal
St. Louis, MO

about the public advisory committee

The Public Advisory Committee to the Moving Transit Forward plan is made up of a group of transportation experts and enthusiasts, transit stakeholders, community groups, and citizens. Their role is to scrutinize the plan and plan process in detail and ensure that Metro's proposed plan is a true reflection of the diverse needs of the St. Louis region. For more information and a list of members, please visit the Public Advisory Committee page.