Chairs and RTA Steering Committee
The chair, vice chairs, and other RTA Steering Committee members comprise the senior volunteer leadership of the Regional Transportation Alliance. These business leaders are committed to the execution of the RTA Action Plan and to improving the future mobility of the region.
2012-13 RTA Chairs council
Clymer Cease, Clark Nexsen
2012-13 RTA chair
Legislative and Policy
Aaron Guyton, Fairway Outdoor Advertising – chair
Don McCorquodale, SAS - vice chair
Freeways and Streets
Sam Nichols, First Citizens Bank – chair
Pete Marino, Smith Anderson – vice chair
Regional Transit
Tom Looney, Lenovo – chair
Intercity Higher Speed Rail
Randy Lickey, Williams Mullen - chair
RDU Air Service
Madhu Beriwal, IEM – chair
Bruce Sargent, IBM - vice chair
Events
Karen Ondrick, Lenovo – chair
Mike Surasky, A. Morton Thomas and Associates, Inc. - vice chair
Membership Growth and Engagement
Kathleen Bentley, Fidelity Investments – chair
Steve Brechbiel, Quintiles - vice chair
Immediate past chair
Jim Captain, Credit Suisse
Other RTA Steering Committee members:
Forge Communications
Roger Friedensen
NetApp
Mark Skiff
Quintiles
Steve Brechbiel
Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina
Mason Ailstock, Liz Rooks
Wake County Economic Development / EDGE 4
Ken Atkins
Cary Chamber of Commerce
Howard Johnson
Chapel Hill Carrboro Chamber of Commerce
Aaron Nelson
Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce
Casey Steinbacher
Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Harvey Schmitt
RTA Chairs History
2011 – present: Clymer Cease, Clark Nexsen
2011 - Jim Captain, Credit Suisse
2009 – 11 - Rick Weddle, The Research Triangle Park
2008 – 09 - Jim Captain, Credit Suisse
2007 – 08 - Rusine Mitchell-Sinclair
2006 – 07 - Ed Willingham, First Citizens Bank
2005 – 06 - Joe Freddoso, Cisco Systems
2004 – 05 - Peter Anlyan, Capitol Broadcasting Company
2003 – 05 - Duane Long, Longistics
2003 – 04 - Bill Shore, GlaxoSmithKline
1999 – 2003 - Smedes York, York Properties
1999 – 2003 - Bob Ingram, GlaxoSmithKline
