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.
2011-12 RTA Chairs council
Clymer Cease, Pearce, Brinkley, Cease + Lee - Architects
2011-12 RTA chair
Legislative and Policy
Aaron Guyton, Fairway Outdoor Advertising – chair
Don McCorquodale, SAS - vice chair
Streets and Highways
Sam Nichols, First Citizens Bank – chair
Pete Marino, Smith Anderson – vice chair
Regional Transit
Rick McNeel, LORD Corporation -- chair
Intercity Higher Speed Rail
Kirsten Weeks, Cisco Systems – chair
Randy Lickey, Williams Mullen - vice chair
RDU Air Service
Madhu Beriwal, IEM – chair
Events
Karen Ondrick, Lenovo – chair
Kari Stoltz, Bank of America – vice chair
Member Engagement
Kathleen Bentley, Fidelity Investments – chair
Diane Kuehn, VisionPoint Marketing – vice chair
Outreach and Development
Robert Sipes, Progress Energy – chair
Millie Chalk, Duke Energy – vice chair
Immediate past chair
Jim Captain, Credit Suisse
Other RTA Steering Committee members:
AICPA
Scott Spiegel
Forge Communications
Roger Friedensen
IBM
Bruce Sargent
NetApp
Mark Skiff
Quintiles
Steve Brechbiel
Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina
Bob Geolas, Liz Rooks
VisionPoint Marketing
Diane Kuehn
Wake County Economic Development / EDGE 4
Laura Hulsey
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, Pearce, Brinkley, Cease + Lee, Architects
2011 - Jim Captain, Credit Suissse
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
