RTA 2023 chair
Jay Irby
First Citizens Bank
Legislation and Policy chair
Julia Wright
Dominion Energy
Funding and Finance chair
John McGeary
First National Bank
Streets and Intersections chair
Adrianne Elder, PE
Duke Energy
User Experience / Wayfinding chair
Jim Beley
The Umstead Hotel and Spa
Rapid Research chair
Kevin Howell
NC State University
Commerce and Logistics chair
Rob Herman
Lenovo
Equity and Workforce chair
Scott Ralls
Wake Technical Community College
Innovative Paradigms chair
Troy Dover
Summit Design and Engineering Services
System Performance chair
Nate Knuffman
UNC Chapel Hill
Growth chair
Ashley Jones
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Immediate past chair
Harold Hicks
RTI International
Membership and Marketing chair
Linda Hall
Research Triangle Foundation of NC
Tourism and Business Travel chair
Dennis Edwards
Greater Raleigh CVB
Freeways and Regional Blvds chair
Pete Marino
Smith Anderson
Intercity and Commuter Rail chair
Dave Byerley
Truist
Real Estate and Mobility chair
John Kane
Kane Realty
Emerging Technology chair
Chris Cooper
MetLife
RTA Events chair
Will Letchworth
McAdams
Risk Management/Resilience chair
Brett LeCheminant
Credit Suisse
Choices and Tradeoffs chair
Richard Adams
Kimley-Horn
Sustainability/Environment chair
Sarah Gaskill
FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
Air service and infrastructure chair
Shaylah Nunn Jones
Novo Nordisk
History of RTA Chairs
Current chair: Jay Irby First Citizens Bank
2022-23: Harold Hicks, RTI International
2021-22: Michael Schoenfeld, Duke University
2019-20: Maeve Gardner, GlaxoSmithKline
2018-19: Geoff Lang, MetLife
2017–18: Bruce Sargent, IBM
2015–17: Steve Brechbiel, QuintilesIMS
2013–15: Ed Paradise, Cisco Systems
2011–13: Clymer Cease, Clark Nexsen
2009–11: Rick Weddle, Research Triangle Park
2008-09, 2011: 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 Co.
2003–05: Duane Long, Longistics
2003–04: Bill Shore, GlaxoSmithKline
1999–2003: Smedes York, York Properties
1999–2003: Bob Ingram, GlaxoSmithKline
