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Transportation Policy Council

 
     

The Transportation Policy Council (TPC) provides policy guidance and overall coordination of the transportation planning activities within the region. The TPC consists of 24 members representing cities and counties, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) and three at-large members appointed by the H-GAC Board of Directors.

TPC Officers

Honorable James Patterson
Chairman
County Commissioner
Fort Bend County
Representing: Fort Bend County
Alternate: Paulette Shelton
Transit Director, Fort Bend County

Honorable Norman Brown
2nd Vice Chair
County Commissioner
Liberty County
Representing: Liberty County
Alternate: Phil Fitzgerald
Judge, Liberty County

 Honorable Pam Holm
1st Vice Chair
Council Member, District G
City of Houston
Representing: City of Houston
Alternate: James Rodriguez
Council Member, District 1

Honorable Tom Reid
Secretary
Mayor, City of Pearland
Representing: Smaller Cities, Brazoria County
Alternate: Modesto Mundo
Assistant City Manager

TPC Members

Vacant
Texas Department of Transportation
Beaumont District
Representing: TxDOT Beaumont District
Alternate: Phillip Lujan, P.E.
Director Transportation Planning & Development

Don Brandon, P.E.
County Engineer
Chambers County
Representing: Chambers County
Alternate: Gary Nelson
Commissioner, Precinct 3

Honorable Larry Calhoun
Council Member
Representing: Smaller Cities, Montgomery County
Alternate: Jay Ross Martin
Council Member, City of Conroe

Honorable Kenneth Clark
Commissioner, Precinct 4
Galveston County
Representing: Galveston County
Alternate: Michael Fitzgerald, P.E.
County Engineer

Honorable Matthew Doyle
Mayor
City of Texas City
Representing: City of Texas City
Alternate: Doug Kneupper
City Engineer

Scott Elmer, P.E.
Director of Public Works
City of Missouri City
Representing: Missouri City
Alternate: Valerie Ruda
Engineering Project Manager

Honorable Ed Emmett
County Judge
Harris County
Representing: Harris County
Alternate: Rose Hernandez
Director of Infrastructure

Orval Rhoads, P.E.
Waller County
Representing: Waller County
Alternate: Terry Harrison
Commissioner, Precinct 2

Steve Howard
Chief Operating Officer
Houston-Galveston Area Council
Representing: H-GAC At Large
Alternate: Jack Steele
Executive Director, H-GAC

Tom Kornegay
Executive Director
Port of Houston Authority
Representing: Other Transportation Interests
Alternate: Joseph J. Adams
Vice President Public Affairs, Union Pacific

Honorable Sue Lovell
Council Member
City of Houston
Representing: City of Houston
Alternate: Melissa Noriega
Council Member, At Large 3 

Michael Marcotte, P.E.
Director/Dept. Public Works & Engineering
City of Houston
Representing: City of Houston
Alternate: Raymond D. Chong, P.E.
Deputy Director, Traffic & Transportation

Honorable Pat McLaughlan
Council Member
City of Bellaire
Representing: Smaller Cities, Harris County
Alternate: Robert A. Fry, Jr.
Mayor Pro Tem, West University

Brandon Capetillo
Council Member, District 3
City of Baytown
Representing: City of Baytown
Alternate: Stephen DonCarlos
Mayor, City of Baytown

Honorable Dennis Parmer
Council Member, District 1
City of Sugar Land
Representing: City of Sugar Land
Alternate: Jacqueline Baly Chaumette
Council Member, City of Sugar Land

Vacant
City of Galveston
Representing: City of Galveston
Alternate: Steve LeBlanc, P.E.
City Manager, City of Galveston

Honorable Alan B. Sadler
County Judge
Montgomery County
Representing: Montgomery County
Alternate: Mark Mooney, P.E.
County Engineer 

Honorable Matt Sebesta
County Commissioner, Pct. 2
Brazoria County
Representing: Brazoria County
Alternate: Donald "Dude" Payne
Commissioner, Precinct 1

Arthur L. Storey, P.E.
Executive Director
Harris County Public Infrastructure
Representing: Harris County
Alternate: Jackie Freeman, P.E.
Deputy Executive Director

Sarah Benevides, P.E., CFM 
Acting Director of Planning
City of Pasadena
Representing: City of Pasadena
Alternate: Lee Jane Ream, P.E.
Traffic Director

Vacant
Texas Department of Transportation Houston District
Representing: TxDOT Houston District
Alternate: Delvin Dennis, P.E.
Deputy District Engineer

Frank J. Wilson
President & CEO        
Metropolitan Transit Authority
Representing: METRO
Alternate: John Sedlak
Executive Vice President, METRO

 

 

Ex-Officio Members

Jose Campos
Urban Planning Engineer
Federal Highway Administration

Mark Ellis
Chairman
Gulf Coast Freight Rail District

Bill E. King
Managing Partner
Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson L.L.P.

Tim Lidiak
Regional Planner
Federal Transit Administration

Jeff Moseley
President and CEO
Greater Houston Partnership

Donna Phillips
Air Quality Director
Texas Commission on Environment Quality

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