Get to Know Us
Steering Committee
Voting Representatives:
ADOT&PF
Todd Vanhove – Chief of Planning, Central Region
City of Wasilla
Erich Schaal – Public Works Director
Health & Human Services
Jim Beck – Senior Program Officer, Mat-Su Health Foundation
Mat-Su Borough (MSB)
Tom Adams – Director of Public Works
Kim Sollien – Planning Services Manager (Chair)
Brad Sworts – Pre-Design & Engineering Manager
Multimodal Mobility Advocates
Joshua Shaver – Administrator, Alaska Pioneer Homes
City of Palmer
Brad Hanson – Community Development Director
Chickaloon Native Village
Brian Winnestaffer – Transportation Director
bewinnestaffer@chickaloon-nsn.gov
Knik Tribe
Bob Charles – IRR Roads Manager
MSB Transportation Advisory Board (TAB)
Antonio Weese, TAB Member
Rail
Brian Lindamood – Vice President of Engineering, Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC)
Transit
Jennifer Busch – Executive Director, Valley Transit
Non-Voting Ex-Officio Representatives:
City of Houston
Vacant
Local Road Service Area Advisory Board (LRSAAB)
Vacant
Peer MPOs:
Jackson Fox – Executive Director, FAST Planning
Aaron Jongenelen – Transportation Planning Manager/MPO Coordinator, AMATS
aaron.jongenelen@anchorageak.gov
Environmental & Air Quality Oversight:
Adeyemi Alimi – Air Non-Point & Mobile Sources, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
Mat-Su Transportation Advisory Board
Josh Cross – TAB Transportation Engineering Member (Vice Chair)
ADOT&PF Central Region Planning
Vacant – Mat-Su Core Area Planner
Pre-MPO Policy Board
Representatives:
ADOT&PF
Wolfgang Junge, Regional Director
City of Palmer
John Moosey, City Manager
Chickaloon Native Village
Kaylan Wade, Assistant Director of Transportation
Mat-Su Borough (MSB)
Edna DeVries, Mayor
Mike Brown, Manager
Rob Yundt, Assembly Member
Bike and Pedestrian Advocates
Wes Hoskins – Executive Director, Mat-Su Trails and Parks Foundation
City of Wasilla
Glenda Ledford, Mayor
Knik Tribe
Bob Charles – IRR Roads Manager
Transit
Jennifer Busch – Executive Director, Valley Transit
Future Committees
"Under Construction"
Technical Commitee
1.MSB Transportation Advisory Board chair
2.Alaska Railroad Corporation
3.MSB School District operations
4.Public transit provider
5.Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities – Planning
6.Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities – Pre-Construction
7.MSB – Planning
8.MSB – Public Works
9.Mobility advocate
10.Road Service Area Advisory Board chair
11.City of Wasilla
12.City of Palmer
13.Knik Tribe
14.Chickaloon Village Traditional Council
15.Trucking Industry Advocate
16. State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation - Air Quality
Policy Board
1. MSB Manager
2. MSB (Assembly or Mayor)
3. City of Wasilla Mayor
4. City of Palmer Manager
5. DOT&PF Central Region Director
6. Knik Tribe
7. Chickaloon Village Traditional Council