BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS INFORMATION FORM

Name of Board/Commission	Transportation Advisory Committee of the Winston-Salem Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization	Date 1/09/11
Authority for Creation	The authority for establishing the Transportation Advisory Committee is Title 23 of the United States Code (U.S.C.) 134; Sections 3 (a) (2), 4 (a), 5 (g) (1), and 5 (1) of the Federal Transit Act of 1964, as amended; 49 U.S.C. 1602 (a) (2), 1603 (a), 1604 (g) (1), and 1604 (1); and Chapter 136, Article 3A, Section 136-66.2 (a) (b) of the North Carolina General Statutes.
Purpose/Function	The Winston-Salem Urban Area Transportation Advisory Committee has the responsibility for serving as a medium for open discussion and policy development for recommendations made to the general bodies of local government and the boards of the various modes of transportation and as a forum for cooperative transportation planning and decision making for the Metropolitan Planning Organization.
Method of Appointment	The Mayor of Winston-Salem and two additional members are appointed by the Winston-Salem City Council; two members by the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners; one member by each of the following jurisdictions: City of King; Counties of Davie, and Stokes; Towns of Bermuda Run, Bethania, Kernersville, Lewisville, Midway, Rural Hall, Walkertown and Wallburg; Villages of Clemmons and Tobaccoville; and one member from the North Carolina Board of Transportation.
Number of Members	Nineteen
Terms of Office	Based on appointing authority
Meeting Date and Time	Third Thursday of every other month - 4:15 p.m., or as needed.
Chief Staff Person Stan Polanis	Title Transportation Director	Telephone Number (336) 747-6867

Current Membership - Transportation Advisory Committee
Name	Race/Gender	Term	Expiration
City Council Appointments
Dan Besse, Vice Chair	WM	N/A	N/A
Allen Joines	WM	N/A	N/A
Denise D. Adams	BF	N/A	N/A
Robert C. Clark (1st Alternate)	WM	N/A	N/A
Derwin L. Montgomery (2nd Alternate)	BM	N/A	N/A
Forsyth County Appointments
Walter Marshall	BM	N/A	N/A
Gloria Whisenhunt (Alternate)	WF	N/A	N/A
William Whitehart	WM	N/A	N/A
Davie County Appointment
Ken White	WM	N/A	N/A
Mark S. Jones (Alternate)	WM	N/A	N/A
Stokes County Appointment
Leon Inman	WM	N/A	N/A
Joe Turpin (Alternate)	WM	N/A	N/A
City of King Appointment
Charles Allen	WM	N/A	N/A
Wesley Carter (Alternate)	WM	N/A	N/A
Village of Clemmons Appointment
John Bost	WM	N/A	N/A
Nick Nelson (Alternate)	WM	N/A	N/A
Village of Tobaccoville Appointment
Billy McHone	WM	N/A	N/A
Myron Marion (Alternate)	WM	N/A	N/A
Town of Bermuda Run Appointment
Ed Coley	WM	N/A	N/A
Vacant (Alternate)		N/A	N/A
Town of Bethania Appointment
Brent Rockett	WM	N/A	N/A
Vacant (Alternate)		N/A	N/A
Town of Kernersville Appointment
Dawn Morgan	WF	N/A	N/A
Tracey Shifflette (Alternate)	WF	N/A	N/A
Town of Lewisville Appointment
Dan Pugh	WM	N/A	N/A
Tom Lawson (Alternate)	WM	N/A	N/A
Town of Midway
Norman Wilkes WM		N/A	N/A
Robin Moon (Alternate) WM		N/A	N/A
Town of Rural Hall Appointment
Herman C. Denny (Alternate)	WM	N/A	N/A
Larry Williams (TAC Chairman)	WM	N/A	N/A
Town of Walkertown Appointment
Randy Mendenhall	WM	N/A	N/A
Peggy Leight (Alternate)	WF	N/A	N/A
Town of Wallburg Appointment
Allen Todd	WM	N/A	N/A
Vacant (Alternate)		N/A	N/A
NC Board of Transportation Appointment
Ralph Womble	WM	N/A	N/A
Ex Officio Members
Arnold King, City/County Planning Board	WM	N/A	N/A
Daniel Beerman, W-S Transit Authority	WM	N/A	N/A
John F. Sullivan III, Federal Highway Administration	WM	N/A	N/A
Thomas F. McKim, Smith-Reynolds Airport Commission	WM	N/A	N/A
Margaret Bessette, Secretary to TAC, City-County Planning Board	WF	N/A	N/A

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