Council of Representatives
The Council of Representatives provides the essential link that unites local and national efforts into effective advocacy for passenger trains and transit. The Council consists of 112 State Representatives and up to 10 'At-Large' Representatives. The Council represents local needs, issues and activities at the national level; helps formulate national policies through participation in the Association's committees; and implements these policies by working at the grass roots level. Representatives play a key role in helping the Association accomplish its mission. You may review the Council of Representatives Handbook for more information.
A directory of Board & Council Representatives with contact information is available to Rail Passenger Association members.
2018 - 2020 State Council of Representatives For The Term From March 1, 2018 Through February 29, 2020 (Revised to 11/15/19)
Current At-Large Represenatives Are Listed Following The State Representatives.
Information On The Upcoming January 2020 Council Election
ALABAMA (1 Seat)
One State Representative Vacancy
ALASKA (1 Seat)
Robert B. Flint
ARIZONA (2 Seats)
Roger Clark
Jennifer Davis-Paige
ARKANSAS (1 Seat)
Bill Pollard
CALIFORNIA (13 Seats)
Kurt Bender
Richard Bent
Douglas Kerr
Dennis Lytton
Robert Manning
Steve Roberts - Southwest Division Leader
James R. Smith
6 State Representative Vacancies
COLORADO (1 Seat)
Daniel Zimny-Schmitt
CONNECTICUT (1 Seat)
Mirza Avman Ahmed
DELAWARE (1 Seat)
Ken Potts
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (1 Seat)
Malcolm Kenton
FLORIDA (5 Seats)
Marvin Brigman
Kenneth Burbach
Jishnu Mukerji
Jonathan Nelson
Stephen R. Sayles
GEORGIA (2 Seats)
Tommy Malcom
Nelson Seth McGahee
HAWAII (1 Seat)
Jim Loomis
IDAHO (1 Seat)
One State Representative Vacancy
ILLINOIS (5 Seats)
John Corey
Richard Cridlebaugh
William Porter
Alan Schmitt
One State Representative Vacancy
INDIANA (2 Seats)
Tod Bassler
Duane Chattin
IOWA (1 Seat)
Evan Stober
KANSAS (1 Seat)
Mark Corriston
KENTUCKY (1 Seat)
John Owen
LOUISIANA (1 Seat)
One State Representative Vacancy
MAINE (1 Seat)
Wayne E. Davis
MARYLAND (3 Seats)
Curtis Harpold - Mid-Atlantic Division Leader
Harvard Morehead
Melvyn Sacks
MASSACHUSETTS (3 Seats)
Karen Christensen
Ben Heckscher
Clint Richmond
MICHIGAN (3 Seats)
Laurence Krieg
Charles Merckel
Dwight Phillips - Midwest - Great Lakes East Division Leader
MINNESOTA (2 Seats)
Robert Moen
One State Representative Vacancy
MISSISSIPPI (1 Seat)
Paul Nelson
MISSOURI (2 Seats)
Deborah Fischer Stout
Brian Parkinson
MONTANA (1 Seat)
Barry Green - Northwest Division Leader
NEBRASKA (1 Seat)
James Hanna
NEVADA (1 Seat)
Ron Kaminkow
NEW HAMPSHIRE (1 Seat)
Timothy E. Moore
NEW JERSEY (3 Seats)
James D. Ciacciarelli
Al Papp, Jr.
Howard Stein
NEW MEXICO (1 Seat)
Lynn Aldrich
NEW YORK (8 Seats)
Andrew J. Cabal
Carl Grimm
George Haikalis
Alexander Ivanoff - Northeast Division Leader
Stanley Kozaczka
Richard Kulla
Jack Mindy
Chris Nadelbach
NORTH CAROLINA (2 Seats)
George Ruedeman
John Schneider
NORTH DAKOTA (1 Seat)
One State Representative Vacancy
OHIO (4 Seats)
William Gill
Geza John Vamos
Two State Representative Vacancies
OKLAHOMA (1 Seat)
Gary Lanman
OREGON (2 Seats)
Donald Leap
Mike Morrison
PENNSYLVANIA (5 Seats)
Michael C. Alexander
Frank Buzydlowski
Ken Joseph
Tyler Kusma
Mark Spada
RHODE ISLAND (1 Seat)
Steve Musen
SOUTH CAROLINA (1 Seat)
Donald Yehle
SOUTH DAKOTA (1 Seat)
Daniel Bilka
TENNESSEE (1 Seat)
L. Jarod Pearson - Southern Division Leader
TEXAS (6 Seats)
Christina Anderson
Bruce Ashton - South Central Division Leader
Clare Barry
Thomas Burrows
Gwynne Jamieson
Patrick Montague
UTAH (1 Seat)
One State Representative Vacancy
VERMONT (1 Seat)
Jane Dwinell
VIRGINIA (4 Seats)
Dino Drudi
Paul Shore
Michael Testerman
John White
WASHINGTON (3 Seats)
Harvey Bowen
Hendrik de Kock
One State Representative Vacancy
WEST VIRGINIA (1 Seat)
John Beall
WISCONSIN (3 Seats)
Robert Fisher
Mark Quam - Midwest - Great Lakes West Division Leader
Royce Williams
WYOMING (1 Seat)
One State Representative Vacancy
AT-LARGE REPRESENTATIVES - Serving Through The April 2020 Meeting
Kendall Allen (VA)
William O. Greene (TN)
Penny Jacobs (FL)
Michael Jankowski (CA)
Jan Lindberg (CT)
Mark Meyer (OR)
Kent Patterson (NY)
Ron Schneider (KT)
James Souby (CO) - Mountains & Plains Division Leader
Steven Strauss (DC)