We are

a collective voice making a difference for local bus transit.

Our leadership, including our national board of acting Transit CEOs and General Managers and our experienced team of advocates and lobbyists, is dedicated to growing bus transit’s voice on Capitol Hill. We are here to serve the growing and economically critical role of bus transit in your city or community. 

Those interested in serving in a Coalition leadership capacity should contact Executive Director Ed Redfern at ed@buscoalition.com.

The Bus Coalition’s Board of Directors

Elected every two years, the Coalition’s Board represents a wide range of system sizes and geographic diversity. The Board serves to guide our work on Capitol Hill, build relationships in Washington DC and within the transit community and advocate for membership expansion.  Responsibilities include in-person representation in our annual meetings, participation in monthly conference calls and voting on priority-setting motions raised to the board’s attention.

Corey Aldridge

President,
The Bus Coalition

Chief Executive Officer,
Santa Cruz Metro
Santa Cruz, CA

Julia Castillo

Vice President,
The Bus Coalition

Exectutive Director,
HIRTA, 
Urbandale, IA

Elaine Clegg

Treasurer,
The Bus Coalition

Chief Executive Officer, 
Valley Regional Transit, Meridian, ID

Noelle Pinkard

Secretary,
The Bus Coalition

Org. Advancement Officer,
Hampton Roads Transit
Norfolk, VA

Jameson Auten

Chief Executive Officer
LTD Transit,
Eugene, OR

Edgar Benning

General Manager
Mass Transportation Authority
Flint, MI

Alex Clifford

Chief Executive Officer
San Joaquin RTD

Stockton, CA

Mary Ellen Defrias

Chief Executive Officer
GATRA
Taunton, MA

Jay Fox

Executive Director
Utah Transit Authority
Salt Lake City, Utah

James Gee

Director of Public Transportation & Operations, RTC Washoe
Reno, NV

Laura Koprowski

CEO
TARTA
Toledo, OH

Eddie Miranda

Vice President,
METRO, Government Affairs

Houston, TX

Barb Neal

Director of Transit
CyRide
Ames, IA

Elizabeth Presutti

Deputy Director/
Chief Administrative Officer, CATS
Charlotte, NC

Crystle Stidham

Chief Executive Officer,
Skagit Transit
Mount Vernon, WA

Michael Stubbe

Miguel Velázquez​

Chief Executive Officer,
RTS
Rochester, NY

Amanda Wanke

Chief Executive Officer,
Des Moines Area Regional Transit
Des Moines, IA

Dottie Watkins

Chief Executive Officer
CapMetro
Austin, TX

Dorothy Yeager

Executive Director
OATS Transit
Columbia, MO

The Bus Coalition Staff

The Coalition’s staff is here to answer questions, large and small, that make local bus systems work better–in your neighborhoods and in Washington DC. Reach out to us, any time.

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Ed Redfern

Executive Director

30 years of Capitol Hill experience and local level relationships in bus systems, large and small.

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Jayson White

Deputy Director

 Membership relations and network growth. Policy, innovation, and legislative analysis.

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Colleen Eads

Administration and Accounting

Managing membership database, and all membership and dues processes.

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Lance Husak

Research Director

National policy, marketplace research and transit systems analysis.

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Joel Rubin

Washington Representative

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Kate Travis

Washington Representative