In addition to the RTA chair succession roles (chair, chair-elect, past chair), the organization has up to 12 focus area chairs that provide perspective on various organizational priorities. These leaders typically serve from one to three years.
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RTA 2024 chair
Jay Irby
First Citizens Bank
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Immediate past chair
Harold Hicks
RTI International
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RTA 2024 Chair-Elect
Sarah Gaskill
FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
Focus area chairs
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Air Service and Infrastructure
Shaylah Nunn Jones
Novo Nordisk
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Emerging Technology
Frederico Egli
IBM
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Sustainability/Environment
Dana Martinez
Amgen
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System Performance
Nate Knuffman
UNC Chapel Hill
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Legislative and Policy
Scott Levitan
Research Triangle Foundation of NC
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Real Estate and Mobility
John Kane
Kane Realty
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Regional Transit
Stelfanie Williams
Duke University
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Commerce and Logistics
Alex Culpepper
The Sunrock Group
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Choices and Tradeoffs
Richard Adams
Kimley-Horn
History of RTA Chairs
Current chair: Jay Irby First Citizens Bank
2022–23: Harold Hicks, RTI International
2021–22: Michael Schoenfeld, Duke University
2020–21: Maeve Gardner, GlaxoSmithKline
2019–20: Geoff Lang, MetLife
2017–19: Bruce Sargent, IBM
2015–17: Steve Brechbiel, QuintilesIMS
2013–15: Ed Paradise, Cisco Systems
2011–13: Clymer Cease, Clark Nexsen
2009–11: Rick Weddle, Research Triangle Park
2008-09, 2011: Jim Captain, Credit Suisse
2007–08: Rusine Mitchell-Sinclair
2006–07: Ed Willingham, First Citizens Bank
2005–06: Joe Freddoso, Cisco Systems
2004–05: Peter Anlyan, Capitol Broadcasting Co.
2003–05: Duane Long, Longistics
2003–04: Bill Shore, GlaxoSmithKline
1999–2003: Smedes York, York Properties
1999–2003: Bob Ingram, GlaxoSmithKline