MID-ATLANTIC CHAPTER WORK PLAN FOR 2009

The chapter officers for 2009 are:

  • Rob Henry, President (GVF Transportation)
  • Tammy Ford, Vice President (DART’s RideShare Delaware)
  • Amy Mathieson, Secretary (ACTA)
  • Julie Theyerl, Treasurer (DART)

    • The chapter’s next elections will be held in 2010 for the 2011-2012 terms.

    In order to prepare for chapter activities in 2009, the officers conducted several teleconferences.

  • We have agreed to hold one conference in 2009. The conference will be held in our chapter service area and it will be a one day session.

  • The Chapter has also verbally agreed to partner with the Patriot Chapter to host a two day conference in their chapter area in 2010.

    • We will once again be updating our by-laws and will send them out to the rest of the chapter for a vote. once the voting is completed we will send our updated by-laws to ACT National for approval.

    The chapter will meet periodically throughout the year and they are as follows:

  • ACT Conference in Washington, D.C.
  • Chapter Conference
  • Chapter Conference Calls

    • The chapter has set three main goals for 2009:

  • Host a successful conference while generating enough revenue to fund the event.
  • Continue to move forward with the installation of the national 511 phone number in our chapter area and the integration of TDM in each system.
  • Continue to increase our presence as a chapter in the public policy forum.

    • The chapter will also be participating in the Legislative Summit Scheduled in April in Washington D.C.

  • The chapter will also be offering scholarships to the ACT National conference.
  • The chapter will be offering scholarships to the ACT Legislative conference.
  • The chapter will continue to maintain and update our website
  • The chapter will update its blog continue connect news with RSS feeds.
  • Judy Eckerd of Cornell University will continue to serve as its memebership coordinator.
  • The chapter will continue its newsletter. Amy Mathieson of ACTA is the newsletter coordinator.

    • The chapter Is also Well Represented throughout ACT national:

  • John Ciaffone is currently serving as Treasurer of ACT National
  • Tammy Ford is serving as an At Large Director
  • Rob Henry is serving as Region 9 Director
  • Tammy Ford is also co-chairing the (Ad-Hoc) National Communications Committee
  • Joseph Caravella will be serving as Co-Chairman of the recently formed Climate
  • Lisa Kay Schweyer will be serving as Chair of the Professional Development Committee