BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The board of directors is the governing body of the association, responsible for the direction of the management of the association. The board has full power only by consensus (majority vote of a quorum in most cases) to act for the membership on behalf of the association and shall have full power for all necessary action desirable to conduct the business of the association consistent with the current bylaws.
2023 NEPTA Officers and Directors
The NEPTA Nominating Committee presents the following slate to serve as the 2023 NEPTA Executive and Directors.
The NorthEast Passenger Transportation Association (NEPTA) Officers and Directors voted unanimously to accept the NEPTA slate during the NEPTA Annual Meeting on December 8, 2022.
Mark your calendar for next year's NEPTA Annual Meeting for Thursday, December 5, 2024. Interested in joining the BOD? Email membership@nepta.org.
Officers
President
Vicki L Shotland
Executive Director
Greater Hartford Transit District
Hartford, CT
Vice President
John Savage
General Manager - First Transit
Nashua Transit System
Nashua, NH
Treasurer
Brian J. Mullarney
Territory Manager
Detroit Diesel- Atlantic Division
Middletown, CT
Board of Directors
Immediate Past President
Michael Whitten
Executive Director
Manchester Transit Authority
Manchester, NH
Connecticut State Representative
Doug Holcomb
CEO/General Manager
Greater Bridgeport Transit
Bridgeport, CT
Massachusetts State Representative
Kevin Petit
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Boston, MA
New Hampshire State Representative
Camille Pattison
Assistant Director
Nashua Regional Planning Commission (NRPC)
Nashua, NH
Vermont State Representative
Terence White
Executive Director
Green Mountain Community Network, Inc. dba Green Mtn. Express
Bennington, VT
Maine State Representative
Ryan Neale
Maine DOT
Augusta, ME
Rhode Island State Representative
Lisa Hanson
Purchasing Administrator
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority
Providence, RI
Domingo (DJ) Gonzalez
Operations Manager
Greater Hartford Transit District
Hartford, CT
Sandra Clarey
McMahon, A Bowman company
Senior Project Manager and Regional Service Lead - Transit
Boston, MA
David Delforte
Fleet Sales Representative
Coach & Equipment Bus Sales, Inc.
Coach and Equipment
Penn Yan, NY
James Gallagher
Vice President
Bus Stuf, Inc.
Bethlehem, PA
David Sturdy
Account Executive
Cummins
Nashville, TN
Office Location: Dedham, MA
Martin Burke
General Manager
SouthCoast Transit Manager
New Bedford, MA
Jesus Guillermo
General Manager
Merrimack Valley Area Transportation Company
Harry Rodney Carpenter
Deputy Director
Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Transit (d.b.a. ShuttleBus-Zoom)
Biddeford, ME
Mike Orsene
Charter Manager
Peter Pan
Springfield, MA
NEPTA members who hold an active paid membership shall be eligible to any elective office and/or directorship.
For more information/share your interest in joining the board, contact us at membership@nepta.org.
Appointed board members take office on January 1. Deadline for nominations: November 11.
ABOUT NEPTA.
The NorthEast Passenger Transportation Association (NEPTA) is a non-profit association of transit providers, vendors and industry specialists dedicated to promoting transit issues at the local, state, regional, and national levels. Our activities are funded solely by membership participation, and we are proud to sponsor programs such as the NEPTA Scholarship Award, which is available to dependents and employees of NEPTA member organizations.
COMMITTEES.
The NEPTA Maintenance Committee was formed in 2013 to host discussions with maintenance representatives from Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The committee goal is to meet twice a year to gather and share maintenance information throughout the NEPTA membership. The committee shall consist of NEPTA Board Members and maintenance personnel from transit properties or transit agencies. Committee members must be a NEPTA member in good standing.