National Steering Committee

Easter Seals Project ACTION (ESPA) has been working with the disability community and transportation industry to increase the availability and use of accessible surface transportation for people with disabilities in the United States since 1988. Throughout that time, ESPA has successfully brought together representatives of these interests to serve on a National Steering Committee where they can work together to advise ESPA about the development and delivery of training programs, the design and provision of technical assistance, the production and distribution of products, the establishment of research project priorities and provide other counsel as needed.

National Steering Committee Members
Billy Atom J. Barry Barker Kelly Buckland Mike Collins Doug Douglas Christopher Hart	Karen Hoesch Clifford Hymowitz Wendy Klancher Eugene Lozano, Jr. Crystal Lyons Maureen McClosky	James McLary Donna McNamee Beverly Morris
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Douglas Birnie Pamela L. Boswell Pamela Brown Charles Dickson Richard Devylder	Linda Ford Bryna Helfer Chris Jenks Paul Larrousse Patricia Monahan	Terry Parker Scott J. Windly Michael Winter

Christopher Hart, NSC Chair
Director of Urban and Transit Projects
Institute for Human Centered Design at Adaptive Environments


Billy Altom
Executive Director
Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL)

J. Barry Barker
Executive Director
Transit Authority of River City-TARC

Kelly Buckland
Executive Director
National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)

Mike Collins

Doug Douglas
Vice President, Paratransit Services
DART

Karen Hoesch
Executive Director
ACCESS Transportation

Clifford Hymowitz
Mobility and Disability Specialist
Division of Traffic Safety
Town of Brookhaven

Wendy Klancher
Senior Transportation Planner
Department of Transportation Planning
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

Eugene Lozano, Jr.

Crystal Lyons
Board Chairman,
Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority

Maureen McCloskey
National Advocacy Director
Paralyzed Veterans of America

James McLary
McLary Management & Investment

Donna McNamee
Board Member
Laketran

Beverly Morris
Planning & Eligibility Officer
New York City Transit
Paratransit Division

EX-OFFICIOS MEMBERS

FTA

Douglas Birnie
Program Analyst
Federal Transit Administration

Pamela Brown
Federal Transit Administration
Advanced Public Transportation Systems Div.

Richard Devylder
Senior Advisor for Accessible Transportation
Office of the Secretary
U.S. Department of Transportation

Linda Ford
Acting Director, Office of Civil Rights
Federal Transit Administration

Bryna Helfer, Ed.D.
Director of Public Engagement
Office of the Secretary
U.S. Department of Transportation

Terry Parker,
Accessible Services Manager
Lane Transit District

Michael Winter
Senior Program Analyst
International Office of Accessibility and Disability
Federal Transit Administration

Partnering Organizations

Pamela L. Boswell
Vice President-Program Management and Educational Service
American Public Transportation Association

Charles Dickson
Associate Director
Community Transportation Association of America

Chris Jenks
Director, Cooperative Research Program
Transportation Research Board

Paul Larrousse
National Transit Institute

Patricia Monahan
Executive Director
National RTAP

Scott J. Windley
Accessibility Specialist
US Access Board