Board Of Directors

The Board provides decision-making responsibility for the transportation planning area.

The OTO Board of Directors is comprised of 18 voting members including Greene County, Christian County, the cities of Springfield, Willard, Nixa, Ozark, Battlefield, Strafford and Republic, Springfield-Branson National Airport, City Utilities-Transit and Citizens-at-Large. There are non-voting members from Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Federal Aviation Administration and Missouri Department of Transportation.

Board of Directors

: Executive Committee

Steve Childers, Chair
City Administrator, City of Ozark

Andrew Lear, Vice-Chair
City Council Member, City of Springfield

Andrew Nelson, Secretary
Deputy City Administrator, City of Republic

Travis Cossey, Treasurer
Director of Nixa Utilities and Public Works, City of Nixa

John Russell
Commissioner 2nd District, Greene County

Brian Weiler
Director, Springfield-Branson National Airport

Jerry Compton
OTO Board of Directors Citizen-at-Large

Voting Members

Greene County Commission
Rusty MacLachlan, Commissioner
John Russell, Commissioner
Chris Coulter, Alternate

Christian County Commission
Lynn Morris, Eastern District Commissioner
Ralph Phillips, Presiding Commissioner, Alternate

City of Springfield City Council
Mayor Ken McClure, City Council Member
Dan Smith, Director of Public Works, Alternate
Mike Shilling, City Council Member
Matthew Simpson, City Council Member, Alternate
Andrew Lear, City Council Member

City of Battlefield
Debra Hickey, Mayor
Tommy VanHorn, City Administrator, Alternate

City of Nixa
Jarad Giddens, Mayor Pro Tem
Travis Cossey, Director of Planning, Alternate

City of Ozark
Steve Childers, City Administrator

City of Republic
Matt Russell, Mayor
Andrew Nelson, Alternate

City of Strafford
Ashley French, Mayor
Martha Smartt, City Administrator, Alternate

City of Willard
Samuel Snider, Mayor
Steven Bodenhamer, Interim City Administrator, Alternate

City Utilities of Springfield
Skip Jansen, CU Transit Representative

Citizen-at-Large Representatives
Jerry Compton, OTO Appointed
James O'Neal, City of Springfield Appointed
Richard Walker, City of Springfield Appointed
Chuck Branch, Christian County Appointed
John Elkins, OTO Alternate

Springfield-Branson National Airport
Paige Oxendine, Airport Board Vice Chair
Brian Weiler, Alternate

Non-Voting Members
Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT)
Steve Campbell, Southwest District Engineer
Stacy Reese, Alternate

Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
Mokhtee Ahmad

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Daniel Weitkamp
Michael Latuszek, Alternate

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Mark Schenkelberg
Todd Madison, Alternate

Our Mission

To provide a forum for cooperative decision-making in support of an excellent regional transportation system.

What We Do
Who We Are

All Board of Directors meetings are open to the public and the community is encouraged to attend.

Board of Directors meetings are held on the third Thursday every other month from noon to 1:30 p.m. Executive Committee meetings are held on the second Wednesday every other month from noon to 1:00 p.m.

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