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.
2019 board of directors
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Executive Committee
Travis Cossey, Chair
Director of Planning and Development, City of NixaAndrew Lear, Vice Chair
City Council Member, City of SpringfieldBob Dixon, Past-Chair
Presiding Commissioner, Greene CountSteve Childers Secretary
City Administrator, City of OzarkDavid Cameron, Treasurer
City Administrator, City of RepublicBrian Weiler
Director, Springfield-Branson National AirportBrad Gray
City Administrator, City of WillardOther Voting Members
Greene County Commission
Harold Bengsch, Commissioner
Chris Coulter, AlternateChristian County Commission
Ralph Phillips, Presiding Commissioner
Vacant, AlternateCity of Springfield City Council
Jan Fisk, 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
Ken McClure, Mayor, AlternateCity of Battlefield
Debra Hickey, Mayor
Frank Schoneboom, City Administrator, AlternateCity of Nixa
Brian Steele, Mayor
Travis Cossey, Director of Planning, AlternateCity of Ozark
Rick Gardner, Mayor
Steve Childers, City Administrator, AlternateCity of Republic
Jeff Ussery, Mayor
David Cameron, City Administrator, AlternateCity of Strafford
Ashley French, Mayor
Martha Smartt, City Administrator, AlternateCity of Willard
Corey Hendrickson, Mayor
Brad Gray, City Administrator, AlternateCity Utilities of Springfield
Skip Jansen, CU Transit RepresentativeCitizen-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, AlternateNon-Voting Members
Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT)
Steve Campbell, Southwest District Engineer
Andy Mueller, Alternate
Laurel McKean, AlternateFederal Transit Administration (FTA)
Mokhtee Ahmad
Daniel Nguyen, AlternatesFederal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Brad McMahon
Michael Latuszek, AlternateFederal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Mark Schenkelberg
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 pm.
