Carol Moser elected as State Transportation Commission Chair

Posted 6.17.09

Transportation Commission Office - PO Box 47308 - Olympia, WA 98504-7308
(360) 705-7070

Date: June 17, 2009

Contact:
Reema Griffith, Transportation Commission Executive Director, 360-705-7070

OLYMPIA – Richland’s Carol Moser has been elected to serve as Chair of the Washington State Transportation Commission. Member Bob Distler, who is from the San Juan Islands, will serve as Vice-chair. Commission members elect new officers every year; their terms become effective on July 1.

Moser has been a member of the Transportation Commission since 2006. She brings a local government perspective to the Commission having served for 10 years on the Richland City Council. She has also served on a variety of transportation boards including the Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board, Board of Directors for the Association of Washington Cities, Ben-Franklin Transit Board of Directors, Benton-Franklin Council of Governments, and is currently Chair of the Governor’s State Aviation Planning Council.

Distler came to the Commission in 2005 with an economics background and a career spanning several areas of transportation management – marketing, planning, operations, and government and industry affairs. Since moving to Orcas Island in 1972, Distler’s volunteer efforts have focused on transportation and growth management issues involving Washington State Ferries and San Juan County.

The Washington State Transportation Commission is an independent state agency that provides a public forum for transportation policy development. It reviews and evaluates how the entire transportation system works across the state and issues the state’s 20-year Transportation Plan. As the State Tolling Authority, the Commission sets tolls for state highways and bridges and fares for Washington State Ferries. The seven-member board is comprised of private citizens who are appointed by the Governor for six-year terms.

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