The Regional Transportation District (RTD) Board of Directors swore in five re-elected directors, two newly elected directors and chose officers for 2015 at their Board Meeting on Jan. 6.
RTD is governed by a 15-member directly-elected policy Board of Directors. Directors are elected to a four-year term and represent a specific district. Elections are staggered so that eight seats are open in one general election, seven in the next. Officer positions on the Board are voted on annually.
The new RTD Directors who were sworn in were:
- Ernest Archuleta, District C
- Tina Francone, District N
The re-elected RTD Directors who were sworn in were:
- Barbara Deadwyler, District B
- Larry Hoy, District J
- Paul Solano, District K
- Lorraine Anderson, District L
- Chuck Sisk, District O
The five Board Officers chosen for 2015 are:
Chair, Chuck Sisk, RTD District O
This is Sisk’s second term as chair. He was appointed by the Boulder County Commissioners to the RTD Board of Directors for District O, which includes Boulder, Louisville, Superior, Lyons, Hygiene, Niwot, and Gunbarrel as well as parts of Longmont southwest of Mountain View Avenue and Hover Street. He was sworn in on Feb. 5, 2013 to fill a vacancy, and was re-elected in the 2014 general elections.
1st Vice Chair, Tom Tobiassen, RTD District F
Tobiassen was elected to the RTD Board of Directors in November 2008. He represents District F, which includes Aurora and part of Centennial within Arapahoe County.
2nd Vice Chair, Natalie Menten, District M
Menten was elected to the RTD Board of Directors in November 2012. She represents District M, which includes Golden, Lakeside, and Mountain View, the majority of Lakewood and Wheat Ridge, and portions of unincorporated Jefferson County.
Secretary, Jeff Walker, RTD District D
Walker was sworn in as Director for RTD District D on Sept. 20, 2011. He was selected by Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and confirmed by the Denver City Council to fill a vacancy. He was elected to the position in November 2012. He represents District D, which includes all of Bow Mar, Englewood, and Sheridan, portions of south Denver, southeast Lakewood, and Littleton, and portions of unincorporated Arapahoe and Jefferson Counties.
Treasurer, Larry Hoy, RTD District J
Hoy was elected in Nov. 2010, and took office in Jan. 2011. He was re-elected in 2014 for a second term. He represents District J, which incorporates a large portion of Westminster, all of Federal Heights, and portions of Arvada, Northglenn, Thornton, as well as portions of unincorporated Adams and Jefferson County.
“It’s an honor to work with such an outstanding group of board members and staff who are dedicated to enhanced improvement in public transportation, including safety, quality and enhancing the customer experience,” said re- elected Chair Chuck Sisk. “I look forward to working with the Board collaboratively and continue to pursue RTD’s mission providing quality transportation to the region, further implementation of FasTracks voter initiative, and as part of that initiative, we are preparing for the opening of five new regional projects in 2016.”
