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The Regional Citizens Advisory Board Holds First Meeting |
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The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) Regional Citizens Advisory Board (RCAB) will hold its first meeting on Thursday, April 8 at 9:30 a.m. in the Board Room at the RTA headquarters, 175 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago.
The Advisory Board is the latest initiative by the RTA to create a group that is made up of community members who reflect the riders on the region’s transit system. Members of the Advisory Board will meet quarterly and have been tasked with advising the agency on its policies and programs and periodically reporting to the RTA Board.
“Creating this advisory board helps bring public transit one step closer to its users and the communities it serves,” said Steve Schlickman, RTA Executive Director. “We look forward to having greater citizen input in how our regional transit system can work better.”
The Board’s first meeting will be a preliminary introduction of the advisory group’s members, RTA and group member expectations and review and adoption of the group’s bylaws.
RCAB will be chaired by Phil Bus of Kane County. Bus is a retired former head of Kane County Community Development. Additional members include Joanne Alexander of Will County; she is the Executive Director for Will County Senior Services. Steven Avalos from Chicago’s Westside; he is an attorney with Chico & Nunes. Chris Canning of Cook County North is the Village of Wilmette President. Patricia Floeter of McHenry County is chair of the McHenry County Local Emergency Planning Committee. James Hogan from Will County is President & CEO of Cornerstone Services, Inc. Kelly Maggio-Walker of Chicago is Group Sales Manager for W Hotels. Andrea Powell of Chicago’s Southside is the Citizen Advisory Board Chair for Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP). Robert Ryan of DuPage County is Vice-President, Corporate Director of Business Development, HW Lochner. Sheila Schultz of Cook County is Citizen Advisory Board Chair for Pace and former Village President of Wheeling. Paul W. Shadle of Chicago’s Northside is an attorney for DLA Piper. Leo Webster of Chicago’s Southside is the former Executive Director of Genesis Community Services. C. Robert Whalen of Chicago’s Southwest side is the Citizen Advisory Board Chair for Metra. Greg White of Chicago is the Citizen Advisory Board Chair for CTA and Lucille Zuchero of DuPage County is the Village Clerk of Addison.
For more information on RCAB, visit our website at www.RTAchicago.com.
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