Task Force Members
The members of the T-LINK Task Force represent the broad interests of the state and will work diligently to identify how we can leverage our transportation investments in Kansas.
Four legislative members were appointed by the Governor on August 26, 2008 and are listed below.
The task force recommendations will be shaped by the following priorities:
- A commitment to keep our roads and bridges safe and in good repair
- Forward thinking without relying on old business models
- A new approach that reflects today’s realities but also creates a framework that prepares our state for the future
Chairs:
Tim Rogers, Salina Airport Authority, Salina
Deb Miller, KDOT Secretary, Topeka
Members:
Fred Bailey, Bailey Truck Line, Abiline
Gary Beachner, Beachner Grain, St. Paul
Mary Birch, Lathrop and Gage, Kansas City
Joan Brabec, Twin Valley Development Services, Greenleaf
Shelly Buhler, Shawnee County Commissioner, Topeka
Ed DeSoignie, Heavy Constructors Association, Kansas City
Allie Devine, Kansas Livestock Association, Topeka
Pat Hageman, Rooks County Commissioner, Natoma
Bernie Hayen, City of Manhattan, Manhattan Brenda Herrman, City of Hays, Hays Bart Hildreth, Wichita State University, Wichita
Janice Huston, Highway Advisory Commission, Americus Rodger Kaminska, Operating Engineers Local 101, Kansas City Mike Kelley, YRC Worldwide, Kansas City Don Linville, Garden City Chamber of Commerce, Garden City Richard Lopez, SER-Jobs for Progress National, Inc., Wichita Dean Mann, Citizens Bank, Fort Scott Scott Moore, City of Wichita, Wichita Randall Riggs, City of Newton, Newton Bob Totten, Kansas Contractors Association, Topeka Marge Vogt, City of Olathe, Olathe Pat Weaver, University of Kansas Transportation Center, Lawrence Jane Westerman, Cargill, Dodge City Legislative Members: Senator Les Donovan, Wichita Senator Greta Goodwin, Winfield Representative Margaret Long, Kansas City Representative Don Schroeder, Inman Ex-Officio Members: Secretary David Kerr, Department of Commerce, Topeka Secretary Joan Wagnon, Department of Revenue, Topeka Michael Johnston, Kansas Turnpike Authority, Wichita Steve Weatherford, Kansas Development Finance Authority, Topeka