Pursuant to the Restated Bylaws adopted to be effective on November 30, 2017, the Transportation Improvement Association’s Board of Directors are elected to three-year terms.
The Board of Directors holds regular meetings four times per year, schedules special meetings when required, and may meet in executive session. The Board and its committees also meet informally from time to time.
The Board believes sound corporate governance practices provide an important framework in assisting the Board to discharge its responsibilities. Accordingly, the Board has adopted a conflict of interest policy that relates to its functions, structure, and operations.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Chairman
DENNIS G. KOLAR, P.E.
Managing Director
Road Commission for Oakland County
(Board Member Since 2011)
Vice Chairman
KIRK MORRIS
Executive Vice President
Chief Strategy Officer
Joyson Safety Systems
(Board Member Since 2014)
Secretary
JENNIFER L. WHITTEAKER
Regional Manager
Corporate & Government Affairs
DTE Energy Company
(Board Member Since 2020)
Treasurer
MARTIN J. OLEJNIK, CPA
Partner
Plante Moran
(Board Member Since 2009)
PETER E. AUGER, MPA, CCM, LOXIX
City Manager
City of Novi
(Board Member Since 2022)
JIM BARBARESSO
Senior Vice President
Intelligent Transportation Systems
HNTB Infrastructure Solutions
(Board Member Since 2004)
RON FOWKES
Commissioner
Road Commission for Oakland County
(Board Member Since 2021)
EMILY E. FRASCAROLI, J.D.
Global Director of Safety
Ford Motor Company
(Board Member Since 2022)
J. DAVID VANDERVEEN
Director of Central Services (Ret.)
Oakland County
(Board Member Since 2002)
DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE
ELVIN BARREN
Chief of Police
Southfield Police Department
(Board Member Since 2019)
JAMES L. CARABELLI
Commissioner
Macomb County Board of Commissioners
(Board Member Since 2012)
DAN CARRIER
President
Carrier and Gable
(Board Member Since 2011)
BILL FRITZ
Director of Public Services
City of Rochester Hills
(Board Member Since 2022)
RYAN GAGNON
Chief of Police
Auburn Hills Police Department
(Board Member Since 2022)
DAVE LIVINGSTON
Lieutenant/Training Director
Mott Community College Department of Public Safety
Law Enforcement Regional Training Academy
(Board Member Since 2011)
KOLBY MILLER
Chief Executive Officer
Medstar Ambulance
(Board Member Since 2012)
KAREN MONDORA, P.E.
Director of Public Services
City of Farmington Hills
(Board Member Since 2022)
JERRY NARSH
Chief of Police
Holly Police Department
(Board Member Since 2007)
DOUGLAS E. PATTON
Jupiter Consulting, LLC
(Board Member Since 2018)
ROBERT J. SHELIDE
Chief of Police
Shelby Township Police Department
(Board Member Since 2018)
ROBERT TOWNSEND
Vice President
Corporate Services
DENSO International America, Inc.
(Board Member Since 2019)
