WTRPO Executive Board Voting Members

CHAIR / Rhea Taylor, Mayor, Fayette County

VICE-CHAIR / Maurice Gaines, Mayor, Lauderdale County

COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES / Jeff Huffman, County Executive, Tipton County

MUNICIPAL REPRESENTATIVES /

• Dwayne Cole, Mayor of Munford, Tipton County

• Ronnie Neill, Mayor of Somerville, Fayette County

• Eugene Pugh, Mayor of Halls, Lauderdale County

STATE REPRESENTATIVES

• State Senator Paul Rose

• State Senator Page Walley

• State Representative Ron Gant

• State Representative Chris Hurt

• State Representative Debra Moody

Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) established the Rural Planning Organizations (RPOs) to enhance service and development of rural transportation projects across the state. MAAG provides technical assistance to communities in three counties through the West Tennessee Rural Planning Organization (WTRPO).

Examples of work include:

• Managing the RPO for Fayette, Lauderdale & Tipton counties.

• County Wide Transportation Plans

• Assist local governments in communications and inquires with TDOT

• Prioritization of Regional Projects

WTRPO Technical Committee Voting Members

CHAIR / Robert Turner, City Administrator, Somerville, TN

VICE-CHAIR / William Veazey, Director of Planning, Tipton County

• Mendi Donnelly, Community Development Director, Somerville, TN

• Alex Wilson, Director of Tourism & Planning, Lauderdale County

• Hugh Davis, City of Piperton

• Shannon Reed, Highway Superintendent, Tipton County

• Wayne Dowdy, Highway Superintendent, Fayette County

• Derek Kissell, Highway Superintendent, Lauderdale County

• Marc Woerner, Town Administrator, Atoka, TN

• Craig Fitzhugh, Mayor, Ripley, TN

• Pragati Srivastava, Memphis MPO Administrator

• Anna McQuiston, Executive Director, MidSouth Development District