Committees

Transportation Advisory Committee

(TAC)

Policy making group comprised of elected officials from each member government and a representative from the NC Board of Transportation.

Meetings are generally the fourth Thursday at 3:30 PM every other month at New Bern’s Development Services Building located at 303 First Street. Meeting dates and agendas will be posted and are subject to change. If there is a change in meeting dates, a public notice will be issued.

Ettienne “E.T.” Mitchell - Chairman | Craven County | emitchell@cravencountync.gov | 252-649-4285

Dan Murphy - Vice - Chairman | Town of Trent Woods | 5ncmurphy2@gmail.com | 252-636-2447

Jeff Odham | City of New Bern | odhamj@newbernnc.gov | 252-649-4137

Mark Bledsoe | Town of River Bend | mbledsoe@riverbendnc.org | 252-638-3870

Vacant | Town of Bridgeton |

Merrie Jo Alcoke | NC Board of Transportation | bot-mjalcoke@ncdot.gov | 252-675-9510

For more information regarding the meetings listed above, please contact NBAMPO at (252) 639-7592. Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, or disability. Persons who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the NBAMPO no later than 48-hours in advance of the meeting.

Technical Coordinating Committee

(TCC)

Provides recommendations to the TAC. Made up of representatives from local governments and organizations.

Meetings are generally the second Thursday at 1:30 PM every other month at New Bern’s Development Services Building located at 303 First Street. Meeting dates and agendas will be posted and are subject to change. If there is a change in meeting dates, a public notice will be issued.

Gene Hodges - Chairman | Craven County Operations | mhodges@cravencountync.gov | 252-636-6600

Delane Jackson - Vice-Chairman | Town of River Bend | manager@riverbendnc.org | 252-638-3870 x 213

Chad Strawn | Craven County | cstrawn@cravencountync.gov | 252-636-6618

Bridgeton | Town of Bridgeton | townofbridgeton@earthlink.net | 252-637-3697

Jessie Rhue | City of New Bern | rhue.jessica@newbernnc.gov | 252-639-7587

Town Clerk | Town of Trent Woods | townclerk@trentwoodsnc.org | 252-637-9810

Kevin Roberts | New Bern Chamber of Commerce | kroberts@newbernchamber.com | 252-637-3111

George Chiles | City of New Bern Staff Engineer | chilesg@newbernnc.gov | 252-639-7522

Andrew Shorter | Coastal Carolina Regional Airport | ashorter@newbernairport.com | 252-638-8591 x 232

Kelly Walker | Craven Area Rural Transit Service (CARTS) | kwalker@cravencountync.gov | 252-636-4917

Mary Beth Houston | NCDOT Division 2 Engineer | jdstroud@ncdot.gov | 252-775-6100

Len White | NCDOT Division 2 Planning Engineer | lenwhite@ncdot.gov | 252-439-2804

Jim Evans | NCDOT Division 2 Division Traffic Engineer | jfevans@ncdot.gov | 252-439-2829

Roham Lahiji | NCDOT Division 2 Corridor Development Engineer | rrlahiji@ncdot.gov | 252-439-2825

Russ Thompson | NCDOT Eastern Region Field Operations Engineer | rwthompson@ncdot.gov | 910-364-0832

Amanda Killian | NCDOT Transportation Engineer | abkillian@ncdot.gov | 919-707-0961

Behshad Norowzi | NCDOT Public Transportation Division | bnorowzi@ncdot.gov | 919-707-0920

Bill Marley (non-voting) | Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) | bill.marley@dot.gov | 518-431-8866

Mickey Anderson (non-voting) | Down-East Rural Planning Organization (RPO) | manderson@eccog.org | 252-571-7183