Board Of Directors

The Board provides decision-making responsibility for the transportation planning area.

The OTO Board of Directors is comprised of 18 voting members including Greene County, Christian County, the cities of Springfield, Willard, Nixa, Ozark, Battlefield, Strafford and Republic, Springfield-Branson National Airport, City Utilities-Transit and Citizens-at-Large. There are non-voting members from Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Federal Aviation Administration and Missouri Department of Transportation.

Board of Directors meetings are livestreamed on the OTO Facebook page.

Board of Directors

: Executive Committee

Derek Lee, Chair
Springfield City Council

John Russell, Vice-Chair
Commissioner 2nd District, Greene County

Travis Cossey, Treasurer
Director of Nixa Utilities and Public Works, City of Nixa

Martha Smartt, Secretary
City Administrator, City of Strafford

Brian Weiler
Director, Springfield-Branson National Airport

Jerry Compton
OTO Board of Directors Citizen-at-Large

Vacant

Voting Members

Greene County Commission
Rusty MacLachlan, Commissioner
John Russell, Commissioner
Chris Coulter, Alternate

Christian County Commission
Lynn Morris, Presiding Commissioner
Bradley A Jackson, Eastern District Commissioner, Alternate

City of Springfield City Council
Mayor Ken McClure, City Council Member
Dan Smith, Director of Public Works, Alternate
Brandon Jenson, City Council Member
Matthew Simpson, City Council Member, Alternate
Derek Lee, City Council Member

City of Battlefield
Mark Crabtree, Mayor
Tommy VanHorn, City Administrator, Alternate

City of Nixa
Jarad Giddens, Mayor
Travis Cossey, Assistant Director of Public Works, Alternate

City of Ozark
Don Currence, Mayor
Eric Johnson, City Administrator, Alternate

City of Republic
Eric Franklin, Mayor
David Cameron, City Administrator, Alternate

City of Strafford
Ashley French, Mayor
Martha Smartt, City Administrator, Alternate

City of Willard
Troy Smith, Mayor
Wesley Young, City Administrator, Alternate

City Utilities of Springfield
Kelly Turner, Vice President - Customer Operations & Communications

Citizen-at-Large Representatives
Jerry Compton, OTO Appointed
James O'Neal, City of Springfield Appointed
Richard Walker, City of Springfield Appointed
Chuck Branch, Christian County Appointed
John Elkins, Christian County Alternate

Springfield-Branson National Airport
Paige Oxendine, Airport Board Vice Chair
Brian Weiler, Director, Alternate

Non-Voting Members
Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT)
Stacy Reese, Southwest District Engineer

Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
Mark Bechtel

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Cecelie Cochran
Michael Latuszek, Alternate

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Mark Schenkelberg
Todd Madison, Alternate

Our Mission

To provide a forum for cooperative decision-making in support of an excellent regional transportation system.

What We Do
Who We Are

All Board of Directors meetings are open to the public and the community is encouraged to attend.

Board of Directors meetings are held on the third Thursday every other month from noon to 1:30 p.m. Executive Committee meetings are held on the second Wednesday every other month from noon to 1:00 p.m.

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