Transportation Advisory Committee

The Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) advises the State Planning Council on transportation planning and encourages public involvement in the process. The TAC reviews and provides input into the transportation planning documents that are the responsibility of the State Planning Council, notably the Long-Range Transportation Plan and State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).

The Council established the TAC and other transportation planning and public involvement procedures by rule in 1994. The process has been found to meet the requirements of federal law and is subject to continuing review by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The membership includes local officials, state agencies, organizations representing a variety of transportation interests, citizens from different areas of the state, and the Narragansett Indian Tribe.

Transportation Advisory Committee Members

John Flaherty, (Chair) Grow Smart
Karen Slattery, (Vice-Chair) RI Department of Environmental Management
Mason Perrone, (Secretary) RI Division of Statewide Planning
Alex Berardo, RI Association of Railroad Passengers
Karen Capaldi, Equality Construction Works
Ernest Carlucci, Construction Industries of Rhode Island
Lori Caron Silveira, Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority
Michael Cassidy, Public Member
Pamela Cotter, RI Department of Transportation
Carmen Diaz-Jusino, RI Foundation
Bari Freeman, Bike Newport
Phil Hervey, Town of Barrington
Derek Hug, ACEC of Rhode Island
Bruce Iannuccillo, RP Iannuccillo & Sons
Sarah Ingle, RI Public Transit Authority
Jessica Lance, AICP, City of Providence Planning & Development
Alicia Lehrer, Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council
Jack Madden, Public Member
Mary Maguire, AAA Northeast
James Moran, City of East Providence
Nikolas Persson, RI Airport Corporation
Chelsea Siefert, Quonset Development Corporation
Randi Belhumeur, RI Department of Health
Dinalyn Spears, Narragansett Indian Tribe
Michael Walker, RI Commerce
Chris Waterson, Waterson Terminal Services, LLC
Denyse Wilhelm, Governor's Commission on Disabilities

For more information about the Transportation Advisory Committee, please review the Transportation Advisory Committee Member Handboo k. For additional information including meeting schedule, agendas, and minutes, please visit the Rhode Island Secretary of State's website.

Mason Perrone

Assistant Chief Transportation

Phone: (401) 222-7966

Email: [email protected]