Board of Directors

  • Pam Shepherd (FTSB) KPTA President

    Pam Shepherd, CEO / Executive Director of Federated Transportation of the Bluegrass was elected President of KPTA on September 22, 2020.
    Pam Shepherd, FTSB
    Federated Transportation Services of the Bluegrass Inc.
    1713 Jaggie Fox Way
    Lexington, KY 40511

  • Shirley Cummins (RTEC) KPTA Vice President

    Shirley Cummins, Executive Director / CEO of Rural Transit Enterprises Coordinated, Inc. (RTEC) and is the Vice-President of the Kentucky Public Transit Association (KPTA). The Vice-President - Shirley Cummins is the Vice President of KPTA. The Vice President will act in the absence or disability of the President during KPTA meetings. Currently, the Vice-President is keeping and updating the association's web site and overseeing the KPTA Bids for vehicles
    Shirley L. Cummins RTEC
    Rural Transit Enterprises Coordinated, Inc.
    100 E. Main ST, Mt. Vernon, 40456-0746

  • KPTA Secretary and Treasurer

    Vacant

Large System - 3

  • Ozzy Gibson, Executive Director, TARC

    TARC Louisville Transit Authority of River City

    Transit Authority of River City
    Vacant, Executive Director
    1000 West Broadway
    Louisville, KY 40203

  • Gina Douthat, General Manager, TANK

    TANK Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky

    Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky
    Gina Douthat, General Manager
    3375 Madison Pike
    Ft. Wright, KY 41017

  • Fred Combs, General Manager, LEXTRAN

    LEXTRAN Lexington Transit Authority


    LEXTRAN
    Fred Combs, General Manager
    200 West Loudon Avenue
    Lexington, KY 40508

Small Transit System - 4

  • Robin Shaw

    Robin Shaw
    Louisville Wheels Transportation
    1134 S Preston St.
    Louisville, KY 40203

  • Joyce A. Hinkle, Transportation Director SVTS

    Joyce A. Hinkle SVTS
    Sandy Valley Transportation Service
    81 Resource CT
    Prestonsburg, KY 41653

  • Robin Whitaker, DBDC

    Robin Whitaker, DBDC
    DANIEL BOONE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, INC.
    1535 Shamrock
    Manchester, KY 40692

  • Taylor Veatch, Senior Director of Transportation Services, BUS

    Taylor Veatch
    Bluegrass Community Action Transit System / BUS
    111 Professional Ct.
    Frankfort, KY 40602

Members at Large - 1

  • Vickie Pennington, OTS


    Owensboro Transit System
    430 Allen St.
    PO Box 10003
    Owensboro, KY 42302

RTAP REGIONS - 5

  • Debbie Mattingly, Maysville Transit - Northeast

    Debbie Mattingly (Northeast)
    Maysville Transit System / City of Maysville
    1678 Martha Comer Drive
    Maysville, KY 4105

  • Central

    Pam Shepherd, FTSB (Central)
    Federated Transportation Services of the Bluegrass Inc.
    1713 Jaggie Fox Way
    Lexington, KY 40511

  • Mid-West

    Michael Hughes GRITS (Mid-West)
    Audubon Area Community Services, Inc.
    222 Saint Elizabeth Street
    Owensboro, KY 42301

  • West

    Kevin Kelley (West)
    Fulton County Transit Authority
    302 Eastwood Dr
    Fulton, KY 42041

  • Southeast


    Shirley L. Cummins RTEC
    Rural Transit Enterprises Coordinated, Inc.
    100 E. Main ST, Mt. Vernon, 40456-0746

Governmental Affairs Director

  • Oliver H. Barber, II Governmental Affairs Director

    The KPTA Board has combined the positions of Governmental Affairs Director and General Counsel so that one attorney-at-law firm may perform the duties and responsibilities of both offices.

    The office of General Counsel is appointed by the Board of Directors, following the submission of a Request for Proposal to select an attorney or Law Firm to perform such duties as prescribed by the Board of Directors. The Attorney will continue to hold the appointive office at the discretion of the Board or pursuant to the terms of any contract entered into between the Board and the Attorney.

    The KPTA Board is pleased to appoint The Honorable Oliver H. Barber, L.L.C. to this position. Barber will conduct legal matters and represent KPTA's interest in Governmental Affairs, at the discretion of the Board.