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I directed the development and coordination of projects and activities on behalf of public sector <br />clients. Responsibilities included management of public information, marketing and media <br />relations for a five -county commuter rail demonstration event; coordination of the public <br />information and involvement campaign for the Northstar Corridor <br />Development Authority, a multi -jurisdictional transportation and commuter rail authority; <br />organizational and administrative support for the Red Rock Corridor commuter rail study; and <br />development of the North Highway 61 Corridor Authority for the purpose of studying the <br />feasibility of commuter rail in an abandoned railroad right-of-way. <br />Collectively, these corridors represent the majority of those currently under consideration in <br />Minnesota as potential commuter rail corridors. <br />1991 — 1997 Manager, Division of Public Services, Anoka County, Minnesota <br />I was responsible for the overall management and coordination of six departments of <br />County government, including: Highways and Transit, Solid Waste, Parks and Recreation, <br />Surveyor Geographic Information Systems, and Public Information. The division had a combined <br />general and enterprise budget of approximately $44 million and over 200 employees. I was <br />appointed manager when the division was created and had responsibility for developing its <br />organizational structure and implementing the new reporting relationships among the affected <br />department heads. In this position I also helped initiate and organize Minnesota's first commuter <br />rail project which is currently in operation. <br />OTHER TRANSPORTATION RELATED POSITIONS AND ACTIVITIES <br />2003 — 2010 Member, American Public Transportation Association <br />Elected to the Board of Directors in 2003 <br />Elected to the Business Members Board of Governors in 2003 <br />1999 — 2002 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials <br />Chair, Advanced Transportation Systems Subcommittee <br />Chair, 511 National Implementation Task Force <br />Chair, Transportation Operations Committee <br />2 <br />1986 — 1996 Mayor, City of Blaine, Minnesota, Population 47,000 <br />1990 —1996 President, North Metro Mayors Association, 20-member municipal <br />organization <br />1990 — 1994 Chair, North Metro Crossing Coalition, transportation advocacy group <br />