Citizen Advisory Committee

General Information

Intercity Transit's Citizen Advisory Committee is a 20-member advisory group that provides input to the Authority on local public transportation issues such as: Dial-A-Lift policies, service changes, strategic plans, the budget, fare structures, transit amenities and other issues.

The Citizen Advisory Committee meets the 3rd Monday of every month at Intercity Transit's Business Office at 526 Pattison Street SE, Olympia, WA. The meetings are open to the public and include a forum for citizen comment.

For information about the the Business Office accessibility for people with disabilities, see our contacts page.

View the meeting calendar

Nineteen of the Citizen Advisory Committee members serve three-year terms and the youth position serves a one-year term. Members are selected to achieve diversity and geographical representation in the Public Transportation Benefit Area. The group includes senior citizens, youth, people with disabilities, college students, business owners, social service agency representatives, neighborhood associations, the medical community, environmentalists and bicyclists.

At least one member of the Intercity Transit Authority attends each Citizen Advisory Committee meeting.

Staff to the Citizen Advisory Committee

Rhodetta Seward
Phone: 360-705-5856
Fax: 360-357-6184
E-mail: rseward@intercitytransit.com
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 659, Olympia, WA 98507

Citizen Advisory Committee Application

If you would like to be considered for membership in the Citizen Advisory Committee, fill out a Citizen Advisory Committee application, fax or mail it to Rhodetta Seward (see above).

List of Citizen Advisory Committee Members
                                           Photo of Gerald Abernathy

          Gerald Abernathy
          Senior Patrol Officer
          Lacey Police Department

          Stephen Abernathy - Chair
          Planner,
          Washington State Department of Transportation



        Wilfred Collins
        Self Employed

          Matthew Connor
          Student
          Timberline High School






        Valerie Elliott
        Natural & Cultural Resources Mgr.
        McChord Air Force Base

         Sreenath Gangula
         Transportation Engineer
         WSDOT

        Jill Geyen
        Teacher, River Ridge HS

    No Photo                    Catherine Golding
    Available                    Teacher, Washington State School for the Blind

          Roberta Gray
          Instructor, YMCA

        Faith Hagenhofer - Vice Chair
        Library Director, Nisqually Tribal Library

            Meta Hogan
            BHR Counselor

           Julie Hustoft
           Citizen at Large



        Don Melnick
        Retired, Civil Engineer



            Joan O'Connell
            Senior Administrative Assistant
            Community Youth Services



    Charles Richardson
    Student
    Olympia High School

    Carl See
    Research Analyst
    Department of Licensing



        Kahlil Sibree
        Consultant/Broker

    No Photo                    Michael Van Gelder
    Available                    Facilities Planner
                                         General Administration

          Rob Workman
          Student, The Evergreen State College