FPTA Leadership
Florida Public Transportation Association Officers, 2025-27
Board Chair
Terry Jordan, Space Coast Area Transit
Board Vice Chair
Tiffany Homler Hawkins, LYNX
Board Treasurer
Jane Grogg, The Breeze, Sarasota County
Past Chair
Karen Deigl, GoLine/Senior Resource Association
FTAFC Chair
Jesus Gomez, Gainesville RTS
Executive Director
Lisa Bacot
Committee Chairs, 2025-26
Government Affairs
Tiffany Homler Hawkins, LYNX
2026 Florida Roadeo
FPTA, FDOT, CUTR, FACTS and LYNX
FPTA/FDOT/CUTR Professional Development Workshop & Safety Summit
Stephanie Lewis, USF/CUTR and Lisa Bacot, FPTA
Annual Conference
Coordinator: Lisa Bacot
Operator of the Year/Transit Super Hero Awards
Karen Deigl, Indian River/GoLine
Technician of the Year Awards
Tony Brandin, FDOT
Safety Awards
Dean Kirkland-McMillian, USF/CUTR
Innovative System/Creativity Award
Lisa Bacot, FPTA
Hall of Fame Award
Joel Volinski
Marketing Awards
Amanda Baird, PSTA
Ex-Officio Members
Florida Department of Transportation
Gabe Matthews – Rail and Transit Manager
605 Suwannee St, MS 26
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Ph (850) 414-4803
Website
Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged
Karen Somerset – Interim Executive Director
605 Suwannee St, MS 49
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Ph (850) 410-5701
Website
Center for Urban Transportation Research (USF/CUTR)
Lisa Staes – Associate Director
4202 E Fowler Ave, USF-CUT109
Tampa, FL 33620
Ph (813) 974-9787
Website
Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council (MPOAC)
Amanda Carpenter – Executive Director
605 Suwannee St
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Ph (850) 414-4821
Website
Floridians for Better Transportation (FBT)
Lena Juarez – President
136 S. Bronough St
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Ph (850) 521-1256
Website
Business Class Representatives to Board
Harry White, TSI Video (term ends 9/30/26)
Robert Frick, Florida Transportation Systems (term ends 9/30/27)