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  About the Committee for Transit Accessibility

January 2010

Aaron Morrow, Chairperson
Emma Eljas, First Vice Chairperson
Barbara Stahl, Second Vice Chairperson
James Unites, Staff Liaison
Menominee McCarter, Board Assistant

Membership: 21
Quorum: 11
Vacanies: 1 (Human Service Agency) and 1 (Individual)

Membership:

Human Services Organizations (Nine Members - Rotating Seats)

• Hope Services
  Dennis Kempel
  
  
• Barbara Lee Senior Center
  Lechi Nguyen
  
  
• Independence Network
  David Grant
  
  
• Silicon Valley Independent Living Center
  Marjorie Jensen
  
  
• City of San Jose Senior Citizens Commission
  Connie Langford
  
  
• Vista Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired
  Laura Michels
  
  
• Council on Aging Silicon Valley
  Margaret Hardy
  
• City of San Jose Senior Citizens Commission
  Larry Saltman
  
  
• Vacant

Individuals with Disabilities (Twelve Members - Appointments by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors)

Group 1 (San Jose)

• Emma R. Eljas, Mobility Impaired Community
• Sandra Gouveia, Visually/Hearing Impaired Community
• Troy Hernandez, Mobility Impaired Community
• Mike Montague, Mobility Impaired Community
• Vacant 

Group 2 (Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale)

• Thomas Slack, Visually Impaired Community 
• Barbara Stahl, Mobility Impaired Community
• Donald Hunter, Visually Impaired Community

Group 3 (Campbell, Cupertino, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Saratoga)

• Martin Lasich, Visually Impaired Community

Group 4 (Gilroy, Milpitas, Morgan Hill)

• Dilip S. Shah, Mobility Impaired Community

Group 5 (Santa Clara County)

• Aaron Morrow, Mobility Impaired Community 
• Walter Schinke, Hearing Impaired Community

Board Liaison

• Ex-Officio Board Liaison Chuck Reed 

Ex-Officio Member

• Katie Heatley, Outreach and Escort, Inc. 

Committee meets the Wednesday following the first Thursday of the month at 1:00 PM in Building A, Auditorium, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, 3331 North First Street, San Jose, California, or as otherwise posted.

Please address all correspondence c/o:

Office of the Board Secretary
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
3331 North First Street, Building B-1st Floor
San Jose, CA 95134-1927
Fax: (408) 955-0891 - Telephone: (408) 321-5680
E-Mail: board.secretary@vta.org