Spokane Transit Board of Directors

STA is overseen by a regional board that provides the policy and legislative direction for Spokane Transit’s CEO, and approves its actions, budgets, and long-term plans. It also has the authority to levy taxes as authorized by state law (with voter approval).

The Board of Directors is composed of nine voting and four non-voting elected officials from Spokane County and cities in the Public Transportation Benefit Area, which include Airway Heights, Cheney, Medical Lake, Millwood, Liberty Lake, Spokane, and Spokane Valley, and a non-voting representative of labor member.  

Members

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Mayor Chris Grover

Chair of the Board

City of Cheney

(Appointed by Airway Heights)

609 Second Street
Cheney, WA 99004 

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Council Member Lori Kinnear

Chair Pro-Tempore

City of Spokane

808 West Spokane Fall Blvd.
Spokane, WA 99201

Commissioner Al French.

Commissioner Al French

Chair Planning & Development Committee

Spokane County

1116 West Broadway Avenue
Spokane, WA 99260-0100 

Council Member Pamela Haley.

Council Member Pamela Haley

Chair Performance Monitoring & External Relations Committee

City of Spokane Valley

10210 East Sprague Avenue
Spokane Valley, WA 99206 

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Council Member Dan Dunne

Ex-Officio

City of Liberty Lake

22710 E. Country Vista Drive
Liberty Lake, WA 99019 

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Council Member Dan Sander

Ex-Officio

City of Millwood

9103 E Frederick Avenue
Millwood, WA 99206

Council Member Don Kennedy.

Council Member Don Kennedy

Ex-Officio

City of Medical Lake

P.O. Box 369
Medical Lake, WA 99022

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Council Member Veronica Messing

Ex-Officio

City of Airway Heights

(Appointed by Airway Heights)

1208 South Lundstrom
Airway Heights, WA 99001

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Council Member Betsy Wilkerson

City of Spokane

808 West Spokane Fall Blvd.
Spokane, WA 99201 

Council Member Tim Hattenburg .

Council Member Tim Hattenburg

City of Spokane Valley

10210 East Sprague Avenue
Spokane Valley, WA 99206 

Commissioner Josh Kerns.

Commissioner Josh Kerns

Spokane County

1116 West Broadway Avenue
Spokane, WA 99260-0100

Council Member Karen Stratton.

Council Member Karen Stratton

City of Spokane

808 West Spokane Falls Blvd.
Spokane, WA 99201 

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Council Member Zack Zappone

City of Spokane

808 West Spokane Fall Blvd.
Spokane, WA 99201 

Rhonda Bowers.

Rhonda Bowers

c/o Spokane Transit

Labor Representative: Non-Voting
1230 West Boone Avenue
Spokane, WA 99201

Please direct correspondence for Board Members to the Clerk of the Authority, Dana Infalt at 325-6096.

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