Kansas Turnpike Authority Board
The
Authority acts through a board of five members, one of whom is elected
chairman by the other members. Two members are appointed by the
Governor of Kansas for four-year terms, two members serve by reason
of their legislative positions - one is Chairman of the Kansas Senate
Transportation and Utilities Committee and the other is a member
of the House Transportation Committee, appointed by the Speaker
of the House. The fifth member is the Secretary of the Kansas Department
of Transportation. The latter three serve as members of the Authority
for the duration of their state terms.
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Mary Turkington, Chairman |
Rep. Gary Hayzlett, Vice Chairman |
Paul V.
Dugan, Sr., Sec.-Treas. |
Sen. Dwayne Umbarger, Member |
Deb Miller, KDOT Sec of Transportation |
Mary Turkington, Chairman
Mary E. Turkington, chairman, has been appointed to serve a second four-year term on the Kansas Turnpike Authority Board by Governor Bill Graves. Turkington retired as Executive Director of the Kansas Motor Carriers Association. She represented the highway transportation industry before the Kansas Legislature and worked with state and federal agencies on transportation issues during her tenure with KMCA. She serves on many civic and business boards and is active in various other organizations in highway safety and related industry fields. She is a graduate of the University of Kansas and is a trustee of the William Allen White Foundation.
Rep. Gary K. Hayzlett, Vice Chairman
Representative Gary K. Hayzlett serves as vice-chairman of the Authority. He was elected Chairman of the House Transportation Committee following the retirement of Representative Kenneth King from the Legislature. He has served in the Legislature since 1990. He is a businessman in Lakin, and he and his wife, Helen, have three children and four grandchildren.
Paul V. Dugan, Sr.
Former Lt. Governor Paul Dugan, Sr., was appointed to the Authority Board in May 2004. He was elected Secretary-Treasurer of the Authority board in 2009. Having served as the Turnpike's General Counsel from 1993 to 1996, Dugan is familiar with Turnpike management and operations. He was a Lt. Governor under Governor Carlin from 1979 to 1983 and has practiced law in Wichita since 1964. Dugan's other civic duties include having served the state as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 1969 to 1973, and being Chairman of the board of Kansas Newman University, 1980 to 1985.
Sen. Dwayne Umbarger
Senator Dwayne Umbarger was appointed to the Kansas Turnpike Authority Board in January 2009. He is the Chairman of the Committee on Transportation. He has been a member of the Kansas Senate since 1996. Umbarger and wife, Toni, are the owners of the Dwayne and Toni Umbarger Farm in Thayer. They have four children.
Deb Miller, KDOT Secretary of Transportation
Deb Miller was appointed Secretary of the Kansas Department of Transportation by Governor Kathleen Sebelius effective January 13, 2003. Miller is the first woman to lead KDOT and has more than 18 years of experience in the field of transportation. Prior to this position, Miller was Chief Planning for HNTB, a nationwide firm of architects, engineers and planners. This is her second tour of duty for KDOT, having served the State from 1986 to 1997 as the Director of the Division of Planning and Development.
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