- Rodney E. Slater
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- Michael P. Jackson
On March 10, 2005, Michael P. Jackson was confirmed by the United States Senate to serve as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In this role, Mr. Jackson serves as DHS’ chief operating officer, with responsibility for managing day-to-day operations. Mr. Jackson served as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) from May 2001 to August 2003. As Deputy Secretary, Mr.
- Neil Goldschmidt
Neil Goldschmidt has served as Governor, Mayor of its major city, U.S. Cabinet Secretary, and executive officer of a Fortune 500 corporation. Today he has a small consulting firm focused primarily on strategic planning and problem solving for national and international businesses. He serves a limited number of clients on a continuing basis. In addition, he chairs Drug Strategies, Inc. and the Oregon Children's Foundation.
- Mortimer L. Downey
Mortimer L. Downey was the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation, and served in this post since 1993, making him the longest-serving person to ever hold the post. Downey served as Acting Secretary of Transportation during the transition period from the Clinton administration to the Bush administration. He served in this capacity for four days, from January 21, 2001 to January 24, 2001. Prior to his service as Deputy Secretary of Transportation, …
- John Cogliano
John Cogliano is an American businessman, and a former Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation. He was appointed to the position by former Governor Mitt Romney in May of 2005. Current Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick replaced Cogliano in January of 2007 with current Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation, Bernard Cohen.
- Phil Tomlinson
Phil Tomlinson is an American politician from the US state of Oklahoma. Appointed by Governor of Oklahoma Brad Henry in 2003, Ward is the current Secretary of Transportation. Secretary Tomlinson has served under Governors Dewey F. Bartlett and David Hall. Before serving under Governor Henry, Governor Frank Keating appointed Tomlinson as the Secretary of Transportation. As the Secretary, Tomlinson is charged with providing a safe, economical, …
- William Thaddeus Coleman Jr.
William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr. (born July 7, 1920 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) was the fourth United States Secretary of Transportation, from March 7, 1975 to January 20, 1977, and the second African American to serve in the Cabinet. Coleman was also a distinguished lawyer who, with Thurgood Marshall, has played a major role in significant civil rights cases.
- James H. Burnley IV
James Horace Burnley IV is an American politician and lawyer born in 1948 and from DC. He graduated magna cum laude from Yale University in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts and got his Juris Doctor from Harvard in 1973. From 1983-1987 he served as Deputy Secretary of Transportation until he became U.S. Secretary of Transportation outright from 1987-1989. In 1996 he was a senior advisor to Robert Dole's Presidential campaign.
- John H. Riley
John H. Riley (January 19, 1947-March 6, 1994) was an American attorney and railroad transportation administrator. He was born and raised in New York, and moved to Minnesota after graduating from law school. Riley went to Washington DC in 1978 as an aide to U.S. Senator David Durenberger (R-Minnesota) and was his chief counsel and later, his chief of staff.
- Martin C. Jischke
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- Robert B. Claytor
Robert Buckner Claytor (27 February 1922-9 April 1993) was an American railroad administrator. He became President of the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1981 and was instrumental in the merger of the Southern Railway and the Norfolk & Western in 1982. He was the first chairman and CEO of the new Norfolk Southern, and is credited with locating the headquarters of the Fortune 500 company in Norfolk, Virginia, …
- O. James Lighthizer
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- Sheila Widnall
Sheila E. Widnall , Institute Professor Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Flavia Colgan
Flavia Monteiro Colgan is a Democratic strategist, who is an active political contributor on MSNBC and serves as a special correspondent for "Extra". Her mother is Brazilian and her father is Irish American. They divorced two years after her birth. Shortly thereafter, Colgan's mother wed William T. Coleman III, a partner at the law firm of Pepper Hamilton and Sheetz and son of William Coleman (former Secretary of Transportation under President Gerald Ford, …
- John E. Cunningham
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- Norman Y. Mineta
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- James Lee Witt
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- Clark Bane Hutchinson
Clark: But anyway he was not planning to work for Social Security at all, and Daddy said that he never liked to stay, I told you, at any job longer than three years. I: He had been there three years at APW. Clark: At American Public Welfare. So he had accepted the job to be the head of Political Science at University of North Carolina. When Graham was President, I think he is the best President that they ever had at North Carolina.
- Shirley J. Ybarra
Shirley J. Ybarra , who served as Secretary of Transportation for Virginia when that Commonwealth began funding transportation projects through public-private partnerships and who helped develop the legislation to enable those partnerships, will be among those presenting testimony Thursday, Oct. 18, at a State House Republican Policy Committee hearing focusing on the potential of public-private partnerships to help meet Pennsylvania’s transportation infrastructure needs.
- Victor A. Demarines
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- Ross E. Saxon
Aquarius Ross E. Saxon , Ph.D. Executive Director Dr. Saxon has, since 1992, served as the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of The Association of Diving Contractors, established in 1968. Between 1992 and 2001 the Association has grown from 200 member companies to over 460 engaged in commercial diving and underwater operations and to member company representation from 38 other nations.
- Walter L. Revell
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- Robert Jamison
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- Paul Bea
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- Kim E. Petersen
Kim E. Petersen Kim Petersen is president of TranSystems Security Line of Business and has over 25 years of experience in domestic and international security and anti-terrorism activities. His post-graduate studies have included attendance at the Harvard Business School and his civilian career has included senior staff positions with former US Secretaries of State Kissinger and Haig.
- Shelley J. Row
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- Rose A. McMurray
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- Christopher McMahon
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- Fanny Rivera
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- David J. Pietraszewski
David J. Pietraszewski is the program area manager for Automatic Identification System (AIS) projects at the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center. Since joining the U.S.C.G. in 1970, he has participated in a variety of navigation technology development from solar power systems for buoys to worldwide implementation of the AIS.
- Joseph D. Stewart
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- Ronald J. Webb
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- Brock Adams
Brock Adams graduated from the University of Washington in 1949 and earned a degree from Harvard Law School in 1952. In 1961 he became a U.S. attorney, making him the youngest person then holding that position. Beginning in 1965, he completed six consecutive terms in the Washington State House of Representatives. He was appointed U.S. Secretary of Transportation in 1977 and served as Washington State senator between 1987 and 1993.
- Tommy Beatty Retires
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- Paul N. Pappas
Paul N. Pappas 1981-1985 Paul N. Pappas , a native of Jacksonville, Florida, graduated from The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. He began his 30-year career with the Florida Department of Transportation in 1955 as a professional engineer trainee. His career was briefly interrupted for two years taking a military leave of absence from the department to serve in the U. S. Army.
- Michael W. Reynolds
Michael Reynolds was appointed by President Bush as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Aviation and International Affairs. He serves as a key policy advisor to the Secretary of Transportation on a wide range of domestic and international aviation matters. Mr. Reynolds served as Acting Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs in June through December 2003.
- David L. Winstead
David L. Winstead was appointed as the PBS Commissioner on October 3, 2005. Mr. Winstead is responsible for the asset management and design, construction, leasing, operations, and disposal for a real estate portfolio of 347 million square feet in more than 8,600 public and private buildings accommodating one million federal workers.
- Ronald J. Grabe
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- Mary Peters
Mary Peters, the new Secretary of Transportation, hadn't even been officially put on the job before AOPA President Phil Boyer had had a "frank discussion" with her. "Mary Peters reached out to me before the Senate vote, and we began the dialogue on the future funding of the FAA and AOPA's opposition to user fees," said AOPA President Phil Boyer. "I'm sure that will be just the first of our many frank discussions of issues important to AOPA members and GA pilots."
- Senator Paul Simon
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