{"id":321,"date":"2016-11-16T15:26:31","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T00:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northerncompas.wpengine.com\/?p=321"},"modified":"2018-06-20T12:32:26","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T20:32:26","slug":"mark-begich-named-vice-chairman-of-dot-travel-and-tourism-infrastructure-advisory-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northerncompassgroup.com\/in-the-news\/mark-begich-named-vice-chairman-of-dot-travel-and-tourism-infrastructure-advisory-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Begich named Vice-Chairman of DOT Travel and Tourism Infrastructure Advisory Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces Membership of Travel and Tourism Infrastructure Advisory Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\" target=\"_blank\">SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Washington \u2013 U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the members of the new National Advisory Committee on Travel and Tourism Infrastructure (NACTTI).  The committee will consist of 25 public and private sector stakeholders involved in the transportation, travel, and tourism industries.  The group will advise the Department on current and emerging priorities, issues, projects, and funding needs related to the use of the intermodal transportation network of the U.S. to facilitate travel and tourism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy 2045, we will have both a larger population and significantly older infrastructure, and we need to start planning for that reality now,\u201d said Secretary Foxx.  \u201cBringing together this group of experts and leaders in transportation, travel, and tourism will help us build a system that ensures that every family vacation or work trip is as seamless and successful as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NACTTI was established pursuant to the Fixing America\u2019s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, which was signed into law by President Obama in December 2015.  In June 2016, it was announced that the Department would seek nominations for individuals who could fulfill the roles of the committee to provide expert information, advice, and recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation on intermodalism and travel and tourism in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The members are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chair: Mr. Rossi Ralenkotter, President &#038; CEO, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority<br \/>\n<strong>Vice Chair: The Honorable Mark Begich, President &#038; CEO, Northern Compass Group, LLC<\/strong><br \/>\nMs. Rosemarie Andolino, President &#038; CEO, MAG USA<br \/>\nMr. Todd Davidson, Chief Executive Officer, Travel Oregon<br \/>\nMr. Brad Dean, President &#038; CEO, Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce<br \/>\nMr. James Dubea, Deputy Executive Director, Canaveral Port Authority<br \/>\nThe Honorable Buddy Dyer, Mayor, City of Orlando<br \/>\nMs. Camille Ferguson, Executive Director, American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association<br \/>\nMr. Sean Fitzgerald, Vice President, Enterprise Holdings, Inc.<br \/>\nMr. Ford Fuchigami, Director, Hawaii Department of Transportation<br \/>\nMs. Gladys Gillis, Chief Executive Officer, Transportation Demand Management, Inc.<br \/>\nMr. Bryan Grimaldi, Chief Operating Officer &#038; General Counsel, NYC &#038; Company, Inc.<br \/>\nThe Honorable Mitchell Landrieu, Mayor, City of New Orleans<br \/>\nMs. Valarie Long, International Executive Vice President, Service Employees International Union<br \/>\nMr. Joseph Lopano, Chief Executive Officer, Tampa International Aiport<br \/>\nMr. Jim Mathews, President &#038; CEO, National Association of Railroad Passengers<br \/>\nMr. Sean Menke, Exectutive Vice President, Sabre<br \/>\nMr. Peter Pantuso, President &#038; CEO, American Bus Association<br \/>\nMs. Sharon Pinkerton, Senior Vice President, Airlines for America<br \/>\nMr. John Potter, President and CEO, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority<br \/>\nMs. Cathy Ritter, Director, Colorado Tourism Office<br \/>\nMr. Jim Sayer, Executive Director, Adventure Cycling Association<br \/>\nMs. Anne Taber Klenke, Tourism Director, Lake Charles\/Southwest Louisiana Convention &#038;  Visitors Bureau<br \/>\nMs. Diana Threadgill, President &#038; Executive Director, Mississippi River Cooridor &#8211; Tennessee<br \/>\nMr. Charles Zelle, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Transportation<\/p>\n<p>Committee members will serve two-year terms.  The Department selected individuals with in-depth knowledge of their respective industries or government sectors.  Members are nominated through a full and open process published in the Federal Register.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/briefing-room\/dot14016\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for original press release.<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces Membership of Travel and Tourism Infrastructure Advisory Committee SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation Washington \u2013 U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the members of the new National Advisory Committee on Travel and Tourism Infrastructure (NACTTI). 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