MTA Board Members

Click on each MTA Board member's picture for a short bio. Scroll down or click here for details of appointment.

Jay H. Walder   Jay H. Walder
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
   
Andrew M. Saul John H. Banks Robert C. Bickford Allen P. Cappelli
Andrew M. Saul
Vice Chairman 		John H. Banks Robert C. Bickford Allen P. Cappelli
       
Donald Cecil Doreen M. Frasca Jeffrey A. Kay photo Mark D. Lebow
Donald Cecil Doreen M. Frasca Jeffrey A. Kay Mark D. Lebow
       
Susan G. Metzger Mark Page Mitchell H. Pally Norman I. Seabrook
Susan G. Metzger Mark Page Mitchell H. Pally Norman I. Seabrook
       
James L. Sedore Jr. Nancy Shevell Carl V. Wortendyke  
James L. Sedore Jr. Nancy Shevell Carl V. Wortendyke  
   

Board Members Recommended By
Date First
Confirmed
Term
Expires
Jay H. Walder
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer		 Governor
09/10/09
06/30/15
Andrew M. Saul1
Vice Chairman 		Governor 4/11/06 6/30/12
John H. Banks III Mayor 5/03/04 6/30/11
Robert C. Bickford2 Putnam County Executive 6/18/08 6/30/10
Allen P. Cappelli Governor 8/19/08 6/30/09 (holdover)
Donald Cecil Westchester County Executive 11/29/05 6/30/09 (holdover)
Doreen M. Frasca Governor 5/20/08 6/30/10
Jeffrey A. Kay Mayor 6/21/06 6/30/14
Mark D. Lebow Mayor 6/18/02 6/30/14
Susan G. Metzger2 Orange County Executive 6/23/05 6/30/10
Mark Page Mayor 9/16/03 6/30/11
Mitchell H. Pally Suffolk County Executive 6/07/05 6/30/10
Norman I. Seabrook Governor 12/13/06 6/30/10
James L. Sedore Jr.2 Dutchess County Executive 7/02/94
6/30/10
Nancy Shevell Governor 6/18/01 6/30/11
Carl V. Wortendyke2 Rockland County Executive 6/07/05 6/30/10
Vacant Nassau Seat


All Board members are appointed by the Governor, some on the recommendation of City and County officials in the MTA service region.
1Originally served as an MTA board member from 9/17/96 to 11/28/05, recommended by Westchester County Executive.
2These four members cast one collective vote.

N.B. Status of Metropolitan Transportation Authority Non-Voting Board Members: The subsection of the Public Authorities Law that provided for non-voting board members to serve on the MTA Board (codified at §1263(1)(a) of the Public Authorities Law) has expired as of January 1, 2010, pursuant to chapter 549 of the Laws of 1994. Therefore, pursuant to law, as of January 1, 2010, the MTA Board consists of the chairman and the sixteen other voting members.

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