The Board of Directors consists of ten members and eleven alternates appointed by the PPRTA member governments. Each director serves from January 1 to December 31.
El Paso County Directors
- Commissioner Carrie Geitner
- Commissioner Longinos Gonzalez, Jr.
- Commissioner Holly Williams, Chair
- Commissioner Cami Bremer (Alternate)
- Commissioner Stan VanderWerf (Alternate)
City of Manitou Springs Directors
- Mayor John Graham
- Mayor Pro Tem Nancy Fortuin (Alternate)
City of Colorado Springs Directors
- Councilmember Yolanda Avila
- Councilmember Randy Helms
- Councilmember Dave Donelson, Vice Chair
- Councilmember Lynette Crow-Iverson (Alternate)
- Councilmember Nancy Henjum (Alternate)
- Councilmember David Leinweber (Alternate)
- Councilmember Michael O’Malley (Alternate)
- Councilmember Brian Risley (Alternate)
- Councilmember Michelle Talarico (Alternate)
Town of Green Mountain Falls Directors
- Mayor Todd Dixon
- Trustee Katharine Guthrie (Alternate)
Town of Ramah Directors
- Trustee Paul Belt
- Trustee William Schaal (Alternate)
Town of Calhan Director
- Mayor Pro Tem Roland Gardine
- Trustee Bryron Wall (Alternate)
The Board makes all the final decisions regarding PPRTA. These decisions include, but are not limited to:
- Annual budgets and budget amendments
- Board financial practices
- Board policies
- Issues to go to the voters with a ballot measure
- Contracts (including the contracts for administrative, legal, and auditing services)
- Intergovernmental agreements
- Oversight of all PPRTA capital, maintenance, and transit activities, including the review of quarterly reports for compliance with state law, the PPRTA budget, contracts, and Board policies and practices
- Inclusion of additional government entities or exclusion of property