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Board of Directors

NITA is governed by a 20-member Board of Directors that meets on the third Thursday of each month. Visit the Meeting Materials page to view meeting livestreams, agendas, archived materials, and more.

 
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Upcoming Meeting

The first meeting of the NITA Board of Directors will be Thursday, September 10 at 9 a.m. 

 

 

Members

To assure regional representation, 20 directors are appointed from within the six-county region: five by the Mayor of the City of Chicago; five by the Governor of Illinois, five by the Cook County Board; and five by the Chairman of each collar county, with one representative each from DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will. All new board members will be seated by September 1, 2026 and several members will hold dual appointments on the boards of CTA, Metra, or Pace. A chairperson will be chosen by the full board.

NITA Board Members

City of Chicago Appointees

  • Oswaldo Alvarez (5-year term serving NITA and CTA)
  • Lester Barclay (3-year term serving NITA and CTA)
  • Natasha Jenkins (5-year term serving NITA and Pace)
  • Dennis Mondero (3-year term serving NITA and Metra)
  • Dee Atkins (5-year term serving NITA)

Cook County Appointees

  • Rory Hoskins (3-year term serving NITA and Pace)
  • Luis Montgomery (5-year term serving NITA and Pace)
  • Romayne C. Brown (3-year term serving NITA and Metra)
  • Diane Williams (5-year term serving NITA and Metra)
  • Tom Kotarac (3-year term serving NITA and CTA)

Collar County Appointees

  • David Pileski (5-year term serving NITA and Pace from DuPage County)
  • Brian Dahl (3-year term serving NITA and Pace from Kane County)
  • Gary Gordon (3-year term serving NITA and Metra from Lake County)
  • Brian Sager (5-year term serving NITA and Metra from McHenry County)
  • John Noak (3-year term serving NITA and Pace from Will County)

Illinois Governor Appointees

  •  Nedra Sims Fears (5-year term serving NITA and CTA)
  •  Rosa Ortiz (3-year term serving NITA and Pace)
  •  Bashir Qaasim (5-year-term serving NITA and Metra)
  •  Nirali Shah (3-year term serving NITA)
  •  Vanessa Uribe (5-year term serving NITA)
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