Commonwealth Transportation Board
Purpose
The purpose of the Commonwealth Transportation Board is to provide an adequate transportation system for the safe and efficient movement of people and goods throughout the Commonwealth.
Term
Four years; no more than two full successive terms
Composition
The Board shall have a total membership of 17 members that shall consist of 14 nonlegislative citizen members and three ex officio members as follows: the Secretary of Transportation, the Commissioner of Highways, and the Director of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation. The nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed by the Governor as provided in § 33.2-201, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. Appointments of nonlegislative citizen members shall be for terms of four years commencing on July 1, upon the expiration of the terms of the existing members, respectively. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for the unexpired term and shall be effective until 30 days after the next meeting of the ensuing General Assembly and, if confirmed, thereafter for the remainder of the term. No nonlegislative citizen member shall be eligible to serve more than two consecutive four-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining that member's eligibility for reappointment. Ex officio members of the Board shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office.
The Secretary shall serve as chairman of the Board and shall have voting privileges only in the event of a tie. The senior nonlegislative citizen member shall serve as vice-chairman of the Board and shall preside during the absence of the chairman. In the event that more than one nonlegislative citizen member of the Board may be considered the senior nonlegislative citizen member, the Board shall elect the vice-chairman from such senior nonlegislative citizen members. The Director of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation and the Commissioner of Highways shall not have voting privileges.
Vacant Seats
No seats are available at this time. If you are interested in joining this board in the future, please submit an application here.
Current Board Members
Mr. Burwell W. Coleman
Member of an Urban Area Membership expires on 6/30/2026Laura A. Sellers
Fredericksburg Membership expires on 6/30/2026Darrell Byers
Culpeper Membership expires on 6/30/2026Thomas M. Lawson
Member of a Rural Area Membership expires on 6/30/2026H Randolph Laird
Member of an Urban Area Membership expires on 6/30/2026Linda Green
Lynchburg Membership expires on 6/30/2027Joel R. Davis
Richmond Membership expires on 6/30/2027Mr. John Thomas Fowlkes
Bristol Membership expires on 6/30/2028Mr. David James Gribbin
Northern Virginia Membership expires on 6/30/2028Becky Norton Dunlop
Member of a Rural Area Membership expires on 6/30/2028Mr John Paul Good
Staunton Membership expires on 6/30/2028J. Minchew
Member of an Urban Area Membership expires on 6/30/2029
Frederick Thomas Stant lll
Hampton Roads Membership expires on 6/30/2029Mr. Stant is a 1967 graduate of the University of Virginia and a 1970 graduate of its Law School. He was a founding principal of the Clark & Stant law firm, which merged with Williams Mullen in 1999. He retired from the private practice of law in 2012.
In May 2011, Mr. Stant was appointed to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Commission as its representative from the City of Virginia Beach and, in January 2014, was elected Chairman of the Commission. In September 2021, he was appointed to the Commonwealth Transportation Board and appointed as its representative to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Commission. In June 2024, he was reappointed to the CTB and continues to serve as Chairman of the Commission. Previously, Mr. Stant was a member of the Scope Commission of the City of Norfolk and of the Board of Directors of the Virginia Marine Sciences Museum. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Military Aviation Museum. Mr. Stant is a life-long resident of Tidewater.