MTA Board Members
Click on each MTA Board member's picture for a short bio. Scroll down or click here for details of appointment.
| Board Members | Recommended By | Date First Confirmed |
Term Expires |
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| Jay H. Walder Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Governor | 09/10/09 |
06/30/15 |
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| Andrew M. Saul1 Vice Chairman |
Governor | 4/11/06 | 6/30/12 | |
| Andrew Albert2 | New York City Transit Riders Council | 6/18/02 | 1/01/10 | |
| John H. Banks III | Mayor | 5/03/04 | 6/30/11 | |
| Robert C. Bickford3 | Putnam County Executive | 6/18/08 | 6/30/10 | |
| James F. Blair2 | Metro-North Railroad Commuter Council | 6/19/03 | 1/01/10 | |
| Norman E. Brown2 | Metro-North Railroad Unions | 9/15/06 |
12/31/06 (holdover) |
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| 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 | |
| Ira Greenberg2 | Long Island Rail Road Commuter's Council | 06/03/09 | 1/01/13 | |
| Jeffrey A. Kay | Mayor | 6/21/06 | 6/30/14 | |
| Mark D. Lebow | Mayor | 6/18/02 | 6/30/14 | |
| Susan G. Metzger3 | 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.3 | Dutchess County Executive | 7/02/94 | 6/30/10 |
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| Nancy Shevell | Governor | 6/18/01 | 6/30/11 | |
| Vincent Tessitore, Jr.2 | United Transportation Union | 6/20/07 | 1/01/13 | |
| Ed Watt2 | Transport Workers Union | 3/31/04 | 1/01/06 (holdover) | |
| Carl V. Wortendyke3 | 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. 2Nonvoting member. 3These four members cast one collective vote. |
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