About TPTA

The Tennessee Public Transportation Association (TPTA) is a non-profit statewide organization dedicated to improving public transportation in all Tennessee communities.

TPTA’s membership includes:

  • Transportation program operators

  • Transportation suppliers and contractors

  • Local governments

  • Chambers of Commerce

  • Major employers

  • Small businesses

  • Non-profit community organizations

  • Transportation consultants

Public transportation benefits every segments of society, including individuals, families, businesses, industries and communities. Major benefits include reducing congestion and pollution, saving energy, improving air quality and providing mobility to older adults, people who are disabled, teens and those without their own transportation to reach jobs and medical care.

TPTA is committed to:

  • Increasing the use of public transportation

  • Advocating for increased funding for public transportation

  • Sharing best practices in public transportation among members

  • Disseminating public transportation research and information

2026/2027 TPTA Officers 

  • Diana Turner, President - Southwest Human Resource Agency

  • Russ Brashear, Vice-President - Murfreesboro Transit

  • Isaac Thorne, Secretary/Treasurer - Knoxville Area Transit

  • Steve Bland, Immediate Past President - WeGo Public Transit/RTA of Middle Tennessee

TPTA Board Members

  • Chris Campbell - Kingsport Area Transit Service

  • Travis Franklin - Jackson Transit Authority

  • Charles Frazier - Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority

  • Stanton Higgs - Franklin Transit Authority

  • Candace Long - First Tennessee Human Resource Agency

  • Holly Montooth - Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency

  • Janet Moore - Northwest Tennessee Human Resource Agency

  • Anna Perry - Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency