Bill James was elected on November 4, 2008 and took office in January of 2009 to represent District A which lies in Denver and Glendale, part of Arapahoe County.

Director James received his BA in Urban Development from the University of Washington in 1970 and his MBA in Real Estate and Construction Management from the University of Denver in 1979.

Director James is a President of James Real Estate Services, Inc. a commercial and residential real estate appraisal firm based in the Cherry Creek area of Denver. He is a former member of the Colorado Appraiser Board and a licensed Real Estate Broker in Colorado. Over the years, he has conducted appraisals and market studies on a wide variety of semi-rural, residential, general and special purpose commercial and investment properties and managed development and redevelopment projects. Director James has prepared and taught appraisal courses at the University of Denver, University of Colorado, Community College of Aurora, the Denver Metropolitan Commercial Association of Realtors and the Colorado Association of Realtors.

Director James' other civic activities include: Co-Chair, 16th Street Plan Steering Committee; Downtown Denver Partnership Transportation and Development Council; Advisory Board, University of Denver Burns School of Real Estate; Cherry Creek Steering Committee; Citizens Advisory Committee, Central Denver Transportation Study; Chair, Transportation Solutions Board of Directors; Citizen Advisory Committee, Cherry Creek Parking Study; Director, Cherry Creek Chamber of Commerce; Denver Cherry Creek Rotary and President, Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Foundation Board of Trustees.

Director James has lived in Denver since 1976 and has been married to Donna James since 1996.

Barbara Deadwyler was elected to the RTD Board of Directors in November 2010 to take office in January, 2011 representing District B, which includes Northeast Denver and North Aurora.

Barbara retired from Kaiser Permanente where she served in the capacity of Senior Project Consultant, Labor Management Partnership Consultant and Master Trainer.

Barbara is active in the community and currently serves as secretary of the A. Phillip Randolph Institute and oversees the organizations community outreach programs. Barbara has a long history in the labor movement.

Barbara is excited to be on the RTD Board representing the interest of all communities in District B. Her focus is on customer service and ensuring public transportation is accessible, convenient, safe and inclusive.

Barbara has three adult children and nine grandchildren.

Director Angie Malpiede was sworn in as Director for RTD District C on March 9, 2010. She was selected by Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper and confirmed by the Denver City Council to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Director Juanita Chacon. District C encompasses Northwest Denver and parts of Southern Adams County and Eastern Jefferson County.

Director Malpiede currently is employed as Director of the Stapleton Area Transportation Management Association. She manages the Sustainable Development initiative which includes advocacy and programs promoting alternative transportation methodologies for the Stapleton Foundation serving Stapleton (an urban redevelopment of the old Stapleton airport) and the existing neighborhoods which surround the old airport.

Prior to her position at Stapleton, Director Malpiede was the Marketing and Public Relations Director for Mi Casa Resource Center for Women which focused on advancing the economic success of Latino families. During her time, Director Malpiede was responsible for Mi Casa receiving more press than any other non-profit in the State of Colorado.

Director Malpiede served as Public Relations Coordinator working to connect communities of diversity at The Rocky Mountain News and served as co-Chair of the Diversity team.

Director Malpiede worked with the Girl Scouts Mile Hi Council for twenty years where she developed programs that served high-risk girls and now serve as national models.

She also previously held the position of Public Relations and Fundraising Director for the Denver Center for Crime Victims which was created as a national model of victims’ assistance. The center strives to provide culturally/linguistically appropriate services to meet the needs of their clients.

Director Malpiede’s community and professional associations include working extensively in the areas of community organizing, networking and marketing in the Denver area. She currently serves as Co-chair of the Living Streets Task Force and Vice President of the Greater Stapleton Business Association; she also serves on the East Side Mobility Plan Task Force and the Westerly Creek Greenway Master Plan Steering Committee. She previously served on the FasTracks Citizens Advisory Committee and the RTD Unlimited Pass Committee.

Director Malpiede is an avid mass transit advocate and brings to the Board a strong passion to establish sustainable transportation options that are inclusive across socio-economic levels.

Director Jeff Walker was sworn in as Director for RTD District D on September 20, 2011. He was selected by Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and confirmed by the Denver City Council to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Director Barbara Brohl.

Director Walker has been employed by Xcel Energy since 2006. He was the Community Development Director for Norton, Ohio in the mid-1990s where he re-wrote several portions of the city's zoning and subdivision codes. He also worked as a transportation planner for OKI Regional Council of Governments in Cincinnati, Ohio and later for the Colorado Department of Transportation in Denver.

His civic activities in Denver include: West University Community Association Board of Directors from 2002 - 2004; Denver Planning Board from 2004 - 2010; American Planning Association Colorado Chapter Executive Committee from 2009 to present; Denver Architectural Foundation Board of Directors from August 2011 to present.

A native of Akron, Ohio, Director Walker received a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from Miami University (Ohio) in 1987 and received a master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Akron in 1993. He attended the University of Denver College of Law in 1999.

Director McMullen was elected to the Board of Directors of the Regional Transportation District in November of 2004.  He represents District E, which includes East Denver, Western Aurora, Eastern Greenwood Village, part of Centennial, and parts of unincorporated Arapahoe County.  

Director McMullen has been employed by Speedy Messenger and Logistics since 1985 and has been its operations manager since 1985.  He is a graduate of Denver North High School and Trinidad State College with a degree in Occupational Safety.  He has also attended Metro State College and Colorado State University.

Director McMullen served five years on the Denver Board of Adjustment for Zoning.  He has served on the Board of Cherry Creek Town Home Association since 1994.  He served as Captain of House District 9B Democrats for four years.  Director McMullen currently sits on the board of Transit Alliance.

Tom Tobiassen was elected to the RTD Board of Directors on November 4, 2008. He represents District F which includes Aurora and part of Centennial within Arapahoe County.

Director Tobiassen is a Senior Systems Engineer with Zeta Associates, Inc. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maryland, University College in 1988.

Director Tobiassen's Civic activities include: Board member, Sand Creek Regional Greenway Foundation; Commissioner of the City of Aurora, Planning and Zoning Commission; Chair of City of Aurora Citizens' Water Advisory committee, Past Secretary, City of Aurora Citizens' Budget Advisory Committee; Member Aurora chamber of Commerce; President and Founder of Bicycle Aurora, Head Area Coordinator, Mission Viejo Neighborhood Watch; Mass Care Volunteer, American Red Cross, Mile High Chapter.

Director Tobiassen and his wife Carol have been married for thirty-three years and have two adult children, Kristen and Michael.

Jack O'Boyle was elected to the RTD Board of Directors on November 4, 2008. Director O'Boyle represents District G which includes the I-25 corridor and adjacent portions of Arapahoe and Douglas Counties.

Director O'Boyle is a former mayor of the City of Lone Tree. He received his MBA in Finance from National University in 1989.

Kent Bagley was elected to the RTD Board of Directors on November 4, 2008.He represents District H which includes all or parts of the communities of Englewood, Littleton, Cherry Hills Village, Greenwood Village, Highlands Ranch, Centennial, Columbine Valley, and Lone Tree. He was elected to serve a four-year term.

Director Bagley is an Urban Planner and Real Estate consultant with Bagley Development Consultants.

Director Bagley received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Denver in 1965 and his Masters Degree in Urban and Regional Planning & Community Development from the University of Denver in 1975.

Director Bagley has been a member of the Littleton Planning Commission for 4 ½ years with the last 2 ½ years as Chairman.

Lee Kemp was elected to the Board of Directors for the Regional Transportation District in November of 2004 and re-elected in 2008.  He represents citizens in Boulder, Broomfield, Adams and parts of Weld Counties, and will serve District I for a four-year term.  In 2008 he was elected as Chair of the RTD Board of Directors and re-elected again as Chair in 2009.

Director Kemp is self-employed.  He is a business degree candidate at Metropolitan State College of Denver.  He is active in civic and professional organizations, past Chair for the TRB (Transit Research Board) Transit Committee (APO 35) and is a member of the Bus Equipment and Maintenance Committee and the Clean Propulsion and Support Technology Committee for the American Public Transit Association (APTA). Director Kemp was appointed to the Denver Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors by Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper in December of 2008. His civic works include acting as a Victim Advocate for the Broomfield Police Department. He is a Board Member for Court-appointed Special Advocates for the 17th Judicial District.

Mr. Kemp and his wife, Julie, have three children, Melissa, Stacie and James.

Director Larry Hoy was elected on November 2, 2010 and took office in January of 2011. He represents District J which incorporates a large portion of Westminster, all of Federal Heights, and portions of Arvada, Northglenn, Thornton, as well as portions of unincorporated Adams and Jefferson County.

Director Hoy received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from the University of California. Upon graduation he worked in the transportation industry working in multiple states until his relocation to Colorado in 1980 where he served his company as President of its Colorado subsidiary. In the mid 1980’s he started his own company which he later sold to an international transportation company. Director Hoy is presently a Colorado Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser, a career which he began in the early nineties. He owns Paragon Appraisal Service located in Westminster Colorado.

Upon moving to Colorado Director Hoy became very active in his community. He has been a member of the Adams County Economic Development Council, served on the Board of Directors of Metro North Chamber of Commerce, Bellco Credit Union, Frontier Airlines Credit Union, and the Westminster Rotary Club. He also served on the Westminster Planning Commission. Director Hoy is a graduate of Leadership Metro North, and 50 for Colorado. He has served on the Environmental Committee for the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry, and chaired the Adams County Political Action Committee. A supporter of the Boy Scouts of America, Director Hoy participated in fundraising projects for the Scouts.

Larry and his wife Kathy of 39 years have two adult children and three grandchildren.

Director Kathi Williams was sworn in on December 20, 2011 to replace a vacancy created in District K. Kathi was appointed by the Adams County Commissioners to this position and will run in the 2012 election to complete the term of the former Director for District K.

Kathi brings a broad base of experience to this position. She served as a former RTD Board member from 1981-1984. She is also a former State Representative who served for three terms in the Colorado House of Representatives. While serving as a State Representative, she was elected o the House Leadership team and Majority Whip and served as Chair of Rules Committee and vice-chair of Business Affairs and Labor Committee.

Kathi is an accomplished executive whose leadership experience expands from serving as director of government affairs and budget, director of division of housing for the State of Colorado to a successful real estate practice. Kathi is known for her strong organizational leadership and performance improvement, coalition and consensus building and for her passion in making sure that the voice of the community that she now serves as a RTD Board member will be heard. Kathi is dedicated and promises to work diligently for a true collaborative partnership between RTD and the regional community.

Kathi is a resident of Brighton, CO and is married with four adult children.

Director Lorraine Anderson was elected to the RTD Board of Directors in November 2010 to take office in January, 2011.

Director Anderson is retired from Anderson Tire Service Inc, a tire dealership that she co-founded specializing in commercial sales and services. She actively worked in the business which served the transportation and construction industries.

Director Anderson is very active in the community in both civic and political activities. She is a member of the Arvada Jefferson Kiwanis group. She also volunteers her time with Ginny Kid’s International which is an organization that receives recommendations from hospitals and other organization for families experiencing emotional stress of a debilitating illness. Selected families and children are sent to Disneyland for a lasting memory. Ginny Kid’s International has helped over 300 families since its inception.

Additionally, Director Anderson is well known in the political arena having served 24 years on the Arvada City Council including serving six years as Mayor Pro Tem. She was Board Chairman of the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) in 2004 and served on the DRCOG Board of Directors for over 17 years and represented DRCOG on the State Transportation Advisory Committee where she was elected co-chair. She is Past President of the Colorado Municipal League and served on the Executive Board for 13 years. She has served as member and Chair of numerous other committees including National League of Cities of Board of Directors, founding member of Rocky Flats Coalition of Local Governments, and Chair of Energy Communities Alliance. She served on the Environmental Management Advisory Board for the Department of Energy.

Director Anderson hobbies are golfing, hiking, fishing and travel. She has been married to Homer for 57 years and they are the proud parents of four adult children.

Matt Cohen was elected to the RTD Board of Directors to a four year term in November 2008. He represents District M, which includes Lakewood, Golden, and Wheat Ridge in Central Jefferson County, Colorado.

Director Cohen grew up in the Denver area, graduating from Denver’s East High School, then attended Cornell University and the University of Colorado at Denver.

Matt has been actively involved in the real estate industry for a number of years working as a real estate broker for the better part of a decade. He has served on a number of industry, as well as community boards as a director for organizations such as the Jefferson County Association of Realtors and the Metro Denver Realtor Foundation among others.

When not working, Director Cohen coaches youth soccer and is a long time volunteer with the National Sports Center for the Disabled in Winter Park, as well as a happy member of the Wheat Ridge Optimist Club.

Bruce Daly is the Board Director for District N. District N encompasses western Jefferson County including the mountains and the bulk of the county's unincorporated south western area.

Director Daly was born and educated in England and emigrated to the U.S. in 1969. He was a typesetter in the printing business and as this evolved into computerized desk-top publishing he decided to try another career. He became an operator for RTD in 1975. He retired from the District in 1995. During his period with RTD he was active within the Amalgamated Transit Union and sat on many labor/management committees.

After retiring, Director Daly became active in local party politics and was involved in many campaigns. Never truly retired, Director Daly drove for the Call-n-Ride service in Evergreen and has been employed as a Sergeant-at-Arms in the Colorado Senate for six sessions.

He is married to Myrna and between them have four children and seven grandchildren.

John Tayer joined the RTD Board in 2007 with over 14 years of experience working in the transportation policy arena, through both employment and volunteer positions.

Director Tayer first began work on efforts to enhance the regional transportation system in 1992 as the Intergovernmental Affairs Coordinator, and later Policy Director, in the Boulder City Manager’s Office. In 1999, after leaving the City Manager’s Office, Director Tayer joined Boulder’s Transportation Advisory Board (TAB). He served on TAB for five years, four years as Board Chair. Director Tayer also has been Chair of the Boulder East Transportation Management Organization and served on the City of Boulder Transportation Master Plan Task Force.

Director Tayer currently is employed as the Public Affairs and Communications Director for Roche Colorado, a pharmaceutical company in Boulder. In this position, he is the first point of contact for citizen and media inquiries regarding Roche Colorado activities and is the liaison to the company’s Community Advisory Panel. Director Tayer also sits on a number of local community boards, including the Boulder Chamber of Commerce, Avista Hospital, and the local non-profit recycling agency, Eco-Cycle.

A native of Brookline, Massachusetts, Director Tayer earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and a law degree from the University of Colorado. Director Tayer currently resides in Boulder's Table Mesa neighborhood with his wife Molly and one very rambunctious cat.