How Do We Stack Up to the JTA Pros?

[Ocklawaha]

I'm still laughing y'all, (oop's is "y'all" a professional or amature term?) anyway, I wondered if we stacked our little strike force up to JTA's vaulted pros. GEEPERS MR. WILSON, wanna bet we could do just as good?  

JTA: Michael J. Blaylock, Chief Executive Officer of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA),

Blaylock joined JTA in December 1982. Much of his duties at that time involved managing the Authority's capital program. Two years later he was promoted to assistant manager for transit operations and continued until November 1987 when he assumed responsibility as the Authority's Mass Transit Director. Later, Blaylock was promoted to the Agency's Deputy Executive Director before assuming his current role.
Blaylock's professional credentials include: Vice chairman of the Strategic Planning Advisory Committee for the Florida Department of Transportation; Member of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America; former president of the Florida Public Transportation Association (FPTA-'96) and graduate of Leadership Jacksonville and Leadership Florida. He received his Bachelors Degree in Public Administration with a minor in business from the University of North Florida.

MISFITS: Robert Mann, Railroad Planner and Transportation Historian, Past City Councilman State of Oklahoma, Past projects include, Pacific Railroad Of Colombia, FCN de Colombia, FENOCO Colombia, Trailways Bus System, Piedmont Airlines, United Airlines, Dobbs House, Continental Airlines, City of Sanford, City of Cashion, City of Mulhall, City of OKC, Blackberry Creek Railroad, pre-Voltran planner, USPS... Published Author

JTA: Board Members
Cleve E. Warren
Chairman
Cleve Warren, is President and CEO of Essential Capital.

MISFITS: City Councilwoman at large, COJ

JTA: A.J. Johns
Vice Chairman
A.J. Johns, is President of A.J. Johns, Inc., a utility contracting firm .  

MISFITS: President and CEO of local construction company.   

JTA: Mrs. Parker
Secretary
Mrs. Parker. She is a partner in the law firm Lawrence, Parker & Neighbors, LLC. With government experience.   

MISFITS: Attorney #1, former State lobby and PAC representative

JTA: Donna L. Harper
Treasurer
Ms. Harper, A successful businesswoman who owned First Coast Systems and Systems Logics,    

MISFITS: A successful businessman who owns a restaurant and entertainment complex

JTA: Charles W. Baldwin
Board Member
Charles W. Baldwin is a registered Professional Engineer and previously served as FDOT's District 6 Secretary from 1988 to 1992. 

MISFITS: A technical engineer that is in charge of data in one of our largest transportation companies.


JTA: Michael Cavendish
Board Member
Michael Cavendish is a Jacksonville attorney practicing as a shareholder with Gunster Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.   

MISFITS: Attorney #2, a local practicing attorney with specialties in Government.

JTA: Donald P. Hinson
Board Member
Donald P. Hinson is both a registered professional engineer and general contractor,    

MISFITS: a professional IT engineer working in a mass public exposure industry locally

JTA: Mike Miller
Spokesperson for JTA

Former Disc Jockey and Talk Show host at WDBO Radio in Orlando, Florida.  

MISFITS: Local media owner and chair of powerful political party

I didn't feel at liberty to name names or places of employment for anyone else, but let's just say, we have more in our battery of "misfits"... I just thought some of you would find this as funny as I did! Oh I know, I have a sick mind... WAY too much inhalation of coal and diesel fumes I guess! GIVE EM HELL TEAM!

Ocklawaha

[JeffreyS]

Thank you for that post. As a newbie it provided an encouraging look into membership of this forum.