Chair -- David Cole, Maine
Vice Chair -- Vacant
Secretary -- Leo Penne, AASHTO
Thomas E. Norton - Executive Director, Colorado Department of Transportation
Tom
Norton was appointed by Governor Bill Owens to serve as executive director
for the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) in January of 1999.
Mr. Norton is responsible for the overall direction and management of
CDOT with a staff of more than 3000 employees and an annual budget of
nearly $1 billion.
Prior to his position at CDOT, Tom Norton spent 12 years in he Colorado Legislature, including six consecutive years as Senate president. During this time, he sponsored landmark legislation that revised worker compensation laws, was a driving force on numerous environmental and air quality issues and worked tirelessly to obtain additional revenue for transportation, doubling CDOT's budget over the past six years.
A graduate of Colorado State University with Bachelor's and Master's degrees in civil engineering, Mr. Norton has worked for more than 30 years in the engineering private sector.
Tom Norton is the recipient of numerous awards and citations from organizations such as the American Society of Civil Engineers, Colorado State University, National Federation of Independent Business and the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry. He is a member of the Regional Air Quality Council, a member of the Commission on Information Management and Chairman of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Subcommittee on Maintenance.
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