UTA’s Community Advisory Committee (CAC) has been in place since 2018. The committee is a standing, non-governing, and non-decision-making advisory committee of no more than 12 members. Members are individuals who represent the diversity of UTA’s transit district and are regular transit riders. We recruit new members through community partners and strive for representation from different sectors on the committee. The committee provides consumer advice and community perspectives to inform UTA’s long-term strategic priorities and short-term customer experience decisions.
Since 2018, the committee has been influential in customer experience planning, including improvements to the new wayfinding and signage packages at UTA and bus stop improvements. The committee was instrumental in updating the charter in 2020 to reflect renewed goals of the committee, including advancing UTA’s community engagement work. The CAC serves as a key role in public input and community engagement opportunities on public transit. Check out our current membership below:
MEMBER LIST TABLE
Member Name |
Representing Organization/Community |
Geographic Representation |
Ezra Nair |
Utah County |
Utah County |
Chad Larsen** |
University of Utah Transportation |
Salt Lake County |
Maren Miller |
Boys & Girls Clubs |
Salt Lake County |
Claudia Loayza* |
Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs |
State of Utah |
Deb Hall |
Utah Pride Center |
State of Utah |
Vero Zavala |
Comunidades Unidas |
Salt Lake County |
Kristina Olivas |
Downtown Alliance |
Salt Lake County |
Shauna Brock*** |
Salt Lake County Aging & Adult Services |
Salt Lake County |
Fati Faatau*** |
Department of Rehabilitation |
Weber County |
Iain Hueton*** |
Weber County Pathways |
Weber County |
Brett McKeachnie*** |
UVU Professional Association of Campus Employees |
Utah County |
Beau Pitcher*** |
Overstock |
Salt Lake County |
*CAC Chair
**Interim CAC Vice Chair
***2021 Outgoing Member
Recently, the CAC implemented a new subcommittee structure to help focus and guide the work of the committee. Three emphasis areas have emerged and form the foundation for the subcommittees:
If you have questions or are interested in getting involved with the CAC or subcommittees, please contact us at community@rideuta.com