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Coast RTA

Board of Directors
Nine members representing two counties.

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Board of Directors Listing:
Katharine D'Angelo
Thomas E. Drayton
Ivory Wilson

Joseph T. Lazzara
Bernard Silverman
Vacant
Vacant
Mickey James
Open Vacancy

Katharine D'Angelo

Board Chair
Appointing Authority City of North Myrtle Beach

Ms. D'Angelo graduated from Burlington City, New Jersey High School, attended Rider University studying Business Administration and went to work for the State Treasurer of NJ. After marriage and a short stay at home raising two children, she renewed her career at The College of New Jersey as Assistant to the Director of Security, while taking classes in management. To further career goals, she transferred to The Department of Transportation where she dealt with State/Federal contracts.

While at NJDOT, Ms. D'Angelo attended classes at Mercer County College to gain certification in accounting techniques. She was asked to go on loan to the Governor's Office, where a new department was being established to make State Government more efficient. Her office was charged with pairing the private sector with State offices to make them more efficient and establishing an OMB for the State of NJ. Her new department had the opportunity to work with the Xerox Corporation in setting up a State of the Art computerized office center.

The Governor was running for re-election and Ms. D'Angelo was asked to set up an office which dealt with Education. She ran a speaker's bureau to focus on educating children, which was Governor's Kean's platform.

In 1986 she retired from State Government and with her husband, Louis, moved to North Myrtle Beach, where she studied art techniques and her husband continued his musical career. Ms. D'Angelo remains active in civic and community affairs.

Thomas E. Drayton

Board Vice-Chair
Appointing Authority Georgetown County

Thomas E. Drayton brings a lifetime commitment to improving the quality of life in Georgetown County, SC. Born and raised in Georgetown County, he graduated from Rosemary High School in Andrews. Drayton was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army as a Specialist 4. He retired in 2001 from International Paper Company after 27 years as a General Mechanic and is presently an ordained AME Minister.

Mr. Drayton served five four-year terms as a member of the Georgetown County Council and has served as a member of the Coast RTA Board of Directors for five years. He was instrumental in expanding mass public transportation to rural Georgetown County in 2008. Although no longer serving on the Georgetown County Council, his experience and expertise were acknowledged by his appointment to represent County Council for an additional term on the Coast RTA Board.

His commitment to Georgetown County extends past his mass public transportation contributions. He serves as the District President of the Palmetto Conference Sons of Allen, which provides faith based leadership and life skills education to young men.

Mr. Drayton has been married to Emma for 47 years and they enjoy three children and four grandchildren. He is an avid golfer and plan to continue his work with Georgetown County youth throughout his retirement.

Ivory Wilson

Appointing Authority City of Conway

A native of Little River, SC Ivory Wilson is married to the former Vivian Smith of Conway, SC. They enjoy three children: Colonel Iva Wilson, U.S. Army Major Ivory J. Wilson U.S. Army and Sonja Wilson. Mr. Wilson holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from The Milwaukee School of Engineering and attended Coastal Carolina University majoring in Business Management.

Mr. Wilson retired from the U.S. Army with the rank of Chief Warrant Officer after 26-years of service. Following retirement from the South Carolina education system, Mr. Wilson now attends to his business interests and enjoys travel. A former Council member for the City of Conway, Wilson now serves on the advisory board of Wachovia Bank and Chairperson of the Waccamaw Regional Transportation Authority dba/Coast RTA Board of Directors.

Joseph T. Lazzara

Appointing Authority City of Georgetown

Mr. Lazzara, a native of Chicago, IL, brings over 40 years of transit experience to his Board of Directors seat. He earned an AAS Degree in Accounting at Wright Junior College and a BA Degree in Management & Developing Organizations at DePaul University, both in Chicago.

For 33 years he served the Chicago Transit Authority in a variety of positions, including operations management, auditing, accounting, program implementation and project management. As a Senior Project Controller he was responsible for development and management of all projects related to buses, rail cars, construction, contracting, procurement contracting and environmental assessment.

He continued his transit career as an independent contractor for ATE Transit Management and Services Co of Cincinnati, OH and his membership in the Project Management Institute, where he served as the Financial Officer from 1992-1994. He has also served as the Transportation Coordinator for Proviso Council on Aging Bellwood, IL managing a transit operation for elderly and handicapped, including training of employees and construction projects oversight. Most recently Mr. Lazzara was the accountant and office manager for the Castle Credit Corporation.

In February of 1999 Mr. Lazzara and his wife, Marlene, relocated to Pawleys Island, SC. They are the proud parents of four children and five grandchildren and on June 7, 2008 celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary.

Bernard Silverman

Appointing Authority Horry County Legislative Delegation

Mr. Silverman has been a Coast RTA rider since the Waccamaw Regional Transportation Authority inception over 25 years ago. He joined the Coast RTA Board of Directors Janaury 2008 with the goal of bringing rider concerns to the table.

Mr. Silverman has expressed a sincere desire to work with the Board of Directors, Management and Staff to continue developing Coast RTA into an integral part of the community. He believes an efficient transit network in Horry and Georgetown Counties is necessary to meet the employment, educational, heath care and quality of life needs of the citizens, including the disabled, in the agency's service area.

Mr. Silverman has resided in South Carolina for 32 years, including Myrtle Beach Columbia and 30 years in Conway. He is married with two children. Prior to retirement Silverman operated a plant nursery in the Conway area for 20 years.

Vacant

Appointing Authority Horry County

Nicholas Twigg

Appointing Authority Horry County Legislative Delegation

Mickey James

Appointing Authority City of Myrtle Beach

Vacant

Appointing Authority Horry County Legislative Delegation

 

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