MTD Leadership
The MTD Board is made up of seven directors. Two are appointed by the County Board of Supervisors, two are appointed by the Santa Barbara City Council, one is appointed by the Goleta City Council, and one is appointed by the Carpinteria City Council. The seventh member, also known as the at-large director, is appointed by the other six members of the board.
Currently the seven serving directors have a combined wealth of transit experience which has proven to be a great benefit to MTD and the community of Santa Barbara.
David Davis
Chairman
Appointed in 2003 by the County Board of Supervisors.
Retired City of Santa Barbara Community Development Director; CEO of the Community Environmental Council; Boards of Directors of the UCSB Economic Forecast Project and the Santa Barbara Economic Community Project.
Roger Aceves
Vice Chairman
Appointed in 2008 by the City of Goleta.
Retired Law Enforcement Officer; Former Mayor of Goleta; Councilmember of the Goleta City Council; Board of Directors of the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara.
Olivia Rodriguez
Secretary
Appointed in 2010 by the City of Santa Barbara
John Britton
Director
Appointed in 1997 by the City of Santa Barbara.
Retired Region Manager for Southern California Edison; Board of Directors for Santa Barbara Region Chamber of Commerce; Advisory Board for the Museum of Natural History.
Brian Fahnestock
Director
Appointed in 2003 as at-large Director.
Vice President of Simpler Systems; Formerly Vice President of Business Services at Santa Barbara City College; Former Assistant Director, General Services Department, County of Santa Barbara.
Chuck McQuary
Director
Appointed in 2008 by the City of Carpinteria.
Retired Transit Planning Consultant and Finance Manager; Former member of the Carpinteria Planning Commission and Carpinteria Rotary Club; Retired Transit Planning Consultant and Finance Manager; Transit Development Manager, Santa Barbara MTD, retired in 2001.
Richard Weinberg
Director
Appointed in 2005 by the County Board of Supervisors
Retired Executive, Carrier Corporation; Former Mayor of Carpinteria; Former member of SBCAG Board, APCD Board.
