Revision as of 21:11, 16 January 2026

Board of Trustees

Stewards of OnTrackNorthAmerica and OTNA Workspace vision, activities, obligations, and integrity.

Board of Trustees
Name	Affiliation	Title	Notes
Michael Sussman	Strategic Rail Finance	President	Founder, OnTrackNorthAmerica, Board President
James J. Hoecker	Husch Blackwell	Practice Lead: Energy clients before Government Agencies and Congress	Past Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Art Menko	BPI-Telcodata	President	Board Secretary
Daniel Elliott	Godfrey & Kahn	Practice Lead, Transportation, Trade, and Logistics	Past Chair of the Federal Rail Administration
Powell Felix	Camp Chase Railroad	President, IBCX	Owner of shortline railroads
John Higgins	None	None
Vann Cunningham	BNSF (Past)	Former, Assistant VP, Economic Development	Economic Development & Transload Services. Formerly, Tennessee Valley Authority, urban and regioanl planning

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 |Husch Blackwell
-|Partner
+|Practice Lead:  Energy clients before Government Agencies and Congress
-|Represents energy clients before Government Agencies and Congress
+|Past Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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 |[https://www.linkedin.com/in/art-menko-b28911/ Art Menko]
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 |[https://www.gkglaw.com/attorneys/daniel-r-elliott/ Daniel Elliott]
 |Godfrey & Kahn
-|Partner
 |Practice Lead, Transportation, Trade, and Logistics
+|Past Chair of the Federal Rail Administration
 |-
 |[https://www.linkedin.com/in/powell-felix-77a41325/ Powell Felix]
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 |BNSF (Past)
 |Former, Assistant VP, Economic Development
-|Formerly, Tennessee Valley Authority, urban and regioanl planning
+|Economic Development & Transload Services. Formerly, Tennessee Valley Authority, urban and regioanl planning
 |}