The Office for Public Transportation is a partnership among The University of Alabama in Huntsville, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT), and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Our office reports to the Alabama State Local Transportation Engineer and the Local Transportation Bureau to ensure that our local partner transportation providers are in compliance with all ALDOT and FTA regulations. Our Services We provide the following services to public transportation providers: Helping create federally compliant public transportation agencies Overseeing invoicing and spending Vehicle maintenance activities Passenger policies and procedures Driver rules and regulations Route mapping Driver training in the following areas: Passenger conduct Vehicle inspections Vehicle maintenance How We Work The Office of Public Transportation consists of a director, a financial manager and three regional managers. We work with rural providers of public transportation and providers of transportation specifically designated for elderly and disabled passengers. The state has approximately 30 rural transit agencies and 150 agencies transporting the elderly and disabled. Our Staff Garry Havron Director, Office of Public Transportation 334.740.9358 gmh0011@uah.edu Dr. Michael Anderson Principal Investigator 256.824.5028 andersmd@uah.edu Michal Matousek Financial Manager 334.220.7920 mm0258@uah.edu Lauren Heikkinen North Regional Manager 256.658.9691 jenningl@uah.edu Lora Weaver Central Regional Manager 256.613.8883 lw009@uah.edu Chandra Middleton South Regional Manager 251.923.6687 ckm0009@uah.edu Amanda Hancock Office Manager 256.824.6855 alh0025@uah.edu Kim Boyer Assistant Financial Manager 334.663.2471 kb0177@uah.edu Penny Orr RTAP Director 334.322.3154 ppo0001@uah.edu