Who we are

Qualities of the positions:

• Two-year terms
• Six appointed by Mayor
• Five appointed by City Council
• One Get Engaged member
• Appointments confirmed by City Council

Boardmember Bios

Priyadharshini Balan

Bio to be updated. 

Ashwin Bhumbla

Ashwin is a recent college graduate, receiving a bachelors in both English and Computer Science, and is passionate about transit systems and creating safe, sustainable urban areas. He believes that creating a city that is walkable and bikeable with frequent reliable bus and rail service is not only desirable, but necessary. He is committed to improving transit access and experience. In his spare time, Ashwin can be found backpacking or playing Spikeball in Cal Anderson Park.

Zachary Burton 

Bio to be updated. 

Dana Coppernoll-Houston 

Bio to be updated. 

Josh Hirschland

Bio to be updated. 

Art Kuniyuki

From riding Seattle Transit buses as a child, to joining a Metro Transit Community Advisory Group for the Long-Range Plan that resulted in METRO CONNECTS, watching over ORCA Business Passport Cards and transit issues for his employer, and now living in West Seattle, and seeing the transportation issues that will result with the bridge closing, Art enjoys all aspects of transit planning, and hopes to help his city and neighborhood as a member of the Seattle Transit Advisory Board.

Sandro Pani

Sandro has dedicated his career to transit design. He was born and raised in Mexico, lived on both east and west coasts, and recently settled in Seattle. He received his MSc in Railway Systems Engineering and Integration from the University of Birmingham, UK. As a civil engineer he has delivered design, planning, and program management for over a dozen separate public agencies across the country. Sandro is passionate about rail and improving public access to multi-modal transit systems.

Carolyn Tillinger

Bio to be updated. 

Braxton Williams

Bio to be updated. 

Former Board Members