The Commission
We are the planning agency serving Southwestern Pennsylvania region which includes the City of Pittsburgh, and the counties of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington and Westmoreland.
As the federally certified Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and Local Development District (LDD), we direct the use of state and federal transportation and economic development funds allocated to the region—approximately $35 billion through 2045. We help counties, cities, municipalities, and townships access state and federal transportation funds.
Our Commission meets on the last Monday every other month. Members serve multi-year terms and may be reappointed. The chair and vice-chair, elected by voting members, serve two-year terms.
Resources
- Meeting Agendas & Minutes
- 2023
- February
- April
- June
- Regional Policy Advisory Committee
- Full Commission
- August
- Regional Policy Advisory Committee
- Full Commission
- 2023
- Right to Know Law
SPC Officers
Leslie Osche
Chair, Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
Chair, Butler County Board of Commissioners
Pat Fabian
Vice-Chair, Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
Vincent A. Vicites
Secretary-Treasurer, Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
Fayette County Board of Commissioners
Executive Committee
Allegheny County
Rich Fitzgerald
Allegheny County Chief Executive
Armstrong County
Pat Fabian
Vice-Chair, Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
Armstrong County Board of Commissioners
Beaver County
Daniel C. Camp, III.
Chair, Beaver County Board
Butler County
Leslie Osche
Chair, Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
Chair, Butler County Board of Commissioners
Fayette County
Vincent A. Vicites
Secretary-Treasurer, Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
Fayette County Board of Commissioners
Greene County
Mike Belding
Chair, Greene County Board of Commissioners
Indiana County
Sherene Hess
Indiana County Board Of Commissioners
Lawrence County
Loretta Spielvogel
Lawrence County Board of Commissioners
Pittsburgh
Ed Gainey
Mayor, City of Pittsburgh
Washington County
Diana Irey Vaughan
Chair, Washington County Board of Commissioners
Westmoreland County
Sean Kertes
Chair, Westmoreland County Board of Commissioners
At-Large
Lynn Heckman
Allegheny County
Larry Maggi
Washington County Board of Commissioners
Department of Community and Economic Development
Johnna A. Pro
Southwest Regional Director
Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
PennDOT
Larry S. Shifflet
Deputy Secretary of Planning
PA Department of Transportation
Governor’s Appointee
Patrick Joyal
Southwest Regional Director
Governor Josh Shapiro
All Members Listing
Allegheny County
Rich Fitzgerald
Allegheny County Chief Executive
Lynn Heckman
Allegheny County
Clifford B. Levine
Cohen & Grigsby, PC
Robert J. Macey
Allegheny County Council – District 9
Jennifer Beer
President & CEO of Leadership Pittsburgh
Armstrong County
Don Myers
Armstrong County Board of Commissioners
Pat Fabian
Vice-Chair, Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
Armstrong County Board of Commissioners
Jason Renshaw
Armstrong County Board of Commissioners
Darin Alviano
Armstrong County Planning and Development
Kelli Wingard
Elderton State Bank
Beaver County
Tony Amadio
Beaver County Board of Commissioners
Jack Manning
Beaver County Board of Commissioners
Daniel C. Camp, III
Chair, Beaver County Board of Commissioners
Kelly Gray
Widmer Engineering
Charles Jones
City of Beaver Falls
Butler County
Leslie Osche
Chair, Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
Butler County Board of Commissioners
Kim Geyer
Butler County Board of Commissioners
Kevin Boozel
Butler County Board of Commissioners
Mark Gordon
Butler County Economic Development and Planning
Amber Davis
Butler County
Fayette County
Vince Vicites
Secretary-Treasurer, Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
Fayette County Board of Commissioners
Scott Dunn
Fayette County Board of Commissioners
Dave Lohr
Fayette County Board of Commissioners
Robert Lesnick
Fayette County
Fred Junko
Fayette County
Greene County
Mike Belding
Greene County Board of Commissioners
Blair Zimmerman
Greene County Board of Commissioners
Betsy McClure
Greene County Board of Commissioners
Jeffery A. Marshall
Greene County
Rich Cleveland
Greene County Economic Development
Indiana County
Mike Keith
Indiana County Board of Commissioners
Robin Gorman
Indiana County Board of Commissioners
Sherene Hess
Indiana County Board of Commissioners
Byron Stauffer
Indiana County Office of Planning & Development
Mark Hilliard
Indiana County Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence County
Loretta Spielvogel
Lawrence County Board of Commissioners
Daniel J. Vogler
Lawrence County Board of Commissioners
Brad Berlin
Lawrence County
Amy McKinney
Lawrence County Planning Department
Washington County
Diana Irey-Vaughan
Washington County Board of Commissioners
Larry Maggi
Washington County Board of Commissioners
Nick Sherman
Washington County Board of Commissioners
John Timney
Washington County
Robert Griffin
Redevelopment Authority of the County of Washington
Westmoreland County
Sean Kertes
Westmoreland County Board of Commissioners
Douglas Chew
Westmoreland County Board of Commissioners
Ted Kopas
Westmoreland County Board of Commissioners
Robert Regola III
Westmoreland County
Tom Ceraso
Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County
City of Pittsburgh
Ed Gainey
Mayor, City of Pittsburgh
Rev. Ricky Burgess
Pittsburgh City Council – District 9
Scott Bricker
BikePittsburgh
Aadil Ginwala
University of Pittsburgh
Mavis Rainey
Oakland Transportation Management Association
Pa Department of Transportation (2 votes)
Larry S. Shifflet
PennDOT
Brandon Leach
PennDOT Center for Program Development and Management
Brian Allen
PennDOT -District 10-0
PennDOT – District 11-0
William Kovach
PennDOT – District 12-0
Governor’s Appointee
Patrick Joyal
Governor’s Southwest Regional Office
PA Dept. Of Community and Economic Development
Johnna A. Pro
PA Department of Community and Economic Development
PGH Regional Transit (one vote)
Katharine Kelleman
PGH Regional Transit
Ed Typanski
PGH Regional Transit
Transit Operator
Sheila Gombita
Freedom Transit
Federal Transit Administration
Theresa Garcia Crews
Federal Transit Administration – Region III
Federal Aviation Administration
Appointment Pending
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Laura Mohollen
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III
Federal Highway Administration
Alicia Nolan
Division Administrator
U.S. Economic Development Administration
Appointment Pending