Responsibilities:

Develop and monitor the annual statewide public transportation program (PTP) and budget, and the operations budget, together totaling over $300,000,000. (The PTP includes programs administered by either the Office of Passenger Transportation or the Freight Services and Safety Division.)

Develop and implement the budgetary and financial control procedures, and assure the conversion of existing financial management systems to new systems for the PTP.

Manage the PTP's contract process, including the preparation and award of over 600 contractual documents annually.

Manage the information technology needs for the PTP and the aeronautics program, including systems development, services and hardware.

Staff information:

Lori Hostetler: Departmental Manager, responsible for development and administration of the statewide public transportation program and operations budget, financial, and contractual activities. Supervises the Planning and Programming staff.
(517) 373-2907; E-mail: hostetlerl@michigan.gov.

Brenda Allen: Administrative Assistant, provides administrative and secretarial support for Planning and Programming, as well as providing administrative support to the PTP's contract administrator.
(517) 373-6573; E-mail: allenbr@michigan.gov.

Kelly Villarreal: Departmental Analyst, resource person for the statewide public transportation program contract process, and monitoring and maintaining its contract database.
(517) 373-0348; E-mail: villarrealk@michigan.gov.

Jeanette Bruce: Financial Specialist, manages and provides financial and accounting expertise and liaison for the operations of the statewide public transportation program including budget development, monitoring, analysis and reporting related to operations.
(517) 335-3132; E-mail: brucej@michigan.gov.

Connie Hanrahan: Financial Specialist, manages and provides financial and accounting expertise and liaison for the statewide public transportation program including budget development, monitoring, analysis and reporting related to the program, and is the contract administrator for the program.
(517) 335-2526; E-mail: hanrahanc@michigan.gov.

Kathy Urda: Departmental Specialist, Manage the information technology needs for the PTP and the aeronautics program, including systems development, services and hardware. Specialist and contact person for the Public Transportation Management System.
(517) 335-2575; E-mail: urdak@michigan.gov.