Transforming Hillsborough County’s Transportation Future

This seminar took place on April 24, 2019.

Abstract
There are tremendous opportunities in Hillsborough County at this time. We can create a safe, sustainable transportation network and build the kind of vibrant, walkable places that bring opportunity, economic development, and support a higher quality of life for our residents. Commissioner Kemp is looking forward to joining other women leaders in transportation in Hillsborough County to have a conversation about how they can work together to accomplish these goals. She will be joined by Jean Duncan, P.E. Director of Transportation and Stormwater Services for the City of Tampa, Cassandra Borchers, AICP, Chief Development Officer of PSTA, and Beth Alden, AICP, Executive Director of Hillsborough County MPO.

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Pat Kemp

Hillsborough County
District 6 Commissioner

Pat Kemp Bio (read more)

Patricia “Pat” Kemp was elected to the County Commission in 2016, representing Countywide District 6. Commissioner Kemp has more than three decades of public service in Hillsborough County. She was Chief Aide to Congresswoman Kathy Castor when Castor served on the Hillsborough County Commission. She has been an advocate for improving transportation in the county and the region. Cassandra Borchers is the Chief Development Officer of the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) in St. Petersburg, Florida. She manages the PSTA Planning Department, which includes strategic planning, long-range planning, grant development, community funding partnerships, capital project development, route development and scheduling, non-financial statistics and public engagement.

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Jean Duncan

Transportation & Stormwater Services,
City of Tampa
P.E. Director

Jean Duncan Bio (read more)

Jean Duncan was appointed as the Director of the City of Tampa Transportation and Stormwater Services in August 2014. She oversees of the Capital Bridge and Seawall Program, Transportation Capital Improvement Program, Stormwater Capital Program, Traffic Management and Operations, and Stormwater Operations. Current initiatives include : Multimodal Projects and Smart City Initiatives.

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Cassandra Borchers

Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority
Chief Development Officer

Cassandra Borchers Bio (read more)

Cassandra Borchers is the Chief Development Officer of the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) in St. Petersburg, Florida. She manages the PSTA Planning Department, which includes strategic planning, long-range planning, grant development, community funding partnerships, capital project development, route development and scheduling, non-financial statistics and public engagement.

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Beth Alden, AICP

Executive Director
Hillsborough County MPO

Beth Alden Bio (read more)

Beth Alden leads an award-winning team of planners with a vision of safe, inclusive mobility choices that promote respect and trust. She has spearheaded initiatives that empower residents to reshape their communities together, including the first multijurisdictional Vision Zero Action Plan in the country, and the first tri-county growth scenarios collaboration in this region, It’s Time Tampa Bay. As the architect of Hillsborough’s Imagine 2040 Transportation Plan, she combined performance metrics and creative public engagement to help local leaders refocus on essentials, laying the groundwork for a successful sales tax referendum in 2018.