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Long-Time SACOG Directors Retire, New Directors NamedSACRAMENTO — In December, Sacramento Area Council of Governments Directors Ken Hough and Pete Hathaway retired after decades of public service across the state. Each played significant roles in SACOG’s Metropolitan Transportation Plans and Blueprint, and helped engage citizens in the future of their communities, which brought the region attention from state and national policy makers. Last week, Matt Carpenter and Rebecca Thornton Sloan were named to acting positions as Director of Transportation Planning and Director of External Affairs & Member Services.Ken Hough joined SACOG in 1986 and worked his way to his final position as the Director of Community Planning & Operations. Over the past 22 years, Hough managed or directed virtually all facets of the evolution of SACOG. He was also instrumental in the Regional Planning Partnership and SACOG’s extensive public and stakeholder outreach. In 1989, Hough directed the Metro Study, the first to conclude that the region could not build its way out of congestion. This groundbreaking finding led Hough and others to seek funding and staff to do a regional land use study. The result, known as the Sacramento Region Blueprint, has won awards and acclaim on a national stage, from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to The Wall Street Journal. Pete Hathaway joined SACOG in 2001 as Director of Transportation Planning, capping a career in transportation planning and finance spanning 40 years. Hathaway started his career with Caltrans, later moving to the California Transportation Commission. At SACOG, Hathaway managed transportation planning, programming and project delivery programs. He supervised two groundbreaking Metropolitan Transportation Plans: in 2002, the “Bold First Step” prepared by a broad-based Transportation Roundtable that included the establishment of four new regional funding programs including Community Design, and in 2008, “A Creative New Vision” directly linking the region’s Blueprint to transportation planning and setting new standards for congestion, vehicle miles traveled and air quality performance. Rebecca Thornton Sloan
Rebecca Thornton Sloan has managed communications and government affairs for SACOG since 2005. She is responsible for directing state and federal advocacy, member services to SACOG’s 28 jurisdictions, public education and outreach, community planning, and transportation demand management. She also oversees the Rural-Urban Connections Strategy, implementation of the region’s Blueprint and the Regional Housing Needs Allocation.
Prior to joining SACOG, Sloan worked in public service in the Sacramento metropolitan area since 1989. She managed public information and government affairs for the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District and external affairs for state senators Patrick Johnston and Michael Machado with policy emphasis in education and transportation. She holds a Bachelors in Media Communications and a Masters in Public Policy & Administration from California State University, Sacramento. She lives in eastern Sacramento County with her husband and three children. Matt Carpenter
Matt Carpenter started at SACOG as a transit planner in 2001 and then managed the Metropolitan Transportation Plan for 2035, before serving as Manager of Transportation Planning for the past year. As the new director of transportation planning, he oversees intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and planning for transit, road and non-motorized investments.
Prior to joining SACOG, Carpenter held public and private sector consulting roles on the East Coast and in the Midwest. He holds a Masters in Urban Engineering from the University of Tokyo and a Masters in City Planning with a Certificate in Urban Design from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He lives in Sacramento. SACOG coordinates transportation planning, funding and project delivery for Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer, Yolo, Sutter and Yuba counties and the cities within them. SACOG also engages elected officials in land use and other regional issues. - END -
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