Celia McAdam, AICP
Executive Director, PCTPA
Called "one of the most important transportation officials in Northern California" by The Sacramento Bee, Celia McAdam has served as Executive Director of the Placer County Transportation Planning Agency (PCTPA) since 1998, and as Executive Director of the South Placer Regional Transportation Authority since its formation in 2001. McAdam previously served as Senior Planner for PCTPA in the early 1990s and also held management positions with the city of San Jose and the Butte County Association of Governments.
An expert in transportation funding, McAdam has been recognized by her peers for her creativity in moving projects forward in spite of bureaucratic and technical obstacles, and has been sought out by the media for her ability to translate complex transportation issues into understandable terms. Under her leadership, PCTPA was named Organization of the Year by the California Transportation Foundation in 2003 and Agency of the Year by the Sacramento Area Council of Gov-ernments in 2007.
McAdam's ties to Placer County date back to 1852, when both of her great-great grandparents were born in Dutch Flat.
