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Mr. Uhouse is a Managing Director and senior member of Scotia Capital’s Global Infrastructure Finance group based in New York. Mr. Uhouse joined Scotia Capital in September 2008 from the Infrastructure Finance Unit - Americas of DEPFA Bank plc where he provided financial advisory and debt arrangement services for infrastructure projects in the Americas.He has been involved in all aspects of project and infrastructure finance serving as financial advisor for various projects including the successful financings of the Capital Beltway and the Pocahontas Parkway which included innovative TIFIA components to the financial structure. Mr. Uhouse also has broad experience in the role of a Mandated Lead Arranger for numerous infrastructure projects in the U.S. and Canada. Mr. Uhouse has in excess of 20 years of project and public finance experience including investment banking, sales & trading and financial guarantee. Prior to joining Scotia Capital, he served as Managing Director at DEPFA Bank’s Infrastructure Finance Unit. During his 10 year tenure at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette Securities Corporation, Mr. Uhouse provided investment banking services to public finance issuers in various sectors of the municipal market. His expertise includes Institutional Sales and Trading experience at ABN-AMRO and Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette. Mr. Uhouse was a Managing Director responsible for the East and Midwest regions at Assured Guaranty Corporation and, additionally, was a founding member of the Public Finance group at CIFG.

Paul N. Wageman, a shareholder resident in the Dallas office of Winstead PC, counsels clients on corporate and governmental matters. Winstead PC is among the largest law firms in Texas, with over 250 attorneys and offices in Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Fort Worth, The Woodlands and Washington, DC.In September 2000, the Collin County Commissioners Court appointed Mr. Wageman to the NTTA Board of Directors. In September of 2008, he was appointed to a fifth two-year term and was elected to a second term as chairman. Mr. Wageman earned his B.A. from Boston College in 1982, graduating magna cum laude. He attended Georgetown University Law Center, receiving his J.D. in 1987. He is a member of the State Bars of Texas and Illinois.Mr. Wageman's civic involvement has included service on the board of directors of the North Texas Commission, where he was active in promoting regional cooperation through public/private sector initiatives, particularly in the area of transportation. He was the Lieutenant Governor's appointee to the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission, serving a two-year term commencing in 1991. Mr. Wageman is a former president and member of the board of directors of the Dallas Assembly and previously served on the Board of Directors of the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce.Mr. Wageman is a member of the board of directors of Metroplex Sportservice, Inc., Frisco Sportservice, Inc. and Dallas Sportservice, Inc.

Chris Poinsatte was appointed Executive Vice President-Chief Financial Officer for the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in September 2003. He is responsible for finance, strategic planning, performance measurement, and information technology. Mr. Poinsatte is currently focused on restructuring $3.6 billion of outstanding debt, issuing an additional $2.7 billion of new debt to fund DFW’s terminal renewal program, implementing a new “hybrid” airport business model based on a new 10-year Use Agreement with the Airlines, and fine-tuning DFW’s performance measurement and continuous forecasting processes. Mr. Poinsatte has spent about half of his career in the private sector including positions with Arthur Anderson, the Associates Corporation of North America, and two start-up/turn-around management opportunities; and half in the government sector with Dallas Area Rapid Transit and the Airport. He has held the position of Chief Financial Officer for the past 17 years. Mr. Poinsatte was recently awarded Public Sector CFO of the Year from the Dallas Business Journal. He graduated from Notre Dame in 1979 and is a Certified Public Accountant in Texas.

Carol Dillon Kissal joined Metro on August 18, 2008. In her role as Chief Financial Officer she is responsible for the financial integrity of the Authority. She has direct responsibility for the collection of revenues and other income, the disbursement of all payments, Federal grants management, investment of Authority funds, financing and borrowing, purchasing all goods and services required by the Authority, and accounting for financial transactions, assets, liabilities, payables, and receivables. The department also develops the Authority capital improvement and operating budgets, controls expenditures, and calculates and bills local jurisdictions for their contributions to the Authority.Ms. Kissal was the Deputy Director of the District of Columbia Department of Transportation. In that role she was responsible for the allocation of $1billion in Federal Highway funds. She also directed the accounting and budget activities for the District of Columbia public school system which has a $1 billion operating budget and a $10 billion capital budget. In addition to her experience in D.C. government, she has 6 years experience in transportation funding with Amtrak. As Corporate Treasurer for Amtrak, she helped to secure more than $2.2 billion in capital investment for Amtrak; developed self insurance property and liability programs, and managed debt and investment portfolios. Ms. Kissal worked at IBM for several years in financial capacities worldwide. She has an MBA in Corporate Finance from Pace University.

On July 17, 2009, Victor Mendez was sworn in as the Federal Highway Administrator - the 18th person to hold the position. In this role, he oversees the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) 2,900 employees in Washington and field offices across the country and provides executive guidance on strategic initiatives and policy.As FHWA Administrator, Mendez directed the Agency's implementation of President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), which made $26.6 billion available for bridge and highway projects across the country, helped revitalize the Nation's infrastructure and created jobs through more than 13,000 projects. Under his watch, states met all milestones outlined in the Act, which were very ambitious. In addition to putting people back to work, these projects helped make communities safer, greener, more livable, less congested and economically stronger.Administrator Mendez parlayed his lifelong interest in innovation and technology into launching the Every Day Counts (EDC) initiative. He launched EDC early in his tenure - November 2009 - and identified three areas for initial focus: Shortening Project Delivery, Accelerating Technology and Innovation Deployment, and FHWA's Going Greener initiative, which is focused on how the Agency can improve the environment through internal operations. EDC gives states a range of tools to streamline construction projects and make them more cost effective - all while drawing upon new and established technologies and working within current legal requirements.Prior to joining FHWA, Mendez served on the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team.Previously, Mendez served as Director of the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). He has more than 20 years of State DOT experience, having worked at ADOT since 1985. As Director, Mendez worked to improve the Agency's customer service in its highway and motor vehicle divisions. Under his leadership, ADOT built the Regional Freeway System in the Phoenix area six years ahead of schedule and consistently delivered statewide construction programs on time.In 2006, Mendez was elected president of the Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, its national counterpart. He chaired its Standing Committee on Research, the Operations Council of the Standing Committee on Highways, and the oversight group for the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Long-Term Pavement Performance program.Mendez earned a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso and later earned an MBA from Arizona State University.

A native of North Carolina, Mr. Simmons has lived and worked in the Tar Heel State from the mountains to the sea.His transportation credentials span design and operation of rural, small urban and regional transit systems to planning for high-speed rail development. He managed the State’s Rail Program from 1988 to 1992 and in 1994 was chosen to direct the newly formed Rail Division.He helped form the States for Passenger Rail Coalition, has provided testimony for the Congress on development of intercity and high speed rail, federal loan program administration and application of the National Environmental Policy Act. He is Chairman of the Transportation Research Board’s Committee on Passenger Equipment and Systems Integration.The Rail Division is best known for their nationally recognized innovations improving highway-railroad crossing safety, development of multi-modal stations and intercity passenger train operations. The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Rail Division also engineers railroad infrastructure improvements, acquires and manages rail properties, designs passenger facilities, plans for conventional and future high speed passenger rail services, is active in industrial development, marketing, and conducts safety inspections of rail freight and transit facilities.In 2007 the National Trust for Historic Preservation presented the John H. Chafee Trustees Award for Outstanding Achievement in Public Policy to the Rail Division for their station improvement program.