Measure C Board Members
The Fresno County Transportation Authority Board oversees all parts of how Measure C is carried out. This includes approving how money is spent, making sure projects are built and managed correctly, helping to educate the public, and handling other services that keep everything running.
Board members serve for two years and meet six times a year.
The Board has nine members:
- Two public members (one from a rural area and one from an urban area)
- Two members from the Fresno County Board of Supervisors
- Two members from the City of Fresno
- One member from the City of Clovis
- Two members from the other cities in the county (one from the Westside and one from the Eastside)
Ernest “Buddy” Mendes
Chairperson
Rural Supervisor Representative, County of Fresno
Term Expires 01/2025
Lynne Ashbeck
Vice Chairperson
Council Member, City of Clovis Representative
Term Expires 01/2025
Alma Beltran
Board Member
East-Side City Representative
Mayor, City of Parlier
Term Expires 06/2026
Paul Sihota
Member at Large
Rural Representative
Rural Public Member at Large
Term Expires 06/2025
Sarah Harris
Member at Large
Urban Representative
Urban Public Member at Large
Term Expires 10/2026
Mike Karbassi
Board Member
Council Representative, County of Fresno
Term Expires 01/2027
Jerry Dyer
Board Member
Mayor, City of Fresno
Garry Bredefeld
Board Member
Urban Supervisor Representative, County of Fresno
Term Expires 01/2027
Victor Martinez
Board Member
West-Side City Representative
Mayor, City of Mendota
Term Expires 06/2025
Terry Ogle
Executive Director
Fresno County Transportation Authority
Term Starts 2024
2007-2027 Board Selection Rules
Today, Board members serve two-year terms, and there are nine members total. They are selected as follows:
- Two public members-at-large:
- One rural member is appointed by the Fresno County Board of Supervisors and must live outside the city limits of Fresno and Clovis.
- One urban member is appointed by the Fresno and Clovis City Councils and must live within Fresno or Clovis.
- Two members from the Fresno County Board of Supervisors are chosen by the Board:
- One must come from a rural district (District 1, 4, or 5).
- One must come from an urban district (District 2 or 3).
- Two members represent the City of Fresno:
- One is the Mayor.
- The other is chosen by the Fresno City Council.
- One member representing the City of Clovis is appointed by the Clovis City Council.
- Two members represent the other cities in the County:
- One Westside member is chosen by a group of mayors from cities west of Highway 99.
- One Eastside member is chosen by a group of mayors from cities east of Highway 99.
