Leadership

Dan is a board member with the Rail Passengers Association. He holds his master’s in architecture from South Dakota State University and is working on architectural licensure. Dan was in the pilot class of the Department of Architecture, gaining first-hand experience in establishing new programs, what is required to succeed, and how to react as directives suddenly change. He has been involved with rail advocacy and public discourse since 2013. He has been involved in multi-million dollar projects from schematic design through construction administration and close-out.

Patrick is co-Executive Director of AAWA, a Transportation Safety & Security Specialist at Sound Transit, and a former operator with Sound Transit’s T Line Link light rail. He is an experienced nonprofit administrator and writer. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Saint Martin’s University in Lacey. Patrick has a strong background in advocacy for economically and environmentally sustainable transportation solutions with a focus on passenger rail. He has spent a significant amount of time abroad and is inspired to apply creative solutions to help solve America’s transportation and land use problems. His writing has been published in the American Public Transportation Association’s Speedlines newsletter.

Charlie is co-Executive Director of All Aboard Washington (AAWA), which promotes safe, reliable, frequent, competitive, and convenient passenger rail services that improve the equity, economy, and environment for all Washingtonians. Charlie is also the founder and co-owner of CHCS Consulting, which provides research, organizational development, publicity, marketing, and website services to a diverse national client base of businesses and nonprofit organizations. He holds a Ph. D. in communication from the University of Maryland, and has a certificate in organizational development and training from Georgetown University.

Meara is a co-founder of Laramie Passenger Rail Advocates, a rail-focused community interest group in Laramie, WY. Meara holds a Master's Degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Oklahoma and, as a Librarian and former AmeriCorps Service Member, is experienced in community organizing and engagement. Meara has been involved in passenger rail advocacy efforts since 2019 and through their work has helped build multiple grassroots rail transportation movements in communities across America.

Mark Quam is a Wisconsin resident and lives in Eau Claire, WI. He currently serves as vice-president for All Aboard WI. He has been active in passenger rail advocacy at the local, state, and national level. He currently serves on the West Central WI Rail Coalition board of directors and working to see passenger rail service implemented between Eau Claire and Minneapolis/St. Paul. Mark also serves as a Wisconsin Council Representative for the Rail Passengers Association. He also serves on the board of directors for All Aboard MN advocating for more passenger rail service in Minnesota and the upper Midwest. In addition to passenger rail advocacy, Mark has been a strong advocate for all forms of public transportation including transit. He currently serves as president of the Chippewa Valley Transit Alliance in Eau Claire and also serves as vice-president for the Wisconsin Transit Riders Alliance based in Madison, WI. Mark enjoys train travel and sees the value in connecting all modes of public transportation with passenger rail for a better connected America.

Gleb Sych is a medical student at the Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, currently completing his clinical rotations in Olympia, WA. He serves on the Economic Inequity & Health Taskforce of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility and is also a board member of All Aboard Washington. Gleb's primary interests lie in family and addiction medicine, and he is an advocate for improving public transportation accessibility and reforming Washington state's tax code.