Johanna Zmud's business interests should have prevented her appointment to CTRMA in the first place.
Founding board member of CTRMA steps down
6/29/06
Austin Business Journal
Copyright 2006
Johanna Zmud, one of the founding members of the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority board, is stepping down.
Zmud has served on the transportation authority's board since it was formed in 2002.
Zmud cited changes at her research and consulting company, NuStats, as her reason for leaving. NuStats was recently acquired by a European-based traffic and mobility firm, PTV-AG.
In a statement, Zmud says: "To fulfill my obligations to my firm's new owner, I need to be able to pursue contract opportunities in Texas that I currently cannot and will also need to dedicate significant time to domestic and international business travel, which prevents me from devoting the time necessary to fulfill my responsibilities as an active board member."
Zmud served as chair of the CTRMA's planning committee and played a crucial part in the agency's first project, the 11.6-mile, $238 million 183A toll road.
Zmud hasn't set an official resignation date and expects to continue her service until the Travis County Commissioners Court appoints her replacement.
About a year ago, Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn called for the resignation of Chairman Robert Tesch and Zmud because of conflict of interest. The CTRMA rebutted saying there were no conflicts of interest.[Link]
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6/29/06
Austin Business Journal
Copyright 2006
Johanna Zmud, one of the founding members of the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority board, is stepping down.
Zmud has served on the transportation authority's board since it was formed in 2002.
Zmud cited changes at her research and consulting company, NuStats, as her reason for leaving. NuStats was recently acquired by a European-based traffic and mobility firm, PTV-AG.
In a statement, Zmud says: "To fulfill my obligations to my firm's new owner, I need to be able to pursue contract opportunities in Texas that I currently cannot and will also need to dedicate significant time to domestic and international business travel, which prevents me from devoting the time necessary to fulfill my responsibilities as an active board member."
Zmud served as chair of the CTRMA's planning committee and played a crucial part in the agency's first project, the 11.6-mile, $238 million 183A toll road.
Zmud hasn't set an official resignation date and expects to continue her service until the Travis County Commissioners Court appoints her replacement.
About a year ago, Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn called for the resignation of Chairman Robert Tesch and Zmud because of conflict of interest. The CTRMA rebutted saying there were no conflicts of interest.
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