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Sarah CatzSarah L. Catz serves as the director of CUI. She is a leading advocate and public policy maker in the transportation industry. During the past fourteen years she has played a key role in critical transportation projects at both local and state levels.

Sarah served on the Board of Directors of the Orange County Transportation Authority from 1992 to 2002 and served as its Chairman in 1998. Sarah also served on the Board of Directors of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority, (Metrolink) during that same time and was the Chairman of the Board in 1995 and 1996. In 1999, Sarah helped former Governor Davis in the transition of his new administration by serving as the acting Deputy Secretary of Transportation for the state of California as well as the Project Manager for the Governor's Infrastructure Commission, the Commission on Building for the 21st Century.

Sarah currently serves as a member of the board of directors of the California-Nevada Super Speed Train Commission that is developing a high-speed rail service between Orange County and Las Vegas, and is a member of the Southern California Association of Governments' Goods movement Advisory Committee.

CUI activities and programs are supported by the efforts of Deborah Hart Redman, principal of Redman Consulting.  Deborah has worked in the areas of transportation, urban planning and air quality for the past 20 years, and supplies CUI with a creative, interdisciplinary approach to current issues.  Functionally, Deborah works closely with Sarah to help create and implement CUI programs and events.