What is the Action Committee for Transit?
The Action Committee for Transit has a vision of better communities and better transit. We believe fundamental changes are needed in transportation and land use policies to give the people of Montgomery County and Maryland the quality of life we deserve. Our broad membership and active volunteers give us the ability to make the voice of transit riders -- and those who would like to ride transit if it were more available -- heard in Rockville, Annapolis, and Washington. At the same time, we continue to educate the public about the needs of transit. Our organization is democratically governed and we are sustained financially by our members.
ACT was organized in 1986 by Harry Sanders and Ross Capon and incorporated in 2000 as a non-stock corporation with a board of directors elected by the members. ACT has no stockholders, and the corporation's charter requires any assets to be donated to a 501(c)(3) charity if the corporation is dissolved. ACT is not eligible for 501(c)(3) tax status because of our advocacy work. ACT is probably eligible for 501(c)(4) status, but has not applied for it because, for a small organization, the legal and accounting costs involved far exceed the benefits.
2012 Officers
President: Tina Slater (Silver Spring) 301-585-5038
VP: Miriam Schoenbaum (Boyds)
VP: Ben Ross (Bethesda) 301-913-2849
VP: Cavan Wilk (Wheaton) cavan@ggwash.org
Secretary: Tracey Johnstone (Chevy Chase) 301-951-8963
Treasurer: John Fay (Glenmont) 301-946-5599
Board Member: Jim Clarke (Rockville) 301-340-8994
Board Member: Ted Van Houten (Silver Spring) josezcanto@gmail.com, 717-873-7407
Editor Transit Times: Quon Kwan (Rockville) 301-460-7454
Non-voting ex officio board member:
Ralph Bennett (Silver Spring) Purple Line Now!
Staff: Cindy Snow (Germantown) admin@actfortransit.org
Webmaster: Jeri Roth Lande(Silver Spring)
Contact Us
ACT
PO BOX 7074
SILVER SPRING MD 20907-7074