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ODOT also helps coordinate and
develop Ohio's public transportation and aviation programs. These include 56
public transit systems and nearly 200 public airports.
Previously, Proctor served as
ODOT's interim director since January and as chief of staff from 1996 to
January 1999. As chief of staff he was directly involved in the creation of
the Transportation Review Advisory Council (TRAC). The nine-member TRAC is
an independent body, responsible for the funding prioritization of ODOT's
major new construction projects. Proctor also spearheaded the establishment
of ODOT's criteria-driven, rational project selection process used by the
TRAC in their funding decisions.
Prior to becoming chief of
staff, he served as deputy director of ODOT's Division of Multi-modal
Planning and was the administrator of the Office of Planning and
Environmental Services.. Proctor joined the department as a legislative
liaison in 1991. He also spent more than a decade as a news reporter and
editor for newspapers and wire services in Colorado, Ohio, Arkansas and
Massachusetts.
Proctor is a former Peace Corps
volunteer and has a bachelor's degree in Journalism from Ohio University. He
also has a master's degree in Public Administration with a specialization in
natural resource policy from The Ohio State University.
Proctor and his wife Brenda and
daughter live in Dublin, Ohio.
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