Our Team
The Georgia Transportation Alliance is led by an executive committee, steering committee, and board members representing over 100 years of experience across the entire transportation industry. These dedicated professionals are the driving force behind GTA’s status as a public policy leader in Georgia. These professionals also serve in a variety of civic and leadership positions in Georgia’s business, civic, and non-profit worlds.
Staff
Joseph Santoro
Executive Director
Prior to joining the Georgia Transportation Alliance, Joseph worked as the Vice President of Policy & Government Affairs for the Council for Quality Growth. At the Council he worked on local, regional, and state policies related to infrastructure planning, legislative initiatives, regulatory issues, land use, transportation, and environmental planning impacting the development and growth industry. Joseph has over 10 years of government affairs experience working at the intersection of economic development and regulations for membership-based organizations in metro Atlanta evaluating local, state, and federal policy priorities and setting forth recommended pathways to successfully advocate on behalf of the Board leadership and membership.
Joseph earned a B.S. in Public Policy from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Joseph is a 2023 graduate of the Atlanta Regional Commission Regional Leadership Institute.
Joseph and his wife Kayla live in the City of Atlanta where they recently purchased their first home.
Kevin Petroccione
Manager, Government Affairs
Kevin Petroccione joined the Georgia Chamber on January 6, 2025 as Manager, Government Affairs. He comes to the Georgia Chamber with more than 10 years of experience in federal and state government. A Georgia native, Kevin worked in the office of former U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson and as Legislative Director for a Georgia member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Kevin has a degree in American history from Kennesaw State University and lives with his wife and daughter in the Atlanta suburbs.
Leadership
Executive Committee
Chairman
Nick Juliano
Impact Public Affairs
Vice Chairman
Jaime Hockin
Vice President
Georgia Power Company
Immediate Past Chairman
Connor Poe
Resident Vice President Government Relations Norfolk Southern Corp.
Secretary/Treasurer
David Moellering
President/CEO
Georgia Highway
Contractors Association
Government Affairs
Council Transportation
Committee Chairman
Michael “Sully” Sullivan
President & CEO
ACEC
Chris Clark
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Board Members
Joe Arbona
Genesee & Wyoming
Railroad Services, Inc.
Michael Bell
C.W. Matthews Contracting
Co., Inc.
Craig Camuso
CSX Transportation
Bill Benzur
Georgia Ready Mixed
Concrete Association
Katie Childers
Delta Air Lines
Brian Pace
Vulcan Materials Company
Trey Googe
Yancey Bros. Co.
Ann Hanlon
Perimeter Community Improvement District
Tracy Styf
Town Center Community Improvement District
Kimberly Hudgins
HNTB Corporation
John Bozeman
Outdoor Advertising
Association of Georgia
Nick Smith
UPS
Frank Foley
Foley Product Company
Samuel Gude
Gude Management Group
John Hay
CRH Americas Materials
Justin Strickland
OmniTRAX
Jann Moore
Caterpillar Inc.
Michael E. Paris
Council for Quality Growth
DaVaughn Pettit
TEC
Travis Miller
Martin Marietta
Scott Briscoe
ER Snell Contractor, Inc.
Derrick Vincent
Jacobs Engineering Group
Jeff Wansley
Georgia Construction Aggregate Association
Frank Raha
Cintra
Marc Hall
Southwire
Ex-Officio Members
John Bayalis
Atlanta
Regional Commission
Lee Beckmann
Georgia Ports Authority
Dante Handel
ACCG
Collie Greenwood
MARTA
Sandy Lake
Center of Innovation for
Logistics, GDEcD
Jannine Miller
SRTA
Josh Waller
GDOT