This webpage provides you with information about who is on the SVMPO Board of Directors, who is running the agency and the policies that guide the work that the SVMPO does. On this page you can also find information about the annual Work Program and Budget for the SVMPO. The SVMPO is a three member agency in partnership with the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT).
SVMPO Board of Directors
The Board of Directors acts as the policy body coordinating transportation planning and related activities with the Sierra Vista Metropolitan Planning region. The SVMPO Board of Directors consists of five elected officials from each of the three member jurisdictions and one representative from the Arizona Department of Transportation.
SVMPO Staff
The SVMPO work is supported by two full-time staff members and one part-time engineer. The SVMPO Director, Karen Lamberton, AICP began work with the agency in September of 2018. Justin Hembree, Senior Regional Transportation Planner, came on board with the MPO in May of 2024. Dennis Donovan, P.E., Transportation Specialist provides part-time assistance for technical engineering tasks in the region.
Work Program and Budget
The Work Program and Budget provides elected officials and member jurisdiction staff with direction on regional transportation programs, plans and projects to undertake in the next two years. The FY26/FY27 Work Program was adopted by the SVMPO Board at their June 25, 2025 meeting.
By-Laws
The Bylaws governing the SVMPO was first adopted on December 13, 2013. Bylaws amendments are made by the SVMPO Board of Directors from time to time.
Title VI/ADA Non-Discrimination Policy
The SVMPO commits to a policy of non-discrimination and strives to ensure nondiscrimination in all of its programs and activities, whether those programs and activities are federally funded or not. The SVMPO Title Plan is updated annually and is usually adopted in June of each year.
Public Participation Plan
The SVMPO seeks to engage residents and the traveling public in their regional programs, plans and projects. The Public Participation Plan was first adopted in 2014 and was updated in 2025. This Plan provides the SVMPO staff with guidance on the levels of public involvement required and potential strategies to use when reaching out for public input during the planning and decision making processes.
“Urbanized!” – Western Planner article on founding of SVMPO
The first SVMPO Administrator, Daniel Coxworth, wrote about the initiation of the then newly formed Sierra Vista MPO in The Western Planner in a feature article called: “Urbanized! A New Metropolitan Planning Organization in a Rural Region”. Read about why the SVMPO was formed and the early formation days of this regional planning agency.