Mark Baza has 33 years experience in the transit/transportation planning and engineering industry. Prior to his position at ICTC, Mark began his career with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for 21 years. In May 2010, Mark Baza was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Imperial County Transportation Commission (ICTC), a new agency effective in January 2010 until his retirement in December 2021. ICTC is the Regional Transportation Planning and Transit Agency for Imperial County. Under the direction of the Commission, Mr. Baza led the development of the new agency’s organizational structure, staffing and work programs. Baza also administered the Imperial County Local Transportation Authority, the County’s “Measure D” half-cent sales tax program. As one of twenty-five “Self Help Counties” in California, ICTC distributes the Measure D funds to each of the seven cities and County of Imperial to complete local road pavement rehabilitation projects, improve pedestrian and bicycle access, and contributions to regional highway and transit projects. Since 2011, ICTC has expanded transit services and completed five transit centers and five regional highway projects, and other transit and highway projects in progress. Mark was responsible for providing executive leadership for allocation and implementation of over $1 Billion in transportation planning, capital projects, and non-transportation program funds for the benefit of the Imperial Valley region and member agencies. During my time at ICTC, several capital improvement and highway projects completed construction. As a result of Assembly Bill 335 (Garcia) in 2020, ICTC has also taken on a role as a "Council of Governments" for non-transportation programs. With this change, Mr. Baza administered the Imperial Valley Resource Management Authority (IVRMA) that represents the seven cities and the County for waste management and recycling programs; and the Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies (SAFE-Freeway Call Box Program).After leaving ICTC, in April 2022 I began a part-time role with the WSP firm as Director of Project Management (San Diego).In January 2023, Mr. Baza was accepted as a Board member of Circulate San Diego. In January 2024, Mr. Baza now serves as Secretary on the Executive Board. Circulate San Diego is a non-profit organization, its mission is…”To create excellent mobility choices and vibrant, healthy neighborhoods.”