2026 Committee Members
Chair Rich Desmond (Sacramento County)
Vice Chair Marc Boomgaarden (Yuba City)
Vice Chair Josh Chapman (Davis)
Chris Branscum (Marysville)
John Clerici (Placerville)
Dawnte Early (West Sacramento)
Rick Jennings (Sacramento City)
Suzanne Jones (Placer County)
Patrick Kennedy (Sacramento County)
Jesse Loren (Winters)
David Sander (Rancho Cordova)
Sergio Aceves (Caltrans District 3, Ex-Officio)
Advisory Committees
The Board has established a number of advisory committees as a means of obtaining advice from citizens, key interest groups in the community, and partner planning agencies on a variety of subjects.
SACOG seeks advice from local agencies on transportation and land use plan content and investment decisions. SACOG works not only with the agency staff, but with governing boards, technical committees, and advisory committees. These advisory committees typically include representatives of citizens’ advocacy groups, the private sector, major colleges and universities, transportation management professionals, and private citizens unaffiliated with any of the above groups. Committees are augmented, restructured, added to, or discharged from time to time based upon the issues and concerns faced by the Board. Currently, the advisory committees that report to the Transportation Committee are:
- Bikeway and Pedestrian Committee
- Goods Movement Advisory Group
- Sacramento Emergency Clean Air and Transportation (SECAT) Air Quality Policy Group
- Sacramento Emergency Clean Air and Transportation (SECAT) Technical Advisory Committee
- Transit Coordinating Committee
- Regional Planning Partnership