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111 APPENDIX B. STATE INTERVIEWS AND QUESTIONS B.1. List of Agencies and Persons Interviewed To gain greater insight into state perspectives regarding a potential transition to VMT fees, the research team interviewed the following state officials. All interviews were conducted by telephone by Liisa Ecola. If multiple persons are listed at an agency, they were part of the same interview. Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services Division (March 13, 2009) Patricia McCormack, Director Marge Noll, Program Supervisor for IRP and IFTA Roxanne LaDoucer, Interim Vehicle Service Program Director Linda Long, Support Service Program Director (registration tax) Minnesota Department of Revenue (March 11, 2009) Bob Overturf, State Program Administrator Senior, Petroleum Unit, Special Taxes Division Minnesota Department of Transportation (March 16, 2009) Bernie Arseneau, Division Director, Policy, Safety, & Strategic Initiatives Division Ken Buckeye, Program Manager Norm Foster, Finance Director South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (March 23, 2009) Jimmy Earley, Chief of Staff to Executive Director Lottie Devlin, Deputy Director for Vehicle Services South Carolina Department of Transportation (March 20, 2009) Michael Covington, Director of Administration Susan Johnson, Director of Engineering Outreach Texas Department of Transportation (March 17, 2009) Steven Simmons, Deputy Executive Director Texas DOT, Vehicles Titles and Registration Division (March 12, 2009) Rebecca Davio, Director Mike Craig, Deputy Division Director Marianne Chapman, Branch Manager Communications Analysis and Planning Bobby Johnson, Director of Production Management Linda Kirksey, Chief of Registration Texas Department of Public Safety (March 13, 2009) JoJo Jeselmeyer, Manager of Vehicle Inspections Texas State Comptroller of Public Accounts (March 18, 2009)
