Meet the Staff
Timothy A. Brown, Executive Director
Schooling: Valparaiso High School Graduate of 1979; Ball State University Graduate of 1983, degrees in Geography and Urban and Regional Planning; Indiana Economic Development Academy, 1984; Indiana Real Estate License, 1991; Leadership Northwest Indiana, Class of 2000; Indiana State Chemist, Category 8 License, 2001, Municipal Pesticide Applicator; Numerous Indiana Association of Cities and Towns Seminars and Training Conferences on all types of municipal issues including, Tax Increment Financing Districts, budgets, finances, programs, sanitary sewers and treatment plants, storm water management, grants, policies, etc.
Employment: 9-83 to 4-86 City of Angola, IN Planner and Park Superintendent; 4-86 to 11-96 Town of Merrillville, IN Planning and Building Administrator; 11-96 to 11-04 Town of Cedar Lake, IN Town Manager; 11-04 to 08-08 Town of Merrillville, IN Town Manager; 08-08 to present Regional Bus Authority Executive Director/CEO;
Major Projects: 93rd Avenue project; Finish of Third Phase 93rd Brdwy to Taft; Original Two of three TIF Districts in Merrillville, plus numerous additions since 2004; Mississippi Street over CN RR project; Erie Lackawanna Trail in Merrillville, 91st Ave north to Schererville; Two TIF Districts in Cedar Lake and the 133rd Avenue Roadway Project; Phases Two and Three of Sanitary Sewer Rehab Project; Cedar Lake, 12 M; 15 Million Gallon Sanitary Sewer Overflow Facility for Cedar Lake; C & O Trail in Merrillville, Broadway to Taft; Developed Municipal Solid Waste Service Programs for both Cedar Lake and Merrillville; Privatization of Merrillville Emergency Management Services; Merrillville Personnel Policy Manual, Sept. 2006; Consolidation of Hammond Transit System into RBA Program w/ upgrades, and funding; Express Bus Services, Dyer to Chicago; All with the help and assistance of many others;
Community Activities: Kiwanis 1983 to 86; Indiana Jaycees 1986 to 1996; Free Masons 2001 to present; Slovac Club 1986 to present; Cedar Lake Historical Association BOD 2004 to present- President 04-06; Rebuilding Together (a.k.a. Christmas in September) BOD 1998 to 2-13-09- President 07 & 08; Merrillville Chamber of Commerce (MCOC) BOD 2004 to 8-08; MCOC Reality Store 1995-98 & 2004-08; Merrillville Veterans Memorial Committee 11-04 to 8-08;
Personal: Married with Children (2); Avid reader of Civil War biographies, auto-biographies, and histories of battles and participants;
Work Ethics: Mr. Brown was born and raised in Valparaiso, Indiana and has been an active participant in regionalism discussions, projects and issues since returning to the Region in 1986. He has a major interest and has been following the ebb and flow of the West Lake Corridor and the Illiana Expressway projects since their inception. Most recently, as the Executive Director for the Regional Bus Authority he, and others, are trying to seek permanent funding for the consolidation and operation of all bus operations in Lake and Porter Counties to further the Mass Transit options for all residents of the region as a necessary component to the Quality of Life in the Region and to protect and enhance the future of this Region.
Kenneth Dallmeyer, Planning and Transit Director
Ken has been with the Regional Bus Authority since 2006, first as project manager and presently as Planning and Transit Director. He was instrumental in securing initial funding to establish the Authority. He oversaw the development of the initial transportation plans and most recently managed the planning and implementation of the newly restructured easygo Lake Transit routes. Prior to joining the Regional Bus Authority staff, Ken was the Director of Transportation Planning for the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC), where he managed the preparation of the Connections 2030 Plan. This plan addresses current and future regional highway and transportation needs for Lake Porter and La Porte counties. Ken has also worked for The Chicago Transit Authority as Manager of Service Development and as Transportation Manager in Orland Park and Schaumburg in Illinois. He holds a Masters of Public Administration Degree from the University of Colorado and a Bachelors degree in Engineering from Lafayette College in Pennsylvania.
Married, he has five children.