JEFFERSON CITY – The October 2022 appointments by Gov. Mike Parson of Warren K. Erdman and Brian Treece to the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission were confirmed by the Missouri Senate last week.
Warren Erdman and Brian Treece confirmed by Missouri Senate last week
Erdman is executive vice president-administration and corporate affairs for Kansas City Southern (KCS). Prior to joining KCS in 1997, Erdman served as chief of staff to U.S. Senator Christopher S. “Kit” Bond of Missouri. He also served former Governors John Ashcroft in 1985 and Kit Bond in 1981 and 1984. Erdman serves on the executive committee and board of directors of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Kansas City Downtown Council. Erdman and his wife, Jenny, live in Kansas City and are the parents of two grown children.
Treece was elected mayor of Columbia, Missouri, in 2016 on a platform of public safety and infrastructure. He was re-elected in 2019. As mayor, Treece worked with local, state and federal officials to secure $500 million in public infrastructure improvements including the new Interstate 70 Rocheport Bridge and Columbia Regional Airport terminal. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia where he studied political science and journalism. He has more than thirty years of experience as a trusted advisor and strategic consultant on communications issues. Treece and his wife live in Columbia.
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission is a six-member citizens’ board that governs the Missouri Department of Transportation. Commission members are appointed to staggered six-year terms by the governor and are confirmed by the Missouri Senate. No more than three members may be of the same political party.
Other members of the Commission are Chairman Robert G. Brinkmann, Defiance; Vice Chairman Gregg C. Smith, Clinton; Terry L. Ecker, Elmo; and W. Dustin Boatwright, Cape Girardeau. Learn more about MoDOT’s Commission.