Other public authority · Transportation
Community Oversight Panel
Applications accepted year-round
Sound Transit · Seattle, Washington
A 15-member volunteer panel that independently monitors Sound Transit and its commitment to build and operate the region's high-capacity transit system. Members are drawn from five geographic subareas, with at least two members from each subarea.
Who currently sits on it
11 listed
- Charlotte Murry
Chair - Donia Zaheri
Member - Linda Dorris
Member - Lorenzo Frazier
Member - Mark Lewington
Vice Chair - Paul Thompson
Member - Scott Lampe
Member - Thomas Norcott
Member - Tina Pierce
Member - Trevor Reed
Member - Zak Osborne
Member
This membership list was last checked against an official source on Jul 26, 2026.
What the role involves
- Monitor community engagement activities
- Review project planning and alignment decisions
- Review the budget and financial plan
- Track project schedule and budget adherence
- Review agency performance audits, social justice and equity, and passenger experience
How the seat is filled
- Who appoints
- Sound Transit Board of Directors
- Who is eligible
- Applicants should have experience, skills or insight in areas such as community engagement, project planning, budget and financial planning, schedule and budget adherence, performance audits, social justice and equity, or passenger experience, and must be available to attend monthly evening meetings.
- Residency required
- Not stated by the agency
- Term
- 3 years
- Meets
- Monthly, second Wednesdays
- Time commitment
- Monthly meetings from 5:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m., plus additional task force meetings as needed
- Compensation
- Unpaid
- Status
- Applications accepted year-round
- Official notice
- soundtransit.org →
- Apply
- soundtransit.org →
- Official membership roster
- soundtransit.org →
- Agency contact
- COP@soundtransit.org
- Last verified by IAAC
- Jul 26, 2026
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