Mary Kyle serves as President of the Oregon Transportation Forum and as Associate Director and Managing Attorney of 1000 Friends of Oregon, where she oversees the organization's program work and leads its legislative efforts. She has a long and distinguished career as an attorney specializing in Oregon’s land use planning program, and has been affiliated with 1000 Friends of Oregon for 35 years.

Born and raised near Chicago, Mary Kyle graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Human Biology and received her law degree from the University of California at Davis. She then clerked for a judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in Portland.

In Oregon, Mary Kyle’s favorite places are the North Coast and the Wallowas. When she’s away from work, she spends time with her husband and daughters, and continues to explore the Pacific Northwest. She’s an avid cross-country skier, cyclist, hiker and reader.

Drew serves as Vice President of the Oregon Transportation Forum, as a representative of the Oregon Transit Association. He serves as a partner at Tonkon Torp, and as Chair of its Government Relations & Public Policy Practice Group. He is a long-time public affairs professional offering comprehensive government affairs services for the firm’s clients at the state, local, and regulatory levels. Drew has represented multiple Fortune 500 companies and key industry sectors ranging from commercial construction, to hospitals, Oregon public universities, broadcast and telecommunications companies, automakers, and various nonprofit industry associations.

Drew received his undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California and his law degree from Lewis & Clark. He has been a member of the Oregon State Bar since 1999.

Marie Dodds serves at the Secretary of the Oregon Transportation Forum and as the Director of Government and Public Affairs at AAA Oregon/Idaho, where she’s worked since 2007. She has achieved years of success as a communications and government relations executive in developing, managing and executing communications, public information, advocacy and legislative strategies. She oversees the development and implementation of the club’s public affairs and government relations strategies, as well as media, internal and crisis communications.

Dodds represents AAA Oregon/Idaho on numerous community task forces and stakeholder groups and builds relationships with local, regional and state government representatives to advocate and promote the AAA brand, policies and mission. Dodds also serves on various AAA National committees, which oversee the AAA federation’s involvement in advocacy, research and communications to affect federal and state activities for the AAA Federation’s 62 million members across North America.