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Deb Miller
Kansas Secretary
of Transportation
| Deb Miller, the longest-serving transportation secretary in Kansas history, was appointed to lead the Kansas Department of Transportation and its 3,000 employees by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Jan. 13, 2003. Eight years later, she was reappointed to the Cabinet-level post by Gov. Sam Brownback, becoming the first transportation secretary to be reappointed by a different governor. |
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| Ms. Miller, the only woman to serve as the state’s secretary of transportation, has more than 25 years of experience in the field of transportation as well as extensive experience in working with political leaders. She was closely involved in the development of the state’s three largest public works programs: the 1989 Comprehensive Highway Program (CHP), the 1999 Comprehensive Transportation Program (CTP), and the current transportation program T-WORKS. Under her direction, the Kansas highway system was ranked the nation’s best in a 2010 Reader’s Digest report. |
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Since becoming Secretary, Ms. Miller has helped shape national transportation policy as a member of several national transportation boards and committees. In 2008 she served as chairman of the national Transportation Research Board’s Executive Committee after serving as vice-chairman the previous year. In January 2011, she received TRB’s W.N. Carey Jr. Distinguished Service Award for her leadership and service to the board. She has testified before Congressional committees on transportation policy and its impact on states.
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Ms. Miller serves as chair of the Standing Committee on Planning of the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO). She chaired a panel that oversaw the development of the “Commuting in America III” report and is a member of the AASHTO Climate Change Program Steering Committee. |
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Ms. Miller came to KDOT after four years with HNTB, a nationwide firm of architects, engineers, and planners. At HNTB, she provided strategic planning and public communication assistance to state Departments of Transportation and municipalities. |
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| Her role as Secretary is her second tour of duty with KDOT. From 1986 to 1997 she was the Director of the Division of Planning and Development. |
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Ms. Miller is a 1976 magna cum laude graduate of Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology.
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Last updated :
March 9, 2011
"...to provide a statewide transportation system to meet the needs of Kansas."
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