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Deb Miller
Kansas Secretary
of Transportation
| Governor Kathleen Sebelius appointed Deb Miller to Secretary of Transportation effective January 13, 2003. She is the first woman to lead the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) and its more than 3,200 employees. |
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| Ms. Miller has more than 20 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 two largest public works programs: the 1989 Comprehensive Highway Program (CHP) and the 1999 Comprehensive Transportation Program (CTP). |
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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 became chairman of the national Transportation Research Board’s Executive Committee after serving as vice-chairman the previous year.
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Ms. Miller also serves as chair of the Standing Committee on Planning of the American Association of State Highway Transportation Organizations. She chaired a panel that oversaw the development of the “Commuting in America III” report, and is a member of a blue ribbon panel of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission. |
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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 :
February 8, 2008
"...to provide a statewide transportation system to meet the needs of Kansas."
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