Michael is Director of the Transportation Department of the North Central Texas Council of Governments, the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Dallas-Fort Worth area, since 1979. The Metropolitan Planning Organization serves the region by developing transportation plans and programs that address the transportation needs of a rapidly growing metropolitan area. ( this area consists of 16 member counties/230 member governments , including some of the most rapidly growing counties in the Nation = 7.5 million people). As the Director of Transportation, Michael is also responsible for executing and coordinating plans, programs, and projects to improve mobility and reduce vehicle emissions. & specifically he heads the COGs Transportation impact on Quality of Life =dealing Quality of Life issues: which includes: Air quality/Biccyle-Pedestrian/Environmental Coordination/environmental Justice /Sustainable Develoment/Safey** Most Importantly = Michael and his staff run our regions Clean Air programs, which is critical in this area Mr. Morris received his Master's in Civil Engineering from State University of New York at Buffalo in 1979 and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. He previously served as the Chairman of the Transportation Research Board Executive Committee and a National Associate of the National Academies of Science.