Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
Ken Flack is a seasoned transportation planner with over three decades of professional experience. Currently serving as Transportation Planner IV at the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission since July 1992, Flack specializes in various transportation planning fields, including Bicycle and Pedestrian, Freight and Intermodal, Intelligent Transportation Systems, and Program Management, covering a ten-county area in southwestern Pennsylvania. Previously, Flack held leadership roles as a Communications Officer and Intelligence Officer in the United States Marine Corps from June 1980 to August 1988, where responsibilities included managing telecommunications and intelligence operations across multiple locations, including California, Okinawa, and Korea. Flack earned a Master of Science in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz School and a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the United States Naval Academy.
Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC) is the cooperative forum for regional collaboration, planning, and public decision-making. The Commission develops plans and programs for public investments; fulfills federal and state requirements for transportation, economic development, and local government assistance programs. As the Metropolitan Planning Organization for transportation planning, SPC works closely with its transportation planning partners and PennDOT to produce and implement the region's transportation vision, long range plan and ongoing transportation improvement programs. SPC is designated by Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) as the region's Local Development District and by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA) as the region's Economic Development District. SPC also works with partner organizations throughout the counties of Southwestern Pennsylvania to deliver coordinated economic development services including loan programs, government procurement assistance and export assistance for companies looking to expand their business.