Sandy Misiewicz, AICP, has been with the Capital Region Transportation Council, formerly the Capital District Transportation Committee, for over 25 years. The Transportation Council is the designated metropolitan planning organization for the counties of Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady, responsible for facilitating a regional transportation planning process. With a background in environmental, land use, and transportation planning, Misiewicz worked in various planning roles at the Transportation Council until becoming executive director in 2021. As executive director, Misiewicz manages activities related to a federally funded annual planning work program, a capital program of federally funded transportation projects, and the implementation of a regional transportation plan.

Misiewicz holds a bachelor’s in environmental studies from the University at Binghamton and a master’s in urban and regional planning from the University at Albany. She is also a member of the American Planning Association and the American Institute of Certified Planners.