Lisa Bacot is currently the executive director of the Florida Public Transportation Association (FPTA). She has nearly 25 years of experience working with transportation and health care issues here in Florida. Prior to joining FPTA, she was the Director of Business Development for TMS Management Group, Inc., a national transportation brokerage company.  From 1996 to 2008, Lisa was employed by the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged, a state agency legislatively charged with ensuring transportation disadvantaged services are provided to the citizens of Florida, she served as the Executive Director for 5 years.  

Lisa graduated from Florida State University in 1993 with her bachelor’s degree in Criminology and Sociology and has been appointed to numerous national human service transportation coordination panels, committees, and advisory councils.