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stephen dilts
 stephen dilts commissioner of the new jersey department of transportation
stephen dilts

stephen dilts is a former commissioner of the new jersey department of transportation -lrb- njdot -rrb- , having been sworn into the post on december 16 , 2008 and leaving that position early in 2010 .
dilts succeeded kris kolluri , who was shifted to head the $ 12.5 billion new jersey schools development authority .
as commissioner , dilts also served as chairman of new jersey transit , the new jersey turnpike authority and the south jersey transportation authority .
collectively , dilts oversaw 17,000 employees , operating budgets of $ 2 billion per year and more than $ 3.6 billion in capital funds .
dilts was employed by the new jersey turnpike authority from 2002 until 2006 , working variously as chief of staff and the as deputy executive director , operations , where he managed the authority 's maintenance , toll and operations departments .
he was involved in major projects including the consolidation of the turnpike and highway authorities , one-way tolling , express e-zpass , and planned widening of the garden state parkway and the new jersey turnpike .
he was awarded with a bachelor of arts degree in political science from boston university and a masters degree in government administration from the fels institute of government at the university of pennsylvania .
he is a resident of hampton borough , where he had previously served as mayor and council president .
