Stephen Dilts is a former Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation

New Jersey Department of Transportation

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 (NJDOT), having been sworn in to the post on December 16, 2008 and leaving that position early in 2010. Dilts succeeded Kris Kolluri

Kris Kolluri

Kris Kolluri serves as head of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority, having taken office as of December 1, 2008, where he succeeded Scott Weiner. He had previously served as Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation , having been sworn into office on March 13, 2006...

, 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

New Jersey Transit

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, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority

New Jersey Turnpike Authority

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is a state agency responsible for maintaining the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway...

 and the South Jersey Transportation Authority

South Jersey Transportation Authority

The South Jersey Transportation Authority is a quasi-private agency created by the New Jersey Legislature in 1991 to manage transportation-related services in the six South Jersey counties: Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem....

. 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

E-ZPass

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, and planned widening of the Garden State Parkway

Garden State Parkway

The Garden State Parkway is a 172.4-mile limited-access toll parkway that stretches the length of New Jersey from the New York line at Montvale, New Jersey, to Cape May at New Jersey's southernmost tip. Its name refers to New Jersey's nickname, the "Garden State." Most New Jersey residents refer...

 and the New Jersey Turnpike

New Jersey Turnpike

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.

He was awarded with a Bachelor of Arts

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 degree in Political Science from Boston University

Boston University

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 and a Masters degree in Government Administration from the Fels Institute of Government

Fels Institute of Government

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 at the University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

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. He is a resident of Hampton Borough

Hampton, New Jersey

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, where he had previously served as Mayor and Council President.