Executive Office

Bruce A. Van Note, Commissioner

Bruce A. Van Note was sworn in as MaineDOT Commissioner in January 2019. A lifelong Mainer, Bruce was born in Houlton, one of six children, and moved to Bath, where he attended public schools. He holds degrees in engineering and law, both with honors. He is a proud UMaine engineer, a professional land surveyor, and an attorney.

Bruce has 27 years of professional transportation work experience in Maine, including more than 22 years at MaineDOT. His MaineDOT experience included twelve years as Deputy Commissioner. During that time, he acquired working knowledge of policy, legislative affairs, planning, budget, procurement, freight services, capital project delivery, and maintenance and operations. Bruce enjoys leading the dedicated and talented team at MaineDOT to provide a transportation system that supports economic opportunity and quality of life. Immediately before becoming Commissioner, he also served as the Director of Policy and Planning at the Maine Turnpike Authority.

Jamie Sienko, Administrative Assistant

Phone: 207-624-3003
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Dale Doughty, Deputy Commissioner

Jamie Sienko, Administrative Assistant

Phone: 207-624-3003
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William Pulver, P.E., Chief Operating Officer

Prior to becoming MaineDOT’s Chief Operating Officer in September 2018, Bill served as Director of Project Development and Deputy Chief Engineer beginning in 2013. His primary responsibilities were overseeing the management and delivery of MaineDOT’s statewide capital improvement program consisting of hundreds of highway, bridge, traffic and multimodal construction projects each year. Bill’s internal focus has included streamlining, innovative contracting, accelerating project delivery and establishing and measuring program delivery objectives and performance goals.

Bill is in the 34th year of his career with MaineDOT, which began as a materials quality assurance inspector while he attended the University of Maine. Since that time, he has worked in a variety of areas and capacities throughout the department including: Assistant Director of Project Development, Director of the Property Office, Program Management in the Multimodal and Bridge Programs, Construction, Research and Development, Pavement Management, Capital Resource Management and Management Systems Development.

He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from the University of Maine and is a licensed Professional Engineer. Bill lives in the town of Vassalboro with his wife Theresa. Their two sons, Ryan and Jeff, are engineering graduates and are working in Maine.

Alex Kimmel, Administrative Assistant

Phone: 207-624-3002
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Joyce Noel Taylor, P.E., Chief Engineer

Joyce Noel Taylor is the chief engineer for the Maine Department of Transportation. She joined the Department in 1999 and has risen through the ranks holding several key positions. Chief Engineer Taylor first worked in the construction division as its environmental engineer and held various positions, including Bureau Director of Project Development before becoming Chief Engineer in 2013. She has worked on various high-profile department projects, most recently heading the Sarah Mildred Long project between Maine and New Hampshire.

Joyce Noel Taylor was the first president of Maine's chapter of Women in Transportation. She is Vice Chair of the Council of Highways & Streets of the American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO). She Co-Chairs the Climate Council's Transportation Working Group as well as serving on the Maine Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers.

She graduated from the University of Maine at Orono in 1986 with a BS in Chemical Engineering.

Alex Kimmel, Administrative Assistant

Phone: 207-624-3011
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