From our Bylaws: The SESPA is a non-profit association of public transportation organizations with common interests and responsibilities in the effective and systematic design, preservation and long-life performance of pavements in public roads.
Full membership in the SESPA with full voice and voting rights shall be open to the state transportation agencies in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
The objectives of the SESPA are:
a) To serve as an open educational forum for member organizations with an interest in the sharing of information and experience on the selection, implementation, and effective use of pavement management, pavement design and related technologies;
b) To assist members in keeping abreast of information regarding pavement management, pavement design and pavement preservation technical issues and to maintain a robust and effective communication channels between SESPA members;
c) To maintain a mechanism for establishing, and communicating to the SESPA members future developments and enhancements of pavement management, pavement design and pavement preservation technology, with the objective of ensuring the effective and efficient management of their pavement programs;
d) To provide a common forum for open exchange of ideas that enhances member knowledge of pavement management, pavement design and pavement preservation technology and cutting edge state-of-the-practice;
e) To promote participation in the pavement preservation partnerships that are organized by the National Center for Pavement Preservation.
Current members of the SESPA board are shown below.
Executive Director – Chad Shive, PE – Kentucky TC 
President – Mark Woods, PE – Tennessee DOT 
Vice-President – Ian Rish, PE – Georgia DOT 
Past-President – Sarah Tamayo, PE – Arkansas DOT