The CEO for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has been selected to serve as first vice president of an organization representing owners and operators of toll facilities worldwide.

The organization announced Wednesday that Mark Compton was elected to the position during the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association's 87th annual meeting in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Compton's main role in the volunteer position will be functioning as one of four committee executives leading the tolling industry. According to a spokesman, the members help improve a better driver experience in their mobility.

“My involvement as a member of the IBTTA board of directors has allowed me to engage with transportation leaders across the U.S. and around the world,” Compton said.

The worldwide association was founded in 1932 and they have members in more than 20 countries spread throughout six continents.

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations and local governments for the Keystone Historic Preservation Grant Program.The grant program has a total of $2.56 million to fund projects that preserve and protect historic and archaeological sites in the state. Sites are eligible candidates if they are listed or would be suitable candidates for the National Register of Historic Places.Project funds are available between $5,000 and $25,000 and require a 50/50 cash match.A webinar about the Keystone Grant program guidelines and application process is planned at 2 p.m. Jan. 22. Prospective applicants are invited to register online.Applications are due March 2 and grants will be awarded through a “competitive selection process and are contingent on the availability of funds.”