Vowing that “on time and on budget has to be the mantra,” former Metropolitan Transportation Authority CEO Thomas Prendergast was hired Thursday to run the agency building the $16 billion Gateway rail tunnel under the Hudson River. The Gateway Development Commission unanimously voted Thursday to hire...
As part of their mission to deliver the largest transit expansion in North America, Sound Transit has been actively recruiting seasoned and passionate leaders to bolster the Capital Delivery team. After a nationwide search conducted by K&A, Sound Transit announces the successful recruitment of three...
Major things are happening at Santa Cruz Metro right now. The plans involve a number of big changes to the transit system and the county’s landscape, too. They include everything from mixed-use housing developments and revamped transit stations, a multiphase project to restructure Metro’s service, and the largest...
With unanimous Board support, Michelle A. Zamarin was formally appointed Metro’s new Inspector General today. She will serve a three-year term. Ms. Zamarin will be sworn in at a special Board of Directors meeting in June and will join the Metro team on June 17,...
After a nationwide search attracting dozens of applicants, Santa Cruz Metro has selected its new CEO. The new CEO, announced at the agency’s board of directors meeting Friday, is Corey Aldridge, a transit professional with more than 10 years of experience as a general manager of...
TriMet has named two new members to the executive leadership team: Dan Blair is the Executive Director of the agency’s newly developed Transit Systems and Asset Support Division and John Weston is the new Executive Director of Maintenance Operations, the position that Blair had been...
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) today announced the hiring of Raj Srinath as the Authority’s new SVP — Chief Financial Officer. Raj Srinath will fill the SVP — Chief Financial Officer role at the JTA beginning October 16. Srinath is a top-performing management professional with proven...
Today, Mona Babauta is being welcomed at SunLine Transit Agency as its new CEO/General Manager. The seasoned transit professional comes to the agency following 26 years of public service in California – 24 of which have been in the public transit industry serving communities in...
– The DART Board of Commissioners announced today that Amanda Wanke is their choice to lead the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) as Chief Executive Officer. Well known to DART and the Greater Des Moines community, Wanke worked at DART for seven years...
Mona Babauta will be the new CEO and General Manager of the SunLine Transit Agency. Babauta will start on Aug. 7. Babauta has 26 years of public service experience in California, with 24 of those positions involving public transit throughout the San Francisco and Los Angeles...
