The Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) elected John King, City of Lethbridge, as 2011-2012 chair of the CUTA Executive Committee June 1 at the Annual General Meeting in Regina, SK.

Also elected were Bob Paddon, TransLink (Vancouver), first vice chair; Stéphane Forget, Société de transport de Montréal (STM), vice chair-communications and public affairs; Donna Shepherd, Burlington Transit, vice chair-small systems; and Paul Smith, New Flyer Industries, vice chair-business members. Charles Stolte, Edmonton Transit, becomes immediate past chair. Executive committee members whose positions remain unchanged are Gary McNeil, Metrolinx (Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area), vice chair-technical services; Councillor Bev Dubois, City of Saskatoon, vice chair-municipal councils; Brian Leck, Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), honorary counsel; Joël Gauthier, Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT), Montréal, vice chair-government agencies; Suzanne Connor, Brampton Transit, vice chair-education and human resources development; Penny Williams, Transit Windsor, vice chair-finance; and Nadine Bernard, Nova Bus, vice chair-business members.

New directors elected to the board for the first time or appointed since the last Annual General Meeting are Daniel Bergeron, AMT; Bill Frost, TTC; Renée Lafrenière, Société de transport de l’Outaouais; Ron Mullins, Kings Transit; Stéphane Forget, STM; Kevin Joll, Red Deer Transit; and, Yves Wininger, Transdev Canada.

CUTA President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Roschlau also serves on the executive committee.