The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) in Des Moines, IA, has named Elizabeth Presutti its general manager, effective July 1. She succeeds Brad Miller, who is joining the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority in St. Petersburg, FL, as its chief executive officer.

Presutti came to DART in 2008 as chief development officer and has 12 years of transit industry experience.

“Not only is Elizabeth well qualified for the position, she is the right person for the job at this critical junction for DART,” said Angela Connolly, Polk County supervisor and chair of the DART Commission. “She is well known and respected throughout the region, and has an intimate knowledge of all of the major projects at DART. Under Elizabeth’s leadership, we won’t skip a beat in our plans to improve public transit for Greater Des Moines.”