Beverly A. Scott, Ph.D., general manager/chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit District, was sworn in as a member of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) of the Department of Homeland Security at its July 12 meeting in Washington, DC.

The purpose of NIAC is to provide the president, through the secretary of homeland security, with advice on the security of the critical infrastructure sectors. The president appoints members of the council from private industry, academia, and state and local government.

Scott served as APTA chair in 2008-2009. She is a designated transit system member director of the APTA Board of Directors and a member of the APTA’s American Public Transportation Foundation; Bus and Paratransit CEOs Committee; Human Resources Committee; Legislative Committee; Policy and Planning Committee; Rail Transit CEOs Subcommittee; Rail Transit Committee; and Standards Development and Oversight Council.

Photo by Susan Berlin Nancy J. Wong, left, designated federal officer of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, welcomes Beverly A. Scott, Ph.D., to the council.