Brian Litchfield has been named director of Chapel Hill Transit, Chapel Hill, NC, on a permanent basis. He had served as interim director for the past 10 months.

Litchfield joined Chapel Hill Transit as assistant director in May 2008, after serving as chief development officer for the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority in Des Moines, IA. Earlier, he was a community development planner at the Siouxland Interstate Metropolitan Planning Council in Sioux City, IA, managing grant programs for the Sioux City Transit System, Siouxland Regional Transit System, and the Metropolitan Planning Organization.