William Hudson Jr.
MEMPHIS, TN—William Hudson Jr., president and general manager of the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) since 1993, will retire in January 2014.
Hudson joined MATA as a bus operator 49 years ago. During his tenure, he worked in nearly every aspect of public transit. Before taking the agency’s top job—the first African-American to do so—he held several positions, including director of transit operations, customer service and marketing, and labor relations and field operations.
For APTA, he is a member of the Bus Safety, Mid-Size Operations, Rail Standards Policy and Planning, and Rail Transit committees and the Rail Transit CEOs Subcommittee.
John H. Drew Jr.
KENT, OH—John H. Drew Jr., general manager of the Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority (PARTA), has announced his retirement, effective Nov. 27. Drew has been with PARTA for 15 years, beginning as the controller in 1998.
His most notable achievements include taking control of Kent State University’s Campus Bus Service in 2004, the passage of the continuous sales tax levy in 2005, 10 years of clean state audits, four successful Triennial Reviews, and the construction of the $26 million Kent Central Gateway parking deck and retail facility. The latter was done without increasing staff size or going over budget.
For APTA, Drew serves as a member of the Small Operations Committee.
Susannah Kerr Adler
NEW YORK, NY—SYSTRA has named Susannah Kerr Adler, AIA, executive vice president, marketing and business development. She will serve as the chief business development official for SYSTRA USA and will lead the firm’s marketing and proposal team. Previously, she was a vice president with the URS Corp., where she focused on the transit and rail business line.
For APTA, Kerr Adler is a member of the Board of Directors and the Business Member Business Development Committee, chair of the Sustainability Committee, and vice chair of the Leadership APTA Committee.
IRVINE, CA—Ram Krishna, P.E., MBA, has joined STV as vice president and West Coast systems engineering manager in the firm’s Transportation & Infrastructure Division.
Krishna has more than 40 years of experience in managing public transit and transportation system delivery, most recently as president of his own transportation consulting firm. He also worked as a project director for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. |