Lambert, Houston METRO
Houston’s Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) has named longtime agency employee Tom ­Lambert its president and chief executive officer on a permanent basis. He had been serving as interim president and CEO since ­January 2013.

“I’m very happy to report we have a new and permanent CEO and his name is Tom Lambert,” said METRO Board Chairman Gilbert Garcia. “Sometimes the right person for the job is right in front of you, and that is what we found.”
Lambert began his transportation career when he joined METRO in 1979. ­During his tenure, he served as police chief and the agency’s chief administrative officer before being asked to temporarily take charge of the agency.

“This is an honor. I’m excited to work with the METRO board and staff to provide transit options for this community,” Lambert said.


Graham, Omnitrans
The Omnitrans Board of Directors, San Bernardino, CA, has appointed Scott ­Graham permanent chief ­executive officer/general ­manager. He has held the ­position on an interim basis since June 2013, when Milo Victoria stepped down.

Graham joined Omnitrans in 2006 as director of operations after 12 years with the Orange County Transportation Authority, Orange, CA. Before entering the public transportation field, he spent 26 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, serving in progressively responsible positions in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and the U.S.


Stephens, SFRTA
Jack Stephens, interim executive director, South ­Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) in Pompano Beach, has been named to the position on a permanent basis.

Stephens served the agency as its deputy executive director since 2003. He succeeds Joseph Giulietti, who stepped down to become president of MTA Metro-North Railroad in New York City.

“The organization and staff need the stability provided by a leader they have been working with for more than a decade as we face the myriad challenges ahead of us. The right candidate was already in-house and well-known to us,” said Governing Board Chair Steven L. Abrams, also a Palm Beach County commissioner. “The seamless transition to Jack’s leadership has already begun.”

Stephens worked in a series of ­managerial positions for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority before joining SFRTA. Before entering the ­public transit industry, he was associated with the Orleans Parish Public Schools and the Georgia Department of Offender Rehabilitation.