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New CEOs Named

Lewis, CATS, Charlotte

The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) has named John M. Lewis Jr. its new executive director, effective in August.

Lewis is chief executive officer of LYNX/Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority in Orlando. He previously held leadership positions with the Greater Richmond Transit Company, Maryland Transit Administration and Maryland DOT, and he is a member of several APTA committees.

He succeeds John Muth, who served on an interim basis since Carolyn Flowers became senior adviser at FTA in December 2014.

Bravo, Miami-Dade Transit

Miami-Dade Transit has named Alice Bravo, deputy city manager/chief of infrastructure for the city of Miami, its new director.

Bravo joined the city government in 2010 as capital improvements director and earlier served Florida DOT as District Six director of transportation systems development. Throughout her career, she has been responsible for managing a number of diversified public-private partnerships for transportation projects.

She succeeds Ysela Llort, who announced that she will step down effective July 31.

Dunham, Greater New Haven

The Greater New Haven Transit District (GNHTD), Hamden, CT, announced the promotion of Kimberly A. Dunham from deputy director to executive director, effective July 15. She worked at Greater Hartford Transit District for 20 years before joining GNHTD.

Donna K. Carter, GNHTD executive director for the past 20 years, will remain on staff as director of special projects, specifically devoting her time to an FTA hydrogen fuel cell bus research and development project and the GNHTD Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) entity created to raise funds for additional transportation services.
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