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WASHINGTON, DC—WTS International has selected Therese McMillan, chief planning officer of Los Angeles Metro and previously FTA acting administrator, as its Woman of the Year for 2016.

The organization recognized McMillan for her support of advancing women in transportation, including hosting roundtable discussions with students and young professionals. The Washington DC Chapter of WTS honored her as its Woman of the Year in 2015.

McMillan will receive the award May 19 at an awards banquet during the 2016 WTS Annual Conference in Austin, TX.

SANTA BARBARA, CA—CHK America announced the appointment of Brian Frank to the newly created position of vice president, business development.

With over 20 years of transportation industry ­experience, Frank joins CHK America after five years as vice president of business development and government affairs for Integrated Systems Research Corporation. Earlier he was a strategic solutions account executive at Trapeze Group.

PHILADELPHIA—Carla Showell-Lee has joined the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) as director of media relations. She is a media and public relations professional who worked for Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, PA, since 2009, and as its chief public information officer since 2012. She also has worked as a host and producer for a regional cable news program.

CINCINNATI—Dee Leggett has joined First Transit as regional vice president. Leggett has almost 20 years of transportation experience, serving as chief operating officer of the Denton County Transportation Authority, Lewisville, TX, and most recently a senior consultant with LTK Engineering Services, Inc. She is a graduate of the Leadership APTA Class of 2014.

WENATCHEE, WA—Richard DeRock, general manager of Link Transit for the past 14 years, recently received the California Association for Coordinated Transportation’s (CalACT) 2016 Distinguished Leadership Award in honor of his previous 22 years of transportation leadership and innovation in California.

DeRock is a founder of Access Services in Los Angeles, a member of the federal advisory committee on ADA transportation regulations, established and managed the Consolidated Transportation Services Agency of Los Angeles County and, for CalACT, served for 13 years as an elected member of its board of directors and chair of its legislative committee.

SAVANNAH, GA—Chatham Area Transit (CAT) honored the first female bus operator in Savannah history, Jacqueline A. Hunter, as part of Women’s History Month in March.

Hunter was the first woman to pass the fireman’s agility test in the city and decided she wanted to become a bus driver. She joined the Savannah Transit Authority, predecessor to CAT, in 1977 and left after one year to join the county’s department of recreation.

COLUMBUS, OH—Jack Sandidge has joined the Central Ohio Transit Authority as vehicle maintenance manager for the authority’s Fields Operations Facility. Sandidge has 28 years of experience in the transportation industry, working most recently as senior district fleet manager for Waste Management Inc. and earlier with Ryder Transportation, Estes Express Lines/GI Trucking and Consolidated Freightways.

HOUSTON—The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has named Helen Callier, president of Bradlink LLC, as its Women in Business Champion of the Year for the Houston District. She will receive the honor at the Houston Small Business Awards ­Luncheon on May 12.

Callier is a member of numerous APTA committees. Her other honors include the Houston SBA MEDWeek Mentor of the Year, the Houston Minority Business Development Council’s E-10 Award and recognition by Minority Business Entrepreneur Magazine for her participation in an invitation-only roundtable discussion with 20 women of color business owners and White House, Congressional and SBA leaders.

SALEM, OR—Patricia Feeny has joined Salem-Keizer Transit as director of communication. She has 28 years of experience, most recently with the Oregon Health Authority. She is a former reporter with the Salem Statesman Journal and later served as a media spokeswoman and communication specialist for both Oregon Health and Science University and Providence Health Services.

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