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Who's Doing What in the Industry
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WASHINGTON—DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx has named Carol Carmody and David Strickland to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Board of Directors and Robert Lauby as an alternate director, effective June 1.
Carmody is a former vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board who served twice as acting chairman, while Strickland is a former administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Lauby is FRA associate administrator for railroad safety and chief safety officer. |
They will succeed Mortimer L. Downey, a former DOT deputy secretary and former WMATA board chair; Harriet Tregoning, an expert on urban planning and smart growth who served on the board since 2014; and Anthony R. Giancola, who was in the Civil Engineer Corps of the U.S. Navy for 20 years.
OMAHA—HDR announced the appointment of Joe Guerre to its transportation asset management program. He joins the firm after 15 years with Cambridge Systematics, serving most recently as the leader of asset management consulting services. Guerre also co-authored the Transportation Asset Management Guide published by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
 DAYTON, OH—The Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority (RTA) announced the promotion of Patrice Gentry to transportation training supervisor and the hiring of Tim Harrington as IT project manager.
Gentry, a 12-year bus operator, has been a member of the Transportation Training Team for the past three years. She holds several training certifications. Harrington joins RTA after 13 years as director of information technology at Cincinnati’s Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority.
 DAYTON, OH—Mark Donaghy, chief executive officer of the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority, recently received the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission’s (MVRPC) Regional Steward Award, given to recognize a person with an innovative spirit for solving challenges, building broad support toward a shared vision and promoting economic, social and environmental progress in the Miami Valley.
Donaghy, a second-generation transportation executive, has worked in the industry for more than 40 years; he serves on several APTA committees and is a former member of the APTA Board of Directors. He has served on the MVRPC Board of Directors since 2006.
 CHICAGO—James T. Czarnecky has joined Wight & Company as vice president and director of transportation planning. He has 25 years of experience, most recently as deputy program manager-planning for the Chicago Transit Authority, and is a member of the APTA Policy and Planning Committee.
 CINCINNATI—John Ravasio has been promoted to director of employee and labor relations/employment law at Cincinnati Metro. He joined the agency in 2011 as labor relations/employment law manager.
OXNARD, CA—Gold Coast Transit District recognized the retirement of three of its  longtime bus operators with a total of 80 years of service. Stevie Robinson, right, hired in November 1984, retired after 31 years of service; David Little, left, hired in July 1987, retired after 28 years; and Charles Gross-Leflore, hired in January 1995, retired after 21 years. All three belong to the One Million Mile Club, having completed 25,000 hours without a preventable accident, according to National Safety Council guidelines.
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