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New CEOs Named

Trogdon, WATA

The Williamsburg (VA) Area Transit Authority (WATA) Board of ­Directors has named Zach Trogdon its new executive director, starting in mid-June.

Trogdon has served since 2012 as county administrator of Charles City County, VA, and was the town manager of Boiling Springs, NC. Bill Porter has served as WATA interim executive director since Todd Tyree stepped down in late 2016.

Aubin, GIRO
Jean Aubin has been appointed president and chief executive officer of GIRO Inc., effective in July, succeeding Paul Hamelin, who previously had served for more than 10 years. Aubin began his career with GIRO in 2002, serving as executive vice president. Hamelin will serve as chairman of the Board of Directors.



Samuelsen, TWU
The Transport Workers Union (TWU) International Executive Council elected John Samuelsen its 10th international president during its May meeting in Las Vegas following the unexpected retirement of incumbent President Harry Lombardo.

Samuelsen, previously TWU executive vice president, continues to serve as president of the union’s largest affiliate, Local 100 in New York City, the nation’s biggest transportation local union with 42,000 active members.



August, Interim, The Comet, Columbia, SC
The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The Comet), Columbia, SC, has named Ann August its interim executive director, succeeding Bob Schneider, who became executive director of the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission, Woodbridge, VA. August has 15 years of experience as executive director/chief executive officer of public transit systems in Birmingham, AL, and Sumter, SC. She served almost 30 years in the U.S. Army Reserves.




Donahoe, Interim, Port Authority, Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh’s Port Authority of Allegheny County has named David L. Donahoe interim chief executive officer, effective June 1. The current CEO, Ellen M. McLean, is stepping down May 31, when her contract expires. Donahoe has more than 45 years of experience in the public and nonprofit sectors, most recently serving six months as interim CEO of the Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority.

 

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