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Serber

Central Indiana
Regional
Transportation
Authority
(CIRTA)

CIRTA has
named John Serber as the
new executive director.
Serber brings 28 years of
experience in both the public
and private sectors and has
worked with transit authorities
throughout the country. Key
factors in the search committee's choice were his experience with identifying and
securing funding, using technology to increase efficiency
and collaborating with service
providers to put money into
services rather than overhead.
" We were impressed with his
combination of high-level and
in-the-weeds knowledge of
transit, " said Board Member
Mark Richards.

MassTransitmag.com/21156119

Byrd

Greater
Richmond
Transit
Company
(GRTC)

The GRTC has
appointed Tony Byrd as
director of maintenance.
Byrd began his career at
GRTC in 1989 as a mechanic
in training. He worked his way
through the ranks both within
the maintenance department
and serving in the union as
shop steward, and later, as
vice president. Byrd has both
competed in and supported
Roadeo competitions locally
and at state levels over the
years. " I am proud of this
internal promotion and am
confident Tony will continue
to lead the maintenance team
with a can-do spirit, " said
GRTC CEO Julie Timm.

MassTransitmag.com/21154658

Schipper

Interurban
Transit
Partnership
(The Rapid)

Steve Schipper
has been formally appointed to the position Chief Operating Officer
following board approval.
He had been serving in an
interim capacity since June
2020. Schipper joined The
Rapid team in 2009 as fleet
and facilities manager and in
2015, he was appointed to the
role of transportation manager, overseeing bus operators,
dispatch operations, accident
prevention safety programs
and training. " I'm humbled to
be trusted with this leadership role, and I look forward
to continuing our work to
provide safe, efficient and
reliable transportation to our
community, " said Schipper.

MassTransitmag.com/21159547

Sound Transit

David H. Wright
II has been
appointed as
Sound Transit's
Wright
chief safety
officer, where he
will focus on transit operations
and the construction program,
including safety certification of
six separate regional light-rail
extensions. Wright will also
oversee plans for the future resumption of Amtrak Cascades
service on Point Defiance Bypass tracks that Sound Transit
owns. " My vision for Sound
Transit in my role as chief
safety officer is to safeguard
our customers, employees
and assets, " said Wright. " We
will accomplish this by actively
managing risks, advancing a
safe working and operating
environment, and implementing an industry leading safety
management system. "

MassTransitmag.com/21160399

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