Earlier this month, 36 top transit executives from across the country traveled to Alexandria, VA to take part in Eno’s 15th annual Transit Senior Executive (TSE) Program. TSE students come together for a week of interactive workshops and guest lectures focused on strategic management, leadership development and critical issues facing the transit industry.
Highlights of the week included hearing from a number of distinguished speakers, including current and past transit leaders such as Phil Washington, CEO, LA Metro; Kenneth McDonald, President and CEO, Long Beach Transit; Tina Quigley, CEO, RTC of Southern Nevada; Greg Kelly, CEO – USA, WSP, Thomas Prendergast, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategic Officer, STV Group, Inc.; Matt Welbes, Executive Director, Federal Transit Administration; Katharine Eagan Kelleman, CEO, Port Authority of Allegheny County; and many more. At the end of the week, TSE students participated in a case study simulation where they had to handle a crisis situation as leaders of a transit agency and run a mock press conference with reporters.
Beyond hearing from guest lecturers, students were engaged in small groups where they discuss the issues facing them every day back at the work place. They receive advice from peers, as well as coaching from staff on how best to handle the challenges. This is a time for reflection and students to open up to one another.
Congratulations to the 2019 class, who join over 600 distinguished alumni of the program. Our alumni are moving their agencies, as well as the transit industry, forward with the skills and lessons learned from participating in the TSE Program.
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2019 Transit Senior Executive Class
John Andoh
Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET)- Columbia, SC, United States
Lacy Bell
Sound Transit- Seattle,WA, United States
Jeffrey Bennett
DDOT- Washington,DC, United States
Megan Blum
Federal Transit Administration- Washington,DC, United States
Lou Cripps
Regional Transportation District- Denver,CO, United States
Mark Fuhrmann
HDR- Minneapolis,MN, United States
Kevin Gaddis
Metro Transit Police Department WMATA- Washington,DC, United States
Thomas Goodyer
WSP USA, Inc.- Chicago,IL, United States
Carla Grano
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority- Washington, DC, United States
Gwendolen Gray
G2B Consulting- Whittier,CA, United States
Polly Hanson
American Public Transportation Association- Washington DC, DC,United States
Michael Heidkamp
Port Authority of Allegheny County- Pittsburgh,PA, United States
Ruby Horta
County Connection- Concord,CA, United States
Candace Key
Federal Transit Administration – Washington , DC,United States
Ashley Liang
Long Beach Public Transportation- Long Beach, CA, United States
Maggie McJilton
Orange County Transportation Authority- Orange, CA,United States
Heather McKillop
Regional Transportation District- Denver,CO, United States
Kelli O’Leary
Jacksonville Transportation Authority- Jacksonville,FL, United States
Jeanet Owens
LA Metro- Los Angeles,CA, United States
Geoff Patrick
Sound Transit- Seattle,WA, United States
Vanessa Rauschenberger
Gold Coast Transit District – Oxnard, CA, United States
Manjeet Ranu
LA Metro- Los Angeles,CA, United States
Tracy Reed
Sound Transit- Seattle,WA, United States
Margaret Schilling
Federal Transit Administration – Washington, DC,United States
Jarrett Stoltzfus
Proterra- Walnut,CA, United States
RobertoTrevino
Metropolitan Authority of Harris County- Houston, TX,United States
William Tonis
Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District- Oakland ,CA, United States
Norman Tuitavuki
Monterey-Salinas Transit District (MST)- Monterey, CA,United States
Erik Van Hagen
TriMet- Portland,OR, United States
Jyotsna Vishwakarma
Regional Transportation District- Denver,CO, United States
David Vitezy
Museum of Transport- Budapest,AE, Hungary
Frank White III
Kansas City Area Transportation Authority – Kansas City, MO, United States
Douglas Woodbury
HNTB Corp.- Chelmsford,MA, United States
Lisa Woodruff
LA Metro- Los Angeles,CA, United States
Steve Young
VIA Metropolitan Transit- San Antonio, TX, United States