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SEATTLE, WA—Celia Kupersmith,
APTA chair in 20022003 and general manager of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, Highway, and Transportation District since 1999, has joined Sound Celia Kupersmith Transit as its deputy chief executive officer. She succeeds Ron Tober, who is returning to Charlotte, NC. Kupersmith was executive director of the Regional Transportation Commission in Reno, NV, from 1993 through 1999. Earlier she rose through the ranks at the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority in Austin, TX, departing as deputy general manager. For APTA, Kupersmith also is a former first vice chair, vice chair-human resources, chair of the Leadership APTA Committee, and chair of the Waterborne Transit Operations Committee. She currently serves on the Board of Directors Past Chairs Committee; Bus and Paratransit CEOs Committee; Commuter Rail CEOs Subcommittee; Legislative Committee; and Rail Transit CEOs Subcommittee. Inc. in Westerville, OH. He has worked with communities throughout Ohio in the development of water and sewer systems, oversaw design and construction projects, assisted with traffic issues and street rehabilitation projects, and works to support multimodal initiatives. Samuel has a background in transportation that includes accident investigation experience, incident management, DOTmandated drug and alcohol testing, and David Samuel workshop planning and presentation. Since 1966, he has been a teacher, coach, school administrator, and transportation operations manager with Columbus City Schools. of executive service with the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA), received the Leonard Ronis Excellence in Transit Award from the Ohio Public Transit Association. Szmagala held a number of key positions at GCRTA, including director of government relations, manager of communications, deputy general manager, interim general manager, and executive director of external affairs. expertise in construction planning and scheduling, design and constructability reviews, contract administration, change order management and negotiation, and construction claims. He previously worked for URS Corporation as a project executive and project manager, and earlier for O’Brien Kreitzberg in New Jersey as a project manager. Also, Daniel M. Carson, P.E., joined the firm as cost estimating practice leader. His 38 years of professional experience include proprietorDaniel M. Carson ship of his own firm, Daniel Carson Consulting Engineer, in Framingham, MA, and 25 years with DMC Engineering Inc., where he was president and senior project manager.

LANSING, MI—
Sandy Draggoo, chief executive officer/ executive director of the Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA), has been named to the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame

Sandy Draggoo

MISSOULA, MT—
HDR has named Vince Izzo, P.E., director of environmental services for its global transportation program. He will oversee delivery of environVince Izzo mental planning and compliance services for transportation infrastructure projects around the world. Izzo was previously HDR’s West Region environmental services lead and had also served as the firm’s environmental business group manager in Salt Lake City before moving to Montana. He has been with the company since 2000.

in Lansing. Draggoo joined CATA in 1974 as an executive secretary and worked her way up through the ranks, taking the top post in 1985. She received APTA’s Outstanding Public Transportation System Manager award in 2003 and the Transportation Research Board’s Sharon D. Banks Award for Innovative Leadership in Transportation in 2006.

CALGARY, AB—John Hubbell, former
general manager of transportation for the city of Calgary, has joined HDR Corporation as a senior transportation consultant based in the firm’s Calgary office. In his former position with the city, Hubbell was responsible for the operation of Calgary Transit and all aspects of the city’s transportation planning, construction, and operations.

COLUMBUS, OH—The Central
Ohio Transit Authority announced the appointments of Kevin Wood and David Samuel to its board of trustees. Wood is vice president of water and sewer group manager at M-E Companies Kevin Wood

CLEVELAND, OH—Taras Szmagala,
who recently retired after 28 years

PHILADELPHIA, PA—Charles A. Halboth, P.E., PMP, has joined Urban Engineers as a senior project manager in the Construction and Program Management Services Department, based in the firm’s New York City office. Halboth has more than 33 years in the industry, with Charles A. Halboth

ORLANDO, FL—Vehicle Inspection Systems (VIS) announced the appointment of Robert Douglas as manager of government solutions to handle the firm’s North American mass transit and government accounts. Douglas worked previously as a sales manager representing VIS-Check, the company’s performance-based brake tester, to repair facilities in North America.

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