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PEOPLE & PLACES
People in the News
Delaware River
Port Authority
(DRPA)
The DRPA
Board of
Commissioners
appointed
Captain Robert
J. Finnegan, Sr., to serve
as chief security/safety
officer. Finnegan is a 30-year
veteran of the DRPA Police
Department. As Chief Security/Safety
Officer, Finnegan
will manage the authority's
strategic planning efforts
related to security and safety
preparedness. He will also
oversee the agency's Public
Safety, Homeland Security/
Emergency Management
and Safety Departments.
Finnegan, of Gloucester
County, N.J., joined the DRPA
Police Department as a police
officer in 1992.
MassTransitmag.com/21260812
Finnegan
Delaware River
Port Authority
(DRPA)
Captain
Edward W.
Cobbs, Jr.,
was appointed
by the DRPA
Board of Commissioners
to serve as chief of police,
becoming the first African
American to lead the department.
As Chief, Cobbs will
oversee the authority's Public
Safety Department which is
responsible for protecting life,
property and public assets,
including DRPA's four Delaware
River toll bridges and
the PATCO transit line with its
13 stations. The department
handles more than 80,000
calls for service per year.
Cobbs, of Camden County,
N.J., joined the DRPA police
as a police officer in 1994.
MassTransitmag.com/21260812
Cobbs
Memphis
Area Transit
Authority
(MATA)
MATA has promoted
John
Lancaster to
chief development officer.
Lancaster was formerly the
director of planning and
scheduling. In his new role,
he will continue to guide
the service and planning
departments and enhance
his responsibilities with a
concentration on implementing
new services across all
divisions with an emphasis
on improving passenger outcomes.
" [This] new position
represents our commitment
to creating an exceptional
customer experience and
inspiring the community to
invest in our success, " said
MATA CEO Gary Rosenfeld.
MassTransitmag.com/21259193
Lancaster
Memphis
Area Transit
Authority
(MATA)
Anthony
Amos has
been promoted
to chief compliance
officer for MATA. He was
the Disadvantaged Business
Enterprise and Americans
with Disabilities Act compliance
officer. His responsibilities
will grow to include
compliance monitoring of all
business aspects as well as
compliance with Civil Rights
and the Americans with
Disabilities Act provisions of
stakeholder agreements. He
will work with all divisions to
ensure MATA develops solutions
to community concerns
so that it delivers a fair and
consistent product.
MassTransitmag.com/21259193
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