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New York City
Transit (NYCT)
Richard Davey
has been
named president
of NYCT,
effective May
2. Davey hasn't
owned a car in 12 years, has a
background in every mode of
transportation and has earned
a reputation as a management
efficiency expert. Davey began
his transit career in 2003 at
Massachusetts Bay Commuter
Railroad Company and was
promoted to general manager
in 2008. He accepted the
general manager position for
Massachusetts Bay Transportation
Authority in 2010
and served as CEO of Boston
2024, vice president and senior
advisor with Transdev and
partner and director of Boston
Consulting Group.
MassTransitmag.com/21261619
Davey
Gold Coast
Transit District
(GCTD)
Vanessa
Rauschenberger
was
appointed as
general manager
of GCTD. She will oversee
an organization of 200
employees who operate and
maintain a fleet of 87 vehicles
and provide fixed-route and
paratransit services across
five jurisdictions in western
Ventura County, Calif.
Rauschenberger's career
includes more than 11 years
at GCTD. She served as
GCTD's director of planning
and marketing, led the
implementation of several
new routes, managed the
development of numerous
service plans and oversaw all
grant applications.
MassTransitmag.com/21259366
Rauschenberger
Pace Suburban
Bus (Pace)
Melinda J.
Metzger has
been appointed
executive
director of
Pace. She has
filled the role in an interim
capacity since December
2021 and becomes the first
female head of the agency.
Metzger began her 40-year
career in transit as an intern
at NORTRAN, now Pace's
Northwest Division. She managed
operations planning for
the Regional Transportation
Authority before returning to
Pace in 1984. Metzger previously
served as the agency's
general manager and chief
operating officer. Priorities for
Metzger include focusing on
the environment, equity and
efficiency.
MassTransitmag.com/21260724
Metzger
Valley Metro
Jessica
Mefford-Miller
has been
selected by
the Valley
Metro Board
of Directors
to be the agency's
new CEO. Mefford-Miller
comes from St. Louis Metro
Transit where she led a team
that delivered bus, light rail,
paratransit and microtransit
across the St. Louis metropolitan
region. Notable highlights
include leading Metro
Transit through a reimaging of
its bus system; creating a shift
towards renewable energy;
overseeing the planning and
design of expansions to the
current 46-mile light-rail line;
and leveraging the region's
rail investment to create
thriving transit-oriented
development.
MassTransitmag.com/21260957
Mefford-Miller
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