People in the News Charles Stewart Richard W. Andreski St. Louis Metro Transit Charles Stewart was appointed by the Bi-State Development to be executive director of St. Louis Metro Transit. Stewart has served as interim executive director since Jan. 26, 2022. He is responsible for overseeing the day-today transit operations of MetroLink, MetroBus and the Metro CallA-Ride paratransit system. MassTransitmag. com/21265691 Trinity Metro Richard W. Andreski has been named president and CEO of Trinity Metro. Andreski is a public transportation veteran with 23 years of experience and more than 10 years of executive leadership. He previously served as the bureau chief for public transportation at the Connecticut Department of Transportation since 2015. MassTransitmag. com/21265521 Cheri Holsclaw Morongo Basin Transit Authority Cheri Holsclaw has been selected to be general manager of the Morongo Basin Transit Authority in Joshua Tree, Calif. The unanimous appointment was made by the authority's board of directors March 24, 2022. She becomes the first female general manager since 1995 to oversee the organization. MassTransitmag. com/21261865 Michael Tree Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (Santa Cruz Metro) Michael Tree was named the new CEO/ general manager of Santa Cruz Metro. His start date was April 25, 2022. He has more than 27 years of experience in public transit industry and city management, most recently as executive director of the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority. MassTransitmag. com/21261918 Ben Cole Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) Ben Cole has joined SORTA as director of training and employee development. He will ensure staff have access to the training programs and tools they need for immediate and future success, including leadership and management training, and operations and specialized training. MassTransitmag. com/21262946 For more information, visit www.MassTransitmag.com/10065485 2206MASS_Bitimec Wash Bots.indd 1 JUNE 2022 | MassTransitmag.com | Mass Transit | 9 5/3/22 10:46 AMhttp://MassTransitmag.com/21265521 http://MassTransitmag.com/21265691 http://MassTransitmag.com/21261865 http://MassTransitmag.com/21261918 http://MassTransitmag.com/21262946 https://wash-bots.com/ http://www.MassTransitmag.com/10065485 http://www.MassTransitmag.com