Leadership
Office of the CEO
Office of the Chief Executive Officer| Stephanie Wiggins, Chief Executive Officer |
| Sharon Gookin, Deputy Chief Executive Officer |
Office of the Chief of Staff
Oversees the agency’s executive operations, strategic initiatives, and interdepartmental alignment as well as the Civil Rights, Racial Equity and Inclusion, Board Relations, Community Relations, Government Relations and Station Activation.| Nicole Englund, Chief of Staff |
| Elba Higueros, Deputy Chief of Staff |
| Althea Bovell, Deputy Chief Civil Rights Officer |
| Marisa Perez, Deputy Chief Community Relations Officer |
| Michael Turner, Senior Executive Officer, Government Relations |
| Lilly O’Brien, Deputy Executive Officer, Station Activation |
Board Appointed Officers
Metro Los Angeles Board Appointed Officers.| Karen Gorman, Inspector General |
| Collette Langston, Board Clerk |
| Paul Solis, Chief Ethics Officer |
| Quinn Tang, Assistant County Counsel |
Management Audit
Reviews, evaluates and reports on the agency’s finances, operations and procedures.| Kimberly Houston, Deputy Chief Auditor |
| Lauren Choi, Senior Director - Audit |
Customer Experience
Oversees Customer Experience research and strategy as well as the Arts & Community Enrichment, Creative & Brand, Customer Care, Fare Programs, Marketing, Public Relations, Revenue Generation & Partnerships and Strategic Communications departments.| Jennifer Vides, Chief Customer Experience Officer |
| Monica Bouldin, Deputy Chief, Customer Experience (Marketing, Public Relations, Creative & Brand, Partnerships) |
| Yvette Rapose, Deputy Chief, Customer Experience (Arts & Community Enrichment, Fare Programs, Customer Care) |
| Maya Emsden, Executive Officer - Arts & Community Enrichment |
| Pam Krebs, Executive Officer - Public Relations |
| Vanessa Smith, Executive Officer - Customer Care |
| Zoé Zeigler, Executive Officer - Marketing |
| Jeff Zimm, Executive Officer – Creative & Brand |
Congestion Reduction
Focuses on reducing traffic congestion in Los Angeles County.| Shahrzad Amiri, Executive Officer – Congestion Reduction Programs |
| Kenneth Coleman, Deputy Executive Officer – Congestion Reduction Programs |
Countywide Planning & Development
Plans the Los Angeles County's regional transit system and programs federal, state, and local transportation funds for the county's transit system, complete streets and highway programs, and locally sponsored, regionally significant projects of all modes of transportation.| Ray Sosa, Chief Planning Officer – Countywide Planning & Development |
| Nicole Ferrara, Deputy Chief Planning Officer – Countywide Planning & Development |
| Cecily Way, Senior Executive Officer – Sepulveda Transit Corridor |
| Julie Owen, Senior Executive Officer – Planning Project Control |
| Adriana Martinez, Executive Officer – Economic Development |
| David Mieger, Senior Executive Officer – Mobility Corridors & Technical Services |
| Allison Yoh, Senior Executive Officer – Systemwide Planning & Analysis |
| Laurie Lombardi, Senior Executive Officer – Strategic Financial Planning & Grants Management |
| Craig Justesen, Senior Executive Officer (interim) – Real Estate & Transit Oriented Communities |
| Avital Barnea, Senior Executive Officer – Multimodal Integrated Planning |
Finance
Administers Metro's budget and oversees the financial management of its transit-oriented operations and activities.| Anelli-Michelle Navarro, Chief Financial Officer (Interim) – Finance (OMB) |
| Melissa Wang, Deputy Chief Financial Officer – Finance (OMB) |
| Irene Fine, Deputy Chief Financial Officer (Interim) - Finance (OMB) |
| Diana Estrada, Senior Executive Officer, Finance - Finance (Accounting) |
| David Sutton, Senior Executive Officer, Finance – Finance (TAP) |
| Rodney Johnson, Senior Executive Officer, Finance – Finance (Treasury) |
Chief People Office
The Chief People Office (CPO) is composed of several Human Capital and Development (HC&D) cost centers in support of Metro’s workforce. CPO responsibilities include management of the following units: Employee & Labor Relations, Talent Acquisition, Talent Development/Employee Engagement, Strategic Hiring Initiatives, Pension & Benefits, Workforce Services, and Helping Employee Access Resources (HEAR) and Well-Being Services.| Dawn Jackson-Perkins, Chief People Officer |
| Cristian Leiva, Deputy Chief People Officer (Employee & Labor Relations) |
| Steven Espinoza, Executive Officer - Labor & Employee Services |
| Aisha Foster, Deputy Chief People Officer (Talent Acquisition) |
| Sandra Blanco-Sanchez, Sr. Executive Officer – Talent Acquisition |
| Miguel Cabral, Deputy Chief People Officer (Talent Development/Engagement and Strategic Hiring Initiatives) |
| Donald Howey, Sr. Executive Officer, Special Programs (Workforce Services and Pension & Benefits) |
| Jia Li, Sr. Executive Officer, Special Programs |
| Shinina Butler, Deputy Executive Officer – Human Resources (Well-Being Services) |
Information and Technology Services
ITS manages and maintains Metro's extensive internal and external computer and telecommunications network as well as our application portfolio.| Bryan M. Sastokas, Deputy Chief, Chief Information Technology Officer |
| Patrick Astredo, Executive Officer – Business Application Services |
| Vincent Tee, Executive Officer – Enterprise Architecture and Tech Integration |
| Michael Kek, Interim Executive Officer – Center of Excellence |
Office of Strategic Innovation
Identifies, evaluates, tests and implements leading-edge ideas to improve regional mobility, from public private capital partnerships to new technologies.| Seleta Reynolds, Chief Innovation Officer |
Program Management
Provides engineering and project management oversight for the agency’s capital construction program, including Metro rail, highways, and active transportation projects, and oversees Metro’s Office of Sustainability Program.| Timothy Lindholm, Chief Program Management Officer |
| Sameh Ghaly, Deputy Chief Program Management Officer, Transit Delivery 8010 |
| Michael McKenna, Deputy Chief Program Management Officer, Transit Delivery 8410 |
| Michael Ratnasingham, Deputy Chief Program Management Officer, Programwide Technical Services |
| Manuel (Cris) Liban, Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer |
| Kathy Knox, Senior Executive Officer, Project Management Oversight – Finance & Administration |
| Douglas Mensman, Senior Executive Officer, Project Management – Third Party Coordination |
| Zephaniah Varley, Senior Executive Officer, Project Management - Westside Purple Line Extension 2 |
| Kimberly Ong, Senior Executive Officer, Project Management – Westside Purple Line Extension 3 |
| Androush Danielians, Senior Executive Officer, Project Management – Project Engineering |
| Ron Tien, Senior Executive Officer, Project Management – Systems Engineering |
| Camelia Davis, Executive Officer, Projects Engineering - Quality Assurance & Compliance |
| Tom Kefalas, Executive Officer, Projects Engineering – Program Management/Environmental Services |
| Kavita Mehta, Executive Officer, Project Management – Program Management/Regional Rail Program |
Risk, Corporate Safety & Asset Management
Protects public assets by identifying, evaluating and responding to risk exposures.| Kenneth Hernandez, Chief Risk, Corporate Safety & Asset Management Officer |
| Vijay Khawani, Senior Executive Officer – Corporate Safety |
| Claudia Castillo del Muro, Executive Officer – Risk Management |
| Denise Longley, Executive Officer – Asset Management |
Department of Public Safety
Oversees the activities of a care-based public safety ecosystem that includes the Transit Ambassadors, Homeless Outreach Workers, Metro Police Officers, Metro Transit Security, contract security personnel and law enforcement partners (Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department).| William Scott, Chief of Police and Emergency Management |
| Jody Stiger, Deputy Chief, Administrative Services Division |
| Robert Gummer, Deputy Chief, Emergency Management and Security Division |
| Craig Joyce, Senior Executive Officer, Care-Based Services Division |
| Mark Weimerskirch, Senior Executive Officer, Emergency Management and Security Division |
Transit Operations
Operations is responsible for delivering bus and rail transportation service to our customers that is safe, on-time, reliable, and clean.| Conan Cheung, Chief Operations Officer |
| Edna Stanley, Deputy Chief Operations Officer – Transit Service Delivery |
| Matthew (Matt) Dake, Deputy Chief Operations Officer – Vehicle Maintenance and Engineering |
| Errol Taylor, Deputy Chief Operations Officer – Infrastructure Maintenance and Engineering |
| Steven Gota, Deputy Chief Operations Officer (Interim) – Shared Mobility |
| Joseph Forgiarini, Senior Executive Officer – Service Development, Scheduling and Analysis |
| Dan Nguyen, Senior Executive Officer – Strategic Initiatives and MicroTransit |
| Diane Corral-Lopez, Executive Officer – Operations Administration (Board Reports/Transitional Duty) |
| Stephen Tu, Deputy Executive Officer – Station Experience and Parking |
| Carolyn Kreslake, Deputy Executive Officer – Admin and Budget |
| George Williamson, Deputy Executive Officer – Admin and Budget |
Vendor/Contract Management
Develops and maintains professional relationships with those doing business with or desiring to do business with the agency.| Mat Antonelli, Chief Vendor/Contract Management Officer |
| Debra Avila, Deputy Chief Vendor/Contract Management Officer |
| Carolina Coppolo, Deputy Chief Vendor/Contract Management Officer |
| Dr. Irma L. Licea, Executive Officer – Vendor/Contract Management Support Services |
| Selena Landero, Senior Executive Officer – Supply Chain/Logistics |
| Ivan Page, Executive Officer – Vendor/Contract Management |
| Samira Baghdikian, Executive Officer – Vendor/Contract Management |
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