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NOV 2014

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NOVEMBER 2014 | MassTransitmag.com | Mass Transit | 9 ▶ The APTA Innovation Award is an award given to public transportation agencies that demonstrate innovative concepts in the provision of public transportation services. The Capital Metropolitan Transporta- tion Authority (Capital Metro) of Austin, Texas, won an Innovation Award for its comprehensive Employee Wellness Program that was designed to address key aspects of employee health — nutrition, physical activity, safety, weight manage- ment, stress reduction strategies, and tobacco cessation. www.MassTransitmag.com/12010848 ▶ The Regional Transportation District (RTD) of Denver, won an Innovation Award for its in-depth, educational workforce development programs that not only train workers for today's skills, but also antici- pate future skills. RTD's Strategic Leader- ship Development Program employs an integrated, highly structured fve-step, custom-designed curriculum that identi- fes and develops qualifed employees for senior management positions within RTD and public transit. www.MassTransitmag.com/12010884 ▶ This year two individuals were inducted in to the APTA Hall of Fame. This award is reserved for individuals who have long and distinguished careers in the industry; who have made extraordinary contributions to public transportation and who have actively participated in APTA activities. Rod Diridon, Sr., received the frst 2014 Hall of Fame Award. He began his elected career in 1971 as a city council member followed by 20 years, six times chair, of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors and Transit Board. Diridon chaired APTA, the Bay area's three regional agencies, and was UITP vice chair. Ronald J. Tober received the second 2014 Hall of Fame Award. He has worked for 45 years in the feld of public transportation as a planner, manager and chief executive. He was also received the 2005 Outstanding Public Transportation Manager of the Year Award. www.MassTransitmag.com/12012871 ▶ Paul C. Jablonski, chief executive ofcer, San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), in San Diego, received the 2014 Outstanding Public Transportation Manag- er Award. His accomplishments span both the private and public sectors. www.MassTransitmag.com/12015386 ▶ U.S. Rep. Ed Pastor (D-Ariz.) received the 2014 Local Distinguished Service Award. This award is given to an individual who has made signif- cant contributions at the local level to public transporta- tion through policy, legislative initiative and leadership. He has been a tremen- dous advocate for public transportation in Phoenix and even beyond his district in Mesa, by supporting public transit proj- ects that get people to jobs, school, and vital services while generating a positive economic impact for the Valley of the Sun. Light rail and an expanded bus netwok have become reality due to his advocacy and ability to create partnerships. www.MassTransitmag.com/11621964 ▶ The National Distinguished Service Award is given to individuals who have made signifcant contributions at the national level to public transportation through policy, legislative initiative and leadership. The recipients of the National Distinguished Award are, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and U.S. Represen- tative Tom Petri (R-WI). www.MassTransitmag.com/12015387 HNTB Corp. Terry Nash has joined HNTB Corp. as senior project manager for transit and rail and as- sociate vice president. He brings 18 years of project management experience, special- izing in the rail transit industry for the past 13 years. Nash's experience includes managing and coordinating all aspects of design, including conceptual layout, al- ternatives development, capital and operating costs, fnal design and systems integration. www.MassTransitmag. com/12015252 Valley Metro Adrian Ruiz, retired Phoenix Police lieu- tenant, joins Valley Metro as the new director of safety and security for the met- ropolitan Phoenix re- gional transit system. In her 23 years of experi- ence as a Phoenix Police ofcer, Ruiz spent seven years as a lieutenant with the Phoenix Police Transit Enforcement Unit. She retired from the violent crimes bureau as the lieutenant in assaults/ gun enforcement-intelli- gence unit. www.MassTransitmag. com/12012646 Total Transit Total Transit has hired C. Mikel Oglesby as its new national public transportation business development manager. Oglesby will be the lead of the public transportation division, which provides fxed and fex route, express and other public transit-re- lated services for transit authorities. Oglesby brings 24 years of public transportation leader- ship experience gained at both large and small agencies at a senior management level. www.MassTransitmag. com/12007754 Parsons Brinckerhoff Periklis Papadopoulos has been named a su- pervising communica- tions systems engineer in the New York City of- fce of Parsons Brinck- erhof. Papadopoulos is responsible for the conceptual development and design of large-scale communications and security projects for rail and transit infrastructure. He has more than 20 years of security systems design and engineering experience for trans- portation and security infrastructure projects. www.MassTransitmag. com/12013771 Crosspoint Kinetics Crosspoint Kinet- ics announced the appointment of Amy Dobrikova as direc- tor of Strategy and Business Development. Dobrikova brings years of sales and marketing experience to Crosspoint Kinetics. Previously she was with Echo Automo- tive, where she utilized her automotive industry acumen and under- standing of hybrid and electrifcation technolo- gies to advance aware- ness and adoption of Echo's hybrid products. www.MassTransitmag. com/12012458 Terry Nash Amy Dobrikova Periklis Papadopoulos C. Mikel Oglesby Adrian Ruiz People in the News Ed Pastor Center, Paul C. Jablonski

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