Organization
Office of the CEO
Office of the CEO informationStephanie N. Wiggins, Chief Executive Officer |
Sharon Gookin, Deputy Chief Executive Officer |
Nicole Englund, Chief of Staff |
Elba Higueros, Deputy Chief of Staff |
Board Appointed Officers
Metro Los Angeles Board Appointed Officers.Karen Gorman, Inspector General |
Paul Solis, Chief Ethics Officer |
Charles Safer, Assistant County Counsel |
Collette Langston, Board Clerk |
Management Audit
Reviews, evaluates and reports on the agency’s finances, operations and procedures.Kimberly Houston, Deputy Chief Auditor |
Alfred Rodas, Senior Director – Audit |
Lauren Choi, Senior Director - Audit (Interim) |
Customer Experience
Oversees Metro's Community Relations, Customer Programs & Services, Customer Relations, Government Relations, Marketing and Public Relations.Jennifer Vides, Chief Customer Experience Officer |
Monica Bouldin, Deputy Chief, Customer Experience (Marketing, Public Relations, Creative & Brand, Partnerships) |
Yvette Rapose, Deputy Chief, Customer Experience (Community Relations, Arts & Community Enrichment) |
Anthony Crump, Executive Officer - Community Relations (Project Delivery) |
Lillian De Loza-Gutierrez, Executive Officer - Community Relations (Countywide Initiatives) |
Karen Swift, Deputy Executive Officer, Community Relations (Local Government Relations) |
Maya Emsden, Executive Officer - Arts & Community Enrichment |
Zoé Zeigler, Executive Officer - Marketing |
Pam Krebs, Executive Officer - Public Relations |
Vanessa Smith, Executive Officer - Customer Care |
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
Administers and coordinates transportation service and infrastructure improvements throughout Los Angeles County.Ray Sosa, Chief Planning Officer – Countywide Planning & Development |
Allison Yoh, Deputy Chief Planning Officer (Interim) – Countywide Planning & Development |
David Mieger, Senior Executive Officer – Mobility Corridors & Technical Services |
Laurie Lombardi, Senior Executive Officer – Strategic Financial Planning & Grants Management |
Holly Rockwell, Senior Executive Officer – Transit Oriented Communities & Real Estate |
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.Nalini Ahuja, Chief Financial Officer |
Melissa Wang, Deputy Chief Financial Officer (Interim) – Finance (OMB) |
Perry Blake, Senior Executive Officer – Finance (OMB) |
Irene Fine, Senior Executive Officer – Finance (OMB) |
Anelli-Michelle Navarro, Senior Executive Officer – Finance (OMB) |
Jesse Soto, Senior Executive Officer - Finance (Accounting) |
David Sutton, Senior Executive Officer – Finance (TAP) |
Mary Morgan, Deputy Executive Officer – Finance (Treasury) |
Rodney Johnson, Deputy Executive Officer – Finance (Treasury) |
Chief People Office
Composed of Human Capital and Development (HC&D) and Information and Technology Services (ITS). HC&D responsibilities include the oversight of collective bargaining and contract administration, as well as independent group employee relations issues. ITS manages and maintains Metro's extensive internal and external computer and telecommunications network as well as our application portfolio.Dawn Jackson-Perkins, Interim Chief People Officer |
Cristian Leiva, Deputy Chief People Officer |
Bryan M. Sastokas, Deputy Chief Information Technology Officer |
Donald Howey, Executive Officer – Administration |
Sandra Blanco-Sanchez, Sr. Executive Officer – Talent Acquisition |
Miguel Cabral, Sr. Executive Officer – Talent Development |
Janice Olsen, Deputy Executive Officer – Human Resources (Pension and Benefits) |
Steven Espinoza, Executive Officer - Labor & Employee Services |
Shinina Butler, Deputy Executive Officer – Human Resources (Well-Being Services) |
Patrick Astredo, Executive Officer – Business Application Services |
Vincent Tee, Executive Officer – Enterprise Architecture & Tech Integration |
Medik Ghazikhanian, 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 the engineering and oversight of major construction projects, as well as improvements to Metro rail facilities.Timothy Lindholm, Chief Program Management Officer |
Sameh Ghaly, Deputy Chief Program Management Officer |
Mat Antonelli, Deputy Chief Program Management Officer – Major Projects |
Kathy Knox, Senior Executive Officer, Project Management Oversight – Finance & Administration |
Julie Owen, Senior Executive Officer, Project Management Oversight – Program Control |
James J. Cohen, Senior Executive Officer, Program Management (Interim) – Westside Purple Line Extension 1 |
Michael McKenna, Senior Executive Officer, Project Management (Interim) – Westside Purple Line Extension 2 |
Kimberly Ong, Senior Executive Officer, Project Management (Interim) – Westside Purple Line Extension 3 |
Michael Ratnasingham, Senior Executive Officer, Project Management – Systems Engineering |
Androush Danielians, Senior Executive Officer, Project Management – Project Engineering |
Eduardo Cervantes, Executive Officer, Projects Engineering – Third Party Coordination |
Camelia Davis, Executive Officer, Projects Engineering - Quality Assurance & Compliance |
Tom Kefalas, Executive Officer, Projects Engineering – Program Management/Environmental Services |
Brian Balderrama, Deputy Executive Officer, Project Management – Program Management/Regional Rail |
Risk, Safety & Asset Management
Protects public assets by identifying, evaluating and responding to risk exposures.Kenneth Hernandez, Deputy Chief Risk 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 |
System Security and Law Enforcement
Oversees the activities of the multi-policing model inclusive of Metro Transit Security Officers and contract security personnel. Metro’s law enforcement model includes the Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Long Beach Police Department.Kenneth Hernandez, Chief Safety Officer (Interim) |
Robert Gummer, Deputy Chief, System Security & Law Enforcement |
Aldon Bordenave, Deputy Executive Officer, System Security & Law Enforcement |
Nancy Felix, Senior Director – Transit Security |
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 |
Shahrzad Amiri, Deputy Chief Operations Officer – Shared Mobility |
Errol Taylor, Deputy Chief Operations Officer – Infrastructure Maintenance & Engineering |
Jesus Montes, Senior Executive Officer – Vehicle Acquisition |
James Pachan, Senior Executive Officer– Bus Maintenance |
Bob Spadafora, Senior Executive Officer – Rail Fleet Services |
Quintin Sumabat, Executive Officer – Grants and Capital Projects |
Diane Corral-Lopez, Executive Officer – Operations Administration |
Joseph Forgiarini, Senior Executive Officer – Service Development, Scheduling & Analysis |
Dan Nguyen, Executive Officer – Strategic Initiatives and MicroTransit |
Hector Guerrero, Executive Officer – Rail Operations (Interim) |
Roman Alarcon, Senior Executive Officer – Rail Operations |
Diane Frazier, Senior Executive Officer – Transportation |
Vendor/Contract Management
Develops and maintains professional relationships with those doing business with or desiring to do business with the agency.Debra Avila, Deputy Chief Vendor / Contract Management Officer |
Carolina Coppolo, Senior Executive Officer – Vendor / Contract Management |
Dr. Irma L. Licea, Executive Officer – Vendor/Contract Management Support Services |
Selena Landero, Executive Officer – Supply Chain/Logistics |
Ivan Page, Executive Officer – Vendor / Contract Management |
Tashai Smith, Executive Officer – Diversity & Economic Opportunity |
Content
Office of the CEOBoard Appointed OfficersManagement AuditCustomer ExperienceCongestion ReductionCountywide Planning & DevelopmentFinanceChief People OfficeOffice of Strategic InnovationProgram ManagementRisk, Safety & Asset ManagementSystem Security and Law EnforcementTransit OperationsVendor/Contract Management