Organization chart March 2008 (pdf) Organization chart March 2008 (accessible text) Nathaniel (Nat) P. Ford, Sr., Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, has nearly 25 years of experience in the public transportation industry. Prior to joining the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency in 2006, Mr. Ford served as the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer for the Metropolitan Atlanta Transportation Authority (MARTA), the ninth largest transit system in North America, for five years. In that capacity, Mr. Ford was responsible for 4200 employees, an operating and capital budget totally $792.9 million, as well as the Authority’s multi-modal operations that included more than 680 buses and 120 bus routes covering 25 million miles of bus service annually and a rail system that included 338 rail cars and 38 stations covering 48 miles of track and 23 million miles of rail service annually. Mr. Ford began his public transportation career at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York City Transit as a train conductor rapidly rising through the ranks holding various positions culminating with the position of Superintendent of District Night Operations during his nine-year tenure at the nation’s largest system. When he left New York City Transit, Mr. Ford went on to the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) where he spent five years as the Assistant Chief Transportation Officer-Service Delivery. After his tour at BART he headed south to MARTA where he assumed the position of Senior Vice President of Operations for two years, which led to a promotional opportunity whereby he became Executive Vice President for Operations and Development until his appointment as General Manager and Chief Executive Officer in 2000. Mr. Ford earned his Bachelor of Applied Studies in Organizational Leadership from Mercer University. He was the recipient of the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) “Executive of the Year” award and has served as COMTO’s Second Vice Chairman, as well as the Vice Chairman of Business Management and Finance for the American Public Transportation Association. (APTA). Mr. Ford currently serves as a member of the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, which oversees the administration of Caltrain, a regional commuter rail system. Additionally, Mr. Ford is serving as Chairman of the Transbay Joint Powers Authority, which is charged with designing, building, operating and maintaining a new Transbay terminal and surrounding facilities in San Francisco. Debra A. Johnson, Chief of Staff/Director of External Affairs, has nearly 20 years of progressively responsible management experience including policy and strategic communications development and implementation, advocacy and community outreach and government and media relations. She has invaluable experience in interacting and coordinating with federal, state, regional and local elected representatives; agency officials; civic organizations; and special interest groups which was primarily gained in the San Francisco Bay Area and Washington, D.C. Ms. Johnson began her career working in the private sector for an engineering-based consulting firm whereby she had a pivotal role in the public awareness campaign for the I-80 Reconstruction Project in Contra Costa and Alameda counties. She later transitioned into public transit and has held varying positions with the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) including, but not limited to, a Senior Government/Community Relations Specialist, the Community Outreach Department Manager at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) and Director of Project Communications and later the Board Secretary at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) in Washington, D.C. Ms. Johnson earned her Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the California State University, East Bay (formerly Hayward) and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the University of California, Davis. Additionally, she is an alumna of the 2000 Class of Leadership San Francisco and is active with the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO), the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) and serves on the California Transit Association’s Executive Committee. Sonali Bose, Director of Finance/Chief Financial Officer, has held senior level finance positions in the public and private sectors over the last 25 years. The public sector positions include Chief Financial Officer for the Metro Gold Rail Line in Los Angeles; Chief Financial Officer for the Port of Oakland, the Director of Finance for the City of Berkeley; and the Treasurer for the City of Oakland. Her private sector positions include Chief Financial Officer/Administrative Officer for a third party administrator for pension, health and welfare funds, Managing Director and Finance Manager for international consulting firms focusing on infrastructure projects, and Vice President of Finance for a merchant bank. In her various roles, Ms. Bose has provided strategic advice to Boards of Directors and senior executives, managed operational functions in large organizations with several business lines, and provided oversight of complex multi-year projects. Ms. Bose has been involved in obtaining various federal, state, and local funds for projects and programs and managed various taxable and tax exempt financing. She also has significant experience in securing funding and managing and developing real estate projects. Ms. Bose has led strategic planning efforts for large public and private organizations, completed business plans, developed long term operating and capital budgets, established policies and procedures, and managed cultural and business process change initiatives. Ms. Bose has business administration and public policy graduate degrees from Harvard University and the University of California, Berkeley. Her undergraduate degree is from the University of California, Berkeley. Vicki Rambo, Director of Human Resources. Kenneth McDonald, Chief Operating Officer/Director of Operations, Mr. McDonald is a transit professional with a wide range of experience which includes oversight of Electrical Communications Services, Rail Vehicle Maintenance, Capital Programs, Operations Maintenance and Rail Systems. He joined SFMTA after 20 years of service with the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), leaving his most recent position as Assistant General Manager of Operations. Mr. McDonald is well versed in personnel management; maintenance disciplines and power distribution; communication and signaling systems; rail vehicle refurbishment; maintenance planning and engineering; project management, as well as budget management. He is also skilled in the maintenance disciplines for electrical power distribution, traction power, electrical/electronic maintenance engineering, automatic train control and signaling, SCADA and LAN computer hardware systems, two-way radio communication, telephone distribution, transit fare media collection systems, transit vehicle communication network systems, and transportation service delivery. Mr. McDonald holds a Master of Science Degree in Management and graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology from Southern Polytechnic State University in Georgia. He is also a Certified Transit Department Manager from the APTREX Institute. Antonio Parra, Deputy Police Chief, San Francisco Police Department (SFPD), Deputy Chief Parra has been assigned to the SFMTA by SFPD to administer the newly created SFMTA Security and Enforcement Division. This division includes Parking Enforcement, Transit Fare Inspectors, Muni Response Team (MRT), and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Assistance Program (SFMTAP). Deputy Chief Parra has over 26 years of experience with the SFPD. His first 15 years on the force was dedicated to patrolling out of San Francisco’s Northern Station, and as a Sergeant at Central Station. As a member of the SFPD’s Specialist Team, he worked on critical hostage and crisis issues. After serving as Lieutenant of the Tenderloin Task Force and in various capacities as Captain, Deputy Chief Parra was promoted to Deputy Chief in 2004. Deputy Chief Parra graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, and he holds an AA in Criminology from City College of San Francisco and a Bachelor’s Degree in Management from St. Mary’s University. Carter Rohan, Senior Director of Transportation Planning & Development, is an experienced transit executive with over 28 years of professional experience of which 13 years have been specifically devoted to work in transit. He joined the SFMTA in March 2006. Mr. Rohan has considerable experience in capital program management for a wide range of project types, including commercial, industrial, science & research, governmental, military and transit projects, both in the United States and internationally. He began his career working in the private sector as a project manager for CRS Sirrine, Inc. performing project management services for international projects in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Highlights of his management career progression included key posts in Construction/Program Management for CRSS+M&E JV on the Peace Sun/Peace Shield programs in Saudi Arabia and Construction Administration for the PB/MK Team on the Superconducting Super Collider project in Texas. During the time he held the post of Senior Manager. In 1994 he joined the transit engineering consulting team of Parsons Brinckerhoff/Tudor, Inc. as a Construction Administrator/Resident Engineer performing construction management services for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) in Georgia. As a professional associate of PB the key projects that he managed were; the construction of; the first Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Service and Maintenance Facility at Perry Boulevard, Laredo Bus Facility CNG Conversion project, Sandy Springs Station project and the Lindbergh Transit Oriented Development project. Most recently he was with MARTA serving as Assistant General Manager of Engineering and Technology. While at MARTA, Mr. Rohan efficiently managed the completion of all capital projects, most notable, the $280 million Armor Yard Rail Services Facilities construction program, which was delivered on time and $9 million under budget. He also provided project management services for the Automatic Fare Collection Smart Card project. Mr. Rohan holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Houston, in Texas, and is currently registered nationally and in the states of Georgia and Texas. He is an ENO Foundation leadership graduate and has participated in the International Transit Studies Program. Bond Yee, Director, Parking and Traffic, has been in his current position since June, 2004. He has been practicing professionally for 35years, with the first part of his career working in the private sector as a transportation engineer with the firm of Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas (PBQ&D). With PBQ&D Mr. Yee worked on various transportation and transit projects such as San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), Portland’s starter LRV line, Kansas City Transit Master Plan, and Fullerton’s Multimodal Transportation Center facility. He has been with the City since 1982 starting with the Department of Public Works’ Traffic Engineering Bureau, and has been with the Department of Parking and Traffic since its inception in 1990. Mr. Yee has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master’s Degree in Transportation from University of Berkeley’s Institute of Transportation Studies. He holds licenses in civil and traffic engineering from the State of California and is a Professional Traffic Operations Engineer licensed by the Transportation Professional Certification Board. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Transportation Engineers. Explore:Shortcut to this page:
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