People on the Move: November 2026

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX—Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority (CCRTA) CEO Derrick Majchszak was elected president of the Texas Transit Association, serving as a leader for public transportation agencies and professionals across Texas. Majchszak has served as CCRTA CEO since 2023 and has more than 20 years of public transit industry leadership experience. He is a member of the APTA Legislative, Bus Operations, and Research & Technology committees, among others.

NEW YORK, NY—The Gateway Development Commission named Jeff Bernstein as chief financial officer. He brings decades of expertise in finance, public transportation, and engineering. Most recently he was a specialist leader at Deloitte, working with transport and infrastructure clients. He has been the head of finance at Lyft, deputy CFO at NJ TRANSIT, and CFO at Bytemark. Earlier in his career he was a finance director at Metro-North Railroad, worked as a civil engineer, and was founding chair of the Greater New York City Chapter of Young Professionals in Transportation.

BOSTON, MA—Keolis North America appointed Antoine Lequeux as vice president and general manager of Keolis’ Valley Metro, AZ, operations. In this role, he will oversee operations and maintenance of Valley Metro’s fixed-route bus services. Lequeux had been with Keolis for nearly 10 years and had operational and technical experience with high-speed rail, tram, and bus systems. Most recently, he served as general manager of the Keolis subsidiary in Orléans, France for the TAO public transportation network, which included two tram lines, 40 bus routes, on-demand services, and 700 bicycles.

DENVER, CO—HNTB named Phillip A. Washington president of strategy and client service, markets and services, and senior vice president. In this role, he will identify emerging opportunities, strengthen client engagement, and advance solutions for transportation agencies and infrastructure owners. Washington most recently served as CEO of Denver International Airport. He previously led the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Denver Regional Transportation District. He was inducted into the APTA Hall of Fame in 2023 and served as APTA chair from 2014-2015.

NEWARK, NJ—Daniel Rogust has been appointed senior vice president and general manager of New Jersey TRANSIT Rail Operations after serving as the acting head since August. He succeeds James Sincaglia, who retired after 30 years with the agency. Rogust began his career with the agency in 2002 as a car appearance maintainer. Throughout the years, he held various roles within mechanical maintenance, including leadership positions. After a stint at Siemens Mobility leading large-scale locomotive maintenance programs, he returned to NJ TRANSIT to serve as a general superintendent and deputy general manager of equipment.

BOULDER, CO—Josh McCormack joined MaxAccel as director of strategic development, where he will help identify new opportunities across passenger rail, industrial switching, ports, freight rail, and public transit agencies. He brings two decades of rail and public transit agency experience. Most recently, he led business and strategic development efforts for Alstom’s North American Services Operations and Maintenance Business Line. Previous roles include serving as general manager for RATP Dev USA and in safety, compliance, and transportation management roles at Maryland DOT, Bombardier Transportation, Watco, and Herzog. He has served on APTA’s Rail Transit, Commuter Rail, Bus Safety, and Rail Safety committees.

STOCKTON, CA—Harlow Church has joined San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD) as director of safety and security. He brings more than 17 years of experience in transit operations, system safety, and regulatory compliance. Most recently, he served as fire life safety program administrator with Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), where he worked closely with agency police and supported emergency operations for the 2026 Super Bowl and World Cup. He also served as principal operations safety specialist and as an engineer at BART. Church began his transportation career in passenger and freight rail, serving in frontline and supervisory positions as a conductor, locomotive engineer, and operations supervisor.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—WeDriveU appointed Hernán Quiroz as vice president of fleet maintenance. In this role, Quiroz will lead fleet strategy, safety and compliance, innovation, and workforce development for the organization’s fixed-route bus, paratransit, microtransit, and on-demand services. Quiroz has more than 13 years of global fleet maintenance and asset management experience. Most recently, he served as director of global maintenance and reliability for Halliburton’s energy services practice, managing more than 10,000 heavy-duty mobile diesel and electric assets.

RICHMOND, VA—UZURV welcomed Leo Basola as chief financial officer. In this role, he will support the company’s growth to meet increasing market demand. Basola brings financial leadership experience from major multinational organizations such as Equifax, Danaher, and General Electric. Most recently, he served as CFO for Spire Global and is an adjunct professor at Virginia Commonwealth University.

HANOVER, MD—Oluseyi Olugbenle was named deputy secretary of Maryland DOT. She joined the department after serving as acting director of the Prince George’s County Department of Public Works and Transportation, where she led the daily operations of the 450-person department. Previously, Olugbenle was director of the Maryland Transit Administration’s Office of Planning and Capital Programming, overseeing its asset management program. She recently served as president of the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials Maryland.

SAN DIEGO, CA—Cubic Corporation appointed Elliot “Lee” Sander president and CEO of Cubic Transportation Systems. He succeeds Cubic Corporation Chairman, President, and CEO Stevan Slijepcevic, who had served as interim president. Sander had advised Cubic Transportation Systems since August 2025 and served as executive chairman since June 2026. He previously was executive director and CEO of New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, commissioner of New York City DOT, president of Bombardier Transportation Americas, and leader of AECOM’s global transportation division.

OMAHA, NE—HDR promoted Tracy Ellwein to U.S. Northwest transportation director. She will oversee growth, diversification, project delivery, workforce development, and recruiting for the firm’s transportation infrastructure consulting services in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. Ellwein most recently served as HDR’s Oregon/Southwest Washington operations area manager and previously led the firm’s transportation practice in Idaho.

HDR also promoted Malcolm Dougherty to U.S. Southwest transportation director. He will oversee growth, diversification, project delivery, workforce development, and recruiting for the firm’s transportation infrastructure consulting services in California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, and Hawaii/Guam. Dougherty joined HDR in 2023 as California transportation director and previously served as director of California DOT.

DALLAS, TX—AECOM appointed Dwight Pullen as transportation global business line chief executive. Pullen brings more than 30 years of transportation industry experience spanning major infrastructure program delivery and global business leadership. He joined AECOM in 2022 to lead its aviation business and subsequently expanded his responsibilities to include surface transportation. Prior to joining AECOM, he held senior leadership roles across the infrastructure industry and led the delivery of major transportation programs around the world.