Paul P. Skoutelas
President and CEO
Paul P. Skoutelas is president and chief executive officer of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). His entire career has been in public transportation, serving in both the public and private sectors.
Skoutelas is a champion for the power of public transportation to create personal and economic opportunities for all and to connect and build thriving communities. He testifies often before Congress and is a frequent speaker on public transportation issues as APTA leads the industry’s transformation in the new mobility era.
Prior to joining APTA in 2018, Skoutelas served as senior vice president for WSP USA, one of the world’s largest architectural and engineering firms and national director of WSP USA’s Transit & Rail Technical Excellence Center. He also was chief executive officer at the Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAT), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (LYNX), Orlando, Florida.
Skoutelas serves on numerous boards and committees, including the Transportation Research Board, Mineta Transportation Institute, ENO Center for Transportation, Transportation Learning Center and the Alliance to Save Energy’s 50×50 Commission on U.S. Transportation Sector Efficiency. He is a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Executive Advisory Board on Smart Mobility and Carnegie Mellon University’s Mobility 21 Advisory Council.
He is also a long-time member of WTS International and the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO).
Skoutelas received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from The Pennsylvania State University and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a licensed professional engineer.
Skoutelas and his wife, Denise, are residents of Washington DC, and he commutes to work on Washington’s Metro system and the DC Circulator.
APTA Chair
MJ Maynard-Carey
Chief Executive Officer
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
Vice Chair
Leanne Redden
Executive Director
Regional Transportation Authority of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Secretary/Treasurer
Jeffrey Wharton
Director, Contracts and Technical Services
SYSTRA USA
Goldsboro, NC
Immediate Past Chair
Michele Wong Krause
Past Chair
Dallas Area Rapid Transit Board of Directors, 2021-2023
Dallas, TX
Executive Committee
Richard W. Andreski
President & Chief Executive Officer
Trinity Metro
Fort Worth, TX
Commuter Rail CEOs Committee Representative
Jose R. Bustamante
Strategy Advisor
Pivot Strategies
Washington, DC
At-Large Member
Randy Clarke
CEO
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Washington, DC
Legacy System Representative
Alexander Clifford
CEO
San Joaquin Regional Transit District
Stockton, CA
Small Operations Committee Representative
Francis “Buddy” Coleman
Chief Customer Officer
Clever Devices Ltd.
Woodbury, NY
At-Large Business Member
Charles DiMaggio
CEO
Greystone Real Estate Advisory Group
New York, NY
Business Member Board of Governors Representative
Shawn Donaghy
CEO
North County Transit District
Oceanside, CA
Mid-Size Operations Committee Representative
Denise Figueroa
Board Member
Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA)
Albany, NY
At-Large Transit Board Member
Sharon Fleming
Director
Calgary Transit
Calgary, AB Canada
Canadian Members Representative
Gary S. Giovanetti
Board Chair
San Joaquin Regional Transit District
Stockton, CA
At-Large Transit Board Member
Carolyn Gonot
CEO and General Manager
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
San Jose, CA
Rail Transit CEOs Committee Representative
Beth Holbrook
Member, Board of Trustees
Utah Transit Authority
Salt Lake City, UT
Legislative Committee Representative
Debra A. Johnson
General Manager and CEO
Regional Transportation District
Denver, CO
At-Large Member
Bacarra Mauldin
Memphis, TN
At-Large Member
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Raymond Melleady
President
STER Seating
Exton, PA
At-Large Member
Erin Rogers
CEO/General Manager
OMNITRANS
San Bernardino, CA
Bus & Paratransit CEOs Committee Representative
Patricia Gillum Sams
Board Member
Jacksonville Transportation Authority
Transit Board Members Committee Representative
Kimberly Slaughter
Senior Vice President and Transportation Leader for North America
TY Lin
Houston, TX
At-Large Business Member
Jannet Walker-Ford
Business Line Executive, Advisory and Planning
WSP USA
Jacksonville, FL
Top 10 Business Member Representative
Joel Young
President, Board of Directors
AC Transit
Oakland, CA
At-Large Transit Board Member
2024-2025 Board of Directors
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Honorary Board Members
Past Chairs and Past Presidents of the American Public Transportation Association, American Transit Association, and the Institute for Rapid Transit.
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