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

Leanne Redden
Executive Director
Regional Transportation Authority of Chicago
Chicago, IL


Vice Chair

Joel Young
Board Member
AC Transit
Oakland, CA


Secretary/Treasurer

Jannet Walker-Ford
Business Line Executive, Advisory and Planning
WSP USA
Jacksonville, FL


Immediate Past Chair

MJ Maynard-Carey
Chief Executive Officer
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, NV


Executive Committee

Richard W. Andreski
President & Chief Executive Officer
Trinity Metro
Fort Worth, TX

Commuter Rail CEOs Committee Representative

Natalie Chavez
Senior HR Analyst
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
San Jose, CA

Emerging Leaders Program Representative

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

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

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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Ken McDonald
President and CEO
Long Beach Transit, CA

At-Large System Member

Raymond Melleady
President
STER Seating
Exton, PA

At-Large Member


Celia Ann Pfleckl
AVP
Amtrak Airo Program

Leadership APTA Representative

Erin Rogers
CEO/General Manager
OMNITRANS
San Bernardino, CA

Bus & Paratransit CEOs Committee Representative


Peter Rogoff
Principal and Managing Partner
the Contorta Group

At-Large Business Member

Patricia Gillum Sams
Board Member
Jacksonville Transportation Authority

At-Large Transit Board Member

Kimberly Slaughter
Senior Vice President and Transportation Leader for North America
TY Lin
Houston, TX

At-Large Business Member

Paul Smedberg
Board Member
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Washington, DC

Transit Board Members Committee Representative


Veronica Vanterpool
Senior Vice President, Americas transit Lead
AECOM

Top 10 Dues Paying Business Member Representative


Stephanie Wiggins
CEO
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Top 10 Transit Agency Representative


2024-2025 Board of Directors

  • Chris Alfano
  • Richard W. Andreski
  • Holly Arnold
  • Debra R. Avila
  • Virginia Borkoski
  • Christopher P. Boylan
  • Randall Bryant
  • Jose R. Bustamante
  • Andy Byford
  • Alva Carrasco
  • April Chan
  • Randy S. Clarke
  • Alexander D. Clifford
  • Francis “Buddy” Coleman
  • Natalie E. Cornell
  • Diane H. Cowin
  • Neil R. Crosier
  • Ryan I. Daniel
  • LaShanda Dawkins
  • Clarelle DeGraffe
  • Samuel M. Desue, Jr.
  • Charles DiMaggio
  • Shawn M. Donaghy
  • Philip Eng
  • William F Fay, Jr.
  • Joseil Ferrer-Diaz
  • Denise A. Figueroa
  • Sharon Fleming
  • Rebecca Frankhouser
  • Carmen R. Garcia
  • Gary S. Giovanetti
  • Carolyn M. Gonot
  • Janet R. Gonzalez Tudor
  • Beverly D. Greene
  • Collie Greenwood
  • Ronnie Hakim
  • Christy Haven
  • Beth Holbrook
  • Kammy Horne
  • Jonathan Hunt
  • Michael Hursh
  • Krish Inbarajan
  • David Jackson
  • Thomas J. Jasien
  • Debra A. Johnson
  • Liz Justison
  • Eric Kaled
  • Jaime Kazlo
  • Katharine Kelleman
  • Susannah Kerr
  • Julie B. Kirschbaum
  • Richard A. Kwasneski
  • Nadine Lee
  • Justin D. Leighton
  • Benjamin T. Limmer
  • Salvador Llamas
  • Jack Martinson
  • Reginald A. Mason
  • Bacarra Mauldin
  • Jennifer McNeill
  • Jessica Mefford-Miller
  • Raymond J. Melleady
  • Roger Morton
  • Lawrence J. Murphy
  • Marian Murray
  • Brandon Policicchio
  • Robert M. Powers
  • Kevin B. Quinn, Jr.
  • Lorenzo Reffreger
  • Eric Reese
  • Charles Reeves, Jr.
  • Naomi Renek
  • Brian Riley, Sr.
  • Erin Rogers
  • Peter M. Rogoff
  • Patricia Gillum Sams
  • Scott A. Sauer
  • Angela Schwarz
  • Lauren Skiver
  • Kimberly Slaughter
  • Theodore Smith
  • Mandee M. Steele
  • Robin Stimson
  • Matthew O. Tucker
  • Jannet M. Walker-Ford
  • Frank White, III
  • Eve Williams
  • Joel Young

Honorary Board Members

Past Chairs and Past Presidents of the American Public Transportation Association, American Transit Association, and the Institute for Rapid Transit.

  • Doran J. Barnes
  • John P. Bartosiewicz
  • Mattie P. Carter
  • Flora M. Castillo
  • Shirley A. DeLibero
  • Nuria I. Fernandez
  • Nathaniel P. Ford, Sr.
  • James H. Graebner
  • Laurence W Jackson
  • Celia Kupersmith
  • Valarie J. McCall
  • Jeffrey A. Nelson
  • Michael J. Scanlon
  • Beverly A. Scott
  • Howard Silver
  • Richard J. Simonetta
  • David M. Stackrow, Sr.
  • Gary C Thomas
  • Michael S. Townes
  • Peter Varga
  • Leslie R. White
  • Richard A. White