Experience

Sacramento Regional Transit District

• Truck Transportation
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Accessible Services Administrator

  • May 2008 - Present

  Responsible for developing, overseeing and managing RT’s ADA accessible services paratransit eligibility and appeals program to ensure compliance with ADA regulations, policies and procedures. Provide direct supervision to five department staff. Provide oversight of RT’s ADA paratransit services contract by preparing financial projections, statistical and narrative reports, and evaluating compliance with ADA regulations. Monitor, review and approve ADA paratransit eligibility determinations to ensure compliance with federal regulations and agency policies. Evaluate appeals of ADA paratransit eligibility decisions and oversee administrative appeal hearings conducted by McGeorge School of Law. Provide support to department director with activities of the Mobility Advisory Committee (MAC). Show less



Paratransit, Inc.

• Sacramento, California Area

• Manager of Community Outreach

  • Oct 2006 - Jul 2007

  Responsible for direct supervision of four department staff. Conducted senior orientations, special event planning, and newsletter and customer satisfaction surveys. Pursued new business opportunities through the competitive procurement process for transit and paratransit services throughout Northern California. Assisted in the development of transportation services for persons with disabilities and seniors. Responsible for direct supervision of four department staff. Conducted senior orientations, special event planning, and newsletter and customer satisfaction surveys. Pursued new business opportunities through the competitive procurement process for transit and paratransit services throughout Northern California. Assisted in the development of transportation services for persons with disabilities and seniors.



Contractor for California Association for Coordinated Transportation

• Contractor

  • Apr 2005 - Oct 2006

  Conducted research and prepared news articles for the largest transportation association in California. Recruited membership sponsors for biannual conferences and expositions. Conducted research and prepared news articles for the largest transportation association in California. Recruited membership sponsors for biannual conferences and expositions.



Laidlaw Transit Services

• Sacramento, California Area

• Manager of Business Development

  • Jan 2001 - Dec 2004

  Secured new and existing business through the competitive procurement process for transit and paratransit services throughout Northern California, Washington, Oregon and Nevada. Worked with operation professionals and local community leaders in support of overall development and coordination of the Request for Proposal process. Developed complex cost elements for operational and maintenance proposals. Secured new and existing business through the competitive procurement process for transit and paratransit services throughout Northern California, Washington, Oregon and Nevada. Worked with operation professionals and local community leaders in support of overall development and coordination of the Request for Proposal process. Developed complex cost elements for operational and maintenance proposals.



Sacramento Regional Transit District

• Sacramento, California Area

• Accessible Services Administrator

  • Aug 1996 - Jan 2001

  Implemented, monitored, and administered RT’s Accessible Services program. Prepared department annual operating budget. Provided direct supervision of six department staff. Served as staff to the Disabled and Elderly Advisory Committee for Accessible Transportation (DECAT). Managed contract with ADA paratransit provider (Paratransit, Inc.) for the operation of ADA paratransit services. Responsible for multi-million dollar ADA operating and capital budget. Identified, monitored and evaluated transit, light rail and paratransit services to ensure ADA compliance. Show less



Metropolitan Transportaton Commission

• Oakland, CA

• Transportation Planner

  • Apr 1994 - Aug 1996

  Planned and coordinated the regional program with Bay Area transit operators for transportation services to persons with disabilities and seniors. Responsible for overseeing the ADA paratransit eligibility program. Acted as liaison to the Regional Transit Coordinating Council Accessibility Committee consisting of Bay Area transit operators. Staffed MTC’s Elderly and Disabled Advisory Committee. Reviewed requests from transit operators for a variety of federal and state transit funds. Planned and coordinated the regional program with Bay Area transit operators for transportation services to persons with disabilities and seniors. Responsible for overseeing the ADA paratransit eligibility program. Acted as liaison to the Regional Transit Coordinating Council Accessibility Committee consisting of Bay Area transit operators. Staffed MTC’s Elderly and Disabled Advisory Committee. Reviewed requests from transit operators for a variety of federal and state transit funds.