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Paul Jablonski is a Chief Executive Officer at San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) and is based in Greater San Diego Area. He has worked as General Manager at Saudi Arabian Public Transport Co; General Manager at Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority; and CEO at Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority, Cincinnati, Ohio. Paul studied at Deerfield Academy between 1967 and 1971, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and University of Massachusetts - Amherst - UMASS between 1971 and 1975.

Jeffrey Arndt is a Deputy CEO/Head:Bus Support at VIA Metropolitan Transit and is based in San Antonio, Texas. He has experience at Parsons Brinkerhoff SA and has worked as General Manager at First Transit, Sr VP:Ops/Chief Operating Officer at Metropolitan Transit Authority-Harris Cty, and Research Scientist at Texas Transportation Institute. Jeffrey attended University of Notre Dame between 1973 and 1977 and University of Houston - UH.

Transportation professional/leader experienced in mobility management. Significant experience in fixed route, innovative para transit operations, streetcar start-up operations, transit system planning and scheduling, system safety, fleet and facilities maintenance, organizational development and government relations. Accomplished operational, financial, and labor relations leader. Highly skilled in system restructuring and service delivery.

Darrell Johnson is the Chief Executive Officer of the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), serving in this position since March 2013. OCTA is responsible for planning, financing, and coordinating Orange County's freeway, street, and rail development, as well as managing bus services, commuter-rail services, and paratransit service. OCTA has 1,500 employees, a $1.1 billion annual budget, and is governed by a 17-voting member board of directors. In collaboration with OCTA’s Board of Directors, Johnson is responsible for providing overall leadership of the agency by formulating and achieving public transportation objectives. He develops and implements short-range and long-range goals and business plans to support the successful implementation of OCTA’s strategic vision. Johnson represents OCTA on local, state and national issues related to transportation programs and policies. In 2012, he was elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the American Public Transportation Association. He recently completed the Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program at the Harvard Kennedy School. Johnson’s career in transportation spans nearly 22 years, the last 10 of which have been at OCTA. Johnson has held positions in Planning, Programming, Project Development and Capital Program Delivery, and served as Executive Director of Rail Programs. Prior to being appointed to the position of CEO, Johnson had served as Deputy CEO since March 2010.