Merrina Zhang, P. Eng., Senior Research Engineer, Transport Canada Merrina Zhang is a licensed Professional Engineer with more than 20 years of experience in Transportation. As a Field Engineer with Bombardier Transportation, she was part of the teams that built the Vancouver SkyTrain Millennium Line and the New York JFK International Airport AirTrain. In her …
Senior Advisor, at Hydro One, Business Development at AUX Energy Jordan Hebbert, P.Eng., leads the business development efforts for fleet electrification at AUX Energy, Hydro One’s unregulated subsidiary. Jordan’s role is to drive organizations to properly electrify by demonstrating the necessary steps needed to achieve their net zero goals. He spent 7 years at Siemens …
Mike Van Kooy, Supervisor, Guelph Transit Michael Van Kooy is involved with all aspects of Guelph Transits Fleet Electrification project. This includes planning requirements, Bus orders, infrastructure, product implementation, inspections, training, and telematics. Guelph Transit has ordered Eleven LFSe+ Battery electric buses (BEB’s) from Nova Bus and has installed our charging infrastructure with depot charging …
General Manager, Niagara Transit Commission Carla Stout is educated in Public Administration and has dedicated the last 25 years to local government management and public service in transit. She has successfully managed and innovated both small contracted and larger conventional systems in progressively senior roles within the Niagara region. Recently in 2022, Carla was appointed …
VP, Government Relation & Canada Transit Market Sector Lead, AECOM Kirsten Watson joined AECOM in November 2022 as vice president of government relations and transit market sector leader for its Canadian transportation business. In this role, Kirsten is leading growth initiatives with transit agencies and service providers while supporting AECOM’s growth agenda in the global …
Kevin Lee, Manager of the Strategic Investments Office in the Ontario Ministry of Transportation Kevin Lee is the manager of the Strategic Investments Office in the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, which develops, designs and administers funding programs to support public transit services in Ontario, including the Gas Tax Program, Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, Community …
Vincent Rodo, Director of Brampton Transit Vincent Rodo is the Director of Brampton Transit and has been in this role since 2017. Vince has over 35 years’ experience in the transit industry and was previously the Chief Financial and Administrative Officer with the Toronto Transit Commission. Vince has a Bachelor of Commerce degree, CPA, CMA …
Sasha Pejcic, Managing Partner – BetterFleet Sasha Pejcic is Managing Partner at BetterFleet where he leads their Canadian and US companies. In this role, he is responsible for customer experience, operations, growth, strategy, and performance management. Additionally, Sasha acts as BetterFleet’s Global Bus Lead, lending technical knowledge and expertise to projects across the world. As …
David Marigotta, Operations Manager with Durham Region Transit David is the Operations Manager with Durham Region Transit where he is responsible for service delivery and the supervisory team. He is accountable for managing day-to-day scheduled service as well as demand-responsive services, which include On Demand and specialized. Transit services in Durham are delivered through a …
