Graham Named Omnitrans Interim CEO/GM

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - June 20, 2013 - PRLog -- (San Bernardino, CA)   The Omnitrans Board of Directors appointed Omnitrans Director of Operations Scott Graham as Interim CEO/General Manager following the resignation of CEO/General Manager Milo Victoria on June 5, 2013.  

         Graham originally joined Omnitrans in 2006 as Director of Operations, overseeing a department of over 400 employees responsible for delivering fixed route bus service to the San Bernardino Valley each day. He previously worked at the Orange County Transportation Authority for 12 years as a transportation base manager.  

         “I see many opportunities for us to make a positive and secure future for the agency,” said Graham.   “At this very moment we are expanding our fleet and changing its composition to welcome our flagship bus rapid transit service – sbX– set to launch in 2014.”

         Prior to embarking on a career in public transportation, Graham spent 26 years in the US Marine Corps, serving in progressively responsible positions in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and stations throughout the United States.  He earned a Master of Transportation Management from San Jose State University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from East Carolina University.

         Omnitrans currently employs about 640 people directly and has 220 contracted employees. Annual ridership tops 16 million on 32 bus routes and paratransit services combined. The agency fleet includes 164 transit coaches and 105 vans and minibuses for demand response.