New CEO at VIA
The VIA Board of Trustees has announced that Keith T. Parker will be the new President/CEO for the San Antonio transit agency.
Mr. Parker’s experience includes a three-year stint as Assistant City Manager for the City of Charlotte, North Carolina, as one as the chief executive officer and director of public transit for the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS). Parker joined CATS in 2000 as its Chief Operating Officer. Prior to that, Parker was chief executive officer/executive director for the Clark County Transit Authority in Vancouver, Washington.
“Keith Parker is one of the great multi-modal thinkers in the United States…His experience…will launch San Antonio into the 21st century…” said Henry Munoz III, Chairman of the VIA Board of Trustees.
Mr. Parker earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Richmond and a Master of Urban and Regional Planning from Virginia Commonwealth University. He also holds a professional certification with the American Institute of Certified Planners.