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METRA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MESSAGE FROM METRA LEADERSHIP

METRA BOARD OF ROMAYNE C. BROWN A MESSAGE FROM A MESSAGE FROM
Chair, Cook County
JAMES M. DERWINSKI
ROMAYNE C. BROWN
Metra Chair CEO/Executive Director
DIRECTORS NORMAN CARLSON
Vice Chair, Lake County

Metra’s operations and policies are guided by an RODNEY S. CRAIG
Secretary, Suburban Cook County
11-member Board. The Board chairs of DuPage, Kane, “The world around us, the way we
KEN KOEHLER “As we emerge from the COVID-19 live our lives, the way we work, the
Lake, McHenry and Will counties each appoint one
Treasurer, McHenry County pandemic, we have an opportunity lives of our families, have all been
director. Four additional directors are appointed by to set a new course for Metra.” transformed by the events of the
WES BECTON past year.”
the suburban members of the Cook County Board. Director, DuPage County
One director is appointed by the president of the
RICARDO ESTRADA The world around us has changed, and we must change with As an agency, as an essential service to our region, we must
Cook County Board and one director is appointed by Director, Chicago it. But progress must accompany change. As such, Metra’s also be transformed. On the pages of this Fact Book you will be

the mayor of Chicago. The chair of the Metra Board is KERI L. HOLLEB HOTALING role as an engine of economic growth and prosperity is more introduced to the beginning of this process.
important than ever.
elected by a vote of its members. Director, Suburban Cook County To deliver the quality of service our riders demand and deserve
As we adapt and innovate to meet the challenges and seize the requires us to adopt new technologies, to put into place new
JOSEPH H. McMAHON opportunities before us, we recognize that some things never practices, and to convince people to see Metra as My Metra:
Director, Kane County change. For us, that includes our unyielding commitment to Their most important link to the world around them.
accountability, efficiency, collaboration, diversity and inclusion. To that end, we are transforming our fleet with new railcars,
DONALD A. ORSENO Our obligation to our riders and the communities and pioneering the use of battery-powered locomotives, creating
Director, Will County businesses we serve is to ensure that Metra delivers on its new streams of communications, adding new levels of safety,
promise of service, safety, comfort and value. and, as rider patterns change, responding with schedules that
STEPHEN PALMER meet their needs.
Director, Suburban Cook County Metra belongs to all of us. We want you to think of it as My Metra.
It binds us together and brings us together—connecting us to Providing a reliable service that is fast, frequent, affordable
PAUL E. RUFFIN our work and our families. Our job is to see that its invaluable and convenient is the mission of our agency. And that is what
Director, Suburban Cook County work goes on. My Metra will deliver as our world is transformed.

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