ABOUT

Rich Andreski, a 23-year career veteran of public transportation, joined Trinity Metro as President and Chief Executive Officer in June 2022. In this capacity, he oversees all of the agency’s operations for bus, rail, paratransit, on-demand ridesharing, vanpool and bike sharing.

Previously, he played critical roles in the development of rail and bus infrastructure in the greater New York metro area, serving in various roles with NJ Transit and the Connecticut Department of Transportation, most recently as CTDOT’s Bureau Chief for Public Transportation.

Rich is motivated by a mission of public service and believes transit plays a critical role in communities by providing access to employment, education and other opportunities; spurring economic development; and supporting a cleaner and greener future. He keeps the customer experience at the heart of every investment decision.

Active in the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), Rich was co-founder and co-chair the APTA Emerging Leaders Program, an immersive year-long leadership development program for rising leaders in the public transportation industry. Rich also serves on APTA’s High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Committee and APTA’s Awards Committee.

Rich holds a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Lafayette College and a Master of City & Regional Planning (MCRP) degree from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy at Rutgers University. He also completed the Jurisdictional Crisis Incident Management Program from Texas A&M Engineering Extension and is a graduate of the APTA Leadership Program, Class of 2009.

Wayne Gensler, a transportation executive with more than 25 years of experience, is Chief Operations Officer at Trinity Metro. In this role, he oversees the agency’s bus and ACCESS paratransit operations, maintenance, scheduling, facilities and property management, safety and risk management.

Gensler came to Fort Worth from Houston, where he served as Director of Contract Operated Services at the Metropolitan Transit Authority. In that capacity, he managed contract compliance and ensured adherence to the agency’s service goals while managing an annual budget of $90 million. He worked to improve the customer experience by using innovative technologies and enhancing first mile/last mile opportunities.

He earned a Bachelor of Science in economics at Northern Illinois University and a Master of Business Administration from Webster University in St. Louis.

Chad Edwards is the Executive Vice President of Strategy, Planning & Development. He oversees planning, grants, government affairs and project management. His experience includes serving as the assistant director and regional mobility and innovation officer for the City of Fort Worth, working as an assistant vice president for capital planning at Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) and as program manager at the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG). Edwards earned a Bachelor of Arts in geography with a minor in environmental studies from Texas Tech University. He earned a Master of City and Regional Planning and a graduate certificate in geographic information systems from the University of Texas at Arlington. He serves as a member of the Surface Transportation Technical Committee for NCTCOG. He is a graduate of Leadership APTA Class of 2016.

Jon-Erik “AJ” Arjanen serves as Trinity Metro’s Vice President of Rail. He oversees TEXRail, Trinity Railway Express and security.

With an extensive transportation career in Texas, Colorado, Montana and New Mexico, his roles have focused primarily on rail operations, safety systems and strategy implementation. Arjanen previously served as vice president/general manager for Martin Marietta/Rock & Rail, LLC, in Lakewood, Colo., where he lead a nationwide project and launched two facilities. His earlier roles include working for Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway in Fort Worth as operations director. During that time, he implemented safety initiatives and process improvements. He was named employee of the year for BNSF Railway in 2016.

Arjanen started his career in the United States Army, where he served as a senior non-commissioned officer. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio and his MBA from Howard University in Washington, D.C.

In her role as Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Melissa Chrisman oversees all marketing initiatives, communications, and business development. She is also responsible for rebranding efforts, community outreach and the EasyRide commuter pass program. Since joining Trinity Metro in 2017 as marketing director, she has been involved in the agency’s rebranding, multiple ridership campaigns and the launch of new services, including TEXRail, The Dash and ZIPZONEs. Prior to working in Fort Worth, she was the business development manager for Connect Transit in Normal, Ill. Chrisman earned her bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Missouri.

Fred Crosley, CPA, CGMA, ChFC, CLU, FLMI, is Vice President of Finance for Trinity Metro, where he oversees finance, accounting, treasury and internal audit. He has previously served the public transportation industry as CFO. His experience also includes CFO and Chief Operating Officer roles with public and private companies within diverse industries and ownership structures. He started his career with the global public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers, rising to Senior Manager in the consulting and attestation practice after foreign and domestic tenures. Crosley attended Indiana University and the University of the Witwatersrand’s Graduate School of Business. He is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in Texas and Indiana.

In his role as Vice President of Technology, Bruce Lewis oversees the information technology staff, all technology investments, cyber security and advancing technology for the agency and for the best customer experience.

Prior to joining Trinity Metro, Bruce was the Chief Technical Officer of Axeon Specialty Products, where he was responsible for 37 team members across three states, two asphalt refineries and four data centers.

One of his major achievements is the separation and creation of the New Mexico Gas Company, where he designed and configured all IT aspects of the company, transforming an empty 62,000 sq. ft. shopping center building to an operational gas company with 350 employees, 60-seat call center and 6,000 sq. ft. data center. While at PNM Resources, Lewis was the lead IT person in the designed and constructed a state-of-the-art data center that received Silver Certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Bruce started his Information Technology career in 1984 as a Help Desk Support person.

Kelli Shields, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, serves as Vice President of Human Resources for Trinity Metro, where se oversees human resources and talent acquisition, training, employee and labor relations, procurement, DBE administration, wellness and Fort Worth Bike Sharing. Kelli joined us in 2011, when she started as a leave specialist in human resources and worked her way up to roles as manager and later director of employee relations and recruitment. Earlier in her career, she worked a human resources specialist for Think Finance, Inc., and a human resources manager for Total Logistic Control. Kelli earned a Bachelor of Science from Texas A&M University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. She belongs to the Society for Human Resource Management and the Fort Worth Human Resources Association.

Detra Whitmore, who joined Trinity Metro in 2005, serves as Vice President of Community Engagement. Her responsibilities include improving the customer’s experience through transit passengers’ insights and analytics, customer program and initiatives, and the Transit Envoy program. Whitmore oversees customer care and serves as the agency’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer.

Whitmore provides strategic leadership to elevate Trinity Metro as a transit system innovator in the area of customer experience. Her focus is on reinforcing a customer-centric culture and aligning operating realties of service throughout Trinity Metro service areas by building relationships with key external stakeholders and internal departments.

In addition, Whitmore is the agency’s EEO, Freedom of Information and Records Retention Officer, and she is a certified Project Management Professional.