The Utah Transit Authority has selected a new executive director: Carolyn Gonot, who has been serving as the chief planning and engineering officer of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority in California.
She will be the first woman in the top job at UTA, and the first replacement who was not elevated from within UTA’s ranks. It comes after the scandal-tainted agency was restructured by the Legislature.
“Gonot’s breadth of experience in the transit industry is extensive, ranging from service and program planning to managing and implementing major capital projects,” said Carlton Christensen, chairman of the UTA Board.