People on the Move Archives

Dr. Christina Clark – La Roche University

Pennsylvania – Dr. Christina Clark, former provost at Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania, has been named the eighth president of La Roche University. She brings more than 20 years of university experience with her to the role.

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Chundra Smith – Memphis Area Transit Authority

Tennessee – The Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) has promoted Chundra Smith to public information officer. Smith had previously served as MATA’s community engagement manager.

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Erik Stevenson – Memphis Area Transit Authority

Tennessee – The Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) has appointed Erik Stevenson chief of strategic partnerships and programs. Stevenson most recently served as the first director of diversity, equity and inclusion for the Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce.

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Laszlo Palko – Fairfax, Virginia

Virginia – Laszlo Palko has been selected by the Fairfax City Council as city manager. Palko will assume his duties April 29. He comes to Fairfax after serving as city manager of Manassas Park, Vermont, since 2017.

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Dana Flannery – New Mexico Medicaid program

New Mexico – Dana Flannery will lead New Mexico’s Medicaid program. Flannery will serve as director for the program following Nicole Comeaux’s January departure. Flannery previously served as assistant director and senior policy adviser for Arizona’s Medicaid agency.

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Robyn Stewart – Worthington, Ohio

Ohio – Worthington City Council has named Robyn Stewart city manager. Stewart has served as acting city manager for over a year since the departure of Matt Greeson in December 2022. Prior to coming to Worthington in 2008, Stewart served local governments in the Kansas

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Dr. Mildred Mihlon – Felician University

New Jersey – The Felician University Board of Trustees unanimously appointed Dr. Mildred Mihlon as the seventh president of Felician University. Dr. Mihlon has been serving as acting president since April 2023. She brings nearly 25 years of higher education leadership experience to the position. Dr.

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John Weston – Tri-County Transportation District of Oregon

Oregon – John Weston has been appointed to the Tri-County Transportation District of Oregon’s (TriMet) executive leadership team. Weston will be executive director of maintenance operations. Weston comes to TriMet with nearly 40 years of experience in the transit industry, including extensive work on and

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Dan Blair – Tri-County Transportation District of Oregon

Oregon – Dan Blair has been appointed to the Tri-County Transportation District of Oregon’s (TriMet) executive leadership team. Blair will join as executive director of the agency’s newly developed transit systems and asset support division. Blair has been growing his career with TriMet for the

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Elizabeth MacLeod Walls, Ph.D. – Washington & Jefferson College

Pennsylvania – The Board of Trustees of Washington & Jefferson College (W&J) announced Elizabeth MacLeod Walls, Ph.D., will become the college’s 14th president. Dr. Walls currently serves as president of William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. She will succeed Dr. John C. Knapp, who

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