First Chief Program Officer appointed for Choose How You Move
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Nashville's Choose How You Move transportation program has its first-ever Chief Program Officer.
On Friday, Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell announced that Sabrina Sussman had been appointed to oversee the implementation of the program. She was featured at the mayor's media roundtable Friday, telling reporters she thought the stars aligned when it came to her appointment in Nashville.
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'In this moment, Nashville's decision to fund transformative change sets an example for communities across the country,' Sussman said Friday. 'Eyes are on this team and I couldn't be more excited to be here and to lead it.'
In addition to what the Nashville Mayor's Office called 'leading edge' work on transportation policy for nearly two decades, Sussman has experience working with several city governments as well as the federal government. Sussman spent two years with the U.S. Department of Transportation, serving as Chief of Staff for Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg and Senior Advisor to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
'Sabrina has all the experience necessary to help us successfully implement one of the largest capital programs in Nashville history,' O'Connell said in a press release. 'I am excited to work with her to deliver the change Nashvillians seek.'
Ashley Northington, Clay Haynes, Gary Moore, Gracie Sloan, Jennifer Carlat, Joseph Gutierrez, Rashed Fakhruddin, Walter Searcy and Zach Young were also appointed to the Choose How You Move Advisory Committee on Transportation. They will join the five members previously selected by Metro Council and Nashville's Vice Mayor Angie Henderson on the 15-member body.
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'This is an exceptional moment in Nashville's history. In an era of division, Nashvillians transcended that to overwhelmingly support a better transportation future for each of us,' Sussman said. 'I feel a tremendous amount of responsibility to help bring that future to reality, and I appreciate the chance to work with the talented local leadership team already in place.'
Sussman will begin work early this summer.
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