Jared A. Forte

Forte, formerly of Lextran in Kentucky, joins Sun Tran

Sun Tran named Jared A. Forte as assistant general manager.

He brings 16 years of experience in the transit industry, most recently as assistant general manager for the Transit Authority of Lexington, Kentucky (Lextran), where he implemented the system’s presence on Google Transit.

Forte is an employee of Transdev, the Illinois-based company contracted by Tucson to manage the daily operations of Sun Tran. His responsibilities include oversight of scheduling and services development, procurement and operations.

He previously was director of planning and marketing at Gary Public Transportation Corp.

He received his master’s in business administration from the Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University and his bachelor’s in environmental design, urban planning and development from Ball State University.

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