Executive Innamorato Announces Slate of Board Appointments for PRT

Published on June 13, 2024

Today County Executive Sara Innamorato named four new board members to the Pittsburgh Regional Transit board of directors. Two of the seats require approval from County Council and two are appointed directly by the Executive.

“These appointments to PRT’s board meet my commitment to bring the perspective of riders and people with expertise on mobility and accessibility to this body. I want to thank everyone who previously served on the board for their service. And I want to thank the new directors for agreeing to serve their community. Transit is a critical issue for economic development, prosperity, and equity, and I have faith these directors will help PRT deliver for riders across the county,” said County Executive Sara Innamorato.

The following two appointments are effective immediately.

• Tia McClenney is an Associate at Reed Smith as part of their Global Complex Commercial Disputes Practice Group, a role in which she has advised Fortune 500 companies, major transportation companies, higher education institutions, and various other entities on legal compliance, risk mitigation, and favorable and cost-efficient outcomes.
  
  
• Emma Shoucair is the Anti-Gerrymandering Political Lead for RepresentUs, helping develop strategy for redistricting reforms in target states. An accomplished attorney and a graduate of Princeton University, Harvard University, and the University of Michigan Law School , Emma practiced in Washington D.C., completed two federal clerkships (D.Md., CA6), and was involved in pivotal election-related litigation here in Pennsylvania around Congressional redistricting, the reapportionment of state legislative districts, and the constitutionality of Act 77.

The following two appointments are submitted to County Council for confirmation.

• Bobbie Fan is a PRT rider and advocate for expanded, affordable, and accessible public transit. Bobbie graduated with a PhD from Carnegie Mellon University's Human Computer Interaction Institute,  and serves as the Data Justice Project Director for Urbankind's Black Equity Coalition (BEC), as well as the Research Committee Chair for the Pittsburghers for Public Transit (PPT) Board of Directors.
  
  
• Tom Burgunder is a longtime advocate who serves as President of the Golden Triangle Council of the Blind. A graduate of Dickinson School of Law, Tom has played an active role in working with PRT around accessibility issues, including as a member of the Committee for Accessible Transportation (CAT).

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