people in the news ABC Companies, Faribault, MN, named industry veteran David Beagle as vice president of Service Operations. He will set the overall direction for ABC Companies’ nationwide network of service facilities. Beagle began his transportation career David Beagle in 1978 with Holland America Line, Seattle, WA, serving as director of operations and general manager of Gray Line of Seattle, and as vice president of the transportation division, responsible for Holland America’s diversified service of motorcoaches, rail cars, US Coast Guard certified vessels, and ground service operations from Florida to Alaska. Beagle later founded Beagle Consulting to serve the motorcoach and rail tour industries. ABC Companies also appointed Jeff Ferreri as parts territory manager for the area surrounding the Hudson Service facility in Jersey City, NJ. Ferreri comes to ABC Companies Jeff Ferreri with over 20 years of experience in the coach industry, which began with Laidlaw Transit in Chicago as operations manager. Most recently he served with Coach USA as director of charter sales and operations, Northeast Region.
Timothy “TJ” Thorn
Shawn Donaghy
Cincinnati Metro named Timothy “TJ” Thorn to director, along with Shawn Donaghy as assistant director of Transit Operations as part of a restructuring of management staff. Thorn has more than 25 years of experience in environmental health and safety within the manufacturing and transporta-
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tion industries and joined Metro as system safety director in February 2012. Donaghy is responsible for daily operations of fixed route divisions at the Queensgate and Bond Hill facilities as well as departmental finance and safety. Valley Metro, Phoenix, AZ, hired Rick Brown as chief engineer/director of Design and Construction as the final member of a new leadership team CEO Steve Banta assemRick Brown bled to serve the growing transit system. The reorganization is the result of combining the regional bus and rail agencies under one chief executive. Banta was selected as the single CEO by unanimous Board decision in February 2012. Brown comes on board with more than 37 years of experience in the design and construction of transit projects and most recently served with METRO in Houston, TX as senior director/chief engineer over Engineering and Major Capital Projects. Team Coach Imaging added Sandie Marquis to the sales and business development team. She brings extensive experience in fleet graphics and many years in the bus industry.
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Texas Bus Sales, Houston, TX, announced Robert Logan has joined its sales team and charged with livery operations and churches in the Robert Logan South Texas Area which includes the major metropolitan areas of Austin, San Antonio and Houston. Robert has almost fifteen years of experience within the limousine industry at several companies. Robert was also a writer for Limousine Digest and guest lecturer for The Limo Digest Show. In his most recent position, Robert was a territory sales manager for Southwest Professional Vehicles in Dallas, Texas.
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