Bio

Doran Barnes

**Foothill Transit** | **Chief Executive Officer**

Doran Barnes serves as the chief executive officer of Foothill Transit. He oversees Foothill Transit's 38-route system and manages the private contractors who operate and maintain the agency’s 360 buses. Doran became Foothill Transit’s chief executive officer in August 2003. Doran also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Access Services, the regional paratransit operator for all of Los Angeles County. Previously, he served two years as chief executive officer and general manager of Tulsa Transit in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Doran earned a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the University of California-Davis. Doran is very active in the transit industry and has previously served as Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary-Treasurer of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and as a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. Doran serves as Immediate Past Chair of the Transit Cooperative Research Program’s Oversight and Project Selection (TOPS) Commission. In addition, he serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the California Transit Association. Doran is also active in the community serving as a member of the Planning Commission for the City of San Dimas, member of the San Dimas Chamber of Commerce board of directors, member of the Board of Directors of the East Valley Community Health Center, member of the Tennant Foundation Board of Directors, and member and Past President of the West Covina Rotary Club.

Why have you chosen to be on the Mt. SAC Foundation board?

Mt. SAC is the embodiment of opportunity. I witness this everyday, both regionally with the students who ride Foothill Transit to school and personally with my daughter Tracy. Tracy studied at Mt. SAC, laying the groundwork for her successful career as a special education teacher. Mt SAC's impact is directly connected to each of its students' contributions to society. In Tracy's case, that impact is measured by her immensely positive influence on the lives of the students she teaches. Supporting this campus community and its goals aligns deeply with my and my family's values.