Vancouver, Wash.’s C-TRAN appointed Monica C. Fowler as its new deputy CEO. She will also serve as the agency’s treasurer, with oversight of budget, finance, accounting, grants, and procurement, as well as federal and state regulatory management.
Fowler will also be responsible for the project management office, with oversight of agency capital and operational projects. Additionally, she will also serve as advisor to C-TRAN’s CEO and board of directors.
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With the agency since 2019, Fowler comes to C-TRAN from Fort Worth, Texas, where she served as the CFO for Trinity Metro. In her role, she was responsible for all facets of Trinity’s budget, finance, accounting, and grants, as well as oversight of all agency performance and regulatory metrics. Fowler also lead and managed the approval and funding of the New Starts FTA grant application for TEXRail — a $1.034 billion, 27-mile commuter rial line between downtown Fort Worth and the Dallas Fort Worth Airport.
Under Fowler’s leadership, Trinity Metro was awarded the Bond Buyers Deal of the Year award for budgetary and strategic performance in construction finance.
The region’s fixed-route system finished out the year with a total of 373.5 million rides. Adding 12.3 million rides over 2024 represents an increase that is equal to the annual transit ridership of Kansas City.
The service is a flexible, reservation-based transit service designed to close the first- and last-mile gaps and connect riders to employment for just $5 per day.
The upgraded system, which went live earlier this month, supports METRO’s METRONow vision to enhance the customer experience, improve service reliability, and strengthen long-term regional mobility.
The agreement provides competitive wages and reflects strong labor-management collaboration, positive working relationships, and a shared commitment to building a world-class transit system for the community, said RTA CEO Lona Edwards Hankins.
The priorities are outlined in the 2026 Board and CEO Initiatives and Action Plan, which serves as a roadmap to guide the agency’s work throughout the year and ensure continued progress and accountability on voter-approved transportation investments and essential mobility services.