METRO’s People Movement highlights the latest leadership changes, promotions, and personnel news across the public transit, motorcoach, and people mobility sectors.

In this edition, we cover recent appointments and announcements at All Aboard America Holdings, WSP, and more, showcasing the individuals helping to shape the future of transportation.

Graham Named Vice Chairman at NTSB

Michael Graham, the 45th member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), was designated to serve as NTSB vice chairman for a three-year term.

Before joining the NTSB, Graham served as director of flight operations safety, security, and standardization at Textron Aviation, where he oversaw the company’s safety management system, emergency response planning, air safety investigations, and airport operations.

During his tenure on the Board, Graham served as the member on scene for several major accident investigations, including the May 2025 accident involving a Mexican naval vessel striking the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City; the February 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio; the November 2022 Wings Over Dallas midair collision; and the October 2021 MD-87 runway excursion in Brookshire, Texas.

Graham has also been a dedicated advocate for advancing connected vehicle technology and reducing distracted driving on the nation’s roads. A pilot by background, he has also played a key role in supporting the NTSB’s efforts to implement flight data monitoring recommendations and to promote the broader adoption of safety management systems (SMS) across all modes of transportation.

Before his NTSB service, Graham also served as chairman of the Air Charter Safety Foundation and contributed to safety working groups within the National Business Aviation Association.

All Aboard America Holdings Fortifies Leadership Team

All Aboard America Holdings (AAAHI), the second-largest motorcoach operator in the US and a subsidiary of Kelsian Group, has strengthened its executive leadership team as the company gears up for its next phase of growth.

The leadership structure is anchored by the April 2025 appointment of Brent Maitland as CEO of AAAHI, bringing extensive international transport leadership experience to the role as the business continues to expand its multi-brand operations across the US.

Further strengthening the leadership team, Hany Yared has recently been promoted to chief financial officer, reinforcing the company’s commitment to strong financial governance as it scales its operations.

The executive team is also being complemented by the appointment of Trisha Fridrich as VP, commercial operations, a newly created role designed to integrate key commercial functions across the organization.

In this role, Fridrich will bring together marketing, sales operations, deal governance, pricing strategy, and contract lifecycle management into a single enterprise-wide commercial function.

As part of her responsibilities, Fridrich will also lead commercial due diligence for mergers and acquisitions and serve as a key contact point for business owners exploring partnership or acquisition opportunities with the business.

Buckley Rejoins WSP as National Planning Leader

WSP in the US is welcoming Stephen M. Buckley, PE, as its national planning leader.

Based in Philadelphia, Buckley rejoins WSP to direct its nationwide transportation, urban, land-use, and environmental planning practice, which comprises professionals who guide strategy, manage and deliver projects, and develop new business opportunities.

As part of WSP’s Advisory and Planning leadership team, Buckley works closely with region executives, business line leaders, operations, and strategic pursuit teams.

Buckley brings more than three decades of experience in transportation and infrastructure planning and leadership. He most recently served as vice president for planning and advisory services at a US planning and design firm, where he helped grow the planning practice in the Northeast and supported major transportation technology, transit, freight, and automated vehicle initiatives.

Sheehan to Lead HDR’s Global Highways and Roads Program

After more than two decades in public transportation leadership roles, Victoria Sheehan has joined HDR to lead the firm’s global highways and roads program.

As the highways and roads director, Sheehan will set the vision and direction for continued growth and delivery of HDR’s expansive highway program.

Based in Washington, D.C., she will be responsible for more than 3,500 global employees who provide a diversified portfolio of services tailored to the needs of departments of transportation, toll facilities, municipalities, and other roadway infrastructure owners worldwide. The professionals assist highway and road clients with navigating funding and stakeholder engagement, managing program development and design, and providing construction management.

Sheehan joins HDR from the Transportation Research Board (TRB), one of the four research centers of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, where she served as executive director.

Before her work at TRB, she led the New Hampshire Department of Transportation for seven years, preceded by 10 years at the Massachusetts DOT. She also served as president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials from 2020 to 2021.