Public Transportation Division Assistant Director Recognized by N.C. Public Transportation Association

NCDOT Assistant Director for Mobility Development Cheryl Leonard, MPA was recently named the recipient of the North Carolina Public Transportation Association Secretary's Award.

Leonard was presented with this award at the 2014 NCPTA Annual Conference on April 18 in Charlotte.

Leonard was chosen as the recipient of this award by her peers based on criteria and performance for moving grants, assisting with visionary ideas and addressing issues timely.

The Secretary’s Award recognizes exceptional leadership and excellence.  The award seeks to recognize an individual, system or organization that surpasses expectations in embracing partnerships and collaborations that have made substantial improvement in the delivery of public transportation service or raises the bar in support of public transportation in the State.  The concept for the award was to identify individuals and organizations/businesses that work endlessly to promote public transportation, engage in policy-making and other external efforts to achieve greater mobility and prioritization of public transportation services throughout the state. 
 

NCPTA is a private, non-profit organization, incorporated on January 18, 1983, with a mission to promote and be an advocate for public transportation throughout the state. NCPTA represents public transportation providers in all 100 counties of the state.