Total Transit has hired C. Mikel Oglesby as its new national public transportation business development manager. Oglesby will be the lead of the Public Transportation Division, which provides fixed and flex route, express and other public transit-related services for transit authorities.
Oglesby brings 24 years of public transportation leadership experience gained at both large and small agencies while directing the full gambit of agency functions at a senior management level.
“We’re excited to have Mikel join our organization as we continue to expand in public transportation. In addition to launching our integrated operational model to the industry, we will continue to be a leader by building a reputation for delivering high value services through the effective use of innovative and progressive solutions,” said CEO Craig Hughes.
Oglesby’s past responsibilities have included fixed-route bus and paratransit service delivery, taxi cab regulation, ferry boat service, regulation administration, finance, planning and both light and heavy rail operation. A few of Oglesby’s unique accomplishments include serving as the CEO of an agency that became the leader in alternate fuel technology, developing the first American fuel cell bus of its kind, creating a one of a kind Hydrogen Learning Center, regulating and developing a taxi ordinance and creating public/private partnerships.
Oglesby will be charged with developing and executing the Total Transit strategy for public transportation services growth, and providing a gateway for Total Transit’s uniquely integrated private/public transportation model, which provides more efficient para-transit service to the ADA communities in greater Phoenix and Tucson.
