Panya Chhouey Named General Manager for Denver Access-a-Ride Contract

Transdev has announced that Panya Chhoeuy will lead the company's new contract with Denver Regional Transportation District's Access-a-Ride paratransit service. The operational contract started Oct. 1. Transdev also operates about 20 percent of fixed-route service for RTD.

Chhouey brings more than 24 years of leadership experience from the transit industry to the position. In his previous roles he had direct responsibility for managing effective passenger transportation systems under contract with public agencies and nonprofit organizations.

“We are very pleased to have Panya on board and are excited to start service,” said Ron Bushman, Transdev's regional vice president for the Northwest Region. “His appointment as general manager reflects our commitment to providing exceptional, reliable service for the Denver Metro. Panya is the perfect choice to fill this role.”

His career began with the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System where over 10 years he progressed from driver to reservations, then to dispatch, finally obtaining the role of operations manager with full responsibility for the delivery of more than 2,000 paratransit trips per day.

He returned to San Diego MTS in 2006 as general manager for the DART–FLEX project. This project included a large commuter train connection project, where Chhouey developed the concept of the “Platform Supervisor” to match the shuttle bus departures to the highly variable arrivals of the “Coaster” heavy rail system. This project more than doubled in size over his tenure as the agency moved aggressively to deploy smaller vehicles on major parts of their system. During this time he was also responsible for the implementation of a fare card reader system in all vehicles that allowed them to accept the same fare media as the rest of the MTS system.

Chhouey also served as the general manager for the Pomona Valley Transportation Authority’s paratransit operation. Prior to that, he was Southland Transit’s regional director of operations, where he oversaw multiple operations in Southern California.