Rosa Medina-Cristobal

Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)

Rosa Medina-Cristobal serves as the senior vice president and chief human resources officer for Dallas Area Rapid Transit. She is responsible for overseeing the people functions of the agency, bringing over 25 years of public administration experience in municipal government and the public transit sector. 

Medina-Cristobal was selected as one of Mass Transit's 40 Under 40 in 2013. She is a graduate of the American Public Transportation Association’s Leadership class of 2023 and a member of its Emerging Leaders Committee. In addition to serving on the board of directors for LIT, she also chairs LIT's Avanzando Workforce Development Task Force. 

Medina-Cristobal earned her Bachelor of Arts in political science from University of Texas at Arlington and her M.P.A. from Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi.