Marie Parker has been named the new executive director of Wave Transit in Wilmington, N.C., following a special board meeting held Nov. 10 for the Cape Fear Public Transportation Board of Directors.
Parker currently serves as the general manager of GoRaleigh where she rose through the ranks during her tenure. She started as a financial assistant before moving up to director of finance, director of operations and assistant general manager. She was named general manager in May 2016.
In a LinkedIn post, Parker wrote she was extremely excited to get started in her new post in Wilmington and expressed gratitude for the GoRaleigh team and the “lifetime of experience gained working alongside the talent that makes that system so great.”
Parker will begin at Wave Transit on Dec. 7.
Mischa Wanek-Libman | Group Editorial Director
Mischa Wanek-Libman is director of communications with Transdev North America. She has more than 20 years of experience working in the transportation industry covering construction projects, engineering challenges, transit and rail operations and best practices.
Wanek-Libman has held top editorial positions at freight rail and public transportation business-to-business publications including as editor-in-chief and editorial director of Mass Transit from 2018-2024. She has been recognized for editorial excellence through her individual work, as well as for collaborative content.
She is an active member of the American Public Transportation Association's Marketing and Communications Committee and served 14 years as a Board Observer on the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) Board of Directors.
She is a graduate of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communication.
