Carl Kirkland

Carl Kirkland is the director of the Office of Business Development for the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Kirkland worked for the authority for 10 years. He holds Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in E‐Business from the University of Phoenix, certifications as a Contract Compliance Administrator (CCA), Master of Compliance Administrator (MCA) and Executive Certified Master Compliance Administrator (ECMCA) from Morgan State University. He is also pursuing his Certification as a Certified Public Manager (CPM) at Cleveland State University.

Kirkland provides Contract Compliance, Federal Transit Administration Monitoring and Reporting, Minority Goal Setting, and Outreach Awareness for the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program. His duties include Contract Compliance, FTA Monitoring & Reporting to ensure the DBE contract requirements are communicated to all necessary parties properly included in contract documents, and contract terms and conditions are met to establish DBE participation goals on contracts exceeding $25,000.