New leadership from the CTA

Kate Breen has been elected to serve a two-year term (2019-2021) as chair of the California Transit Association (CTA) Executive Committee.  

Breen has served as the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) in a government affairs role since 2001. As a member of the SFMTA executive leadership team, Breen oversees government and regulatory affairs at the local, state and federal levels. Before joining the agency, Breen honed her skills in the legislative affairs department at the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. 

Many members of the SFMTA staff serve in leadership roles with other organizations in the transportation industry, according to the agency, saying that this is a central component of its strategy to advance the state of practice for planning, engineering and operations as well as influence public policy efforts related to safety and sustainable transportation across the state and both nationally and internationally.  

A longtime, active member of the CTA Executive Committee, Breen served as vice chair from 2017-2019 and has previously led the association's State Legislative and Finance and Management committees. She is also a member of the CTA Emerging Mobility Task Force, the California Zero Traffic Fatalities Task Force and leads the SFMTA's engagement with the California City Transportation Officials collaborative, in partnership with the National Association of City Transportation Officials.