Skip to main content

New York Mayor announces new senior policy advisor

Sabrina Sussman has joined the Office of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio as the senior policy advisor in the Federal Affairs Office. Sussman was previously with the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) where she was vice-president for Membership and Development and prior to that was chief of staff to the under-secretary for Policy at the US Department of Transportation. In her new role, she will oversee federal policy and legislative priorities for the transportation, housi
October 21, 2016 Read time: 1 min
Sabrina Sussman has joined the Office of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio as the senior policy advisor in the Federal Affairs Office.

Sussman was previously with the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (560 ITS America) where she was vice-president for Membership and Development and prior to that was chief of staff to the under-secretary for Policy at the 324 US Department of Transportation.
 
In her new role, she will oversee federal policy and legislative priorities for the transportation, housing and economic development portfolios. As Washington transitions to the next President and next Congress, she will also be working to identify key opportunities for New York City during the first 100 days and opportunities to collaborate with leading cities, organisations and policy leaders.

UTC

Related Content

  • August 17, 2015
    FTA seeks to increase oversight of transit systems
    The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) is seeking to increase oversight of the nation's public transportation systems after a spate of issues on the Washington, DC, Metrorail system and other subways have raised questions about US transit safety. The USDOT’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has proposed a rule to establish a Public Transportation Safety Program under its new safety oversight authority established by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act. The proposed rule would
  • August 17, 2012
    New International Transport Forum secretary-general takes office
    The International Transport Forum (ITF) at the OECD, an intergovernmental organisation with 54 member countries that acts as a strategic think tank for global transport policy and organises an annual summit of transport ministers, has announced that internationally renowned academic José Viegas of Portugal has taken office as secretary-general of the organisation. Elected by Ministers from Forum member countries at their summit in May, he joins the ITF from an internationally recognised career as an academi
  • March 6, 2018
    ITSA’s Shailen Bhatt looks to the future
    The new boss of ITS America is fizzing with ideas. Shailen Bhatt talks to Adam Hill about the need to rebrand the ITS industry, how technology can leverage tax dollars – and where the Star Wars universe fits in to his philosophy. Shailen Bhatt has a big job on his hands. The CEO and president of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America is the second to hold the post in two years following the resignation last July of his predecessor Regina Hopper. It has not been the easiest time for the
  • April 20, 2012
    TÜV Rheinland targets ITS in the US
    TÜV Rheinland, a global specialist in independent testing, inspection, certification, and consulting services, has announced Suzanne Murtha’s appointment as business development manager for its ITS group. In her new role, Murtha will develop and manage TÜV Rheinland’s North American consulting, assessment, analysis, verification, validation, testing and certification of ITS components and systems.