Metra Board of Directors

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Romayne C. Brown

Romayne C. Brown

Chair

Romayne C. Brown was appointed to the Metra Board of Directors by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle in September 2013, and was elected Chair of the Metra Board in September 2020. She is a professional transit manager with more than 31 years of operational and customer service experience.

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Donald A. Orseno

Donald A. Orseno

Vice Chair

Donald A. Orseno was appointed to the Metra Board of Directors in December 2019 by the Will County Executive. Mr. Orseno came to the Board after a long career at Metra, including serving as CEO/Executive Director. He was elected Vice Chair in February 2023.

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Rodney S. Craig

Rodney S. Craig

Director and Secretary

Rodney S. Craig was appointed to the Metra Board of Directors in 2014 by the suburban members of the Cook County Board. Mr. Craig has also served as the president of the Village of Hanover Park since 2007.

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Ken Koehler

Kenneth D. Koehler

Director and Treasurer

Kenneth D. Koehler was appointed to the Metra Board of Directors in September 2015 by the McHenry County Board. He is a longtime resident of McHenry County and Crystal Lake.

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Julius W. (Wes) Becton

Julius W. (Wes) Becton

Director

Julius W. (Wes) Becton was appointed to the Metra Board of Directors in July 2021 by the Chairman of the DuPage County Board. Mr. Becton is CEO and co-founder of George Washington Street Partners, a consulting firm that specializes in business consulting and executive leadership coaching.

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Director Melinda Bush

Melinda Bush

Director

Melinda Bush was appointed to the Metra Board of Directors in February 2023 by the Chair of the Lake County Board. A lifelong resident of Lake County, she has served as a Grayslake village board trustee, a member of the Lake County Board and a state senator.

 

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Ricardo Estrada

Ricardo (Ric) Estrada

Director

Ricardo (Ric) Estrada was appointed to the Metra Board of Directors in June 2021 by the mayor of Chicago. Mr. Estrada has three decades of leadership in human services and is currently the CEO of Metropolitan Family Services, one of Illinois’s largest human service agencies.

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Joseph McMahon

Joseph H. McMahon

Director

Joseph H. McMahon was appointed to the Metra Board of Directors in May 2021 by the Chairman of the Kane County Board. He is the former Kane County State's Attorney.

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Stephen Palmer

Stephen Palmer

Director

Stephen Palmer was appointed to the Metra Board of Directors in 2016 by suburban members of the Cook County Board. Mr. Palmer, a lifelong resident of the Village of La Grange, is the president of the Stadium Club Restaurant and Bar in McCook. He had been owner and operator of Palmer Place Restaurant, a casual dining restaurant in La Grange, from 1990 to 2022.

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Director Rodman

Mimi L. Rodman

Director

Mimi L. Rodman was appointed to the Metra Board of Directors in April 2023 by the suburban members of Cook County Board. A resident of the Chicago area since college, Ms. Rodman most recently served as the Executive Director of Stand for Children Illinois, a national advocacy organization fighting for education equity and racial justice, where she was responsible for policy priorities, lobbying and advocacy strategies, and synergistic community-based programs.

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Paul E. Ruffin

Paul E. Ruffin

Director

Paul E. Ruffin was appointed to the Metra Board of Directors in June 2021 by suburban members of the Cook County Board. Mr. Ruffin comes to the Board with nearly three decades of experience in account management, sales, and IT consulting, with special focus on process improvement, supplier diversity and minority business development.