New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
Lona Edwards Hankins has a diverse work experience spanning several industries. Lona is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority, a role they have held since March 2023. Prior to this, they served as the Interim Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Infrastructure and Planning at the same organization.
Before their time at the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority, Lona worked as a Project Director at HNTB from 2018 to 2019. Prior to that, they spent a significant portion of their career at the Recovery School District, where they held the role of Director of Capital Improvements from 2007 to 2018.
Lona's earlier experience includes working as a Project Manager at ConocoPhillips from 2001 to 2007 and as an Engineer at BP from 1988 to 2001.
Lona Edwards Hankins obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge. Lona completed this program from 1982 to 1988.
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New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
The Regional Transit Authority gets people moving around New Orleans. Our transit services bring hard-working commuters to their jobs, students to their schools, and fun-seekers to entertainment, shopping areas, and restaurants. We provide mobility to residents of the city as well as to large numbers of tourists, taking them to and from their hotels to historical neighborhoods and countless attractions. In fact, many visitors (and locals) ride the RTA’s iconic streetcars simply for the fun of it. In this way, the RTA is a destination in itself. Our streetcars and buses are both a symbol of the city and an essential part of it. For career information and to see what positions are available, visit www.governmentjobs.com/careers/norta.