Dorn Confirmed as Federal Transit Administrator
IVsource.net
6 August 2001

Executive Branch third-timer Jenna Dorn is President Bush's pick to head up FTA.

On July 30, US Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta welcomed Jennifer L. Dorn to the US  Department of Transportation (DOT) following her unanimous confirmation by the US Senate as Federal Transit Administrator.

"Jenna brings a wealth of federal government and private sector experience with her," said Secretary Mineta. "Her strong background in transportation will make her a valuable asset to the federal transit program and the Department’s senior management team."

This is Dorn’s third presidential appointment.  Previously, she served as the assistant secretary for policy at the Department of Labor under President George H.W. Bush, and was the associate deputy secretary of transportation at USDOT during the Reagan administration.  She also served as director of USDOT’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation from 1983 to 1985, and from 1991 to 1998 she was senior vice president of the American National Red Cross.  Most recently, she was president of the National Health Museum.

As the top official at the Federal Transit Administration, Ms. Dorn will lead a 500-employee agency and manage a nearly $7 billion annual budget that supports public transit services across the United States.

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