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Neil Sherman
Associate

Neil Sherman works out of Richmond, Virginia, having joined RLS & Associates, Inc. after a successful career with the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT). Neil has over 37 years of experience working with both public transit and human service transportation programs in Virginia. He retired as the Director of the Statewide Transit Programs which was responsible for administering oversight and technical assistance for the FTA Section 5310 Programs, FTA 5311 Programs, and all state funding to urban transit providers. His division also developed specifications for state contracts for public transit vehicles in Virginia. This included transit vehicles from the modified minivan to the 12-year transit electric bus.

He has expertise in starting new and expanding FTA Section 5311 public transit rural systems and produced all of Virginia’s Coordinated Human Service Transportation Plans. Neil’s division was also managing a very successful state RTAP program that funded a peer-to-peer network, scheduled and conducted training, planned an annual rural roadeo, and funded a state rural and human service transportation conference and EXPO every year.

As part of the oversight responsibilities DRPT conducted compliance reviews for FTA Section 5310 and 5311 Programs and also provided technical assistance to the review findings.

Neil will be working on the RLS Compliance team conducting FTA Triennial and state management reviews and providing technical assistance to clients where needed.

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Michelle Perales
Associate

Michelle C. Perales works out of the Texas office (located in San Antonio, TX). She brings with her eight years of experience working in the Texas public transportation industry, in a variety of capacities. Michelle has served as a Community Outreach Coordinator, Community Planner, and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Public Information Officer for VIA Metropolitan Transit, a public provider of regional multimodal transportation options.

Michelle also has experience in higher education administration, having served as Director of Community Partnerships and Deputy to the Chancellor for the Alamo Colleges District, in San Antonio, Texas. In her capacity as Deputy, Michelle oversaw administrative and strategic projects and initiatives in support of the Chancellor and assisted the Chancellor in the resolution of complex administrative issues. She also worked closely with the Board of Trustees to support governance and operational functions of the district, and to ensure district compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

Michelle also has served as a Truancy Diversion Judge for the Family Court of Clark County, Nevada.

Michelle received her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. She also holds a Master of Arts in Public Policy and Administration from Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Studies from Cornell University.

Michelle is a certified Change Management Practitioner, through Prosci. She is a certified facilitator of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, through Franklin Covey, and certified in the Four Disciplines of Execution (4DX), also through Franklin Covey. Additionally, Michelle is a certified Mediator in Texas, from St. Mary’s University.

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Melissa Horlsey
Office Manager

Ms. Melissa Horsley works in the Dayton, OH headquarters. Melissa joins RLS & Associates, Inc with experience in Human Resources and Office Administration. She has experience working in a fast-paced environment conducting tasks associated with financial accounting, customer service, as well as other areas as assigned. Melissa is a task-oriented professional who is dedicated and resourceful with exceptional customer service, time management, and problem-solving abilities.

Ms. Horsley is joining RLS and Associates, Inc as the Office Manager. She will be helping with Human Resources as well as helping our Compliance and Drug & Alcohol Teams with their admin tasks.

Melissa is currently pursuing her Associate’s Degree in Human Resource Management at Edison Community College.

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Libby Rubio
Associate

Ms. Libby Rubio comes to RLS with seven years of transit experience as a compliance and operations manager with ColumBus Transit. During her time as Operations Manager, she developed a vehicle preventive maintenance program that allowed for tracking and oversight of on-time vehicle service. As the Compliance Manager, she ensured ColumBus Transit stayed compliant in all areas of FTA requirements, allowing ColumBus Transit to receive a perfect Triannual review for FY 2018-2022.

Prior to going to ColumBus Transit, Ms. Rubio was a Transport Officer with the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office. Where she was a swift water rescue swimmer and search and rescue diver.

Ms. Rubio is a CTAA Certified Community Transit Manager and a Ball State University Certified Public Supervisor.

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LaTyra Prater
Associate

Ms. Prater joined RLS as an Associate working out of the Georgia Department of Transportation in Atlanta, Georgia. While working in the Georgia Department of Transportation office, Ms. Prater provides technical assistance on transit-related contracts.

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Larri Carter
Associate

Ms. Carter joined RLS as an Associate working out of the Georgia Department of Transportation in Atlanta, Georgia. While working in the Georgia Department of Transportation office, Ms. Carter provides technical assistance on transit-related contracts.

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Kim Angel
Associate

Ms. Kim Angel has more than 25 years of direct experience managing transit operations, service contracts, grants at the federal, state, and local level, and a diverse range of public transportation projects. As an Associate at RLS, Kim will be in charge of managing the day-to-day operations of the North Carolina Rural Transit Assistance Program (NCRTAP). 

Prior to joining RLS, Ms. Angel served as the Executive Director for Greenway Public Transportation, a four-county regional system providing fixed-route bus as well as deviated fixed (flex) route, demand response, and microtransit services. Greenway serves both the urbanized area of Hickory, NC, and the non-urbanized areas in the four-county region.

Ms. Angel began her career in public transportation as the first Macon County (NC)Transit Director. She was responsible for the planning and implementation of the transit system and served as the Director for more than 23 years. Ms. Angel was instrumental in securing funding to implement automated scheduling, dispatching, and billing software, and build a transit administration and operations facility and an expanded parking facility for vehicles.

During her public transportation career in NC, Ms. Angel was actively involved in the NC Public Transportation Association Board of Directors, serving in various roles including Vice President for Rural Transportation and President of the Association. As chairperson for the NEMT sub-committee for NCPTA, she was credited with developing dynamic new partnerships with the Department of Health and Human Services, transportation brokers, and healthcare companies. Ms. Angel earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Western Carolina University. She is also a Certified Community Transportation Manager
(CCTM), through CTAA.

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Matt Borgert https://rlsandassoc.com/matt-borgert/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=matt-borgert Tue, 19 Jul 2022 17:42:04 +0000 https://rlsandassoc.com/?p=4442 The post Matt Borgert appeared first on RLS & Associates.

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Matt Borgert
Associate

Mr. Matt Borgert joined RLS to assist the Ohio Department of Transit, Office of Transit. Some of his duties will include invoice processing, grants management, and other technical assistance as needed. He will be based out of the Dayton, Ohio headquarters. 

Originally from the Dayton area, he returned to Dayton in 2000 after twenty years in sales, customer service, and marketing in the service industry in both field, regional, and executive roles. His later career experience has centered on financial assessments, guidance, and coaching in the franchising and mortgage industry. He comes to RLS after seven years with a Springboro, Ohio law firm specializing in financial counsel and bankruptcy law.

Mr. Borgert holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from Eastern Michigan University.

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Megan Matheny
Associate

Ms. Matheny works out of the North Carolina office (located in Wilmington, NC). She joined RLS in May 2022 bringing with her 12 years of experience working in the public transportation industry. Ms. Matheny has 11 years of direct experience managing transit operations, service contracts, grants at the federal, state and local level, and a diverse range of projects and planning initiatives effectively and within budget.

Prior to her arrival, Ms. Matheny served as the Deputy Director for Wave Transit, a regional system providing fixed-route bus, downtown trolley, on-demand paratransit, and microtransit services to the Wilmington urbanized area. She has a proven track record of addressing program efficiencies through analysis and revision of organizational practices and procedures including, the introduction of innovative service delivery alternatives and technology solutions. An example is the implementation of a tri-county, Microtransit pilot project entitled RideMICRO, providing a revised service delivery alternative to un and under-served areas in the Cape Fear region.

As an experienced Project Manager, she will be assisting the RLS team in the development of transportation plans, service evaluations, locally developed coordination plans, service assessments, and public engagement and outreach efforts. Her specialty is creating and executing planning initiatives and programs with an ability to adapt and deliver under changing environments.

Ms. Matheny holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

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Teri Palmer
Associate

Ms. Teri Palmer joins RLS & Associates, Inc. as the New Hampshire Statewide Mobility Manager.

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