Executive leadership

Sound Transit CEO Dow Constantine is a dedicated regional leader with nearly thirty years of service to the Puget Sound region.  His appointment as CEO comes after nearly two decades of continuous service on the Sound Transit Board, including multiple terms as Chair and Vice Chair. Through four terms as King County Executive, he led one of the largest regional governments in the United States. This included leadership of King County Metro, one of the largest bus agencies in the U.S. and the long-time operator of Sound Transit’s Link light rail. Constantine is also a former member of the King County Council and the Washington State Legislature, both as Representative and Senator.  

Agency Leadership Team

• Whitney Abrams, Agency Chief Operating Officer
• Calli Knight, Agency Chief of Staff
• Nadia Anderson, Chief Strategy Officer
• Desmond Brown, General Counsel
• Ed Cobean, Deputy CEO, Chief Transit Operations Officer
• Daphne Cross, Chief Diversity, Economic Development & Civil Rights Officer
• Marshall Foster, Chief Planning & Development Officer
• Katie Flores, Deputy Executive Director – Board & Policy Administration
• Moises Gutierrez, Deputy CEO, Chief Program Management Officer
• Julie Honeywell, Chief People & Culture Officer
• Luke Lamon, Executive Director – Communications
• Terri Mestas, Deputy CEO, Chief Capital Delivery Officer
• Victoria Wassmer, Deputy CEO, Chief Finance & Business Officer