The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission said Monday that Lillian Gabreski has been named its director of transportation, in which she will lead a department of 13 staff members and oversee transportation initiatives on behalf of the 10-county region.
“I am excited to have Lillian officially join our leadership team,” said SPC Executive Director Rich Fitzgerald. “She has been with the organization for over six years, and in that time, has demonstrated her steadfast commitment to improving the quality of life for area residents.”
As director of transportation, Gabreski will direct development of the organization’s required program documents such as the Transportation Improvement Program and Long-Range Transportation Plan, both of which plan for specific transportation and infrastructure projects across the 10-county region.
Also, Gabreski will supervise all of the department’s programs including multimodal transportation planning, operations and safety, transportation demand management, a vanpool program, active transportation initiatives like trails, and many other initiatives.
Since joining SPC, Gabreski has served in a variety of roles, most recently as manager of Sponsored Program Development, and led SPC development of competitive grant funding applications for local, state, and federal discretionary programs.
She played a key role in developing the application which SPC, PennDOT, and Pittsburgh Regional Transit submitted to the U.S. Department of Transportation to secure the $142 million grant for the Eastern Pittsburgh Multimodal Corridor project.
She also guided commission efforts on equity to ensure that programs adhere to the federal environmental justice requirements and Justice40 guidance.
Gabreski earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Penn State University’s Schreyer Honors College, and a Master of Public Administration with a concertation in economic and financial policy from Cornell University. She will officially assume the role on Thursday.
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