As it says on the About CAT page, Veolia Transportation manages all day-to-day aspects of the transit agency on behalf of CAT and reports to the Board of Directors. Veolia handles the details of operations, safety issues, vehicle maintenance, customer care, route design and scheduling, human resources, administration, ridership growth, capital planning, and grant administration.

The Public Private Operating Partnership that Chatham County and Veolia have employed is used in many parts of Europe and Asia because it builds upon the respective strengths of both the public and private sectors. Policy-making authority, the ultimate control and ownership of all assets and facilities resides with the public sector entity, while the transit agency can benefit from the systems, processes, programs and efficiencies of the private sector.

Veolia Transportation is a leader in the transportation industry; we are the largest private provider of multiple modes of transportation in North America. We are committed to improving quality of life for people in cities. We do so by operating and managing top quality, environmentally sustainable transportation networks that enhance people’s mobility and their quality of life. Every year, from coast to coast, more than 400 million passengers travel with us to work, study, shop or play.

Our ambition as a company: to be the answer – to both collective interests and individual needs. We want to be the answer to new expectations of the citizen passenger: simple, efficient, seamless, personalized, and comfortable transit…qualities that define mobility today. We want to be the answer to our clients who need a trusted partner capable of helping them build a new future: a more harmonious, healthy and sustainable region. And we want to be the answer to the emerging needs of companies seeking to provide their employees with personalized services, well-adapted to their lifestyle, while promoting use of environmentally sustainable mobility.

To that end, we work seamlessly with the CAT Board and management team so that together we can offer you the service you need and deserve.

Chatham Area Transit Management Team

Chadwick L. Reese, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
912-236-2111
E-mail: chadwick.reese@catchacat.org

William Law
Chief Operating Officer
912-629-3936
E-mail: william.law@catchacat.org

Terri Harrison
Chief Financial Officer
912-629-3909
E-mail: terri.harrison@catchacat.org

Sarah Rayfield
Interim Chief Development Officer
912-629-3916
E-mail: sarah.rayfield@catchacat.org

Valerie Ragland
Marketing & Communications Manager
912-629-3924
E-mail: valerie.ragland@catchacat.org