Rita Brogan

RITA BROGAN, CEO , is an expert at creating consensus between diverse
groups with varied priorities. Rita’s experience spans over 30 years of
project management, research, public policy and affairs and
communications. Rita has counseled citizen groups, public agencies and
private businesses on issues pertaining to strategic planning,
marketing, media relations, customer relations, annual priority setting
and program management. Rita is currently the Director of Communications
for the Seattle Monorail Project and is responsible for all
communications and government relations work for this high profile
project. She played a key role in facilitating public consensus for the
I-405 Corridor Program and Washington State Stadium and Exhibition
Center. Particularly, her expertise and knowledge are unparalleled in
transportation and land use, stemming from her former work as
superintendent of public transportation development at Seattle Metro and
chief land use advisor to former King County Executive Randy Revelle
where she chaired the Executive Task Force on Growth Management. Rita
holds a Master of Arts degree in communication theory and methodology
and a Bachelor of Arts in editorial journalism, both from the University
of Washington. She served on the board of ITS Washington and the Mayor’s
Environmental Management Committee, the Marketing and Fare Policy
Committee of the Transportation Research Board of the National Research
Council and the Washington State Transportation Research Council.