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MTC's Long-Time Deputy Director Retires

More Staff Changes

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Steve Heminger
510.817.5810

Marjorie Blackwell
510/464-7884

OAKLAND, Calif., November 23, 1998...William F. Hein, deputy executive director of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) since 1978, is retiring on Dec. 30, 1998. Steve Heminger, current MTC manager of Legislation and Public Affairs, has been named to replace him.

Lawrence D. Dahms, MTC executive director, announced Hein's retirement and concurrent staff changes at the MTC Commission meeting on Thursday, Nov. 18. "I will greatly miss the wise counsel and steady support that Bill Hein has provided over the past 20 years," Dahms said. "He has contributed significantly to MTC's operations and management as our responsibilities have increased tremendously over the past two decades.

"I am confident," Dahms added, "that Steve Heminger will provide the same kind of effective leadership as deputy director that he has demonstrated as manager of Legislation and Public Affairs over the last five years."

Before joining MTC, Hein was director of planning for BART from 1970 to 1977. Prior to that, he served as bureau chief for the New Jersey Department of Transportation, as an analyst for the California Legislative Analyst's office, an engineer with the California Bridge Department and the city of Santa Clara, and as a Peace Corps volunteer for two years in Bangladesh. Hein holds master's degrees in engineering and public affairs from Princeton University and a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Colorado.

Heminger joined MTC in 1993 as manager of Legislation and Public Affairs, with responsibility for directing MTC's state and federal legislative advocacy as well as its public outreach and information activities. He will continue to serve as MTC's primary spokesperson.

Therese McMillan, manager of MTC's Finance section, will assume the additional responsibility for the agency's legislative and public information programs. McMillan joined MTC in 1984 as a planner and has been head of the Finance section since 1993, with responsibility for managing MTC's strategic financial planning and programming of federal, state and regional fund sources.

Dahms also announced that Alvin Teragawachi, former BART controller/treasurer, has been named interim controller/treasurer of the Bay Area Toll Authority, MTC's operating arm for allocation of revenues collected on state-owned Bay Area toll bridges.

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NOTE: A file containing a photo of William Hein is available by e-mail or regular mail. Send e-mail request to: <emicha@mtc.ca.gov> and photo will be e-mailed directly to you.