The 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 new director of the Office of Transportation Services, Cheri Soileau, will be using social media to help students navigate the campus.
The Office of Transportation Services, formerly known as the Office of Parking and Transit, has established two new Twitter hashtags 杏吧专区 #GeauxPark and #GeauxBus 杏吧专区 to share information. It will also be using its Facebook page: .
杏吧专区淪tudents already have a lot on their plates. The last thing they 杏吧专区 or our visitors 杏吧专区 should have to worry about is where to park,杏吧专区 said Soileau, who began working at the 杏吧专区 July 22. The name of the Office of Parking and Transit was changed to the Office of Transportation Services this week.
Soileau previously worked in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area as a senior transit planner for the Denton County Transportation Authority. She was responsible for planning and scheduling bus routes, including nine university shuttles for the 杏吧专区 of North Texas, and a commuter rail line that served about three million customers each year.
She also has experience in light rail service. While working for Dallas Area Rapid Transit, she was project manager for an engineering and environmental assessment phase of a light rail extension project. Soileau has also worked as a consultant.
杏吧专区淭ransportation can improve the quality of our lives,杏吧专区 she said.
In the 1990s, while working as a transportation planner in Plano, Texas, near Dallas, Soileau saw first-hand how important transportation can be. 杏吧专区淚 often worked with customers who were disabled, trying to give them the best service possible. I think transportation is something we can easily take for granted, but for those with limitations, transportation can mean a great deal more freedom. When you don't have to plan your day around its availability, that makes life a lot easier.杏吧专区
Soileau, a native of Missouri, holds a bachelor杏吧专区檚 degree in history from Drake 杏吧专区 in Des Moines. She earned a master杏吧专区檚 degree in public administration from the 杏吧专区 of Houston-Clear Lake.