People news from MARTA, CSX and Ports of Indiana

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority's (MARTA) board last week appointed MARTA Chief Legal Counsel Jonathan Hunt as interim general manager and CEO, following Collie Greenwood's retirement last month. The board also named a strategic operational advisory group led by former MARTA GM and CEO Keith Parker to support Hunt in his interim role. Hunt has worked in MARTA’s legal department for almost 12 years and was named chief legal counsel in 2024. Prior to joining MARTA, Hunt served as assistant city attorney for Atlanta. MARTA's board has formed a search committee that will work with an executive search firm to select a permanent GM/CEO, MARTA officials said in a press release.

CSX board member Thomas Bostick, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and former chief of engineers and commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), has been recognized with the Gold de Fleury Medal, the highest honor awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Army Engineer Association. The award was presented during the 250th Engineer Birthday Gala. The Gold de Fleury Medal is a symbol of exceptional service and dedication to the Engineer Regiment. Bostick was honored for his stellar 38-year career in the U.S. Army, as well as his continued contributions to USACE since his retirement, according to a CSX press release.

Ports of Indiana has named Dexter Salenda as the organization’s first foreign trade and economic development director. The position was created to expand Ports of Indiana’s Foreign-Trade Zone program and offer new services for companies dealing with challenges related to international trade and tariffs. Salenda has nearly 15 years of experience in transportation, supply chain and foreign-trade zone sales and operations from positions with DHL Global Forwarding, DB Schenker and INzone – the Greater Indianapolis Foreign-Trade Zone operated by the Indianapolis Airport Authority, according to a Ports of Indiana press release.