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BART: First Woman to Serve as Our Chief Transportation Officer, Started as a Station Agent
During Black History Month each February, BART honors the history and contributions of our Black employees, including trailblazers like Tera Stokes-Hankins, the first woman to serve as BART’s Chief Transportation Officer. You’ll find her “BART story” below.