Foothill Transit Names LaShawn King Gillespie as Next Deputy CEO

WEST COVINA, CA –LaShawn King Gillespie will serve as Foothill Transit’s next Deputy Chief Executive Officer. Current Deputy Chief Executive Officer Kevin Parks McDonald, who is retiring after a 23-year career at Foothill Transit, will “pass the baton” to Gillespie on April 28, 2023.

Gillespie has been part of the Foothill Transit team for 17 years and currently serves as the agency’s director of operations and customer service. LaShawn brings a broad and highly valuable skillset to this new position having previously served as Foothill Transit’s director of procurement (2006) and director of planning (2008) before leading the customer service and operations team (2012).

Foothill Transit
Felicia Friesema
626-216-9934
ffriesema@foothilltransit.org