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Will Kempton
• CEO, ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
Age: 63
Status: Married to wife, Beverley, with two adult children, Mark and Christina
Destiny: In grade school, he was voted “Most Likely to be President”
On the move: He runs an average of 20 miles per week
Favorite Orange County bus route: 453 (Orange Metrolink station to OCTA)
Why he loves his job: “From San Clemente to Buena Park, anywhere I travel in this county, it’s incredibly rewarding to see firsthand the positive impact that improving our transportation network has on the residents, businesses and visitors.”
Will Kempton has successfully navigated the Orange County Transportation Authority through the worst financial crisis in the agency’s history. With Kempton in the driver’s seat since June 2009, OCTA enacted innovative measures. Among them: utilizing $76 million in stimulus funds for bus capital and operations, implementing a hiring and wage freeze, and authorizing the use of $68 million in rail funds and $40 million in reserves for bus operations.
Kempton now looks forward to the Measure M2 sales tax program, which begins April 1. “Measure M2 has allowed us to enhance the way in which people in this county move,” Kempton says. “Our top priority now is ensuring we successfully deliver on the promises made to voters when they approved M2.”
OCMETRO'S 2010 HOT 25 HONOREES
Michael Stebner | Jim McCluney | Robert Braithwaite
Denise Hazime | Mark P. Robinson Jr. | Mo Honarkar
Laura Davick | Troy & Josh Rodarmel | Gary Brahm
Don Craig | Colin Baden | Rick Hadley | Dan Young
Michelle Tingler & Debbie Devine | Mark Manguera
Paula Golden | Peter F. Bastone | Rob Chandler
Kate Duchene & Vicki Dallas | Gary W. Matkin | LPA
Will Kempton | Scharrell Jackson | Jeff Moore
The six who climbed Mt. Everest
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Age: 63 Status: Married to wife, Beverley, with two adult children, Mark and Christina Destiny: In grade school, he was voted “Most Likely to be President” On the move: He runs an average of 20 miles per week Favorite Orange County bus route: 453 (Orange Metrolink station to OCTA) Why he loves his job: “From San Clemente to Buena Park, anywhere I travel in this county, it’s incredibly rewarding to see firsthand the positive impact that improving our transportation network has on the residents, businesses and visitors.” Will Kempton has successfully navigated the Orange County Transportation Authority through the worst financial crisis in the agency’s history. With Kempton in the driver’s seat since June 2009, OCTA enacted innovative measures. Among them: utilizing $76 million in stimulus funds for bus capital and operations, implementing a hiring and wage freeze, and authorizing the use of $68 million in rail funds and $40 million in reserves for bus operations. Kempton now looks forward to the Measure M2 sales tax program, which begins April 1. “Measure M2 has allowed us to enhance the way in which people in this county move,” Kempton says. “Our top priority now is ensuring we successfully deliver on the promises made to voters when they approved M2.” OCMETRO'S 2010 HOT 25 HONOREES
Michael Stebner | Jim McCluney | Robert Braithwaite Denise Hazime | Mark P. Robinson Jr. | Mo Honarkar Laura Davick | Troy & Josh Rodarmel | Gary Brahm Don Craig | Colin Baden | Rick Hadley | Dan Young Michelle Tingler & Debbie Devine | Mark Manguera Paula Golden | Peter F. Bastone | Rob Chandler Kate Duchene & Vicki Dallas | Gary W. Matkin | LPA Will Kempton | Scharrell Jackson | Jeff Moore The six who climbed Mt. Everest BACK TO MAIN PAGE PAST HOT 25 HONOREES |
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