Executive Team

Donna Kelsay
General Manager/CEO

Ms. Kelsay joined RTD in 2001 as Assistant General Manager and was appointed General Manager in November 2001.  Ms. Kelsay has over 20 years of supervisory and management experience in the transit industry.  Prior to joining RTD, she served at the Sacramento Regional Transit District (RT), where she spent five years as part of the light rail start up team. While at RT, Ms. Kelsay also worked in the Operations Support, Engineering and Construction, and Facilities Management Departments where her responsibilities included capital facilities management, contract administration, and project management.  Her last assignment included management of RT's 31 light rail stations.  Ms. Kelsay has a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from CSU Sacramento, and a Master’s Degree in Transportation Management from the Mineta Institute of Transportation Studies at San Jose State University.  She obtained a teaching credential while at CSU Sacramento, and completed a construction management program at UC Davis.  Ms. Kelsay is a Fellow of the Eno Transportation Foundation, and a graduate of the Leadership APTA (American Public Transportation Association) program.

Gloria Salazar
Assistant General Manager/CFO
Administration and Finance

Ms. Salazar joined RTD in 2002 as Assistant General Manager of Administration and Finance/Chief Financial Officer.  Prior to joining RTD, she served as a Finance Administrator at Sacramento Regional Transit (RT), where she gained over ten years of progressively responsible experience in public transit.  Her experience includes auditing, general accounting, grants and project management.  Ms. Salazar has a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, a Master's Degree in Business Administration, and a Certificate in Transit/Paratransit Management Program with Pepperdine University.  She passed the Uniform CPA Board in 1993 and is an active Certified Tax Preparer with the California Tax Education Council.  Currently, Ms. Salazar serves on the California Transit Finance Corporation (CTFC) board and actively participates in T-Flex (Transit Finance Learning Exchange).

 

Mary Ann Collier
Director of Human Resources 

Mary Ann joined RTD in 2007 as Director of Human Resources.  Prior to joining RTD, she served as the Senior Director of Business Assistance & Strategic Recruitment for Houston Metro.  Mary Ann also served at Houston Metro as Vice President of Communications and Marketing, and as Senior Director of Business Development.  Her experience also includes serving as Director of Equal Opportunity at the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), and as Manager of Workforce Diversity and Corporate Recruiting with Brown & Williamson Corporation, where she also served as Manager of Human Resources & Workforce Diversity.  Mary Ann has a BA in Psychology from the University of Louisville, and an M.Ed in Vocational Counseling.