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 Ms. Sherry E. Little was sworn in as Deputy Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration on February 20, 2007. Ms. Little joins Administrator James S. Simpson in leading a staff of more than 500 in Washington, D.C., and 10 regional offices around the United States, and managing an annual budget of approximately $10 billion.
During her tenure, Ms. Little has played a leading role in helping the agency to implement its regulatory and legislative agenda. She has acted to develop and promote public-private partnerships throughout the country, ensuring that the private sector takes an active role in financing and developing the nation's public transportation infrastructure. And she has overseen efforts to improve key accountability measures in public transportation, such as ridership forecasts. Ms. Little has made the development of international and strategic relationships a priority, leading missions to India, Africa, France, and China. Ms. Little received the Secretary of Transportation’s Gold Medal award for her efforts to streamline federal requirements and deliver resources to aid in Minnesota’s recovery from the collapse of the I-35W bridge in August, 2007.
Prior to joining the Bush Administration, Little served as a senior staff member of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. As the Chairman’s primary advisor on public transportation, she authored the Senate’s version of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) which authorized the Nation’s $53 billion public transportation program that President Bush signed into law in August 2005.
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