Surface Transportation Board member Karen Hedlund has been named as the agency’s vice chairman.
Hedlund as been a member of the board since January 2022. As vice chairman she will replace Michelle Schultz, who continues to serve as a board member.
The vice chairman role rotates among STB members on an annual basis.
Before being appointed to the STB, Hedlund served as chief counsel of the Federal Highway Administration from 2009 to 2010, and as chief counsel and deputy administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration from 2010 to 2014.
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