Michael Baker Exec Picked as Virginia DOT Commissioner
Philip A. Shucet, executive vice president of Michael Baker Corp., has been named commissioner of the Virginia Dept. of Transportation. Gov. Mark R. Warner (D), who announced the selection April 10, said Shucet (pronounced Shoo-KETT) was chosen from 125 candidates. Shucet started his new job on April 15.
Under the state's organizational structure, the VDOT commissioner is in charge of roads, bridges and tunnels and reports to the governor, says Frank Dorman, a VDOT spokesman. Virginia also has a Secretary of Transportation, Whittington W. Clement, who oversees all transportation modes. In addition, there is a 17-member Commonwealth Transportation Board, which approves VDOT contracts. Clement chairs the board and Shucet is vice chairman.