The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) made three executive-level appointments in March. Darcy Buryniuk was appointed chief program management officer. He will spearhead the agency’s capital program. Ilyssa DeCasperis was named chief people officer, responsible for building out key areas for strategic growth, including talent acquisition, performance management and learning and development. Ray Sosa was promoted to chief planning officer. He brings more than 25 years of experience in transportation project planning at local, national and international levels.
Jerry Avalos has been named president of Vanir Construction Management Inc., Sacramento, Calif. He started his career at Vanir 25 years ago as a project manager in Santa Barbara, Calif.