MassDOT Leadership

Deval Patrick, Governor	A five-member Board of Directors appointed by the Governor with expertise in transportation, finance and engineering will oversee the new organization, while serving as the governing body of both MassDOT and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), which will be part of MassDOT but will retain a separate legal existence. MassDOT will be administered by a Secretary of Transportation, appointed by the Governor to serve as Chief Executive Officer. The organization will oversee four new divisions: Highway,  Mass Transit,  Aeronautics and the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV),  in addition to an Office of Planning and Programming.	Timothy P. Murray, Lieutenant Governor
MassDOT Board of Directors John R. Jenkins, a Natick resident, will serve as Chair of the MassDOT Board and was a former Massachusetts Turnpike Authority Board member. He is President of West Insurance Agency, Inc.   Professor Andrew Whittle, ScD, P.E., a geotechnical engineer, currently serves as Department Head of the Massachusetts Institute for Technology’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Whittle is a resident of Boxborough.   Elizabeth Levin, a resident of Boston, is President of Liz Levin & Company, a management consulting company that serves the transportation, design and environment community.   Ferdinand Alvaro is Partner-in-Charge of the Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP Boston Office, the nation’s largest minority-owned law firm and Chair of its Corporate Finance Group. He previously served on the board of directors of the MBTA. Alvaro is a resident of Marblehead.   Janice Loux, a resident of Williamstown, is the first female president of UNITE HERE! Local 26, representing more than 6,300 hotel and food service workers in metropolitan Boston and was a member of the board of directors of the MBTA for 12 years under five governors.

Richard A. Davey, Secretary of Transportation, and Chief Executive Officer MassDOT will be administered by a Secretary of Transportation, appointed by the Governor to serve as Chief Executive Officer. The organization will oversee four new divisions: Highway, Mass Transit, Aeronautics and the Registry of Motor Vehicles(RMV), in addition to an Office of Planning and Programming. Executive Office Organization Chart (PDF 53KB)

Richard A. Davey Secretary of Transportation, and Chief Executive Officer

Mission and Values

Our Mission:

Deliver excellent customer service to people who travel in the Commonwealth, and to provide our nation’s safest and most reliable transportation system in a way that strengthens our economy and quality of life.

We are one transportation organization focused on customer service and safety.

Our Values:

• Dedication
  We will provide service around the clock and under all circumstances.

• Respect
  We will treat the public as our valued customer, and treat one another how we would like to be treated.

• Innovation
  We will improve and integrate transportation services using creative thinking and best available practices and technology, while minimizing disruption to the public.

• Diversity
  We will promote an inclusive workforce and a culture that serves employees and customers fairly.

• Honesty
  We will provide the public accurate information that is understandable and accessible.

Highway Division

Frank DePaola serves as Administrator of the MassDOT Highway Division, overseeing the safe construction, maintenance and operation of the Commonwealth's roads, bridges and tunnels for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians. DePaola is a professional engineer with more than 30 years of experience in the design and construction industry.