Jump to content

Draft:Adetokunbo Omishakin

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Adetokunbo "Toks" Omishakin is an urban planner and government official serving as the 4th Secretary of Transportation for the state of California at the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA). He made history as the first African American to serve in that cabinet-level position.[1] and was appointed to this role by Governor Gavin Newsom in February 2022[2]. He has oversight of 8 California state departments with more than 42,000 people and a total annual budget that exceeds $30 billion.[citation needed]

Education

[edit]

Omishakin has a Ph.D. in Engineering Management from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville[3], a master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Jackson State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Engineering Technology from Mississippi Valley State University.

Career

[edit]

Prior to his appointment as CalSTA Secretary, Omishakin was appointed[4] Director[5] of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), where, as the chief executive of the Department, he managed a $17.5 billion budget and more than 22,000 employees.[citation needed]

He came to Caltrans following eight years as Deputy Commissioner with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) with a particular focus on environment, planning and multimodal transportation. [6] [7] [8] Prior to that role, he served as Director of Healthy Living Initiatives in the Nashville Mayor’s Office.

In October 2020, Omishakin was appointed to the President-elect Biden-Harris Transportation Transition Team[9]

Personal life

[edit]

Omishakin and his wife have two children.[citation needed]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Toks Omishakin, Transportation Sec. Nominee, Moves Up to Cabinet Level". NNPA. 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  2. ^ "Toks Omishakin, Transportation Secretary Nominee, Moves Up to Cabinet Level | Post News Group". www.postnewsgroup.com. 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  3. ^ "Alumni | Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering". ise.utk.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  4. ^ Elliott, Stephen (2019-09-09). "Tennessee official named to top California job". Nashville Post. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  5. ^ "Caltrans' New Director: Toks Omishakin Has Credentials in Active Transportation - Streetsblog California". cal.streetsblog.org. 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  6. ^ Gonzalez, Tony (2016-01-07). "Letting Buses Use Freeway Shoulders Ranks Among Middle Tennessee's Fastest, Cheapest Traffic Fixes". WPLN News. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  7. ^ Elliott, Stephen (2019-09-09). "Tennessee official named to top California job". Nashville Post. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  8. ^ "Regional Summit talks on sustaining livability for Middle Tennessee". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  9. ^ "Transition team for U.S. DOT unveiled by incoming Biden-Harris administration". Roads and Bridges. 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2024-07-03.