Donna Adkins, who has spent more than 30 years at Metro, most recently as Chief of Staff, has been promoted to Vice President/Chief of Staff overseeing Metro development, major projects and planning, and scheduling.

Ms. Adkins’ 30+ years of service at Metro began as administrative coordinator for the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority Board of Trustees. She has served as Finance Coordinator and Project Manager for such high-profile projects as the Uptown Transit District and transit centers in Northside, Oakley, Walnut Hills and the Cincinnati Bell Connector streetcar. Ms. Adkins was also instrumental in establishing the Everybody Rides Metro (ERM) Foundation, partnering with over 100 local agencies to provide Metro rides to those in need.

In 2015, she was promoted to Chief of Staff.

Adkins attended Northern Kentucky University. She is active with her six grandchildren and enjoys reading, gardening, and camping.

John Ravasio serves as Interim Chief Operations Officer for the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority. He is responsible for overseeing Operations, Maintenance, and Access paratransit.

Prior to being named Interim COO, Ravasio was Metro's Director of Employee & Labor Relations/Employment Law, where he oversaw labor relations and employment law, as well as benefits and compensation.

Ravasio joined Metro in 2011 as Labor Relations/Employment Law Manager.

He received his bachelor's degree in Government and International Relations from the University of Notre Dame and his Juris doctor degree from the University of Cincinnati.

He serves as the co-chair of the Conference of Minority Transportation Official’s (COMTO) scholarship committee and is a mentor in the University of Cincinnati’s Catalyst Program and the Ohio Supreme Court’s New Lawyer Mentoring Program.

Michelle Jeng is the Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) and is responsible for overseeing the organizations $100 million operating budget and capital program. In this role she is responsible for managing the finance, treasury, and risk management areas of the organization.

Mrs. Jeng has more than 20 years of experience in the finance industry. Most recently, she served as Sr. Director of Treasury for SORTA where she managed Treasury and Risk. Prior to joining SORTA, she has held leadership positions at Vertiv Co., TimkenSteel Corporation, and Fifth Third Bank.

Mrs. Jeng is a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) and a member of the Association for Financial Professionals. She holds a Global Master of Business Administration from Thunderbird School of Global Management and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Ashland University.

Adriene Hairston MS, SHRM-SCP, is responsible for overseeing Metro’s Human Resources department and organizational training. She is an accomplished human resource professional with expertise in HR policy, diversity and inclusion, change management and compliance.

Prior to Metro she served as director of agency human resources at Western & Southern Life and held leadership roles with Fifth Third Bank, Luxottica, and Humana. She is a member of the Greater Cincinnati Human Resources Association, the Society for Human Resources Management (holding the designation of Senior Certified Professional), and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., in addition to serving as a volunteer for Women Helping Women and the YMCA Black and Latino Teen Achievers Program. 

She holds a Master of Science degree in Human Resource Development from Xavier University and a Bachelors of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Cincinnati.