Know Your Operator: Portia Berry
Posted | Mar 3, 2026
After more than two decades in mental health care, Portia Berry recently found a new way to serve the community: behind the wheel of a bus. [...]
Posts in Category: Know Your Operator
Know your Operator: Shawn Nevins
Posted | Apr 30, 2025
Shawn Nevins has only one regret about becoming a bus operator at Metro Transit: “I wish I had done it sooner.” [...]
Know Your Operator: Her Cheng
Posted | Mar 27, 2025
A lifelong St. Paul resident who grew up in Frogtown, Her Cheng has seen University Avenue change quite a bit over the years. Now, he gets to see the corridor evolve from the cab of a light rail vehicle. [...]
Know Your Operator: Nathan Michaelson
Posted | Feb 21, 2025
After many years as a union carpenter, Nathan Michaelson decided he needed a change. "Construction is a feast-or-famine business," Nathan said. "Some years, you're making great money. Other years, you're just waiting for the next paycheck." [...]
Know Your Operator: Ricky Ray Vontayein
Posted | Nov 14, 2024
Ricky Ray wanted to find a work-life balance. He found it at Metro Transit. [...]