Provides oversight for advancing the agencys regional influence, economic development initiatives, and external partnerships and relationships with all levels of government, businesses organizations and economic development agencies to support the agencys mission, enhance mobility, and drive regional growth. Provide leadership and strategic guidance to the communications, marketing and customer experience departments, to promote positive, informative, and timely interactions with employees, media channels, and others in the community, and to promote TriMet programs to expand ridership and corporate fare programs.