Arndt joined VIA in February 2012 as Deputy CEO/Chief of Business Support Services. His expertise encompasses transit service and capital facility development, training and safety, financial management and planning, labor relations, special event transit/traffic management, and transit operations. He is continuously working to bring innovations to VIA and to San Antonio that will improve the livability and sustainability of the region, to include the implementation of SmartMove, VIA’s short-term capital plan to bring multimodalism to the region.

Arndt came to San Antonio from Houston where he served as General Manager of Fixed-route Transit Services for First Transit, a company under contract with the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, or Houston METRO. He previously worked for Houston METRO for 25 years and achieved the position of Senior Vice President of Operations/Chief Operating Officer. Arndt spent five years as a research scientist/research specialist at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute and was Senior Planning Manager at Parsons Brinckerhoff before joining First Transit.

Arndt holds a Master of Arts in Public Administration from the University of Houston, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Notre Dame. He currently serves on several boards, including the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Centro Alliance, Texas Diversity Council, South West Transit Association (SWTA), United Way, and San Antonio for Growth on the Eastside (SAGE), and the Texas Transit Association. Additionally, he has served as an adjunct professor in the public administration graduate program at the University of Houston, and was also selected for the 38th Leadership San Antonio Class (2013).

Prior to joining VIA in 2007, Mr. Hom worked at MTA New York City Transit for fifteen years, where he held various positions including Director of Strategic Planning and Deputy Budget Director. As Chief of Operations Planning, he directed all service planning and scheduling for NYC’s subway and bus system. Mr. Hom has also worked for the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Houston Metro). He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Stony Brook University (NY) and a Master in Urban Planning from Michigan State University.

Buchanan came to VIA from Valley Metro in Phoenix, Arizona, where he was the director of design and construction. Previously he worked in the private sector in the fields of transit engineering and intelligent transportation systems.

He previously served as Regional Vice President of Communications for Spectrum (formerly Time Warner Cable), where he led award-winning strategic communications, public relations, and government affairs programs for 2 million customers throughout the Texas region. He was Vice President of Business Development for the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, where his work included program plans for small businesses, including support for business education services and programs.

Herrera is a San Antonio native and UTSA graduate with deep ties to the community and extensive experience in public- and private-sector initiatives. He served proudly as Fiesta San Antonio’s Rey Feo LXVII, raising $450,000 to support scholarships for local students. 

Prosser Elder has been involved in the public sector and transportation issues for over 25 years, and she has extensive experience in law, public administration, and open government matters for public agencies as well as broad experience in intergovernmental relations, legislative matters, contract development, and ethical considerations for public and private matters.

Prosser Elder received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Texas School of Law.