Kitsis currently serves as the Deputy Executive Director for the Office of Capital Project Development at Sound Transit in Seattle, Washington. She has held many leadership positions and worked on several significant projects, including a system-wide planning process resulting in a successful $54 billion ballot measure. Kitsis brings her experience working in several states managing large-scale projects to CTDOT.
King is currently serving as the Chief of Staff for Mayor Harry Rilling in the City of Norwalk. She oversees day-to-day city management, is responsible for city administrative functions, and has been instrumental in securing funding for local projects. King has also held various roles in John DeStefano’s administration in the City of New Haven, bringing decades of legal, legislative, and advocacy experience to the organization.
“Karen and Laoise bring significant experience to our team and will complement our already incredible leadership team well,” Eucalitto said. “I am proud of the team of Bureau Chiefs we have assembled in the agency, many of whom were promoted during the height of the pandemic at a time when we were trying to accomplish a mammoth amount of work with little certainty about what may come next. Every single person on this team has stepped up in ways that have helped ensure the public can travel safely, and that the future of transportation is bright. Our new Deputy Commissioners will be a much-needed support to our team and [will] help ensure we can complete more work and best serve our residents.”
