Government and Community Relations Department

Elected officials and their staff are encouraged to contact the Government and Community Relations Department with specific questions, suggestions or concerns regarding BART in their districts or the region.                                  

The BART staff members listed below serve as liaisons to local, state and federal elected officials and their staff representing the San Francisco Bay Area on all issues related to BART. Give us a call and let us bring the resources of one of the biggest transit operators in California to help you in any way we can such as community events, constituent services, legislative priorities or simply answering your questions. 

ALAMEDA COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE

Richard Fuentes, rfuente@bart.gov 510-464-6883                                                                     

Representing the following BART stations: North Berkeley, Downtown Berkeley, Ashby, Rockridge, MacArthur, 19th Street, Oakland City Center/12th Street, West Oakland, Lake Merritt, Fruitvale, Coliseum, Oakland Airport, San Leandro, Bay Fair, Castro Valley, West Dublin/Pleasanton, Dublin/Pleasanton, Hayward, South Hayward, Union City, Fremont, and Warm Springs/South Fremont. 

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE

To be named.

Representing the following BART stations: Orinda, Lafayette, Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, Concord, North Concord/Martinez, Pittsburg/Bay Point, El Cerrito Plaza, El Cerrito Del Norte and Richmond.

SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE

Molly Burke, mburke@bart.gov 510-464-6172

Representing the following BART stations: Embarcadero, Montgomery St, Powell St, Civic Center, 16th Street, 24th Street, Glen Park, Balboa Park, Daly City, Colma, South San Francisco, San Bruno, San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Millbrae. 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS MANAGER

Maisha Everhart, meverha@bart.gov 510-464-7589

STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION 

Amanda Cruz, Program Manager, acruz1@bart.gov 510-874-7422 

DEPARTMENT MANAGER

Roddrick Lee, rlee@bart.gov 510-464-6235

Mailing Address:
Bay Area Rapid Transit District
Government and Community Relations Department
300 Lakeside Drive, 18th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612

Fax Number: 510-464-6146