Mr. Michael Noel has over 40 years of experience working in the transit and paratransit industries as a trainer and consultant specializing in safety, security, management, leadership, customer service, strategic planning and organizational development. He has trained over 10,000 transit professionals in 42 states, and has helped author many of the leading publications that guide the industry today.

Mr. Noel is a founding member of the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) and has served on various committees of the American Public Transit Association (APTA) over the course of his long and distinguished career. A former transit manager in Pennsylvania, he continues to serve as a member of the board of the Cambria County Transit Authority. He serves as a subject matter expert on a host of transportation projects and helped author numerous materials including the National RTAP Threat, Vulnerability & Emergency Preparedness Toolbox, Safety Training and Rural Transit (START) Boards That Perform and Customer Driven Service.