Amy Schlappi has been named the new Executive Director of Columbia Area Transit. 2021. The Hood River County Transportation District board says Schlappi will work alongside current Executive Director Patty Fink until she retires in July. Schlappi has been CAT’s Planning & Development Manager since October of 2019, helping shape and expand the transportation system in Hood River County, executing projects like the GOrge Pass, and assisting in the development of an expanded Gorge-wide transportation system in partnership with other Gorge transportation providers. As Schlappi assumes the Directorship, she will be responsible for managing day-to-day operations, executing a new Transit Master Plan, and leading policy development and planning the transportation system.