Southwest Iowa Transit Agency (SWITA) welcomed a new transit director Monday, August 18th. Officials announced Thursday that Mark Lander comes to SWITA with 12 years of transportation experience. Lander most recently worked at Werner Trucking out of Omaha, NE the Supervisor of Load Planning for the Southeast Region of the US and their fleet of over 3,000 trucks. While at Werner Lander performed many roles including dispatcher, route planning, fleet coordination, and driver supervision.

SWITA Executive Director John McCurdy says “Mark’s work experience in transportation, as well as leadership skills, made him the ideal person for the position. His knowledge will be an asset to our communities, clients, and staff.”

Lander attended Dana College in Blair, NE, and was an All American Wrestler for the school. Lander is also an assistant wrestling coach at Underwood in his free time. Lander resides in Shelby with his wife Ganna and five-year-old daughter.

SWITA is the public transportation agency for the eight counties of southwest Iowa; Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, and Shelby. SWITA provides approximately 400,000 rides a year and travels 1.5 million miles. In addition, they employ 60 drivers and 9 office staff in the eight counties served. For more information on SWITA please visit our website at www.swipco.org or call our office at 800-842-8065. SWITA is an equal opportunity employer, lender, and provider.