Juli Word has served as the county’s representative on the transit agency’s board of directors since July 2014. The Nov. 14 board meeting was the final one for the Austin resident. The Williamson County Commissioners Court accepted her resignation Nov. 13.
Board Secretary, Juli Word, is being recognized for her role on the CapMetro Board. Today is her last board meeting per her resignation. "I am excited to watch this agency continue to grow."
— Capital Metro (@CapMetroATX) November 14, 2018
Replacing Word will be Eric Stratton, who lives in the Avery Ranch neighborhood of Austin in Williamson County. The Commissioners Court approved his appointment Nov. 13, and he will be sworn in at Capital Metro’s next board meeting Dec. 17.
Stratton has more than 20 years of experience working in policy, program and operations management, according to information provided by Williamson County. He previously worked on various congressional and state legislative races as well as for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association in Washington, D.C.
He is also a registered nurse and earned his Master of Science in nursing from The University of Texas at Austin. Stratton spent five years working at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. His most recent role involves working at his wife’s communications and speech consulting firm, Stratton Strategies, according to Williamson County.
