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Gena Major is the Assistant General Manager of
Safety and Quality Assurance for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit
Authority (MARTA). Her experience is rooted in quality and continuous
improvement principles, having spent 15+ years in the automotive industry at
General Motors, performing prototype design-builds, competitive benchmarking,
and root cause analyses. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical
Engineering from Kettering University (formerly General Motors Institute) and
an MBA from the University of Michigan with a concentration in Operations
Management and Organizational Behavior. Ms. Major is a Certified Statistical
Engineering Master, Six Sigma Black Belt, and Project Management Professional.
As an active member of her community, Ms. Major
recently completed a 3-year appointment as Chair and Vice Chair of the Audit
Oversight Committee for DeKalb County, Georgia. She is a long-standing member
of Atlanta Track Club and Black Girls RUN! having volunteered as a Group Lead
for over 4 years. She has run 4 full marathons, including Publix Atlanta
Marathon in 2017 as a member of #TeamTakeDownPublix, which involved the largest
number of African Americans to collectively run a full marathon. Ms. Major was
also a backer and inaugural participant of The Race 2018, which is a half
marathon weekend event that supports black owned businesses and neighborhoods
in Atlanta.