Doug Hausladen is the Executive Director of the New Haven Parking Authority and has served previously as the Director of Transportation for the City of New Haven. He graduated from Davenport in 2004 with a degree in Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry. Doug comes to the public sector with a background in community organizing, issue based advocacy, and transportation activism with professional experiences in real estate management, entrepreneurship, and public health. He was twice-elected to the Board of Alders in New Haven representing the 7th Ward encompassing the Downtown and Medical Districts. Mayor Harp appointed Doug to his current position in 2014; he became the Acting Executive Director of the New Haven Parking Authority in 2015. In his present role he is a leader in New England in Complete Streets, Smart Parking, Mobile Payment, Active Transportation, and Sustainability. Doug grew up on the Kentucky side of Cincinnati, is a proud Kentucky Colonel, and is the volunteer Head Coach of the Yale Mens Club Water Polo team.