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Director of Consumer Affairs
Category: Consumer and Passenger Affairs
Director of Consumer Affairs
Overview
The Director of Consumer Affairs & Passenger Experience will establish and manage a
program to handle passenger complaints against rail operators, positioning Rail
Passengers Association as the national “Voice of the Passenger.”
Key Responsibilities
- Build and lead the Consumer Affairs program.
- Receive, review, and categorize passenger complaints.
- Escalate issues to appropriate personnel at Amtrak, Brightline, or commuter rail
- operators.
- Track trends and prepare reports highlighting systemic issues.
Qualifications
- Experience in consumer affairs, complaints handling, or customer service
- preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
- Strong organizational ability to track cases.
Time Commitment
~10–15 hours per month.
Volunteer Benefits
- High-profile role representing passenger interests.
- Opportunity to influence improvements in rail service.
- Leadership experience in a nationally visible program.
- Professional references and networking opportunities.
Should be a Rail Passengers member or prepared to join Rail Passengers to participate. To
apply, send a resume, clips/links and a cover letter by email to [email protected].
"The support from the Rail Passengers Association, and from all of you individually, has been incredibly important to Amtrak throughout our history and especially so during the last trying year."
Bill Flynn, Amtrak CEO
April 19, 2021, speaking to attendees at the Rail Passengers Virtual Spring Advocacy Conference