Kade Marquez joined the City of Idaho Falls & Greater Idaho Falls Transit (GIFT) in February 2022. He attended University at Brigham Young and Idaho State with an emphasis in Economics. Prior to joining GIFT, Marquez worked in private-sector transportation with roles in management, logistics, mergers, acquisitions, and data analysis. He is a board member of the Community Transportation Association of Idaho, and a National Academies Transportation Research Board Panelist. GIFT is Idaho’s first door-to-door, public micro-transit system. Marquez’s responsibilities include all aspects of operations, including community outreach, system design, budgeting, monitoring of grant milestones, and team building.