ABC Companies of Faribault, Minn. announced that Ryhan Cornell has joined the company as a sales associate for ABCs southeastern region, based in Winter Garden, Fla.

Cornell is the grand-daughter of ABCs founder, Clancy Cornell, and the daughter of ABCs late chairman, Ronald Cornell.

After graduating from San Diego State University with a degree in real estate finance, Ryhan Cornell worked as a mortgage consultant in San Diego until relocating to Florida.

As with the other members of her family, Ryhan Cornell grew up around buses and has periodically worked for ABC. "Im happy to be in the family business and I feel right at home here," she said.

In her new position, she assists account executives with the customer delivery process and manages the pre-owned inventory. She also is involved in electronic marketing and sales.

Trailways Transportation System of Fairfax, Va., has re-elected three coach-builder executives to its board: Thomas J. Chezem, vice president of sales for Daimler Buses of North America; Roman Cornell, vice president national sales for ABC Companies, and Patricia Ziska, vice president and chief customer officer of Motor Coach Industries. They were elected to three-year terms.

Christopher A. Hart has joined the National Transportation Safety Board. Most recently, Hart was deputy director for air traffic safety oversight at the Federal Aviation Administration. He served as a member of the NTSB from 1990 to 1993. After leaving the board, he served as deputy administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, joining the FAA in 1995.