Joel Young, an East Bay attorney, was appointed by the AC Transit Board of Directors in February 2009 to fill one of the District's two At Large positions and was subsequently elected to the seat in 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022. Director Young was Vice President of the Board in 2021 and 2022 and currently serves as President of the Board of Directors. As a senior member of the Board of Directors, Director Young helped raise funds for AC Transit's hydrogen fuel cell bus program, voted to allocate over $200 million of AC Transit's contracting dollars to local businesses to support good paying local jobs, and secured funding to support local bus service and maintain affordable fares. Director Young also supported the development of a Climate Action Plan for the District, advocates for zero emission bus technology and funding, and spearheaded the Freedom Bus Project, a collaborative effort between the Alameda County Office of Education, Alameda County Arts Commission, and AC Transit to commemorate the anniversary of Rosa Parks historic bus ride through arts education, public transit, and the history of the civil rights movement. Director Young earned his bachelor's degree from the University of California at Berkeley and his Juris Doctor from U.C. Berkeley School of Law.

Diane Shaw was elected to the AC Transit Board of Directors in November 2018 to represent Ward 5 and is currently Vice President of the Board. As a life-long user of public transit, Director Shaw regularly rode the Dumbarton Express bus from Fremont/Newark to San Carlos while employed as an Information Technology Manager for the San Mateo County Transit District until retirement. Director Shaw is Chair of AC Transit’s Finance and Audit Committee, the former chair of the District’s Operations Committee, and serves as AC Transit’s representative on the Transbay Joint Powers Authority Board of Directors. In addition, Director Shaw supports the mission and initiatives of committees that serve to improve access to public transit for seniors and people with disabilities, including AC Transit’s Accessibility Advisory Committee, East Bay Paratransit’s Service Review Advisory Committee, and the Alameda County Transportation Commission’s Paratransit Technical Advisory Committee. Director Shaw is a member of the American Public Transportation Association, Transportation Research Board, and California Transit Association among others. In addition, Director Shaw volunteers time, energy and expertise to many local organizations serving the community, including the Fremont Elks Lodge #2121, Fremont Kiwanis, Life ElderCare's Meals on Wheels, is the Vice President for Ohlone Humane Society helping to serve animals in the Tri-City area, and is on the Board of Directors for the Fremont Family Resource Center Corporation. Director Shaw received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Business and Computer Science from Minnesota State University, Mankato and brings a wealth of knowledge in the transportation field and public service to her position on the AC Transit Board of Directors.

H. E. Christian (Chris) Peeples was appointed by the AC Transit Board of Directors in November 1997 to fill one of the District’s two At Large Board positions and was elected in 1998 and re-elected in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020. Director Peeples, a longtime advocate for public transit, and AC Transit bus service in particular, has been actively involved in the AC Bus Riders Union, Alliance for AC Transit, Regional Alliance for Transit, Alliance for Sensible Transit, Coalition for A One Stop Terminal, and many other transit groups. He is also active in local community affairs, having served on the Oakland Ethics Commission and community and political bodies. In addition, he is active in the meetings of the Transportation Research Board (“TRB”), the branch of the National Academies involved in transportation research, and the American Public Transportation Association (“APTA”), transit’s national association. He is a strong supporter of AC Transit’s zero emission fuel cell bus program and has spoken at, and moderated panels at, national and international hydrogen and zero emission bus programs. Director Peeples is a graduate of Crown College, University of California at Santa Cruz and Hastings College of the Law.

Jovanka Beckles was elected in November 2020 to serve on the AC Transit Board of Directors representing the Cities of Albany, El Cerrito, Richmond, San Pablo and a portion of Berkeley as well as the unincorporated areas of El Sobrante, Kensington and North Richmond. Ms. Beckles graduated cum laude in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Florida A&M University and earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Phoenix. Over the course of her career, Ms. Beckles has worked as a counselor, youth educator, team builder and strategist, client advocate, crime prevention specialist, housing case manager for the homeless, and mental health specialist for 32 years and has been a small business owner in the City of Richmond.  She also served her community as a two-term member of the Richmond City Council, was President of the Richmond Heights Neighborhood Council and retains membership in numerous organizations, including Concilio Latino and the League of United Latin American Citizens, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA-Richmond), Women in Politics, East Bay DSA and the Richmond Progressive Alliance. With a long record of public service, Ms. Beckles is committed to working with riders and workers to build a universally accessible, emission free transit system that the public deserves.

Jean Walsh was elected in 2020 to serve Ward 2. Previously she directed community outreach and government relations for bike and scooter share, expanding mobility options in the Bay Area and signing up more than 500 low income residents to discounted pricing programs. Prior to that, Ms. Walsh led communications and public outreach for the City of San Francisco’s Department of the Environment and Public Utilities Commission, promoting environmental initiatives and critical infrastructure programs. Ms. Walsh holds a master's degree in Urban Planning from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She served in the Peace Corps in Nicaragua and is fluent in Spanish. Ms. Walsh is active with the Transbay Coalition, East Bay Transit Riders Union, Bike East Bay, Walk Oakland Bike Oakland, and other grassroots advocacy groups working to improve Bay Area transportation. She is president of the Longfellow Community Association. Car-free since 2004, Ms. Walsh enjoys getting around on foot, bike, scooter, and public transit. She believes Bay Area residents deserve a seamless transportation network that is fast, frequent, affordable, pleasant, and easy to use.

Sarah Syed was elected in November 2022 and is serving her first term on the AC Transit Board of Directors representing the City of Alameda and portions of Oakland and San Leandro.

Murphy McCalley was appointed to the AC Transit Board of Directors on April 15, 2022, to represent Ward 4. As an East Bay native, Mr. McCalley grew up riding AC Transit buses and was encouraged by his blue-collar working parents to pursue education, which led him to change the financial picture of public transit. With career roots in the transit industry, Mr. McCalley believes public transit is an essential ingredient to community vitality from a mobility, employment, environmental and economic standpoint. Aside from navigating the paths to obtain federal, state, and local funding, his innovative approach to financial problem-solving has benefited transit riders across the nation. As an advisor to policymakers throughout his career, Mr. McCalley appreciates the importance and gravity that policymaking brings to the community, and in his new role on the AC Transit Board of Directors, seeks to reimagine transit service in Ward 4; improve service for youth, seniors and people with disabilities; and stabilize AC Transit’s financial position to ensure future growth. Mr. McCalley previously served as Vice Chair and Chair of the Alameda County Transportation Commission’s Independent Watchdog Committee and serves on the Board of Directors of the Edge Foundation. He is also an active member of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Oakland Alumni Booster Club. In addition, Mr. McCalley founded and served as Chair of the California Transit Finance Corporation (CTFC), which was formed to assist transit agencies with financing capital projects, was Chair of the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) Financial Management Committee, and is a recipient of the Urban Mass Transit Administration (now the Federal Transit Administration) Administrator’s Award for Innovative Finance. Mr. McCalley holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Administration from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration with an emphasis in budgeting and finance from California State University, Long Beach.