Carmen E. Turner

Carmen E. Turner (1931 – April 9, 1992) was an American administrator who served as Under Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and General Manager of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro). Turner was the first African-American woman to lead a major public transit agency. Quotes The Smithsonian, for all of us who live in Washington, is a very important part of our total experience. I can remember coming to the Smithsonian as a child with my parents, coming with my two sons after church and much later with my two little granddaughters. I feel very warmly about the Smithsonian I love this opportunity every day I have to come to work to provide amazing public service to all the taxpayers of this almost one-million-person county A Vision for Inclusivity and Efficiency External link Category: living people Category:Women from the United States