Sharmila Samarasinghe is the WMSC’s Acting CEO and has served the WMSC since 2018. Sharmila leads a team of experts at the WMSC tasked with the day-to-day oversight of safety protocols and practices on the WMATA Metrorail system. Ms. Samarasinghe has 20 years of experience as a system safety, transportation and security professional. Sharmila has held a variety of important posts at state transportation agencies and at metropolitan and regional planning organizations. Before joining the WMSC, Sharmila served for over two years as chair of the Tri-State Oversight Committee (TOC), an organization that preceded the WMSC in overseeing WMATA Metrorail safety but that lacked the enforcement powers the WMSC now possesses. Before her service at the TOC, Sharmila worked for the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, Virginia Railway Express, the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. Sharmila has a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania. Sharmila also holds two Federal Transit Administration certifications: the Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program (PTSCTP) and the Transportation Safety and Security Professional – Rail (TSSP-Rail). 

In May 2023, Kathy Silbaugh joined the WMSC as its first in-house General Counsel.  For the prior 5.5 years, she was the General Counsel at the National Transportation Safety Board.  She also started her federal government career at the NTSB, serving as a staff attorney between 2000-2010.  In between her two tenures at the NTSB, she served at the Department of Justice as the Deputy Director for the Departmental Ethics Office, which administers the ethics program for DOJ.  She continued her federal ethics work for the Judiciary, as the principal legal advisor to the Judicial Conference Committee on Financial Disclosure.  The Committee is comprised of sixteen Federal District and Circuit Court judges from throughout the country.  And just prior to rejoining the NTSB in 2017, she worked at the Department of Health and Human Services as the Deputy Associate General Counsel and Alternate Agency Ethics Official. She earned her undergraduate degrees in History and Psychology from Lafayette College and her Juris Doctor from the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law. 

Kyle Ange joined WMSC in 2020 as a financial consultant and became Chief Financial Officer in 2021. He is a senior finance and operations executive and Certified Public Accountant with more than 25 years of experience leading financial strategy, compliance, operational improvement, and organizational growth in mission-driven organizations. Throughout his career, Kyle has held executive leadership roles, including Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance, with responsibility for budgeting, forecasting, audit management, treasury operations, grant compliance, financial reporting, human resources, and organizational operations. He has led financial modernization efforts, strengthened internal controls, and worked closely with CEOs, senior leadership teams, boards, auditors, financial institutions, and external stakeholders to improve financial stewardship and operational effectiveness. Known for his strategic mindset and collaborative leadership style, Kyle brings deep expertise in nonprofit accounting, grant management, regulatory compliance, and executive operations, with a strong commitment to advancing organizational mission through disciplined financial leadership and strong operations. 

Davis joined the WMSC in 2020 and serves as part of the WMSC’s senior leadership team, overseeing the agency’s Audit, Inspection, and Corrective Action Plan Programs. As of May 2026, Davis now serves as Vice President of the Transit Safety Oversight Association, a volunteer position that advocates for member state safety oversight agencies nationwide. Prior to joining the WMSC, Davis practiced employment and labor law at the Hannon Law Group, LLP (now Crowley So, LLP). From 2019 through 2022, Davis served as a member of the Arlington County Transportation Commission—a volunteer body that advises the Arlington County Board. He is a graduate of Shippensburg University and holds a Juris Doctor from the Catholic University of America. Davis also holds two Federal Transit Administration certifications: the Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program (PTSCTP) and the Transportation Safety and Security Professional – Rail (TSSP-Rail).