In Losing 2 Board Members, M.T.A. Also Loses Star Power One will leave to spend more time running the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; the other will have more time with her new spouse, Paul McCartney. Guess who received more parting hugs and attention? Nancy Shevell, an executive with her family's Elizabeth, N.J., trucking company, New England Motor Freight, said at the board meeting that she was stepping down after more than 10 years as a board member. Her decision comes three months after she married Mr. McCartney, the former Beatle. "It was time," she said after the meeting. Since her wedding in October, Ms. Shevell has become a bit of a celebrity herself. Her choice of wedding gown, which was designed by her stepdaughter Stella McCartney, has been dissected by fashion columnists. She has been photographed on vacation with her new husband in Jamaica, staying at a resort, the tabloids reported, frequented by Ewan McGregor, Sarah Ferguson and Ralph Lauren. Mr. McCartney has even dedicated a song to her, "My Valentine," on his latest album, "Kisses on the Bottom"; the lyrics include the lines, "And I will love her for life; and I will never let a day go by; without remembering the reasons why; she makes me certain; that I can fly." For her part, Ms. Shevell told her colleagues that "in my 30-year professional career, this has been the highlight for me. Thank you very much. I am so very emotional and sad right now. After Wednesday's board meeting, fellow board members flocked around her like fans, offering parting hugs and lyrical praise. "It's a sad day that Nancy is leaving," said a board member, Mark D. Lebow. A little bit of your stardust sort of fell on us. The other board member to resign was Patrick J. Foye, who joined the board in 2010. Mr. Foye, who was not at the meeting, said in an interview that since he was appointed in October as the executive director of the Port Authority, his responsibilities there had rendered him unable "to devote the time to M.T.A. board membership that it deserves." Mr. Foye said he had to miss the meeting because he had another meeting with officials from the Environmental Protection Agency, and had other issues to take care of before that. Mr. Foye added that while he was unable to personally bid adieu to his fellow board members, "I got a number of very nice notes and calls, which I really appreciate." A replacement for Ms. Shevell, who was appointed to the board by Gov. George E. Pataki, will be made by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo; the replacement for Mr. Foye, who served as the representative from Nassau County, will be chosen by the Nassau County executive, Edward P. Mangano. As Ms. Shevell left the meeting, she was asked by reporters where she will live with her new spouse. "At times, I'll be in New York," she said while waiting for the elevator. At times, I'll be in London.