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Making Connections 2022 Plenary and Workshop Sessions and Speakers

Plenary Sessions

A Dialogue with FTA on Transit Workforce Development
Rethinking Recruitment: Converting Our Challenges to Opportunities
Navigating New Directions: Emerging Technologies and the Future of Transit Workforce
How Do We Pay for All These Good Workforce Development Programs?

Confirmed Plenary Moderators and Speakers:

Veronica Vanterpool, Deputy Administrator, Federal Transit Administration
India Birdsong Terry, General Manager & Chief Executive Officer, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Scott Bogren, Executive Director, Community Transportation Association of America
Randy Clarke, General Manager and CEO, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
John Costa, President, Amalgamated Transit Union
Sarah Fox, Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
Raymond Jackson, President, ATU Local 689
Madeline Janis, Executive Director, Jobs to Move America
Nik Martelaro, Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
Karen Philbrick, Executive Director, Mineta Transportation Institute
Greg Regan, President, Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO
Jeff Rosenberg, Director of Government Affairs, Amalgamated Transit Union
John Samuelsen, President, Transport Workers Union of America
Beverly Scott, Founder and Director, Introducing Youth to American Infrastructure
Paul Skoutelas, President, American Public Transportation Association
Paige Shevlin, Strategic Advisor, DOT
Yvette Trujillo, Executive Vice President, Amalgamated Transit Union

Workshop Sessions:

Driving Bus Operator Recruitment and Retention: Challenges, Opportunities, and Innovation
Drive to Revive: Preparing Operators for ZEB Deployment
Engines to Inverters: Preparing Technicians for ZEB Deployment
Moving Forward Together: Creating and Sustaining Successful Labor-Management Partnerships
Out of the Box Strategies: Using Partnerships to Strengthen Recruitment, Retention, and the Advancement of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access
Meeting Industry Needs: Feedback Session on FTA’s Draft Strategic Workforce Development Plan
The Who, What, How, and Why: Linking Program Design to Classroom Learning and on the Job Training for Transit Workforce Workers
Hands-On Instructional Training for Transit Trainers
Transit Instructional Systems Design Boot Camp
Online Training & Learning Technologies
Growing Your Own Through Apprenticeship: A Joint Approach to Building Skills
Mentoring: A Great Route to Frontline Workforce Development
Designing Safety: Bus of the Future and Beyond