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Making the Transit-
Business Connection
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Grand Ballroom D, Level 2
Learning how to operate at your full potential.
Even with a struggling economy and increased unemployment,
the largest percentage of riders on most transit systems is still
commuters going to work. This session focuses on successful
strategies to develop and enhance partnerships with the private
sector to encourage greater use of public transportation. Among
the topics to be discussed are ways to fire up your transit
commute benefit program as well as joint marketing efforts.
Moder at or
• Richard Maxwell, assistant vice president of marketing,
Fort Worth Transportation Authority, Fort Worth, TX
Pa nel is t s
• Larry Filler, president and chief executive officer,
TransitCenter, Inc., New York, NY
• Ref Lindmark, transportation planner, King County
Metro Transit, Seattle, WA
• Paulo Nunes-Ueno, director, transportation, Children’s
Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Listening To and Learning
From the Community
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Willow B, Level 2
Hear the latest on environmental justice and
public participation.
With the communities in economic distress, many public
transportation systems are seeking ways to restructure service
and increase fares. How are they dealing with the challenges?
How are they engaging and listening to their customers and their
community in order to make equitable decisions? This session
will focus on these important issues. Join your colleagues for
new and timely information on aspects of environmental justice
and Title VI considerations in service planning and hear the latest
guidance from the Federal Transit Administration.
Moder at or
• James P. Burke, chair, APTA Environmental Justice/Title VI
Subcommittee, and chief, Public Transit Division, City and
County of Honolulu Department of Transportation, Honolulu, HI
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Pa nel is t s
• Cheryl Hershey, director, Office of Civil Rights, Federal Transit
Administration, Washington, DC
• Patrisha Piras, vice chair, APTA Environmental Justice/Title VI
Subcommittee, and principal/director, Pat Piras Consulting, San
Lorenzo, CA
• Kristen Haldeman, senior transportation planner, Office of
Long Range Planning, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit
Authority, Washington, DC
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Succession Planning for the 21st
Century — Transit Takes the Lead
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Issaquah, Level 3
APTA Blue Ribbon Panel on Workforce Development —
plans, industry tools, and resources to advance
the industry.
Succession and workforce planning are strategic business
priorities transit agencies of all sizes need to address for
the 21st century. Now is the time to respond and lead
our way to the future. These and other related workforce
needs, priorities, strategies, and partnerships are being
addressed through APTA’s Blue Ribbon Panel for Workforce
Development. In addition, industry innovators and leaders
will provide in-sights and evidence on current state-of-the art
skills and talent management tools, career, partnerships, and
recruitment programs to benefit a wide range of industry and
agency needs.
Moder at or
• Doran J. Barnes, vice chair-human resources, APTA;
chair, APTA Blue Ribbon Panel on Workforce Development;
and executive director, Foothill Transit, West Covina, CA
A P TA Bl ue R ibbon Pa nel on W orkforce De v e l opmen t —
P l a ns, Del i v e r a bl e s, Ou t c omes, a nd Impac t
• Mary Ann Collier, chair, APTA Human Resources Committee,
and director of human resources, San Joaquin Regional Transit
District, Stockton, CA
R e t u r n on In v e s t m e n t; T r a nsi t Pa r t nership T r a ining
— M e t r ic s of Success
• Brian J. Turner, director, Community Transportation Center,
Silver Spring, MD
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