bus & paratransit conference & international bus roadeo / bus rapid ...

Monday wednesday
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A Ne w Way of T hink ing a bou t Gr a f f i t i R e mova l
a nd P r e v e n t ion
• Stephanie Melton*, marketing development manager, Kion
Specialty Polymers, Charlotte, NC
Improv ing Bus C l e a ning — A C TA C a se S t udy
• Thomas Reynolds, bus engineering technical services & quality
control, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago, IL
T r a nsf orming t he Pa s senger E x p e r ience by C r e at ing
In t e n t ion a l Space : P e ace in P ubl ic P l aces
• Vara Kamin*, artistic consultant, Duo-Gard Industries Inc.,
Canton, MI
Measuring Success When Making
a Commitment to Sustainability
8:30 - 10 a.m.
Willow B, Level 2
Tools for becoming a more sustainable, cost-effective
bus operation.
Hear examples and practices from APTA Sustainability
Commitment signatories that could work for your bus
system. What are the methodologies that are going to make
your organization’s commitment to sustainability a success?
What do you measure and how do you determine progress?
This session focuses on the methodologies and tools that
help bus transit measure their environmental footprint,
conserve energy, and become a more sustainable and costeffective
operation.
Moder at or
• Susannah Kerr Adler, vice president, manager- Architecture &
Buildings Resource Center, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Washington, DC
Pa nel is t s
• Gary Prince, program manager, King County Metro Transit,
Seattle, WA
• Joseph A. Calabrese, chief executive officer, general
manager/secretary-treasurer, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit
Authority, Cleveland, OH
• Jennifer Kalczuk, external relations manager, Interurban Transit
Partnership (The Rapid), Grand Rapids, MI
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Revolutionizing Tomorrow’s
Workforce: Case Studies on Leading
Methods, Tools, and Programs
8:30 - 10 a.m.
Willow A, Level 2
Lead using these examples.
The transit industry’s success needs keen leadership,
innovative methods, robust toolkits and advanced resources
to effectively lead and develop our industry’s workforce.
Case study approaches highlight this session: new
thought leadership models that transform management/
employee relations; expanded uses of web-based tools and
instructional models that benefit both a new generation of
workers and the bottom line; strategic mentoring programs
that develop and retain the best of our workforce to benefit
future needs.
Related TCRP Documents: R-77, R-103 (See page 16
for details.)
Moder at or
• Tawnya R. Moore-McGee, vice chair, APTA Human
Resources Committee, and assistant general manager,
Human Resources Division, Port Authority of Allegheny County,
Pittsburgh, PA
T he Ne w T hough t L e a dership T r a ining — In t e r v e n t ion :
R e vol u t ionizing E m p l oy e e a nd M a n agemen t R e l at ions
• Theresa M. Livsey-Lemons, director, employee relations
& development, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority,
Atlanta, GA
Incorpor at ing W e b-Based Ins t ruc t ion a l Sof t wa r e
in t o Your T r a ining P rogr a m
• Douglas Spears*, product manager, Ecolane USA, Inc.,
Espoo, Finland
T u r ning T r a ining f rom a n E x p e nse in t o a n In v e s t m e n t
— How e L e a r ning C a n P rov ide a Sol id ROI
• Keith Sheardown, general manager-technology solutions,
Bombardier Transportation, Mississauga, ON
M e n t oring f or S t r e ng t h , R e t e n t ion, a nd Success
• Daniel Henderson*, director of learning, MV Transportation, Inc.,
Elk Horn, IA
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