Making Connections 2022 – Out of the Box Strategies: Using Partnerships to Strengthen Recruitment, Retention and the Advancement of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access

Making Connections 2022 – Out of the Box Strategies: Using Partnerships to Strengthen Recruitment, Retention and the Advancement of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access

Transit Workforce Center

December 2022

This session was presented as part of TWC’s Making Connections 2022 transit workforce conference in December, 2022.

Session Summary: This session featured cutting-edge partnership strategies that advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and access while strengthening recruitment and retention. Representatives from transit labor and management, education, and national and local transit supporters and stakeholders provided a range of perspectives, while discussing innovative programs and initiatives along with their positive outcomes.

Moderator

Jess Guerra: Executive Director, Transportation Workforce Institute – Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Speakers

Mona Babauta: Deputy General Manager – Golden Gate Transit

Rich Diaz: Golden Gate Transit Mentor Coordinator – Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1575

Meghna Khanna: Senior Director, Systemwide Team, Mobility Corridors – Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Judy Shanley: Director – National Center for Mobility Management; Assistant Vice-President, Education & Youth Transition Programs, Easter Seals Director – National Center for Mobility Management

Tracy Spikes: Workforce Development Program Manager – Central Ohio Transit Authority

John Tkach: Executive Director – Keystone Development Partnership

Jarvis Williams: President – Transport Workers Union Local 208