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Mentor Forward: TWC Conducts Mentor Training for COTA

Posted July 2024

On June 3, Senior Workforce Development Advisor Maurice Beard conducted mentor training in Columbus, Ohio for Central Ohio Transit Authority’s (COTA) new mentor program, Mentor Forward. Maurice and Senior Policy Analyst Karitsa Holdzkom have collaborated with COTA’s Transportation Training Manager Melissa Thomas to support this project. 

 

Mentor Forward is the product of a joint partnership between COTA and Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 208 and the dedication shown by their labor-management team. TWU Local 208 President Jarvis Williams expressed optimism that Mentor Forward will give new hires an easier time navigating the challenges of their careers, a view shared by COTA’s Director of Learning and Development-Human Resources Tracy Spikes, who was also in attendance. COTA management and TWU Local 208 have worked for nearly a year to ensure the success of their program and were gratified by the launch of the pilot in June.