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TWC at CTAA Expo 2022

Posted May 2022

Transit Workforce Center staff traveled to Louisville, Kentucky to the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) Expo 2022 the week of May 10 to engage with transit agencies and stakeholders from across the country on critical workforce development issues. Invited by CTAA Executive Director Scott Bogren to address the opening plenary, ITLC staff Amri Joyner and Pat Greenfield spoke about TWC's technical assistance services and major initiatives. Amri and Pat also staffed a table in the exhibition hall, responding to questions and ensuring attendees learned about the resources, information, and support the TWC can provide.

From left to right: Rachel Hill, Dionna McCrane, Sarah Dufek, Steve Bardonner, Jamaine Gibson, and Pat Greenfield leading transit-community college partnerships 

On Thursday afternoon, CTAA participants had the opportunity to attend a TWC-facilitated panel on "Community College Partnerships for Recruitment, Retention, and Workforce Development", featuring: Jamaine Gibson, Apprenticeships and Development Director, ATU; Sarah Dufek, Transit Mentorship and Apprenticeship Coordinator, IndyGo; Rachel Hill, Financial/Recording Secretary, ATU Local 1070; Dionna McCrane, Mentorship and Apprenticeship Coordinator, ATU Local 1070; and Steven Bardonner, Dean, School of Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering and Applied Technology for Central Indiana, Ivy Tech Community College. The panelists described their cutting-edge partnership for frontline transit workers, including an in-depth discussion of mentoring and joint career-college pathways in strengthening all aspects of workforce development. 

Amri Joyner (left) and Pat Greenfield (right) joined by Betty Jackson (center) from the FTA Office of Research and Innovation at the TWC's CTAA exhibit table.

The following day, ITLC staff John Schiavone presented to participants at a day-long intensive session, "Zero Emissions Small Transit Deep Dive." John's presentation focused on key elements of zero emission bus technology, safety considerations, training needs and challenges, and potential solutions to those challenges, highlighting a range of available materials and resources from the TWC.