2022 Annual Conference & Expo
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| Wednesday, June 1, 2022 | Berglund Center |
Thursday, June 2, 2022 | Hotel Roanoke |
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Welcome and Introductions:
The Hon. Justin Wilson, VTA President and Mayor of the City of Alexandria
Joseph Cobb, Roanoke City Councilman and Chair of GRTC
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Jennifer DeBruhl, Acting DRPT Director |
Cultivating & Maintaining a Robust Transit Workforce:
Austin J. Franklin, Good-Natured Life CEO
Panel: Benito Perez, Transportation 4 America (moderator);
Raymond Mui, DASH;
Mike Norvell, Bay Transit; Alex Brink, HRT |
Transition to the Zero Emission Bus:
Alleyn Harned, Virginia Clean Cities (moderator)
Panelists: Maya Alunkal; WMATA;
Cynthia Gibson, Center for Transportation and the Environment;
Kate Staples, Dominion Energy;
Tim Witten, Blacksburg Transit |
New Opportunities in the TRIP Program:
Lauren Magnotto, DRPT;
Josh Moore, GLTC;
Martin Barna, DASH
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Measuring and Mending Transportation Injustices and Inequities:
Kelli Rowan, Dironna Moore Clarke, and Brandon King, City of Richmond |
Equity and Modernization Implementation: Takeaways and Tools for Virginia Transit Agencies:
Lucas Muller, Kimley-Horn;
Daniel Sonenklar, DRPT;
Maria Ptakowski, Suffolk Transit
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Interagency Collaboration to Enhance Pedestrian Safety:
David Harmer and Eric Kimpfler, Virginia Transit Liability Pool |
Developing Micro-transit Service: Models in Charlottesville and Richmond:
Nick Britton, Michael Baker, Intl.;
Sam Sink, GRTC;
Lucinda Shannon, TJPDC
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Vanpooling 101:
Emily Cass, TRAFFIX,
Leigh Anderson, GW RideConnect;
Holly Morello, OmniRide;
John O’Keeffe, RideFinders
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Building Strategic Leaders: What Does Your Agency Need?
Danny Plaugher, VTA;
Ray Melleady, United Safety;
Raymond Mui, DASH
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Improving the Transit Customer Experience:
Jiaxin Tong, WSP;
Anikwenze Ogbue, WMATA;
Martin Barna, DASH |
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General Assembly and the Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Update:
Lisa Guthrie & Danny Plaugher, VTA;
Art Guzzetti, APTA
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How YOU Make a Difference in People's Lives:
Austin J. Franklin, Good-Natured Life |
2022 Public Transportation Award Winners
Exceptional Safety Award: Bay Transit | David Fols
Community Program Award:
Large Transit System | OmniRide - 360 Degree Outreach
Small Transit System | Fredericksburg Regional Transit - Travel Training Program
Transit Marketing Award:
Large Transit System |NVTC - Moving Forward Together
Small Transit System | Charlottesville Area Transit - Meet the Team
Honorable Mention |WMATA - Doing Our Part
Special Marketing & Community Outreach Award: DASH - New DASH Network
Helen Poore Award: WMATA - Paul Wiedefeld
Employee Unsung Hero Award(s):
• Bay Transit - Michael Shackleford
• DASH - Jovan Jones
• Hampton Roads Transit - Theresa Petrowicz
Mark your calendars for 2023’s Conference and Expo on May 23-24 at the Sheraton Oceanfront, Virginia Beach!
