South West Transit Association
New Resources & Data in Combatting Human Trafficking & Enhancing Crime Prevention in Transit
Pre-Conference Session 1 Thursday 9:00 - 9:45 AM
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Kristen Joyner - Founder and President, KJ Backpack
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Curing the Covid Hangover
Pre-Conference Session 2 Thursday 9:45 - 10:30 AM
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David Scorey - Keolis North America
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Kurt Luhrsen - Houston Metro
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Leveraging Data to Reframe Your Agency’s Message of Community Value
Pre-Conferece Session 3 Thursday 10:30 - 11:30 AM
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Deborah Johnson - General Manager & CEO, Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD)
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Jeff Arndt - President & CEO, VIA Metropolitan Transit
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Mark Aesch - CEO, Transpro Consulting
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Address by FTA Administrator Nuria Fernandez
Pre-Conference Session 4 Thursday 11:30 - 12:05 PM
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Nuria Fernandez - Administrator, Federal Transit Administration
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Management and Leadership Track - CEO Forum
Breakout Session 1 - Thursday 2:15 - 3:45 PM
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Ann Rajewski - Executive Director, Colorado Association of Transit Agencies (Co-Moderator)
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Rich Sampson - Executive Director, South West Transit Association (Co-Moderator)
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Equity & Accessibility Track - Overcoming Technology Barriers to Accessing Transportation Options
Breakout Session 1 - Thursday 2:15 - 3:45 PM
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Angel Bond - Program Manager, Boulder County
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Gregory Elsborg - VP Chief Innovation Officer, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)
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Joey Parks - Program Director, CASTA (Moderator)
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Planning Track - Six Heads Are Better Than One: Mobility Manager Networks & Service Provision
Breakout Session 1 - Thursday 2:15 - 3:45 PM
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Dre Taylor - City of Lawrence
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Kendra McGeady - Director of Transit, Pelivan Transit
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Michelle Griffin - Director of Mobility Management, North Central Kansas Coordinated Transit Council
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Technology Track - Planning a Successful Microtransit Program (Sponsored by RideCo)
Breakout Session 1 - Thursday 2:15 - 3:45 PM
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Teague Kirkpatrick - Regional Director, RideCo
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Marketing & Safety/Security Track - Promoting New & Improved Service
Breakout Session 1 - Thursday 2:15 - 3:45 PM
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Alexandra Aitken - South West Transit Association - Moderator
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Amy Lane - Studio Six Branding
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Traci Jones - Studio Six Branding
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Marketing & Safety/Security Track - Graphic Design without the Degree
Breakout Session 2 - Thursday 4:00 - 5:00 PM
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Alexandra Aitkin - Communications Specialist, South West Transit Association
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Amy Lane - Studio Six Branding
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Gregory Elsborg - Dallas Area Rapid Transit
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Marcella Ivins - Lubbock Citibus
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Traci Jones - Studio Six Branding
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Management and Leadership Track - Beyond FTA Funding: The Potential for Flexible and Discretionary Funding in the BIL
Breakout Session 2 - Thursday 4:00 - 5:00 PM
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David Beckhouse - Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 8, Federal Transit Administration (Moderator)
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Gail Lyssy - Region 6 Administrator, Federal Transit Administration
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Jamie Pfister - Associate Administrator for Regional Services, Federal Transit Administration
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John Bodnar - Director, Transit Programs, Office of Program Management, Federal Transit Administration
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John Lynch - Regional Counsel, Region 8, Federal Transit Administration
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Equity & Accessibility Track - Transportation Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Breakout Session 2 - Thursday 4:00 - 5:00 PM
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Dave Somers - Senior Research Associate, US Aging
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Melissa Gray - Assistant Director Transportation, US Aging
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Ron Brooks - Founder and CEO, Accessible Avenue (Moderator)
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Planning Track - Preparing For & Responding To Shifting Demographics & Ridership
Breakout Session 2 - Thursday 4:00 - 5:00 PM
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Meredith Greene AICP - CEO & Principal, Socius Amica, LLC (Moderator)
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Robert McHaney - Chief of Integrated Planning, The Goodman Corporation
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Shawn Davis - Transit Program Manager, City of Conroe
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Stephanie Doughty - Vice President of Professional Services, MV Transportation
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Technology Track - Using TransitTech to deliver — and measure — equitable transit outcomes (Sponsored by Via)
Breakout Session 2 - Thursday 4:00 - 5:00 PM
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Doug Monroe - Manager, Corridor Planning (Operations), Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD)
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Joel Gardner - Executive Director, Ozark Regional Transit (ORT)
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Nahry Tak - Partnerships Director, Via - Moderator
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Opening General Session (sponsored by Uber)
General Session - Friday 8:30 - 9:30 AM
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Becca Green - Director of Public Engagement, Rock Region Metro (Moderator)
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Paul Skoutelas - President and CEO, APTA
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Scott Bogren - Executive Director, CTAA
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Bus of the Future
Breakout Session 3 - Friday 10:00 - 11:00 AM
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James Hall - Program Manager of Technical Training, International Transportation Learning Center
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Robbie Sarles - President, RLS & Associates, Inc.
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Marketing & Safety/Security Track – Small Urban and Rural Transit – Starting a Safety Program from Scratch
Breakout Session 3 - Friday 10:00 - 11:00 AM
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JD Allen AICP, WSO-CSSD, TSSP-Rain/Bus - Executive Vice President, Alliance Transportation Group, LLC.
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Management and Leadership Track - Managing the Small Bus Crisis
Breakout Session 4 - Friday 11:15 - 12:15 PM
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Roger D'Hollander - COO, Damera Bus Corporation
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Scott Bogren - Executive Director, CTAA
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Taylor Klocke - Communications Director, CTAA
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Equity & Accessibility Track - Transit Corridor Accessibility Analysis
Breakout Session 4 - Friday 11:15 - 12:15 PM
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Kristen Joyner - KJ Backpack – Moderator
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Robert McHaney - Chief of Integrated Planning, The Goodman Corporation
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Ron Brooks - Founder and CEO, Accessible Avenue
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Marketing & Safety/Security Track - Safe and Defensive Driving
Breakout Session 4 - Friday 11:15 - 12:15 PM
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Joey Parks - Program Director, CASTA
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Leiton Powell CCTS, CSSO - Mobility Operations Supervisor, Greeley-Evans Transit
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Planning Track - How to Build a Data Dashboard
Breakout Session 4 - Friday 11:15 - 12:15 PM
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Erich Lange - Senior Program Associte, National Center for Applied Transit Technology (N-CATT)/CTAA
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Steven Schrayer - Transportation Planner & Data Scientist, Foursquare ITP
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Thomas Orgren - Senior Transportation Planner & Data Scientist, Foursquare ITP
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Technology Track - Where Public Transportation Goes, Community Grows (Sponsored by Swiftly)
Breakout Session 4 - Friday 11:15 - 12:15 PM
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Chris Mandrell - General Manager, Lubbock Citibus
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Edgar Sánchez Larios - Account Manager, Swiftly, Inc
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Javier Trilla - AVP of Innovation and Technology, DCTA
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General Session & Luncheon (sponsored by Huitt-Zollars)
General Session & Luncheon Friday 12:30 - 1:45 PM
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Christof Spieler - Vice President, Huitt-Zollars
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Cindy Terwilliger - Region 8 Administrator, Federal Transit Administration
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Dinero' Washington LA - Chair - South West Transit Association & CEO, SporTran (Shreveport)
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Gail Lyssy - Region 6 Administrator, Federal Transit Administration
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Jeremy Furrer - Office of Safety Policy and Promotion, Federal Transit Administration
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Mokhtee Ahmad - Region 7 Administrator, Federal Transit Administration
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Ray Tellis - Region 9 Administrator, Federal Transit Administration
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Rich Sampson - Executive Director - South West Transit Association
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Management and Leadership Track - Transit Facilities and Mobility Hubs: Balancing the Benefits for Transit Service and the Community
Breakout Session 5 - Friday 2:00 - 3:30 PM
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Andrew Ittigson - Project Manager and Senior Planner, AECOM
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Chris Mandrell - General Manager, Lubbock Citibus
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Jason Miller - Senior Associate, Fehr & Peers
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Equity & Accessibility Track - Lowering the Barriers to Deploy Battery Electric Buses
Breakout Session 5 - Friday 2:00 - 3:30 PM
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Jan Naidu - CEO, Revolt Battery
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Kristin Joyner - President, KJ Backpack (Moderator)
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Rex Colorado - Regional Sales Manager, New Flyer
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Marketing & Safety/Security Track - Passenger Safety in Transit
Breakout Session 5 - Friday 2:00 - 3:30 PM
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Dave Rose - South West Transit Association Board Member and Sales Manager, Freedman Seating Company
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Planning Track - Launching New Service from Scratch
Breakout Session 5 - Friday 2:00 - 3:30 PM
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Becca Green APR - Rock Region Metro
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Darren Hoover - MV Transportation
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Nick Blackstone - Regional Mobility Manager, Rapides Area Planning Commission
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Paul Comfort - SVP Chief Customer Officer, Modaxo Americas: ModeratorModerator
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Technology Track - Optimizing Your Yard
Breakout Session 5 - Friday 2:00 - 3:30 PM
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Shawn Harper - Technical Solutions Consultant, Vontas
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Management and Leadership Track - Propane Autogas
Breakout Session 6 - Friday 3:45 - 4:45 PM
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Steve Whaley - Director of Business Development, Propane Education & Research Council
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Equity & Accessibility Track - Insurance trends in public transportation
Breakout Session 6 - Friday 3:45 - 4:45 PM
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Eddie Thomas - Vice President Transit Practice Group, BrightLine Insurance Services
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Marketing & Safety/Security Track - What Smaller Agencies Need to Know About Safety and Security: FTA and TSA Updates
Breakout Session 6 - Friday 3:45 - 4:45 PM
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Bruce McClary-Davis - Supervisory Transportation Security Inspector (Surface), Transportation Security Administration
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Elyssa Wetcher - Transportation Security Inspector, Transportation Security Administration
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Jeremy Furrer - Federal Transit Administration
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Planning Track - Leveraging Third-Party Fleets to Increase Transit Coverage and Capacity (Sponsored by Spare)
Breakout Session 6 - Friday 3:45 - 4:45 PM
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Akia Pichon - Transit Administrator, CCT
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Gregory Elsborg - Vice President & Chief Innovation Officer, DART
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Kristoffer Vik Hansen - CEO & Co-Founder, Spare Labs
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Technology Track - GTFS 101
Breakout Session 6 - Friday 3:45 - 4:45 PM
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Marcy Jaffe - Tribal Transit Tech Support, National Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP)
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Scott Zadakis - Project Manager, National Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP)
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CASTA’s Defensive Driving for Transit Operators Certification (DDTOC) Instructor Course
Training Courses or Tour - Saturday 9:30 - 4:30 PM
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Dawn Block - Transit Coordinator, City of La Junta Transit
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ADA Compliance Requirements for Bus & Demand Responsive Services
Training Courses or Tour - Saturday 9:30 - 4:30 PM
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Jess Segovia - Owner, ADA GuruJess Segovia has been creating and operating compliant, fully accessible public transportation services and Operator training programs since 1999. In Addition to ADA Compliance and Operator training, Jess' expertise includes Subrecipient Oversight support, DBE/SBE goal achievement services, Customer Education and Public Outreach programs, NTD Reporting, Accessible website design and compliance, FTA Triennial Review preparation, and ensuring accessible public transit facilities.
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Denver Transit Tour
Training Courses or Tour - Saturday 9:30 - 4:30 PM
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Rich Sampson - Executive Director, South West Transit Association
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Lightning eMotors Tour
Training Courses or Tour - Saturday 9:30 - 4:30 PM