The 10th Annual COMTO Celebrating Women Who Move the Nation (CWWMN) Awards Breakfast on March 16, 2022, was a tremendous success! COMTO members, partners and supporters came together in Washington, DC, to honor 16 women leaders from all modes of transportation who are transforming and disrupting the industry. Our honorees did not disappoint and left …
COMTO is thrilled to welcome three new team members to our roster! Please welcome Leon Spinner, Associate, Membership & Chapter Support; Olivia Byrd, Associate, Programs & Strategic Engagement; and A’roya Reese, Coordinator, Marketing & Communications. Leon, Olivia and A’roya will work in their respective areas to help us meet the goals we outlined in our 2022–2025 Strategic Plan. …
Congratulations to Dominique “Dee” Mathes on her new role as a Client Services Manager at CERM. As Client Services Manager, she is responsible for developing a pipeline of sales opportunities, introducing prospective clients and generating new pursuit opportunities for the firm. Dominique previously served as Marketing Manager and Business Development Director at DuBois Consultants Engineering.
COMTO Miami salutes Schneider St. Preux on his promotion as the new Director of Bus Operations for Broward County Transit. In his role, he will be responsible for all operational activities for bus operations in the 2nd largest transit agency in the state of Florida. Schneider began his career with the Miami-Dade County Department of …
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Congratulations to COMTO Board Member, Regine Beauboeuf, and COMTO Michigan President, Bianca Graves, for receiving the Michigan Chronicle’s Women of Excellence Award. Now in its 15th year, the Women of Excellence Award recognizes women who are champions of economic empowerment, diversity and are the backbones of religious and educational organizations—driving forces in politics and community services. …
On March 15, 2022, we hosted a reception in Washington, DC, to honor new COMTO leaders: Board Chair Tanya Adams and President & CEO April Rai. Several U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) leaders attended and made remarks, including USDOT Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg, Federal Railroad Administration Administrator Amit Bose, Federal Transit Administration Administrator Nuria Fernandez …
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Dawn Tucker-Thomas, University Grants Manager, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, U.S. Department of Transportation How did you get your start in the transportation industry? While attending undergraduate school, my first internship opportunity was with the National Aeronautics & Space Administration’s Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars Program, where I participated in a …
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Kimberly Slaughter, CEO, SYSTRA USA How did you get your start in the transportation industry? I started as an intern with Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, Inc. about one month before I started graduate school. Best advice ever received? Strive to be a self-actualized being to deliver your best self personally and professionally. What …
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Vanessa E. Wyche, Director, NASA Johnson Space Center How did you get your start in the transportation industry? I’ve had lots of very exciting positions throughout my career, starting as an engineer with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration evaluating medical devices, to developing projects to perform biological studies on astronauts at NASA. I …
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Verdenia C. Baker Administrator, Palm Beach County How did you get your start in the transportation industry? I served as the budget analyst for Palm Tran, our mass transit system, many years ago. I work very closely with the Executive Director of Palm Tran for Palm Beach County, as he works to transform our …
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