FutureView: Increasing Bus Electrification in the Transit Industry – Workforce Implications

Join the conversation as APTAU engages transit experts on the increasing workforce implications and challenges regarding bus electrification. How do we recruit, up-skill, and support the industry’s workforce who operate and sustain our electric bus fleets? Learn what academics and agencies are doing to prepare both the workers of today and tomorrow. Hear how leaders ensure their employees’ safety and success when operating and sustaining an electrified fleet and related infrastructure. Hear from experts who take a look into the future to help us prepare for what’s to come.

Moderator:

Pam Boswell, Vice President, Workforce Development and Educational Services, APTA, Washington, DC

Speakers:

Jess Guerra, Chair, Education and Career Awareness Subcommittee, APTA; Director, Transportation Workforce Institute, Los Angeles Trade Technical College, Los Angeles, CA
Ferdinand Risco, Chair, Workforce Development Committee, APTA; Executive Director, TARC, Louisville, KY
Brian Funk, Chief Deputy of Bus Operations, Metro Transit, Minneapolis, MN
Stephanie Laubenstein, Director, Sales and Business Development, New Flyer, St. Cloud, MN
Donna DeMartino, Chief Executive Officer, San Joaquin Regional Transit District, Stockton, CA