Transit Apprenticeship Programs: Partnerships Driving Success

Apprenticeship programs often pave the way to successful careers in the public transportation industry. These programs and related opportunities attribute their success to local, regional, and national partnerships. This webinar features leaders from a number of successful apprenticeship programs representing the public and private sectors whose partnerships with local academic, community and labor organizations have built highly sought after industry apprenticeship programs.

Presiding:

• LaShanda Dawkins, Chair, Workforce Development Committee, Interim Chief Administrative Officer, MARTA

Moderators:

• Geisha Ester, Chair, Education and Career Awareness Subcommittee, Vice President, Training and Workforce Development, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago, IL
• Steve Jovel, Vice Chair, Education and Career Awareness Subcommittee; Operations Manager, Workforce Development, Joint Workforce Investment and Apprenticeship Programs, OPS Training and Development, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, San Jose, CA

Panelists:

• Dan Stoffer, Manager – Instruction, Metro Transit, Minneapolis, MN
  
• Lisa Vickery, Deputy Director, Ops Training and Development, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, San Jose, CA
• John Pospishek, Recording and Financial Secretary, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265, San Jose, CA
  
• Jeff Pallin, Dean, Workforce Innovation, Mission College, Santa Clara, CA
• Jamaine Gibson, Director of Apprenticeships and Workforce Development, Amalgamated Transit Union International, Silver Spring, MD
• Lucy Andre, General Counsel, Chief of Staff and Corporate Secretary, Stadler US Inc. Salt Lake City, UT