Understanding and Shaping Agency Budgets and Financial Policies in an Era of Transit Recovery

As a transit board member, how do you review and clearly understand agency annual budgets and financial plans. What are the questions you need to be asking about operating budgets versus capital budgets and financing? What are the different ways transit authorities are funding capital projects across the United States? What does the new infrastructure funding mean for transit budgets? How is the current job market influencing agency pay rolls? Learn the answers to these questions and more at this informative session.

Moderator:

• Charles Edmonds, Board Member, Trinity Metro, Fort Worth, TX

Speakers:

• Dennis Anosike, Chief Financial Officer, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), Washington, DC
• Erik Johanson, Director of Operating Budgets, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), Philadelphia, PA
• Heather McKillop, Chief Financial Officer, Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit District (SMART), Petaluma, CA