WELCOME LETTERS

Advancing Transportation Beyond Disruption

welcome It is with great joy that we welcome you to the 51st National Meeting & Training Conference of the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO). We are very excited to have the COMTO Fort Lauderdale chapter as host, and the opportunity to connect, in-person with multimodal transportation agencies, organizations and individual professionals who all share a commitment to the COMTO mission.

Our theme is Navigating the Future—Advancing Transportation Beyond Disruption. After more than two years navigating a global pandemic, we have seen firsthand the tremendous impact on our workforce, a renewed focus on equity, reimagining of service delivery, and resource allocation. Over a condensed and robust three -day schedule, we will explore how transportation agencies and organizations have embraced the change and moved beyond the disruption to advance transportation in a hybrid world in three main areas:

Leadership & Workforce: Meeting & Reflecting Industry Needs Equity & Mobility: Ensuring Full Access Transportation Innovation: Future Mobility It is a privilege to bring the COMTO Family back together for world class networking, training and advocacy in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. We look forward to connecting with all of you in the next few days, being inspired by our Keynote speaker, April Ryan, exploring the regulatory landscape during our Legislative Plenary Luncheon, hearing from US Department of Transportation Leadership and celebrating students pursuing careers in transportation as well as industry leaders who embody the COMTO mission during our Scholarship Awards Gala and Industry Awards Gala. Please accept our heartfelt appreciation for your attendance and support of COMTO. WELCOME to Fort Lauderdale!

Sincerely,

Tanya Adams

Chair, Board of Directors Vice President Inclusion & Diversity, WSP USA April Rai

President and CEO

Advancing Transportation July 9, 2022 Beyond Disruption

welcome RE: COMTO’s 51st National Meeting and Training Conference, July 9 – 11 Dear Conference Attendees, In 2019, the Fort Lauderdale Chapter was selected to host the next National Conference. Thanks to COVID-19, the 2020 conference is now the 2022 National Conference. Please know, our Chapter could not be more thrilled and honored to finally welcome everyone to Broward County. Dear Conference Attendees, In 2019, the Fort Lauderdale Chapter was selected to host the next National Conference. Thanks to COVID-19, the 2020 conference is now the 2022 National Conference. Please know, our Chapter could not be more thrilled and honored to finally welcome everyone to Broward County. The last four in-person conferences each delivered something special for the attendees. In Detroit and Dallas, both Chapters showcased two world-class museums as the perfect backdrop for entertaining. The last four in-person conferences each delivered something special for the attendees. 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The perfect place for flip flops and lip balm. Each hotel room has a view of the ocean or the intracoastal. No upgrade needed. Our golf tournament participants will have a fabulous buffet lunch with Mojo Roasted Pork hotel is on the beach. The perfect place for flip flops and lip balm. Each hotel room has a view of the ocean or the intracoastal. No upgrade needed. Our golf tournament participants will have a fabulous buffet lunch with Mojo Roasted Pork and Spanish Grilled Salmon, with an open bar. and Spanish Grilled Salmon, with an open bar. Golf tournament aside, there are many events I’m truly excited to share with you. The first is the Garret A. Morgan Youth Symposium. The moderator is Darius V. Daughtry, a modern day renaissance man who is an enigmatic poet and author. The Golf tournament aside, there are many events I’m truly excited to share with you. The firstpanelists are industry experts who are inspirational individually and phenomenal collectively. 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Immediately following the Welcome Reception is our Epic Sunset Cruise II sponsored by HNTB. This will be a white party with a splash of red!!! Imagine sailing down the intra-coast with live music, premium open bar all night, and all our COMTO family. This event will forward to seeing who still has energy after three full days of early mornings and late nights. Note, this is why the Chapter gave y’all shades *wink.* be over the top on purpose. Say what! The third event is the COMTO industry awards night. I look COMTO’s National Meeting and Training Conference is the tool that allows us, the industry professionals an opportunity to forward to seeing who still has energy after three full days of early mornings and late nights. Note, this sharpen ourselves and enhance our individual tool bags so that our respective agencies and companies are better as we move is why the Chapter gave y’all shades *wink.* the nation forward. Please know I am thrilled to be a part of the team that is committed to delivering and hosting an interactive, engaging, and memorable National conference. On behalf of COMTO Fort Lauderdale’s Board of Directors, I look forward to COMTO’s National Meeting and Training Conference is the tool that allows us, the industry seeing and reconnecting with you at the conference. professionals an opportunity to sharpen ourselves and enhance our individual tool bags so that our Respectfully, respective agencies and companies are better as we move the nation forward. Please know I am thrilled to be a part of the team that is committed to delivering and hosting an interactive, engaging, and memorable National conference. On behalf of COMTO Fort Lauderdale's Board of Directors, I look forward to seeing and reconnecting with you at the conference.

Kesha A. Davis, MPA, TSSP Respectfully,

Kesha A. Davis, MPA, TSSP COMTO Fort Lauderdale Chapter President

COMTO Fort Lauderdale Chapter President

Advancing Transportation Beyond Disruption

directors NATIONAL CHAIR Tanya Adams Vice President, Inclusion & Diversity WSP USA Ruben Landa Assistant Vice President / Texas Business Leader - Communications & Public Involvement WSP USA

FIRST VICE CHAIR Sharmyn Elliott Vice President Somat Engineering Inc SECOND VICE CHAIR Gwendolen Gray Project Controls Director & Vice President HNTB SECRETARY/TREASURER Michelle Hiett Revenue Systems IT Consultant Hatch LTK IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Freddie Fuller Vice President, Geographic Sales Manager Mid-Atlantic Jacobs MEMBERS-AT-LARGE Regine Beauboeuf Senior Vice President, Director, Infrastructure & Mobility Equity HNTB Yvette Janniere-Houlder Lead Program Management, Enterprise Applications Metropolitan Transportation Authority, State Of New York (MTA) Melissa Rolle-Scott Transit Section Chief, Office Of Safety & Security Miami-Dade Department Of Transportation & Public Works (DTPW) Dr. Lester Woods Chief Administrative Officer Missouri Department Of Transportation (MoDOT) COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS REPRESENTATIVES Quincy Howard Assistant Chief, Minority Business Development Division Ohio Department of Development Christopher Macklin Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Diversity Compliance Officer Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS REPRESENTATIVE ALTERNATE Lidy Chan Risk Financing Manager Massachusetts Department Of Transportation (MassDOT) BOARD ADVISORS Renee Banks President & Chief Communications Officer G. W. Peoples Contracting Co., Inc. (GWP) Christian Kent Principal Transit Management Consulting, LLC

Advancing Transportation Beyond Disruption

host chapter PRESIDENT Kesha A. Davis Assistant to the Department Director Broward County Transportation Department 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Bryan Cunningham Managing Partner Business Briefings Team

FORT LAUDERDALE CHAPTER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (2020-2022) BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE John Hendricks, Jr. Bus Operator Broward County Transit MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Barbara Handrahan Manager of Planning & Capital Development South Florida Regional Transportation Authority

2ND VICE PRESIDENT Victor O. Garcia Director of Public Affairs South Florida Regional Transportation Authority

SECRETARY Lekeshia Demps Bus Operator Broward County Transit

BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE Martin Marquez, P.E. Associate Vice President Kimley-Horn

BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE Rogelio Hendricks, Jr. Bus Operator Broward County Transit HOST CHAPTER CONFERENCE PLANNING LEADS

PROGRAMS Kesha A. Davis Rogelio Hendricks, Jr.

HOSPITALITY Lekeshia Demps Annette Payne

TRANSPORTATION/TOURS John Hendricks, Jr. Angelica Jones