Long before the effects of COVID-19, the public transit industry saw a shortage of vehicle operators and maintainers. During the Covid era, that shortage became more acute — to the extent that many systems have curtailed service due to a lack of staff.
The agency joins 17 organizations in the country recognized by Parity.org as those creating the culture and conditions in which people of color and women can excel.
Nico Malfara, PE, HDR Transit Planning Section Lead, Vancouver, discussed how consultants can help agencies with equity, the company's efforts to increase workforce development, and more.
Even though we only officially honor the contributions of women during Women's History Month in March, we must remind ourselves throughout the year the road to celebrating women and greater diversity does not stop at this mile marker.
The grant will also support the creation of a new community recruitment manager, which will be responsible for creating new and innovative hiring strategies to meet the agency’s employment needs.
Phase 2 combines information from a survey of current and former transit workers with information from interviews with 18 public transit agencies to provide insight into ways to address the national shortage of transit workers.
The partnership is the latest in a series of initiatives the CTA has taken to recruit and support the veteran workforce.
Maurice Bell joined the organization as COO, and Sherrelle Evans-Jones is now on board as CFO. In addition, DCTA has brought on Bracey Goodwin IV as director, safety and compliance, as well as David Magaña to serve as director, marketing and communications.
Additionally, Adrienne Torres, chief of development, will be promoted to chief of staff and assist Adams with chartering the agency into a new course of leadership.
The changes are the latest in a series of initiatives introduced in the past month in support of the Meeting the Moment: Transforming CTA’s Post-Pandemic Future Action Plan, which was unveiled in August.
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