What’s Next for the Workforce: 2025 APTA Virtual Workforce Summit
1/23/2025
What is next for the workforce in the public transportation industry? Join the APTA Workforce Development and Educational Services Team for a virtual workforce summit Feb. 12 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern. The 2025 Virtual APTA Workforce Summit will build on the 2024 summit by providing access to industry experts, who will share solutions for recruitment, retention, and reskilling staff.
Highlights include:
Recruitment Workforce Update: 100% Fully Staffed
Presented by Rosa Medina-Cristobal, SVP & chief human resources officer, Dallas Area Rapid Transit.
Retention Workforce Update: The Transformative Power of Support Services
Presented by LaShanda R. Dawkins, chair, APTA Workforce Development Committee, interim chief administrative officer, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority; Keith Parker, APTF board member, president, Goodwill North Georgia; Jenny Taylor, vice president of career services and chief mission officer, Goodwill of North Georgia.
Reskilling the Workforce Update: Zero-Emission Buses & Augmented Reality
Presented by Michael Flocchini, training and education manager, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), Oakland, CA.
In addition, Aaron Vogel, COO, IndyGo, will provide an update on operator scheduling and retention solutions. Jewel Bell, assistant chief transportation officer for buses, WMATA, will introduce a new Seed High School. And more…!