One Week Until APTA’s Virtual Workforce Summit!

There is only one week until APTA’s Virtual Workforce Summit! The event, Feb. 12 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern, will build upon the 2024 summit by providing access to industry experts who will share solutions for recruitment, retention, and reskilling staff.

Check out these three featured sessions:

Recruitment Session—100 Percent Staffed

Rosa Medina-Cristobal is the senior VP & chief human resources officer at Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). She will share how her agency crafts and executes workforce strategies to fill vital frontline operations roles. Discover how DART prioritizes and invests in the recruitment process to be 100 percent staffed!

Retention Session—Workforce Strategy: The Transformative Power of Support Services

Learn about support services partners that can help your organization retain workers. Connecting with support services partners will open the door for introducing the ABC approach for workforce growth and development; A = A job, B = Better jobs, and C = Careers. Services can range from essential soft skills such as communications and what to wear to work, to ZEB tech or CDL training and more.

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 Session—Zero-Emission Bus & Augmented Reality

Michael Flocchini is the training and education manager for the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), Oakland, CA. He will share the agency’s Zero-Emission Bus (ZEB) program, partnerships, and strategy.