| Session & presentations | Presenter | Affiliations | Link to Briefing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAY 1 - Monday June 2 | |||||
| 2:00--3:00 | Plennary Panel | Strategic Workforce Planning at State DOTS | |||
| 13751 | Creating a Workforce Office and Increasing Engagement within an Organization (13751) | Randy Sarver | WI DOT | ||
| 13823 | Vermont Agency of Transportation Strategic Workforce Plan Development and Execution (13823) | Christine Hetzel | VT AOT | ||
| 13923 | Developing a Strategic Transportation Workforce Management Plan for the Future of the Transportation with Industry Partnerships (13923) | Cindy Gross | MN DOT | ||
| DAY 2- Tuesday June 3 | |||||
| 10:30-12:00 | Breakout 1: The Pipeline | ||||
| A | Increasing Applicant Pools for Transportation Jobs | ||||
| 13814 | Promoting a Career as a County or City Engineer | Samuel Ricord | SRF Consulting | ||
| 13822 | Realizing the promise of infrastructure federal funding - a Michigan case study | Suzie Heap & Eric Keller | KPMG & Michigan Deptarment of Labor | ||
| 13882 | Retaining a Diverse and Skilled Workforce: Lessons Learned from the Southern Plains Transportation Center | Michael Molina | Southern Plains Transportation Center | ||
| 13946 | Resiliency in the Public Transportation Sector: Employment Advertising Preferences for Entry-Level Applicants | Kristal Metro | University of New Mexico | ||
| 13953 | Insights from Case Studies and Other Research on Creative Recruitment and Retention Strategies | Shayna Gleason | Transit Workforce Center | Click here | |
| 13992 | Austin's Future Infrastructure Workforce - a multi-stakeholder, multi-asset class, regional perspective | Chris Young & Sarah Garza | TX DOT & Workforce Solutions, Capital Area | Click here | |
| B | K-12 - priming the career track | ||||
| 13853 | Improving the Mobility of People and Goods: A Holistic Approach to Addressing the Workforce Shortage | Karen Philbrick | Mineta Transportation Institute | Click here | |
| 13911 | A Tale of Two Cities: Examples of Transportation-focused High Schools in Two Urban, Freight-Centric Communities | Tyler Reeb | California State University Long Beach | ||
| 13914 | Increasing Workforce Diversity Through K-12 Summer Programs | Melissa Amrhein | University of Washington, PacTrans Workforce Development Institute | ||
| C | Experiential Ed and Apprenticeships | ||||
| 13784 | Expanding Access to Transportation Planning through a Degree Apprenticeship | James DeSota | University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies | Click here | |
| 13838 | Preparing the Next Generation through an Engineering Apprenticeship Program | Stephanie Ivey | University of Memphis | Click here | |
| 13941 | The Growing Trend of Apprenticeship and Mentorship in Public Transportation | Karitsa Holdzkom | Transit Workforce Center | Click here | |
| 1:30-3:00 | Breakout 2 Tools for upskilling and retention | ||||
| 13844 | A. Preparing the Capacity of States to Deliver on Infrastructure | Bryan Pounds | McKinsey & Company | ||
| 13870 | B. Preparing the Transportation Workforce for Emerging Technologies (NCHRP 20-102(2)) | Rhonda Young | Gonzaga University | Click here | |
| Kyla DSa | Kimberly Horn | ||||
| 13954 | C. Fostering a Resilient and Adaptable Transportation Workforce: Using the Agency Capabilities Framework to Drive Organizational Change (NCHRP Project 20-44(40)) | Lori Richter | Spy Pond Partners, LLC | ||
| 5:00 - 6:30 | POSTERS SESSION | ||||
| 13697 | Creating an Effective Stay Interview Program | Sebastian Ruiz | Wisconsin Department of Transportation | ||
| 13737 | The Respectful Workplace Initiative: Strategies for Worker Retention in Highway Construction | Erin Flynn | Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences at Oregon Health and Sciences University | ||
| 13744 | Building a Competency Model for Diverse Work Environments | Garrett Wheat | Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development | ||
| 13746 | Expanding the Transportation Workforce: Resources for Local Agencies | Katherine Stanley | Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota | Click Here | |
| 13756 | Entry-Level Drivers Training (ELDT) Language Access | Lance Dorris | City and County of Denver - Department of Transportation and Infrastructure | ||
| 13779 | Local Agency Workforce Challenges and Opportunities | Jennifer Lynn Sharkey | Purdue University - Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) | ||
| 13817 | Approaches to Supporting Diverse Apprentices through Hardship Assistance | Larry Williams | Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries | ||
| 13833 | Strategies to Improve the Mental Health and Wellness of our Frontline Workers. | Sandy Brennan | Foursquare ITP | ||
| 13851 | Integrating Public Health Approaches to Transportation Safety: Developing New Skills and Building Multidisciplinary Teams | Kristin Blank | UNC Highway Safety Research Center | Click herehttps://www.nntw.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/13851_Pulbic-Health-Safety_-Kristin-Blank_-Briefing.pdf | |
| 13854 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) Impact on the Transportation Workforce | Pierre Bouquet | Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT | ||
| 13860 | Moving the Next Generation: Youth Engagement in Transportation Projects | Tranell Guthrie | Kittelson & Associates | Click here | |
| 13863 | Addressing Tomorrow's Challenges: Cultivating the Transportation Engineering & Public Works Workforce of the Future | Patrick Brady | American Council of Engineering Companies | ||
| 13874 | Recruitment and Retention of Highway Maintenance Workers | Susan Gallagher | Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University | Click here | |
| 13899 | Thriving Organizations in the 21st Century: Resilient Workforce Development | Jacquelyn Quan | JQ Consulting LLC | ||
| 13943 | Model to Engage Multidisciplinary Student Talent in Transportation Problem-Solving | Susan Gallagher | Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University | Click here | |
| 13950 | Transforming Transit Operator Scheduling to Address Workforce Shortages and Improve Retention | Reinaldo Germano | Foursquare ITP | ||
| 13957 | Incentivizing Attainment of Critical Cross-Occupational Transportation Competencies | Susan Gallagher | Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University | Click here | |
| 13990 | Preparing the Future Workforce for the Era of Automated VEhicles (WEAVE) | Elizabeth Mack | Michigan State University | ||
| 0 | Empathy in the Workplace | Meghan Haggerty | Massachusetts Department of Transportation | ||
| DAY 3 - Wednesday June 4 | |||||
| 8:00 - 9:00 | Opening Plenary | ||||
| Moonshot Thinking and Beyond | Brandye Hendrickson, Terri Slaughter, Kelly Hutchinson, & John Kaliski | TXDOT, MDOT, NJDOT, & Cambridge Systematics | |||
| Breakout 1 | |||||
| 9:00 - 10:30 | A | Changing & Enhancing Organizational Culture | |||
| Asset Management as an organizing principle | |||||
| 13952 | Developing the TAMP Knowledge Book to Support Workforce Success | Virginia Stubella & Hyun-A Park | NM DOT | Click here | |
| 13871 | MDOTs Journey to Build and Strengthen the Asset Management Workforce | David Sklar | WSP USA Inc. | ||
| B | Embracing Innovation and Continuous learning | ||||
| 13551 | Committing to the Future: Investing in People to Build a Culture of Continuous Improvement. | Gary Vansuch | Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) | ||
| 13971 | Purpose-driven and tech-enabled: Crafting a human-centric future for transportation | Elsie Dedecker, James Shaw | ARUP | ||
| 13826 | Workplace Safety Culture that Attracts and Retains | John Saturley | City and County of Denver | ||
| C | Applying New Business Models | ||||
| 13813 | Vacancy rate - what it means and how NCDOT is tackling it | Suzie Heap, KPMG; Kristin Barnes, NCDOT; Amanda Olive, NCDOT | KPMG | ||
| 13834 | Structural influence on Workforce Recruitment and Retention | Jason Bittner | Applied Research Associates | ||
| 10:30-11:00 | BREAK | ||||
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Plenary | ||||
| 13854 | AI impact on the Transportation Workforce | Pierre Bouquet | |||
| 1:30-3:00 | Breakout 2 | Sustaining the future workforce | |||
| A | Partnerships | ||||
| 13831 | Strategic Workforce Development Through Community Engagement | LaShaundra Shaw | TxDOT | ||
| 13815 | Oregon’s Apprenticeship Related Child Care as a Model | Larry Williams | Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries | ||
| 13872 | Building professional development pathways through partnerships | Susan Baillargeon | Front Range Community College | ||
| B | Metrics and Measurements | ||||
| 13898 | The Future Workforce: Exploring Transportation Employment with National Datasets | Douglas Nevins | Transit Workforce Center | Click here | |
| 13951 | Transit Workforce Metrics: Measuring Outcomes and Progress | Michaela Boneva | Transit Workforce Center | ||
| 13967 | Forecasting Staffing and Training Needs – Considerations and Practices | Russell Pildes | Foursquare ITP | ||
| C | Staying ahead of the curve: AI, ITS, C/AV and infrastructure | ||||
| 13883 | Connecting the DOTs - AI, KM, and the Workforce of the Future | Amanda Holland | Holland Enterprise Resource Solutions, LLC | Click here | |
| 13913 | Academic and Industry Partnerships for Advancing Workforce Development in Connected and Automated Vehicles and Related Technologies | Katherine F. Turnbul | Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) |