Monday, June 2, 2025
Problems and Solutions at the Local Level

12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Registration Opens

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Town Hall Plenary: The Future of the Transportation Workforce

Introduction to the TRB National Summit on the Future of the Transportation Workforce
Goals for the Conference;  How the Conference will Work; Values that Informed it

• Glenn McRae, National Network for the Transportation Workforce and Conference Planning, Committee Co-Chair
• Tyler Reeb, Center for International Trade and Transportation and Conference Planning, Committee Co-Chair

Keynote: Welcome

• Speaker, TBA 

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Plenary Panel 1
Strategic Workforce Planning at State DOTs
How are DOT and Local Agency Workforce Strategic Planning Addressing Disruptive Trends and Conditions?

• Randy Sarver, Wisconsin DOT
• Christine Hetzel, Vermont Agency of Transportation
• Cindy Gross, Minnesota DOT

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Afternoon Break

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Table-Top Working Sessions
Facilitated working sessions at tables on key questions to form elements for local state success

Keynote: Disruption
What is the long game; How do we set up a workforce action agenda that will last over decades?

• Carlos Braceras, Utah DOT

Wrap Up Plenary
Preparing for Day 2

• Glenn McRae, National Network for the Transportation Workforce and Conference Planning. Committee Co-Chair
• Tyler Reeb, Center for International Trade and Transportation and Conference Planning .Committee Co-Chair

Tuesday, June 3, 2025
The Big Picture

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Registration

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Opening Plenary
Introduction to the Day's Work: Framing the Questions

• Glenn McRae, National Network for the Transportation Workforce and Conference Planning, Committee Co-Chair
• Tyler Reeb, Center for International Trade and Transportation and Conference Planning, Committee Co-Chair

National Response to Needs Statement
How We Can Organize Effectively at the National Level: Responding to the Local/State Need and Opportunity Statement

• Panel Speakers, TBA

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Morning Break

Breakout A: Increasing Applicant Pools for Transportation Jobs

• Samuel Ricord, SRF Consulting
• Suzie Heap, KPMG Consulting
• Michael Molina, Southern Plains Transportation Center
• Callie Thomason French, University of New Mexico
• John Saturley, City and County of Denver
• Marcus Sylvas, Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Jason Macumber, Transit Workforce Center
• Kristal Metro, University of New Mexico
• Shayna Gleason, Transit Workforce Center
• Suzie Heap, KPMG Consulting

Breakout B: K-12: Priming the Career Track

• Karen Philbrick, Mineta Transportation Institute
• Stephanie Ivey, Southeast Transportation Workforce Center
• Melissa Amrhein, PacTrans Workforce Development Institute

Breakout C: Experiential Education and Apprenticeships

• Sylvie Guezeio, University of Minnesota
• Stephanie Ivey, Southeast Transportation Workforce Center
• Karitsa Holdzkom, Transit Workforce Center

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Networking Lunch

Breakout A: Capacity of States to Deliver on Infrastructure

• Bryan Pounds, McKinsey & Company

Breakout B: Preparing the Transportation Workforce for Emerging Technologies

• Rhonda Young, Gonzaga University

Breakout C: Fostering a Resilient and Adaptable Transportation Workforce: Using the Agency Capabilities Framework to Drive Organizational Change

• Lori Richter, Spy Pond Partners, LLC

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Afternoon Break

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Plenary Session
Highlights of What is Working 
How do we attract and engage the transportation workforce?      
What business models and tools sustainably support workforce needs?

Facilitated Table-Top Discussions from Morning Breakouts

Respondent Panel

• Speakers, TBA

Introduction to Poster Session

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Reception and Posters

• Randy Sarver, Wisconsin DOT
• Erin Flynn, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences at Oregon Health and Sciences University
• Garrett Wheat, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
• Katherine Stanley, Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota
• Lance Dorris, City and County of Denver
• Jennifer Lynn Sharkey, Purdue University - Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP)
• Larry Williams, Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries
• Sandy Brennan, Foursquare ITP
• Kristin Blank, UNC Highway Safety Research Center
• Pierre Bouquet, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Tranell Guthrie, Kittelson & Associates
• Patrick Brady, American Council of Engineering Companies
• Karalyn Clouser, Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University
• Audra Bandy, Federal Highway Administration
• Zahra Halimi, University of Maryland
• Jacquelyn Quan, JQ Consulting LLC
• Susan Gallagher, Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University
• Reinaldo Germano, Foursquare ITP
• Virginia Stubella, New Mexico Department of Transportation
• Susan Gallagher, Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University
• Elizabeth Mack, Michigan State University
• Ashley Nylen, USDOT Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence

Wednesday, June 4, 2025
What Business Models and Tools Sustainably Support Workforce Needs?

7:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Registration

7:30 AM – 8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Plenary Panel
Representatives from National Organizations Reflect on a Developing Action Agenda

• Speakers, TBA

Breakout A: Changing & Enhancing Organizational Culture

• Ruth Wallsgrove, AMCL
• David Sklar, WSP USA, Inc.

Breakout B: Embracing Innovation and Continuous Learning

• Gary Vansuch, Colorado DOT
• Breanna James, ARUP

Breakout C: New Business Models

• Suzie Heap, KPMG
• Doise Miers, Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
• Jason Bittner, Applied Research Associates

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Morning Break

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Plenary
Moving to Transformative Thinking: Pizza Teams Set-up

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Networking Lunch

Breakout A: Partnerships

• LaShaundra Shaw, Texas DOT
• Kevin Heaslip, University of Tennessee Knoxville
• Susan Baillargeon, Front Range Community College

Breakout B: Metrics and Measurements 

• Douglas Nevins, Transit Workforce Center
• Hilary Nixon, Mineta Transportation Institute
• Michaela Boneva, Transit Workforce Center
• Russell Pildes, Foursquare ITP

Breakout C: Staying Ahead of the Curve: AI, ITS, C/AV and Infrastructure

• Dave Bergner, Monte Vista Associates, LLC
• Amanda Holland, Holland Enterprise Resource Solutions, LLC
• Katherine Turnbull, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Afternoon Break

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Plenary
Rapporteur Report: Key Listening and Themes

Closing Plenary
Where to From Here and Call to Action

• Glenn McRae, National Network for the Transportation Workforce and Conference Planning, Committee Co-Chair
• Tyler Reeb, Center for International Trade and Transportation and Conference Planning, Committee Co-Chair

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Committee Meeting