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Upcoming Events!
June
Tuesday, June 20 - Emerging Leaders On Site Training Series, Breaking the Rules, Click
here to register.
Wednesday, June 21 -
NJ Program,
Rats Restaurant,Grounds for Sculpture,
Hamilton, NJ
Cost: Members, free;
Non Members $10
Click
here for more information.
Thursday, June 29
- NJ Learn From A Leader Series:
4:30PM to 6:00PM - Jeevanjot Singh, NJDOT, Principal Engineer, Transportation Systems Management
Click
here for more information.
Tuesday, July 11 -
NJ
Learn from a Leader Series:
5:30PM to 7:30PM -
Beth DeAngelo, WSP, Deputy Area Manger - NY/ VP
Click
here for more information.
Saturday, July 15 - WTS Young Professionals:
11:30AM- 4:00PM,
Cardboard Kayak Race, Governors Island - Kayak Hill near Pier 101
Click
here for more information.
Monday, July 17
- NJ
Learn from a Leader Series: 12:30PM - 1:30PM
-
Lois Goldman, NJTPA, Director, Regional Planning
Click here for more information.
Monday, July 24, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Membership Appreciation Cruise,
Members Free -
Limited seats aboard the Hornblower
Non member fee is $80 - email wtsgny@gmail.com for waiting list
Click here for more information.
Thursday, July 27
- NY
Learn From A Leader Series - 5:30PM - 7:30PM - Loriann Hoffman, NYCT, VP, Talent and Organization Development
Click
here for more information.
Tuesday, August 9, NY Learn From A Leader Series: 5:30PM - 7:30PM - Clarelle De Graff, PANY&NJ, Deputy Directory
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h
ere
for more information.
Tuesday, August 22, NY Learn From A Leader Series: 5:30PM - 7:30PM - Cheryl Mckissack, Mckissack & Mckissack, CEO
Click here for more information.
Tuesday, August 29 - Emerging Leaders On Site Training Series: A Purpose-Driven Leadership Brand
Engineer, Transportation Systems Management
Click here for more information.
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The 2017 scholarship nomination period is now opened.
Applications must be postmarked or emailed no later than Friday June 30, 2017.
Eligible female applicants must meet the following criteria:
- GPA of 3.00
- Enrolled in or accepted to a degree program in a transportation-related field, such as engineering, planning and logistics, in New York and New Jersey
- Plan for career in transportation
- Special criteria as noted on the individual application forms
The 2017 awards will be presented at the WTS GNY Annual Gala on October 4, 2017.
For more information see the WTS GNY Scholarship webpage click
here
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tlight on New York Transportation and Its Female Leaders at the 2017 WTS Annual Conference in Brooklyn:
By Adrienne Zicklin Kanter
From May 17
th
through May 19
th
, women from all across the United States came together for the Annual WTS International Conference in Downtown Brooklyn. It was a wonderful opportunity to compare notes, network, and explore a wide variety of transportation topics in NYC, the country's richest public transportation laboratory. It was also a rewarding occasion to hear many female transportation leaders who call the region home.
read more click
here
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Profiles:
Executive Vice Presidents
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Elisa Picca, LIRR |
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WTS GNY - Volunteer Opportunities:
Volunteer for a Committee:
A great opportunity to get involved with WTS GNY! We need transportation-savvy volunteers. If you want to get involved, have time to volunteer and contribute, please contact us immediately! Contact
Keri Cibelli our Volunteer Champion today!
Transportation You Committee:
The NJ Chapter of the Committee is looking for new mentors and committee members for 2017-2018. Our mentoring program inspires young women (14-18) to pursue careers in STEM and Transportation. Transportation YOU is a hands-on, interactive, mentoring program that offers girls an introduction to a wide variety of transportation careers. WTS members work to make a difference in the lives of high school girls in Newark, NJ, by offering site tours, professional development and group activities that will spark their interest in all modes of transportation. We also seek to encourage them to take courses in math, science, and technology, which are the stepping stones to exciting careers that can change the face of the transportation industry.
To find out how you can get involved, please contact
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Members in the News:
Congratulations to Our WTS GNY Chapter Members:
Meghan Myers, PE, was awarded the Outstanding Young PE/EIT by NSPE-NJ. Meghan is a Structural Project Engineer for Arora and Associates, P.C.
Erica Swansen
on her new job at
HNTB
where she will be a
Project Engineer/Squad Leader,
Civil/Transportation.
Until February, Ms.Swansen had been a traffic engineer at VHB.
Kahina Lasfer
, Construction Administrator at NYCT Capital Program Management received her PE license
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Scholarship Foundation Fundraiser:
As some of you may be aware, WTS was lucky enough to raffle off an original Nathan Katsuki painting of Amelia Earhart in a raffle that raised a record $18,000 for our scholarship foundation!
The artist has graciously offered to donate 50% of any print sales of this piece to the WTS Foundation as well. You can learn more about this beautiful painting (and buy a print!) by clicking here.
The WTS Foundation has provided hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships to women interested in careers in transportation and every dollar counts!
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Request from Yvonne Lopez-Diaz, Chair of the Glass Ceiling Committee:
The Glass Ceiling Committee is pursuing research and development of a study to benchmark transportation industry leadership roles of women in the metropolitan New York area. The study also will identify whether the glass ceiling is a barrier to their growth and success. The results of this study will identify potential policies and/or programs to support the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in the field. Part of the committee's work involves surveying companies both public and private.
Your help in promoting the survey is very much needed and appreciated. For the survey to get to the right HR professional, we need your help in identifying the HR representative at your place of employment. Please forward his/her contact information (email, phone, and address) to the address below.
For any additional questions or to express your interest in being part of this ground-breaking effort, you also can contact me at the email below.
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In furthering our mission to increase and retain the number of individuals choosing the transit field as a career, the APTF will award a minimum of twenty scholarships, ranging from $2,500 to $5,000 each, to college students or transit professionals who are interested in pursuing or advancing in a career in the public transportation industry.
Awards cover the academic year, beginning in the fall 2017 semester, and assist with tuition costs or other educational expenses. All applicants must be sponsored by an APTA member.
Deadline:
Complete applications must be submitted by 5:00 PM ET, Friday, June 16, 2017.
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WTS-GNY Deadline for July News:
June 29, 2017
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Communications committee
WTS-GNY
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