LRW Career Center
Webinar Series, Session 2
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Interviews will be the topic of discussion for the second session of our four-part career center webinar series to be held on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 1 p.m. ET.
What can you do to better prepare for a rail industry job interview? What are some typical behavioral-based questions hiring agencies ask? How can you better prepare for technical questions? How can you weave LEAN principles and other industry trends into your responses? Join us on Thursday and learn more!
Our experienced panelists represent Class Is, suppliers, contractors, and executive recruiters. Not only will they be exploring the topic of interviews, but they will also be answering your questions!
This webinar is open to LRW members and rail industry enthusiasts! Register by clicking on the image above or by clicking on the link below.
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Erika Bruhnke
Director-At-Large, League of Railway Women
Vice President, Training Services, RailPros
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Erika Bruhnke is the Vice President of Training Services for RailPros, leading the organization’s Training and Media Services divisions. These divisions create and deliver vital rail safety programs to both contractor and railroad employees, as well as supporting the RailPros staff with their training needs.
Prior to joining RailPros, Erika spent a decade with BNSF Railway. She began as a Management Trainee, graduating to the role of a Terminal Trainmaster in Seattle, WA. She quickly promoted to a Division Safety Manager in Billings, MT and a few years later to a Senior Safety Manager role at BNSF headquarters.
After joining the system safety team, she progressed through the safety ranks, concluding her BNSF career as the Director of System Safety where she oversaw all system safety communications and training.
During her time with BNSF, Erika also was an active participant in regional diversity councils, eventually assuming the role as President of the Women’s Network.
Currently, Erika serves on the Board of Directors for the National Railroad Construction & Maintenance Association (NRC) and the League of Railway Women (LRW), and participates on Committee 24 with the American Railway Engineering & Maintenance of Way Association (AREMA) and the Supplier and Young Professionals Committees with the American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA).
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Meet Our Rail Industry Experts |
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Alicia Gerlach
HR Business Partner, CP
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Alicia Gerlach has been employed with CP since 2002.
She started her career in customer service operations, which allowed her to understand the foundations of a railway environment.
Alicia has been a HR Business Partner, supporting both central operations and the Innovation & Business Transformation team, including the Network Service Center, since 2017.
Her previous roles coordinating last mile to the customer, continuous improvement initiatives and leadership behavior coaching has allowed her to thoroughly engrain herself in all departments and regions in which CP operates.
Alicia is the gateway to the HR Centers of Excellence. Alicia provides support and advice to employees to ensure that they align to CP policies and procedures.
She is active in people engagement and development and has earned her spot at the table by initiating creative tactics to ensure growth in the departments she supports.
During Alicia’s career at CP, she has had personal opportunities for development and training including: Six Sigma – Green Belt, through Six Sigma Canada Inc. obtained a Master Black Belt certification, through Lean Sensei and completed Behavior Training through Aubrey Daniels International.
Her responsibilities as part of her coaching role was to deliver consequence leadership training, coach field managers and provide feedback to all levels in the organization.
Alicia has also delivered training for discrimination and harassment, violence in the workplace and TRC – Truth & Reconciliation Commission Training. She has conducted sensitive investigations which include harassment, sexual harassment and discrimination.
Alicia has completed an Advanced Human Resources certificate through Queens IRC and two certifications in investigation training, most recently in December 2020, through Rubin Thomlinson.
Since 2014, she has held a qualified conductor certification and is qualified to operate trains on over 10 subdivisions.
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Masai Lawson
Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition & Inclusion, Gannett Fleming
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Masai Lawson chairs Gannett Fleming’s Inclusion Steering Committee.
Over the past 5-years and with the support of senior leadership, Masai has taken the lead in developing the framework, promoting, and supporting Gannett Fleming’s vision and strategy to become a more inclusive, equitable and diverse organization, while also creating a culture of belonging.
She always wears the hat of Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition, where she and her team focus on translating need to recruit top talent into strategic talent acquisition initiatives with a focus on high touch candidate engagement, mapping recruiting efficiencies to impact overall business objectives, while at the same time promoting an employee-centric culture.
Masai is most fulfilled by watching talent evolve and grow and taking an active role in promoting and supporting Gannett Fleming’s vision and strategy to become a more inclusive and diverse organization, directly and positively impacting bottom-line results and firm’s ability to remain competitive for years to come.
Though she now resides in the Greater Harrisburg area, Masai spent time growing up in Philadelphia and Los Angeles.
Masai attended Drexel University, loves to travel, arrange flowers and hike.
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Debbie Taylor
Executive Recruiter, Edna A. Rice, Executive Recruiters, Inc.
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Debbie Taylor is an expert rail, transportation and mobility executive recruiter/head-hunter, passionate business professional, and entrepreneur.
She has had great success helping organizations grow by bringing to the table front-line expertise and leadership from large corporate structures, investor-funded start-ups, and professional service organizations.
In addition, she provides insight to teams by leveraging experience as an Ad Hoc faculty member at major universities, in community leadership positions and has worked on six different continents.
Debbie, a life-long learner, earned her B.S., Marketing from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and her MBA from Loyola University in Chicago.
Additionally, she draws on her twenty-five years’ experience leading organizations and her deep network of relationships across the country to help her clients identify and attract current and next generation leaders.
Debbie’s clients include manufacturing, technology, private equity, finance organizations, shippers, engineering and infrastructure firms, services companies, railroads, transit operators and many, many more. While most of her work is helping North American companies, Debbie has many international clients.
Debbie and her husband have four grown children who are now pursuing each of their individual dreams.
As a family they enjoy adventure travel, the outdoors, reading and sailing to remote places on the globe.
Call Debbie to brainstorm your hiring needs. She always loves a challenge!
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Thank You To Our Corporate Partners
For Supporting This Webinar!
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Upcoming Career Center Webinars
(registration links coming soon)
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Session #3 - What Happens if You Don't Get the Job? |
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Session #4 - How to Make a Resume for a Railroad Position (& cover letter) |
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Offering our members educational opportunities through webinars is a priority for LRW.
This year we're planning webinars on leadership and industry knowledge. We encourage you to review our LRW Webinars & Online Education page and join us on our learning journey. Members can log in to view past webinar sessions.
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Founded in 1997, the League of Railway Women (LRW) is committed to improving the railroad industry by connecting and cultivating women in rail. Our mission is to advance the representation, recognition and opportunities for women, thereby promoting diversity and improving the business results of the railroad industry. Learn more at www.railwaywomen.org
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