Saturday, July 20

Registration

Transit Board Members Committee

Lunch Available

**Theme of the Afternoon: National and Grassroots Advocacy**

Opening Session

• Kevin J. Holzendorf, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Jacksonville, FL

• David M. Stackrow, Sr., CPA, Member, Board of Directors, Capital District Transportation Authority, Albany, NY
• Paul P. Skoutelas, President and CEO, American Public Transportation Association, Washington, DC
• Carol Herrera, Foothill Transit
• Roberta Boomer, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
• Nathaniel P. Ford, Sr., Chief Executive Officer, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Jacksonville, FL
• Hon. Scott Wilson, District 4, City Council President, City of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL

APTA Advocacy Update - A View from Washington

Receive information on APTA’s surface transportation reauthorization as well as the latest on APTA’s congressional outreach and advocacy activities and tools.

• Ward W. McCarragher, Vice President-Government Affairs and Advocacy, American Public Transportation Association, Washington, DC
• Rose Sheridan, Rose Sheridan, Washington, DC

An Insight into State and Local Advocacy

This session offers a national and state overview of successful advocacy and ballot measures.

• Arezou C. Jolly, Immediate Past-Chair of the Board, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Jacksonville, FL

• Joshua Cohen, Executive Director, APTA Center for Transportation Excellence, Washington, DC
• Christopher K. Walton, Broward County Transportation Department, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Networking Break

How Transit Board Members Can Strengthen their Grassroots Advocacy - Roundtable

Learn from your peers about key techniques that contribute to successful grassroots advocacy for transit, and what lessons they can share from their own local advocacy experience.

• Valarie J. McCall, Ex-Officio Member, APTA Board of Directors; Past Chair, APTA; Past Chair, Transit Board Members Committee; Founder and Chief Executive, Valarie McCall Consulting Agency, Cleveland, OH

• Doug Tisdale, Chair, APTA Transit Board Members Committee, Board Director and Past Chair, Regional Transportation District, Denver, CO
• Douglas Lecato, Board Member, Capital Area Transportation Authority, Lansing, MI
• Dr. Maxine Wortham, Greater Peoria Mass Transit District, Peoria, IL
• Dr. Roberta Abdul-Salaam, Secretary, Board of Directors, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Atlanta, GA

Community Outreach Strategies: Group Discussions

What outreach strategies have worked well in your own communities to ensure positive engagement on transit issues?

Welcome Reception

Sunday, July 21

Registration

Continental Breakfast

**Theme of the Morning: Addressing Ridership Trends**

Welcome & Daily Run Down

• Dr. Maxine Wortham, Greater Peoria Mass Transit District, Peoria, IL

Understanding Ridership Trends in Transit

Hear from a leading transportation professional on recent transit ridership trends and what is affecting them, as well as opportunities and challenges for increasing ridership moving forward.

• Dr. Steven E. Polzin, Ph.D., P.E., Center for Urban Transportation Research, Tampa, FL

Bucking the Trend: Strategies to Increasing Ridership - Roundtable

Transit ridership has been on the decline in most cities across the country for the past few years. What is affecting ridership and how are transit agencies responding to increase ridership?

• Jeff Walker, Regional Transportation District

• Carlton Christensen, Chair of the Board of Trustees, Utah Transit Authority, Salt Lake City, UT
• Art Kinnaman, Rock Region METRO, North Little Rock, AR
• Cleveland Ferguson, III, EVP/CAO, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Jacksonville, FL

Networking Break

Increasing Ridership - Group Discussions by System Size

How is your agency and community discussing and addressing ridership trends; and what strategies are you considering and implementing to increase ridership?

Lunch on Your Own

**Theme of the Afternoon: Governance and Leadership**

Board/Staff Partnerships: Cultivating Candor, Communication, and Collaboration

Communication and collaboration between the board and board professional is essential if the board is to avail itself of the board professional’s reservoir of insights, and thus enhance and advance good governance. Consequently, the board and board professional must work together to establish authentic trusting relations, which are foundational to effective communication and high performing teams. This session will review strategies to solidify the board and board professional partnership.

• Artis Hampshire-Cowan, former WMATA Board Member; former Senior Vice President and Secretary of the Board, Howard University; Senior Fellow, Association of Governing Boards of Universities & Colleges, Washington, DC

Networking Break

Best Practices in Good Governance - Group Discussions

What best practices in good transit board governance do you implement and what can you learn from your peers?

Transit Industry Resources to Maximize Your Board Leadership

Learn how APTA leaders from the business member community and transit CEOs are leveraging APTA and industry resources to maximize their leadership potential in advocacy and policymaking.

• David M. Stackrow, Sr., CPA, Member, Board of Directors, Capital District Transportation Authority, Albany, NY

• Hon. Nuria I. Fernandez, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, Washington, DC
• Jeanne Krieg, Retired, Jeanne Krieg, Oakley, CA
• Raymond J. Melleady, Executive Vice President, United Safety & Survivability Corporation, Exton, PA

JTA Host Event: Surfer The Bar

Shuttle buses begin leaving the hotel at 6:30 p.m.
Location: 200 1st St N, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250

Have you ever wondered how fire dancers brave the hot flames? Wonder no more! At Surfer the Bar, you will experience fire/acrobatic hand-to-hand dancers. Live music will also be performed by the local favorite Reggae band, Pili Pili. Complete your beach experience by taking a ride in the Beachside Buggies.

Sponsored by GILLIG LLC and Cummins, Inc.

 

Monday, July 22

Continental Breakfast

**Theme of the Morning: The Changing Mobility Landscape**

Welcome & Daily Run Down

• Gary S. Giovanetti, Vice-Chair, APTA Transit Board Members Committee; Chair, Board of Directors, San Joaquin Regional Transit District, Stockton, CA

The New Mobility Landscape

We are living in disruptive times. New technologies and new players are increasingly affecting the mobility eco-system in communities across the country and around the world. Hear from APTA's leadership on what the national landscape is for new mobility services and how APTA is helping members navigate change. Learn about the new partnerships and innovative concepts transit agencies are implementing, as well as the key findings from APTA's recent study mission to Europe on "Integrated Mobility: Being Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) Ready."

• Paul P. Skoutelas, President and CEO, American Public Transportation Association, Washington, DC
• Nathaniel P. Ford, Sr., Chief Executive Officer, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Jacksonville, FL
• David M. Stackrow, Sr., CPA, Member, Board of Directors, Capital District Transportation Authority, Albany, NY

Networking Break

Expanding Your Palette and Being an Integrator of Services - Leadership Discussion

How are transit agencies across the country changing their role and enhancing their services to become true mobility service providers and integrators? Hear from top industry leaders on current initiatives and innovations and their vision going forward.

• Nathaniel P. Ford, Sr., Chief Executive Officer, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Jacksonville, FL

• Donna DeMartino, Board Member, Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI), San Marcos, CA
• Brad Miller, Chief Executive Officer, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, St. Petersburg, FL
• Alice Bravo, Florida District Leader, WSP USA, New York, NY

Lunch Available

Working Lunch & Group Discussions: How My Agency is Responding to the New Mobility Landscape

In this informal peer exchange, share how you agency is navigating the changing mobility environment in your community and addressing evolving customer expectations in an increasingly on-demand world.

**Theme of the Afternoon: The Board's Role in Transit Safety & Security**

The Benefits of Safety Management Systems

This session will focus on the requirements of the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan rule, including the role of transit agency boards, and the organizational benefits of Safety Management Systems.

• Candace Key, Director, Office of System Safety, Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC

JTA Innovation and Mobility Improvements Tour

JTA Host Event: Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Baseball Game

Buses begin leaving the hotel at 5:30 p.m.; food served at 6 p.m.; first pitch is at 7:05 p.m.

 

Tuesday, July 23

Continental Breakfast

**Theme of the Morning: The Board's Role in Transit Safety & Security (cont'd)**

Welcome & Daily Run Down

• Michael Goldman, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), Hyattsville, MD

Public Safety and the Transit Board: Lessons Learned from Chatsworth

Transit board member orientation to system safety and preparedness for serious events is a responsibility sometimes overlooked until tragedy strikes. The Chatsworth train collision occurred at 4:22 p.m. PDT Friday, September 12, 2008, when a Union Pacific freight train and a Metrolink commuter train collided head-on in the Chatsworth district of Los Angeles, California, causing mass casualties.

Session attendees will view a brief video about the incident and hear from a panel of past and present Metrolink leaders about what they learned from their responses to the event.

• Julie Hile, Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Connect Transit, Normal, IL

• Sherita Coffelt, Head of Marketing and Communications, Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA), Los Angeles, CA
• Keith Millhouse, Principal, Millhouse Strategies, Los Angeles, CA
• John E. Fenton, President & CEO, Patriot Rail Company, Los Angeles, CA

Networking Break

Cybersecurity Update: What Board Members Need to Know

What essential understanding do our most effective transit boards members have about the cybersecurity issues of the day? What role should boards play to support staff in protecting their systems’ physical infrastructure from threat and their sensitive agency and customer data? What are the most consequential cyber threats and how should public transit agencies respond?

The TSA Assistant Administrator for Surface Operations will brief us about the TSA Cyber Security Roadmap, TSA-sponsored workshops, and cyber-related supply chain and procurement language issues. We will also hear from a Supervisory Special Agent from the FBI's Cyber Division who will talk about concerns regarding cyber security of railcars manufactured by foreign state-owned, controlled, or subsidized enterprises. In addition, APTA’s Polly Hanson will discuss APTA's involvement and resources on cybersecurity.

• Kevin J. Holzendorf, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Jacksonville, FL

• Sonya T. Proctor, Assistant Administrator for Surface Operations, Transportation Security Administration, Springfield, VA
• Gene Springer, Supervisory Special Agent, Cyber Division, Mission Critical Engagement Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC
• Polly Hanson, Senior Director - Security, Risk and Emergency Management, American Public Transportation Association, Washington, DC

Closing Remarks

• David M. Stackrow, Sr., CPA, Member, Board of Directors, Capital District Transportation Authority, Albany, NY
• Carol Herrera, Foothill Transit