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Thursday, September 10
Networking & Connection
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · People First: Practical Strategies for Building
Culture at a Transit Agency, Robert King Room Lobby Level Tower 401
Turnover is expensive. Disengagement is costly. And in an industry facing ongoing workforce
challenges, culture isn't a "nice to have" — it's a competitive advantage. This session pulls
back the curtain on COTA's employee engagement playbook: how they launched and sustain
ERGs that give employees a real voice, the sentiment tools they use to take the pulse of their
workforce, and the programming that turns stated values into lived experience. Attendees
will leave with actionable tactics they can adapt for agencies of any size.
Alex Swogger
Senior Manager of Talent & Engagement
at Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA)
Raymond Weaver
Director of Employee Experience & Culture
Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA)
Sponsored by
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM · Compliance Ready: Update on the current Federal
Register Updates to ADA, DBE, EEO and Title VI, Robert King Room
Lobby Level Tower 401
Is your agency in compliance? This session will focus on the recent updates to guidance on
civil rights program policy implementation for ADA, DBE, EEO and Title VI as well as highlight
some best practices that have been implemented around the country.
Aida Berduo Berry
Vice-President, Advisory & Planning
Services | Civil Rights Practice Lead at
WSP
Sponsored by
