Leadership APTA participants have the opportunity to learn from some of the best and brightest industry leaders, such as at this executive leadership roundtable session in December 2010.
General managers, presidents, CEOs sponsoring candidates recognize that sending participants to Leadership APTA is extremely valuable to their organizations. Since the first Leadership APTA Class of 1998, public transit leaders have watched their investments in this program return great dividends.
The executive leadership of sponsoring organizations understand that their commitment and support means allowing their Leadership APTA participant to attend the required workshops and conferences:
- December 2012 workshop session
- 2013 APTA Legislative Conference and class workshop
- July 2013 workshop session
- 2013 APTA Annual Meeting that honors the graduating class and features them at committee meetings, conference sessions, and their graduation program to present their leadership projects
The Leadership APTA Committee highly recommends that incoming class members attend the APTA 2012 Annual Meeting, including related class workshops and orientation programs.
These executive leaders recognize that their Leadership APTA participants will spend time over the year, from about March to September, working on their projects and will participate in related conference calls, online meetings, and web-based events. Upon graduation, Class of 2013 members will also serve as program coaches and mentors to the incoming Class of 2014.
One of the goals of Leadership APTA is to develop future leaders of APTA. APTA strongly recommends that each sponsoring organization actively support at least one additional year of APTA committee involvement from its Leadership APTA participant after he/she graduates from the program.
In addition, APTA supports general managers and CEOs in leveraging their Leadership APTA participants as valued resources within their respective organizations.
Pictured, left to right: Stephen Beard, Senior Vice President, Director Transit Market Sector, HDR Engineering, Inc., and chair, Leadership APTA Committee; Richard Sarles, general manager, WMATA; Diana Mendes, AICP, senior vice president, AECOM; Milo Victoria, Chief Executive Officer/General Manager, OMNITRANS; Alice Wiggins-Tolbert, Director- Project Development, Parsons Brinckerhoff, and member, APTA Executive Committee; Joe Alexander, President, The Alexander Group, and past chair, APTA.