Transit Ballot Initiatives Workshop Program At-A-Glance

Location:  Registration 3

Panelists:

• Scott Wilkinson, President, AlphaVu (Social Listening)
• Jared Kamrass, Principal, Technicolor Political (Television and Digital ads)
• Chris Hayler, Partner, Stones’ Phones (Telephone Town Halls)
• Molly O’Shaughnessy, Managing Principal & COO EMC Research (Polling)
• Michael Davies, Partner, GDA Wins (Direct Mail)
• Richard Bernard, Partner, FM3 Research (Research)
• Ruth Bernstein, CEO & President, EMC Research Inc. (Polling)

Moderated by Art Guzzetti, Vice President, Policy and Mobility, American Public Transportation Association

Grassroots and Grasstops: Effective Community Engagement (Location: Presidential Ballroom 2)

Panelists:

• Megan Owens, Executive Director, Transportation Riders United
• Jared Kamrass, Principal, Technicolor Political
• Jessica Dauphin, President & CEO, Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee

Moderated by Jordan Hess, CEO and General Manager, Missoula Urban Transportation District (Mountain Line), Missoula, MN

Legal Steps to Secure an Enduring and Tamper-Proof Outcome (Location: Presidential Ballroom 3)

Panelists:

• Kim Schaefer, Partner, Vorys Law Firm
• Kathryn Holmes, Holmes & Associates

Moderated by Christy Setzer, President and Founder, New Heights Communications

Location:  Registration 3

Get-out-the-Vote Strategies for Transit Campaigns (Location: Presidential Ballroom 2)

Panelists:

• Lillian Brents, President/Business Agent, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU)
• Kirk Hovenkotter, Executive Director, Transportation Choices Coalition, Seattle, WA

Moderated by Jessica Grennan, Executive Director, APTA’s Center for Transportation Excellence (CFTE)

Equity in Planning: Community Involvement and Impact (Location: Presidential Ballroom 3)

Panelists:

• David Bragdon, Hudson Skykomish LLC
• Matthew Sutherland, Advocacy Director, Transportation Choices Coalition
• Michelle Witman, Asset Based Consulting

Moderated by Dawn Distler, CEO, METRO RTA, Akron, OH

Begins at Findlay Market. Meet in the Westin Lobby at 5:30 to walk down to the streetcar together.  Streetcard passes will be provided.

Information and Registration

Location:  Registration 3

Host Session: Hamilton County’s “All in for Transportation” Campaign and its Aftermath

Location: Presidential Ballroom 1

Welcome by Paul Skoutelas, President / CEO, American Public Transportation Association

Panelists:

• The Honorable Aftab Pureval, Mayor of Cincinnati
• Darryl Haley, CEO and General Manager, SORTA
• Brandy L. Jones, APR, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer, SORTA
• John Cranley, Former Cincinnati Mayor
• Pete Metz, Vice President, Civic & Regional Partnerships, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber
• Taylor Dalton, Former Coalition Leader & Campaign Manager for the Move Forward PAC, Yes on Issue 7
• Kim Schaefer, Partner, Vorys Law Firm

Successful Outcomes in Large Regions (Location: Presidential Ballroom 2)

Panelists:

• Steve Bland, CEO, WeGo Public Transit, Nashville, TN
• Monica Tellez-Fowler, President & CEO, Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA), Columbus, OH
• Tony Cani, Founder, Slingshot Campaigns, Phoenix, AZ

Moderated by Michael Schneider, Managing Partner, InfraStrategies LLC, Irvine, CA

Partnering with Pollsters: Effective Strategies (Location: Presidential Ballroom 3)

Panelists:

• Richard Bernard, Partner, FM3 Research
• Molly O’Shaughnessy, CEO & President, EMC Research

Moderated by Jessica Grennan, Executive Director, APTA’s Center for Transportation Excellence (CFTE)

Panelists:

• Jessica Grennan, Executive Director, APTA’s Center for Transportation Excellence (CFTE)
• Jeff Morris, Executive Director, Nashville Moves

Location:  Registration 3

The Role of the Transit Agency in Ballot Measures (Presidential Ballroom 2)

Panelists:

• Dwight Ferrell, General Manager, Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART), Detroit, MI
• Laura Koprowski, CEO, Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA), Toledo, OH
• Patrick Harris, Chief External Relations Officer, Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA), Columbus, OH

Moderated by Art Guzzetti, Vice President, Policy and Mobility, American Public Transportation Association (APTA)

Leveraging the Federal, State, Local Partnership (Presidential Ballroom 3)

Panelists:

• Paul Kincaid, Associate Administrator for Communications and Congressional Affairs, Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
• Ward McCarragher, Vice President, Government Affairs and Advocacy, American Public Transportation Association (APTA)

Moderated by Christy Setzer,President and Founder, New Heights Communications

Successful Outcomes in Smaller Communities (Presidential Ballroom 2)

Panelists:

• Meehan Fee, Mayor Pro Tempore, Town of Telluride, CO
• Matt Carpenter, CEO, TheRide, Ann Arbor, MI
• Katherine Conrad, Executive Director, NEORide

Moderated by Jordan Hess, CEO and General Manager, Missoula Urban Transportation District (Mountain Line), Missoula, MN

The Importance of Pre-Campaign Activities: Setting the Stage (Presidential Ballroom 3)

Panelists:

• Scott Wilkinson, President, AlphaVu
• Josh Cohen, Senior Advisor, Accelerator for America Action
• Meg Fencil, Director of Engagement & Impact Sustain Charlotte

Moderated by Jessica Grennan, Executive Director, APTA’s Center for Transportation Excellence (CFTE)

Panelists:

• The Honorable Eileen Higgins, County Commissioner, Miami-Dade, FL
• Mary Ellen Wiederwohl, President & CEO, Accelerator for American Action
• Michael Briggs, Director of Transportation Planning, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County

Moderated by Art Guzzetti, Vice President, Policy and Mobility, American Public Transportation Association

NOTE:  Buses will depart the Westin at 6:15 pm, 6:30 pm, and 6:45 pm and will depart Union Station to return at 7:15 pm, 7:45 pm, 8:00 pm.