WTS Connecticut Spring 2021 Newsletter

2020 Leadership Sessions • BUILDING & LEADING EFFECTIVE TEAMS 7/14/20, KENYA RUTLAND, PRINCIPAL AND CHIEF ENTHU- SIASM OFFICER, KJR CONSULTING • MANAGING UNCONSCIOUS BIAS 8/11/20, KENYA RUTLAND, PRINCIPAL AND CHIEF ENTHUSIASM

WTS CT & CACT Annual Legislative Breakfast The Connecticut Association for Community Transportation (CACT) and WTS-CT Connecti- cut jointly hosted their annual legislative breakfast via Teams this year. 136 people attended including five representatives/legislators: Rep. Brian Smith, Rep. Jonathan Steinberg, Rep. Cindy Harrison, Rep. Laura Delvin, and Rep. Mitch Bolinsky. FHWA, FRA, FTA, and CTDOT were also in attendance. Key highlights: • Getting past COVID-19: vaccinating transit workers and providing necessary PPE as well as deep cleaning public transit vehicles • New climate change initiative: roundabouts do not just reduce crashes, they allow cars to merge in and have a reduced carbon footprint • Electric buses and their reduction in tailpipe emissions - what the neighborhoods see “Very informative and very topical with the issues bringing in the pandemic and electrical vehicles. What blew me away was the FRA - the percentage of funds Connecticut received.” - Mike Egan, PE, Senior Project Manager, CDM Smith “With the representatives here it shows their interest on public transportation and that they are committed to public transportation.” - Joseph Giulietti, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Transportation January 28, 2021 Virtual Teams Meeting

OFFICER, KJR CONSULTING

Professional Accountability and Ethical Conduct- 9/24/20, Frederick Hedberg, Esq., Robinson & Cole LLP During this virtual leadership session, WTS Connecticut explored the meaning of “enginee- ring ethics” through different engineering standards and codes of ethics prescribed by Con- necticut’s state regulations and various architectural and engineering trade organizations such as the ASCE, NSPE and AIA. Attendees also examined various case studies from the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). Trivia with ITE

DEI Coffee & Conversations June 9, 2021 upcoming events

Understanding Race Equity & Social Justice November 2021 Navigating Unconscious Bias in the Workplace August 2021

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