Thank you to Transit Unplugged for your continued partnership and thank you to all the women leaders in transit, including our very own Executive Director, Geisha Ester, as we celebrate Women’s Equality Day today!
From Transit Unplugged:
Newsletter Drop! 🚌🚆
With Women’s Equality Day coming up on August 26, we’re celebrating seven incredible women who are helping shape the future of public transportation.
This special edition of the Transit Unplugged newsletter looks back at conversations with:
🎙️ Geisha Ester — National Transit Institute (NTI)
🎙️ Amanda Wall Vandegrift — WeGo Public Transit
🎙️ Tiffany J. Gunter — Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation
🎙️ Julie Gates — Transit Unplugged / Modaxo
🎙️ Katie Choe — Virginia Railway Express (VRE)
🎙️ Christy Wegener — Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA)
🎙️ Wendy Weedon — Brazos Transit District
From workforce development and funding to ridership, reliability, regional rail, and the realities of leading a transit agency, there’s a lot of insight packed into these conversations.
If you missed any of them the first time around, this is a great chance to catch up.
👉 Check out the latest Transit Unplugged newsletter and join us in celebrating the women moving transit forward.
