Launched in 2022 by the Florida Department of Transportation, TILE is a dynamic year-long leadership development program for leaders at all levels. Participants engage in shared learning, innovation, and skill enhancement throughout the program, gaining invaluable insights into partner agencies' operations. Take advantage of our special presentation featuring the class of 2025 showcasing their final projects. But that's not all! Dive deeper into how you can become a part of future cohorts and unlock this program's incredible benefits.
President & CEO, Senior Resource Association/GoLine Indian River Transit
Karen B. Rose Deigl is the President and CEO of the Senior Resource Association, a position she has held since 2006. The Senior Resource Association is a non-profit organization providing home and community-based services benefiting older and disabled adults in Indian River County... Read More →
Stephanie Lewis, M.Ed., is currently a Workforce Development Project Manager and Instructional Designer at the Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida. She has a wide range of skills in online and instructor led course development, webinar coordination... Read More →
This session will provide updates related to the federal drug and alcohol testing regulations, 49 CFR Parts 655 and 40. The presenter will share the latest information from the FTA Annual Drug & Alcohol Program National Conference, to include oral fluid testing as a new drug testing method, policy revision requirements, and testing program best practices. The session will conclude with the 2024 analysis of Florida transit agency drug and alcohol testing data.
Evaluation is essential to ensuring that programs are achieving their intended outcomes. This session will address how workforce planning and development programs are evaluated for effectiveness. Participants will explore current recruitment and retention programs, learn about different evaluation methods, and gain insight into the outcomes of these evaluations, including notable practices and common challenges. Through interactive discussions, attendees will also have the opportunity to share and learn how their peers track the success of their workforce planning and development programs.
Do you provide human trafficking training? Do you have a policy/procedure in place to compliment the training and inform employees how to recognize and prevent human trafficking? This session will be a discussion format for transit agencies to share what they are doing, what is working, what has missed the intended mark, and what has exceeded expectations. Discussions will not only include training and reporting protocols, but we will also discuss implementation challenges and successes, community partnerships, law enforcement coordination, use of technology, funding sources, impact measures, and more. You will leave this session with additional resources to assist you, and your agency, in the fight against human trafficking.
In this session, participants will learn about current updates on the Transit Development Plan (TDP), including, but not limited to, information on the current Rule, highlights of the 2025 TDP submittals, future TDP submittals, new handbook highlights, upcoming workshops, and open discussion on the most pressing issues related to the TDP.
With the September 15th reporting deadline fast approaching, we invite CTCs to join us for an informative session where we will review the requirements for the Annual Operating Report. We’ll walk through the data collection system and provide guidance on what information should be included. You are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to share your thoughts, ask questions, and gain the clarifications you need.
