COMTO Kansas City

Join COMTO KC’s Crystal Allen Dallas and Whitney Morgan at the upcoming COMTO Webinar: Navigating Work-Life Balance During Challenge Times. The COMTO Emerging Leaders Sub-Committee will host the webinar on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 2:00 pm EDT. This panel discussion will explore utilizing resources to pivot your career and personal life, and the importance … More COMTO KC Members to Take Part in Emerging Leaders Sub-Committee Webinar

In celebration of Women’s History Month, COMTO Kansas City’s Whitney Morgan shared the history and accomplishments of Carmen E. Turner, General Manager of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Thank you to videographer and producer Darrin Dressler: https://www.darrindressler.com/ .

In honor of Black History Month and every other month of the year, COMTO Kansas City launched a three-part video series highlighting the achievements of the Black men and women who have contributed to the growth of our nation’s transportation industry. View the series below: Granville T. Woods The first video in our three-part series, COMTO … More Celebrating Black History Month

During her extensive military career, U.S. Navy Admiral Michelle Howard achieved many noteworthy “firsts” in maritime transportation. Howard, a 1982 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, was among the first female graduates of the Academy. She was also the first African-American woman to reach the rank of four-stars in any branch of the U.S. Armed … More Michelle Howard: First Female Four-Star Admiral

Dr. Bernard A. Harris Jr., a NASA astronaut, became the first African-American to walk in space. On February 9th, 1995, Harris completed a spacewalk as a member of a six-person crew on board STS-63, the first joint American-Russian space program mission and the 20th flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery. Born in Temple, Texas, in … More Dr. Bernard A. Harris Jr.: First African American to Walk in Space