On February 23th 2017, the Kansas City Chapter of COMTO held it’s 4th Annual Meeting/Membership Drive. The event was held at the East Patrol Police Station Community Room in Kansas City, MO. The purpose of this event was to emphasize the importance of the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials for people of color, women, and all disadvantaged people/communities/businesses working in the transportation industry. Also, this meeting detailed the opportunities that are available for DBEs, primes, transportation agencies, individuals, students, and municipal governments. If you would like to learn more about how to join COMTO, click here.
The afternoon began with various COMTO KC members and interested parties attending our Annual Meeting. The chapter discussed previous events held, networking opportunities, more visibility for the chapter, and our upcoming scholarship endeavors.
The Membership Drive featured a talented group of guest speakers who all happen to be COMTO members. The flyer below describes the event:
There were four total speakers who each touched on a different issue pertinent to the transportation industry as well as the Kansas City region. The program for the event was listed as follows:
Welcome & Occasion
Donnetta Cole
COMTO KC Vice President
President’s Comments/Benefits of COMTO
Whitney Morgan ~ Transportation Planner II
Mid-America Regional Council
COMTO KC President
COMTO National Update/DBE Supportive Services
Lester Woods, Jr. ~ External Civil Rights Director
Missouri Department of Transportation
Former COMTO National Board Member
“It’s Not About the Numbers: It’s About the People”
Fay Fleming ~ Director of Communications
Missouri Department of Transportation
COMTO Member At-Large
“Future of Transportation, Autonomous Vehicles”
Jason Sims P.E. ~ Operations Program Director
Kapsch TrafficCom
New COMTO KC member (Welcome Aboard!)
The Chapter would like to thank all those who attended and our sponsors and partners for the event:
Taliaferro & Browne Inc.
Stewart Town Coffee & Catering
Kansas City PD East Patrol Division
To view more photos from the event, please visit our Facebook Page.
