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For those who don't me 😏 #Flood #RollBounce

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My name is Andrea Gomez, currently attending California Polytechnic State University of Pomona, pursuing an undergrad in Urban and Regional Planning. Interning as a COMTO CITY Intern at the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) in Chicago has been a great experience so far! Eunice, COMTO Chicago chapter’s president, has been very influential and helpful for my entire internship.  

#COMTOChicago #Cubicle 

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Building positive community relationships is important to HART. Teaching the youth about the benefits of public transit is a great way to do so. Here some kids at the Tampa Bay History Center study transit maps and learn about the routes they would need to take based on where they live and the places they would like to go. We also give them prizes as a learning incentive.

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“The Resume Depository” 

This blog post serves as the resume depository for the Class of 15 Conference of Minority Transportation Officials Interns. This resource was designed to allow you to gain a more concentrated perspective on any aspects of this years interns. The resume’s provide you with a professional and academic glance of all of the interns and we encourage you to utilize this tool. You can access the depository by clicking on the link above titled “Meet Google Drive”.

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Biography: Isaiah Floyd 

My name is Isaiah Floyd. I am a Senior attending the George Mason University. I am currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Global Affairs with an emphasis in Global Inequalities.  I am joining the FTA as a Conference of Minority Transportation Official (COMTO) intern and will be with the FTA’s Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation and the Office of Procurement.    While interning with the FTA, I will be assisting Mrs. Betty Jackson in managing, monitoring and closing out some of the FTA’s Workforce Development Program of projects.  While in the Office of Procurement, I will assist in data calls for the IG, GAO, FTA Staff, etc.  I will be establishing tours with the several local transit providers (e.g. First Transit, DDOT, Maryland Transit Authority, etc.) for the 5 Washington, DC based COMTO CITY interns.  Finally, I will be organizing a variety of “Shadow” assignments/meetings with various FTA and OST staff to gain an introduction to Transportation and the amount and variety of occupations within the DOT.    

I have a host of hobbies and interest to include: tutoring and mentoring for Fairfax County Public Schools, participating in community outreach and youth advocacy activities, coaching basketball, raising awareness, educating the community on human trafficking and entrepreneurship.  I hope to one day join the U.S. Department of State as a consular officer or as a public diplomacy officer.  

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successful completion of the Florida Department of Transportation Disability Etiquette course which meets compliance minimums of the ADA

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Hi, my name is Erik Jimenez and I am majoring in Civil Engineering at San Francisco State University. This summer I have the opportunity to work at Acumen Building Enterprise as the CITY intern for the Northern California Chapter of COMTO. Acumen is a project management and transit technology consulting firm in Oakland, CA. Throughout the first month here I have been exposed to many facets of the transportation industry. At the office I've had a chance to assist in developing master schedules for clients. Through various site visits of construction projects, I’ve learned about project planning and quality assurance inspections. I’ve also attended business development meetings hosted by various transit agencies and learned about the business side of the transportation industry. It has been a very interesting internship so far and I look forward to what the coming weeks will bring.

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Hello. My name is Gina Nguyen, I am a first time COMTO intern from Orange County area. I am attending California State University of Long Beach majoring in Civil Engineering. During my internship at OCTA, I have the opportunity to see Transportation at the management, planning, and operational level. I wish to diversify my knowledge of engineering in the Transportation industry. I am looking forward to meet all my fellow interns from across the country at the upcoming conference in Boston. I hope everyone is taking most advantage and is getting the most out of this internship experience.

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Greetings,

My name is Jeffrey Amoo, senior mechanical engineer at Prairie View A&M University. With previous Co-op experiences in the Energy management and Oil & Gas industries, this summer COMTO internship provides me experience in the Transportation industry. There is more to public transportation than meets the eye. I have the pleasure of working as an Engineering maintenance specialist intern at DART in Dallas, TX.  “Home of America’s Longest Light Rail System”. AD Hoc Engineering, Technical Research and Fleet parts usage are among my work function.

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Coloring activities with the kids

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Kimley Green and I doing a Youth Community Outreach Project at the Police Athletic League of Tampa Florida. Teaching School Aged children about the types of bus services HART offers as well as how to read a transit guide to determine what routes to take to travel to various Hillsborough locations

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Hello my name is David White, last spring I completed my 3rd year of Occupational Therapy studies at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. This summer for 10 weeks as a COMTO City Intern I will be working with Hillsborough Area Regional Transit - abbreviated HART - in the departments of Community Relations and Equal Employment Opportunities. While completing various smaller projects my main responsibilities include assessing the needs of the communities that HART serves as they relate to transit and implement and maintain programs that help push for higher levels of inclusion and diversity. My main project is the - Americans With Disabilities act - ADA initiative project in which the mission is to raise awareness of the ADA comply with and exceed the standards set forth by the government as well as promote and maintain equal access of services and facilities to all those who use public transit as a transportation option.

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Hello everyone! My name is Madeline Choi and I just finished my second year at the University of California-Berkeley where I study Business Administration. This summer I have been blessed with the opportunity to serve as a COMTO CITY Intern in the Finance & Administration Department for the Orange County Transportation Authority. Through this internship, I have been able to see the key role that finance plays in every transportation industry by working to efficiently allocate funds for transportation capital (i.e. buses) and projects. In the future, I aspire to become a financial analyst for a public transportation agency and climb up the corporate ladder to promote financial sustainability and transportation reliability.

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Gave #ncat19 a tour of GTA

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COL Paige welcomes CITY Interns, class of 2015

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Hi! My name is Jarinat Williams, returning COMTO CITY Intern in Washington, DC. I attend the University of North Carolina in Charlotte with a major in Architecture and a minor in Environmental Science. This internship allows me to gain experience and knowledge on bridging architecture with transportation in an effort to create sustainable and “green” infrastructure. Welcome to our COMTO Class of 2015 page! :) #DCIntern

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Lunch with the guys! We bicker and bite but in the end we are all one unit! COMTO is all about family! #jarinat

From left to right: Roderick Marshall, Jarinat Williams, and Isaiah Floyd #DCInterns