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Outreach & Technology Transfer
Women Leaders in
New York Transportation
As part of a broader effort to focus on improving representation in transportation research and policymaking, the Center sponsored a discussion series featuring exemplary women leaders in collaboration with the NYU Rudin Center for Transportation.
Panel Discussion
Four exceptional executive women participated in a pan- el this spring moderated by C2SMART faculy member and Associate Director of the Rudin Center for Trans- portation, Sarah Kaufman, in which each panelist spoke about her career experience, approaches to balancing responsibilities, lessons learned, and proudest accom- plishments. The discussion also included the panel-
ists’ perspectives on ways organizations can promote gender equity and support women in the workplace. The panelists were:
• Jamey Barbas, Executive Director for the Tappan Zee Bridge Project, New York State Thruway Authority
• Meera Joshi, Visiting Scholar, NYU Rudin Center for Transportation; Former NYC Taxi & Limousine Com- missioner
• Midori Valdivia, Chief of Staff to the MTA President, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
• Veronica Vanterpool, Deputy Director, Vision Zero
Network, and Board Member, MTA
A Conversation with Lysa Scully
Lysa Scully, former General Manager of LaGuardia Air- port, spoke at the second event in the series. Ms. Scully is leading the airport’s $88 billion redevelopment, one
of the largest airport construction projects in the United States. She concurrently oversaw the airport’s daily flight operations, including 1,200 flights and a staff of 400. Under her leadership, LaGuardia’s passenger volumes grew to record levels.
“The only opinion
The conversation
centered on Ms.
Scully’s career,
including her rec-
ommendations
for others. She
advised seeking
out a mentor who
encourages and productively challenges you, as well as developing a team of experts and trusted individuals. Lastly, she emphasized that one should not sit quietly; by the same token, those in positions of leadership should seek out the opinion of the quietest person in the room.
that is not valued is
the one not shared.” -Lysa Scully
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