COMTO

Julie CunninghamCOMTO National President/CEO

• Purpose of COMTO National’s Visits to Local Chapters

• National Update

• Upcoming Events

• Value of COMTO Membership

• Chapter Update

OVERVIEW

COMTO

E X P A N D Y O U R B O R D E R S!

Theme provided by COMTO Birmingham, January 19, 2012

COMTO

Clear lots of ground for your tents!

   Make your tents large. Spread out! Think big!

. . . You're going to need lots of elbow room

for your growing family . . .

Don't be afraid—you're not going to be embarrassed.

   Don't hold back—you're not going to come up short.

Challenge issued by COMTO Kansas City, January 25, 2011

1. Strengthen Chapters

2. Improve our organizational communications

3. Ensure National and Chapters are in synch

PURPOSE OF VISITS

What Is COMTO?

- 501c3

- Trade Association

- Advocacy organization with Civil Rights

mission/focus

National Update

History:

Founded in 1971 at Howard University in Washington, DC by:

• Rev Jerry Moore – a Baptist Preacher who had been appointed to the WMATA Board of Trustees

• Carlos Villarreal – Presidential Appointee and Administrator of US DOT/Urban Mass Transit, now known as FTA

• Harold Williams – US DOT/UMTA Office of Civil Rights

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Mission:

Ensure a level playing field in the transportation

industry for individuals, businesses and communities of color

Vision:

To see the diverse faces of America equally reflected

in the transportation industry

National Update

Jobs & Contracts

National Update

Who Can Be A Member?

Anyone who believes in the mission of COMTO

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COMTO

Collectively, minorities are fast becoming the nation’s majority

Multi-modal

Multi-cultural

Multi-generational

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2011 – 2015 Strategic Plan

• 4 National Strategic Plan Goals

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Strategic Plan Goals

1. Chapter Growth & Development

2. Membership Growth & Retention

3. Historically Underutilized Businesses

4. Professional Development & Training

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2012 Focus Areas

• Membership Growth & Retention

• National Meeting & Training Conference

• Revenue Generation

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Community Partnering Agreement Process © Missouri DOT - Interstate 64 Expansion $535 million project

• $11 million under budget

• 3 weeks ahead of schedule

• Exceeded federal goals for minorities and women in hard hat jobs

• Exceeded federal goals for small business participation

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Working with President Obama’s Administration

• White House Office of Public Engagement

• US DOT (FTA, FHWA, FAA, FRA)

• Community Partnering Agreement Process ©

Worked with FHWA to introduce collaborative

process to State DOTs with projects of $500 million

plus. (States: Arizona, Connecticut, Colorado,

Kentucky, Indiana and New York)

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Working with the U.S. Congress

• Providing testimony before the:

- House T&I Committee

- Senate Caucus

- Congressional Black Caucus

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Working with the U.S. Congress & the DOT

• DBE Final Rulemaking:

- Increased Personal Net Worth = 1.3 million

- Interstate Certification

- Improved post-award oversight (relative to DBE

goals and termination)

- Provisions to include small business participation (in

addition to DBE participation)

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Working With the US Congress and the DOT

DBE Final Rulemaking also supports the compelling

need for the DBE program and the statues

authorizing the program as well as the continuing

need to address discrimination and its effects on

transportation projects.

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COMTO Youth Initiatives• Garrett A. Morgan Shadow Day

• Annual Garrett A. Morgan Youth Conference

• Award over $350K annually in college

scholarships

• Administers an FTA funded internship program – Careers In Transportation For

Youth (CITY Program)

• Coming Soon – COMTO Scholars Program

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James Gerald CITY Intern

Upcoming Events

• White House Briefing and March Leadership Team Meetings (March 13 in Washington, DC)

• New - Celebrating Women Who Move the Nation (March 14 in Washington, DC)

• Chapter Elections (March – June)

• National Meeting & Training Conference (July 21-25 in Denver , Colorado)

• Congressional Black Caucus/COMTO Transportation Braintrust (September – date TBD, in Washington, DC)

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Only advocacy organization in the transportation industry which covers all modes (aviation, port authorities, highways, public transit)

• Recognized voice (US DOT, Capital Hill, White House & Stakeholder Community)

• Proven track record/success in creating jobs and ensuring opportunities for small businesses on transportation projects

• Resource for small businesses, primes, agencies, legislators

• Most successful youth initiative in the transportation industry

Value of COMTO Membership

*MOU **Seat on Board/Advisory Board *** MOU & seat on Board

• Airport Minority Advisory Council*

• American Public Transportation Association***

• Carnegie Mellon**

• Congressional Black Caucus

• ENO Foundation**

• Mineta Transportation Institute**

• National Association of Minority Contractors

• National Transit Institute**

• Transportation Equity Network

• Transportation For America*

• Women’s Transportation Seminar***

Value of COMTO Membership

COMTO

God says so! Clear lots of ground for your tents!

   Make your tents large. Spread out! Think big! . . .

You're going to need lots of elbow room for your growing

family . . .

Don't be afraid—you're not going to be embarrassed.

   Don't hold back—you're not going to come up short.

Isaiah 54 – Message Bible

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