Arizona’s 38th Annual Statewide Transit Conference

Transdev is our 2025 Conference Title Sponsor!

Transdev is the largest private operator and integrator of multiple modes of public transportation in the United States, including bus, paratransit, rail, NEMT, microtransit, shuttle, and autonomous vehicles.

Leading cities, counties, airports, private companies, and universities contract with Transdev to operate and maintain their transportation systems. We also proudly provide fleet maintenance and vehicle services which keep our clients moving safely and reliably throughout their communities.

Conference Highlights

ADOT Meet & Greet “Come & Go” Lunch - Grab lunch & meet your ADOT Transit Program Manager & peers in your region - Monday, April 14th
ADOT Director Jenn Toth will open the conference - Tuesday, April 15th

Keynote Speaker - Marianne Renner - Self-Talk for High-Performers: How to be your best when things are at their worst! - Tuesday, April 15th

View Draft Agenda

Mobile Workshops

Mon/Tues, April 14 & 15th (registration begins March 31 & is open to all registered attendees)

Mountain Line's NEW Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) training and testing course - NAU Campus Course - 1.5 Hour Tour
Mountain Line's Downtown Connection Center (DCC) - 2 Hour Tour - Monday, April 14 only

Transit's Annual Exhibitor Showcase & Vehicle Display

JUST ADDED! Post Conference Training - Reasonable Suspicion (separate registration/fee opens soon) Wednesday, April 16th (4hrs) TBD - RLS & Associates

The session is provided for transit system employees who may be responsible for making reasonable suspicion determinations. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Drug and Alcohol Testing Program regulations state that an employer must require a covered employee to submit to a drug and/or alcohol test when the employer has reasonable suspicion to believe that the employee has used a prohibited drug or misused alcohol.

The training will focus on the physical, behavioral, speech, and performance indicators of probable drug use and alcohol misuse. Supervisors are trained in the facts, circumstances, physical evidence, physical signs and symptoms or patterns and/or behaviors that are associated with prohibited drug use or alcohol misuse. The training will include resource materials and real-life scenarios. The training meets the requirements of 49 CFR Part 655.14 for reasonable suspicion training.

Additional Conference Sessions

Oversight/Compliance Site Visits 5310/5311 - What to Expect? RLS Associates
National Micro Transit
State of the State Projects - 5 year plans
Valley Metro/Tucson/Flagstaff Transit Agency Updates
AzTA Legislative Session - Nexxus Consulting/CTAA
Recruitment & Retention - Transdev
Transit's Return on Investment - NAU Economic Policy Institute
Intercity Rail in Arizona
Mountain Line's Downtown Connection Center Story
RTAP Reimbursement - ADOT
Upgraded E-grants Training - ADOT
5310 & 5311 Circular Updates - ADOT
5311 NTD - ADOT
5311 Procurement - ADOT
Vehicle Maintenance - ADOT
and so much more…

Embassy Suites Flagstaff

706 S Milton Rd, Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Booking Link: https://group.embassysuites.com/24yqms

Guests can make reservations by either calling the hotel directly at 928.774.4333 or 1-800-HILTONS and mentioning the Arizona Transit Association or by using the link.

Group Rate cutoff date: March 21, 2025

#	First Name	Last Name	Title	Company
1	TODD	HAWKS	NATIONAL ACCOUNTS MANAGER	AMF BRUNS AMERICA
2	Nina	Arredondo	Planner, Senior	Pinal County Development Services
3	Don	Eaton	Western Regional Manager	Q'Straint/Sure-Lok
4	Trisha	Nolen	Southern Reginal Manager	Q'Straint/Sure-Lok
5	Allison	Moore	Managing Partner	Moore & Associates, Inc.
6	Mike	Beierschmitt	Sr. Regional Sales Manager	Freedman Seating
7	Cathy	DeLuca	Sr. Financial Analyst	Southern Nevada Transit Coalition
8	Danielle	Intorf	Business Development Representative	Sundt Construction
9	Kristen	Taylor	Business Services Administrator	City of Surprise
10	Bryn	Stotler	Planning Manager	Central Yavapai Metropolitan Planning Organization (CYMPO)
11	Tommy	Martin	Senior Transportation Planner	Lake Havasu MPO
12	Jarom	Banks	Account Executive	Safety Vision
13	Jarom	Banks	Account Executive	Safety Vision
14	Darsh	Bhakta		Luminator Technology Group
15	Leslie	Contreras	Regional Development Manager	Central Yavapai Metropolitan Planning Organization
16	Sean	Solis	Regional Sales Manager	GILLIG
17	Nate	Boyd	Sales Manager Western Region	Gerflor USA
18	Dent	Shuey	TRANSPORT SALES EXECUTIVE	Altro USA, Inc.
19	Nancy	Jackson	Transportation Program Planning Coordinator	City of Chandler, Transportation Policy
20	Hezequias	Rocha	Transportation Program Planning Coordinator	City of Chandler, Transportation Policy
21	Tommy	Bliefnick	Sales and Service Representative	Wabtec Bus Solutions
22	Rudy	Gelowicz	West Regional Manager	Wabtec Bus Solutions
23	Toni	Flood	Transit Supervisor	City of Maricopa
24	[email protected]	Brunner	Transit Manager	City of Casa Grande
25	Jessica P.	Aguayo	Regional Mobility Manager	SouthEastern Arizona Governments Organization
26	Michael	Alexander	Transit Administrator	Town of Oro Valley
27	Karl	Steinnecker	Transit Supervisor	Town of Oro Valley
28	Kelly	Brooks	Director of Operations	Payson Senior Center
29	Renee	Bailey	Transportation Coordinator	Payson Senior Center
30	Casper	Taki	Lead Driver / Maintenance Tech	Payson Senior Center
31	Tim	Thornton	Volunteer Coordinator	Payson Senior Center
32	Lisa	Boring		City of Cottonwood
33	Debbie	Jones	ADA Specialist	City of Cottonwood-Cottonwood Area Transit.
34	Michael	Alexander	Transit Administrator	Town of Oro Valley
35	Karl	Steinnecker	Transit Supervisor	Town of Oro Valley
36	Michael	Lamar	Transit Manager	CYMPO
37	Leslie	Contreras	Regional Development Manager	Central Yavapai Metropolitan Planning Organization
38	Angel	Lauve	Transit Program Manager	City of Willcox
39	Mariza	NIKITAS	Transit Manager	CITY OF BENSON
40	Test	Test	Test	Test
41	Genine	Sullivan	Transportation Mobility and Accessibility Program Manager	Pima Association of Governments
42	Bryce	Grenon	National Sales Manager	InterMotive Vehicle Controls
43	Marc	Ellison	VP Sales & Marketing	InterMotive Vehicle Controls
44	Bryce	Grenon	National Sales Manager	InterMotive Vehicle Controls
45	Marc	Ellison	VP Sales & Marketing	InterMotive Vehicle Controls
46	Scott	Omer	Sr. Vice President	WSP
47	Bryn	Stotler	Planning Manager	CYMPO
48	Hannah	Rembert	Territory Manager	REI
49	Shari	Herman	Director of Business Development	Sierra Transportation Technologoies
50	Barb	Berastegui	Principal, Senior Architect	STANTEC
51	Jenn	O'Connor	Planning Director	NACOG
52	Jeff	Holbert	Regional Sales Manager	Trans/Air Manufacturing
53	Jeff	Holbert	Regional Sales Manager	Trans/Air Manufacturing
54	Jeff	Holbert	Regional Sales Manager	Trans/Air Manufacturing
55	Andrea	Castanon	Transit Administrator	Sierra Vista Transit
56	Miles	Beran	West Coast Sales Manager	Transit Marketing Group
57	Marina C	Galhouse	Executive Director	Santa Cruz Training Programs, Inc.
58	Lupita	Zuniga	Executive Assistant/H.R. Assistant	Santa Cruz Training Programs, Inc.
59	Leticia	Bejar	Accounting Dept./Transportation Specialist	Santa Cruz Training Programs, Inc.
60	Jennifer	Alejos	Communications Coordinator	Santa Cruz Training Programs, Inc.
61	Juan Manuel	Moreno	Maintenance Manager	Santa Cruz Training Programs, Inc.
62	Bryant	Cazarez	Fleet Supervisor	Santa Cruz Training Programs, Inc.
63	George	Lane-Roberts	Vice President	J. Banicki Construction, Inc.
64	Kim	Vincent	Driver	Ak-Chin Indian Community
65	Raymond	Whitman	Driver	Ak-Chin Indian Community
66	Claire	Woodman	Senior Project Manager	Horrocks
67	Claire	Woodman	Regional Business Development Lead	Horrocks
68	Ted	Chamberlain
69	Irene	Higgs	Executive Director	Sun Corridor MPO
70	Jack	Enfield	Sales	MORryde International, Inc.
71	Jacob	Martin	Assistant Resident Engineer	RS&H, Inc.
72	Roland	Hulse	Transportation Planning Manager	WACOG
73	Kent	Ellsworth	Executive Director	Verde Valley Caregivers Coalition
74	Crystal	Figueroa	Executive Director	Yuma Metropolitan Planning Organization
75	Jeffery	Heinrichs	IT Manager/Associate Planner	Yuma Metropolitan Planning Organization
76	Jesus	Aguilar JR	Mobility Manager	Yuma Metropolitan Planning Organization
77	Fernando	Villegas	Senior Transporation Planner	Yuma Metropolitan Planning Organization
78	Jason	Earp	Director	City of Tolleson
79	Gabriel	Elias	Supervisor	City of Tolleson
80	Kim	Gill	Executive Director	VICaP
81	Michael	Lamar	Transit Manager	CYMPO
82	Vinny	Gallegos	Executive Director	Central Yavapai MPO
83	Manny	Sotelo	Transportation Director	Saguaro Foundation
84	Jessica	Castro	CFO	Saguaro Foundation
85	Karen	Herrera	Accounting Director	Saguaro Foundation
86	Ed	Castro	CEO	Sagauro Foundation
87	Ben	Schandle	Senior Director, Business Development	MTM Transit
88	Rob	Precious	Director, Regional Sales	MTM Transit
89	Jason	Hafner	Transportation Planning Manager	Town of Gilbert
90	Jason	Bottjen	Deputy Director	Sun Corridor MPO
91	John	Willett	City Traffic Engineer	City of Buckeye
92	Andrew	Blanchard	Project Engineer	City of Buckeye
93	Thomas	Robertson	Management Analyst	PAG RTA
94	Armando	Bernasconi	CEO	Quality Connections
95	Dominic	Buono	Director of Business Development	Onward
96	Amanda	Hardt	Planner	CYMPO
97	Rebecca	Coleman	Accountant II	Valley Metro
98	Mandy	Hendricks	Chief IDD Service Officer	Easterseals Blake Foundation
99	Eric	Geller	Associate Director	Easterseals Blake Foundation
100	Angelica	Novoa	Asst. Regional Mobility Manager	SouthEastern Arizona Governments Organization
101	Angelica	Novoa		SouthEastern Arizona Governments Organization
102	Amanda	Hardt	Planner	CYMPO
103	James	Holtz	Regional Sales Manager	RIDE
104	Lisa	Boring		City of Cottonwood
105	Debbie	Jones	ADA Specialist	City of Cottonwood-Cottonwood Area Transit.
106	Matthew	Barkley	Vice President	STV
107	Jay	Yenerich, PE	Engineering Director	STV
108	Matt	Barkley	Vice President	STV
109	Jodi	Pearson	Transit Group Manager	Horrocks
110	Ricardo	Boulware	Superintendent of Bus Transportation	VM
111	George	goates	President	RTW Management
112	Mike	Clinkingbeard	Transit Business Manager	W.W. Williams Co. LLC
113	Matt	Sochar	Transit Sales Manager – Western Region	Allison Transmission Inc.
114	Roe	Harris	General Sales Manager	W.W. Williams Co. LLC
115	Scott	Drzonsc	Area Sales Manager - Western Region	Alison Transmission Inc.
116	Mike	Clinkingbeard	Transit Business Manager	W.W. Williams Co. LLC
117	Matt	Sochar	Transit Sales Manager – Western Region	Allison Transmission Inc.
118	Roe	Harris	General Sales Manager	W.W. Williams Co. LLC
119	Scott	Drzonsc	Area Sales Manager - Western Region	Alison Transmission Inc.
120	Michelle	Wathogoma	Transit Supervisor	Yavapai-Apache Nation
121	Robert	Mills	Grants and Contracts	Yavapai-Apache Nation
122	Franklyn	Couyancy	Public Works Director	Yavapai-Apache Nation
123	Chris	Joannes, AICP	Transportation Planner	Kimley-Horn
124	Julie	Leonard	Community Development Coordinator	Town of Payson
125	Brandon	Urness	Transit Coordinator	Town of Payson
126	Melissa	Newton	Transit Manager	Town of Quartzsite
127	Peter	Valenzuela	Transit Planner	Kimley-Horn
128	Kristen	Faltz		Kimley-Horn
129	Jerry	Bustamante	Associate Director Business Development	RS&H, Inc.
130	Rian	Phillips	Regional Sales Manager	Hanover Displays
131	Ron	Kilcoyne	TCRP Ambassador	Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP)
132	Brendan	Boyle	Director of Sales - Mobile Solutions	IDIS Americas
133	Brian	Koske	Regional Sales Manager	IDIS Americas
134	Brendan	Boyle	Director of Sales - Mobile Solutions	IDIS Americas
135	Brian	Koske	Regional Sales Manager	IDIS Americas
136	Shah	Remtulla	Regional Sales Manager	Complete Coach Works
137	BG	Bratcher	Mayor	Town of Wickenburg
138	Nicholas	Whitty	Director Of Business Development	UZURV
139	Bill	Peterson	Vice President	Gannett Fleming
140	Philip	Yabes	Senior Center Manager	City of buckeye
141	Allen	Jay	SENIOR REGIONAL SALES MANAGER SOUTH CENTRAL	Allen Jay
142	Sheri	Furr	Transit Superintendent	City of Kingman
143	Norma	Lekan	Coordinator, Non-Emergency Medical Transportation	Onvida Health
144	George	goates	President	RTW Management
145	Eileen	Tohonnie	Executive Director	Assist To Independence
146	Laurine	Taliman	Office/Account Manager	assistti.org
147	Eileen	Tohonnie	Executive Director	Assist To Independence
148	Laurine	Taliman	Office/Account Manager	assistti.org
149	andrea	Nieto	Admin Asst.	Hualapai Transit
150	Shawn	Dikes	Asst Dir Bus Systems	Gannett Fleming, Inc.
151	Carl	Moldrem	ERP Director	Douglas ARC
152	Sarah	Lojewski	Director	Lake Havasu MPO
153	Araceli	Gonzalez	Manager	The University of Arizona
154	Gil	Santa Cruz	Program Coordinator	The University of Arizona
155	Ron	Kilcoyne	TCRP Ambassador	Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP)
156	Lannea	Mobley	General Manager	MTM Transit
157	Tommy	Trudeau	Regional Account Manager - West	BraunAbility
158	Preston	McLaughlin	Transportation Mobility Manager	Pima Association of Governments/Regional Transportation Authority
159	Philana	Jeremiah	Transportation Planning Coordinator	Pima Association of Governments/Regional Transportation Authority
160	Keith	Everage	VP - Business Development	MV Transportation, Inc
161	Terence	Thompson	VP - Customer Service	MV Transportation, Inc
162	Tony	Mercado	RVP - Operations	MV Transportation, Inc
163	Nate	Peterson	Phx General Manager	MV Transportation, Inc
164	Sophia	Kreutz	Project Accounting Manager	ADOT
165	Maria	Coronado	Financial Analyst 3	ADOT
166	Jared	Moore	Director	RideCo
167	Rachel	King	DTA Coordinator	Chinle Valley School, Inc.
168	Melanie	Begay	Receptionist	Chinle Valley School, Inc.
169	XENIA	GONZALEZ	Director Neighborhood Resources & Grants	City of Douglas
170	PERRI	GOJKOVICH	Transit Manager	City of Douglas
171	NOELLE	LIEVANOS	Transit Coordinator	City of Douglas
172	Jamescita	Peshlakai	Member	AZ State Transportion Board
173	Jamescita	Peshlakai	Member	Arizona state transportation board
174	Andrea	Robles	Executive Director	Central Arizona Governments
175	Zeena	Gagnon	Mobility Management Coordinator	Central Arizona Governments
176	Bobby	Sierra	Site Coordinator	HOPE Inc. Helping Ourselves Pursue Enrichment
177	Irma	Llamas	Fleet Manager	HOPE Inc. Helping Ourselves Pursue Enrichment
178	Davita	Mueller	Director of Service Planning & Development	Sun Tran
179	Jamescita	Peshlakai	Member	Arizona state transportation board
180	Jamescita	Peshlakai	Member	Arizona state Transportation Board
181	Jamescita	Peshlakai	Member	Arizona State Transportation Board
182	Jamescita	Peshlakai	Member	Arizona State Transportation Board
183	Wayde	Webb	Deputy Director	Arizona Department of Transportation
184	Shelly	Kreger	Director	YCIPTA
185	David	Garcia	Operations Manager	YCIPTA
186	Chris	Breyfogle	Enterprise Sales Manager	Passio Technologies
187	Bryant	Sasser	Solutions Partner	Vestige