2026 FPTA/FDOT/CUTR PDW & Transit Safety and Operations Summit: Full Schedule

12:00pm EDT

General Session: Welcome Luncheon (pre-registration required)

Tuesday June 9, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

Relax and network with your peers after the morning of professional development. FPTA, FDOT, and CUTR representatives will be on hand to welcome everyone to this annual event. We will honor the graduates of the Transit Immersion Leadership Experience (TILE).

Speakers

Stephanie Lewis

Workforce Development Project Manager, USF/CUTR

Stephanie Lewis, M.Ed., is currently a Workforce Development Project Manager and Instructional Designer at the Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida. She has a wide range of skills in online and instructor led course development, webinar coordination, video production... Read More →

Lisa Bacot

Executive Director, Florida Public Transportation Association (FPTA)

Tony Brandin

Central Office Transit Operations Manager, FDOT

Tony Brandin serves as the State Transit Operations Manager at the Florida Department of Transportation in Tallahassee. Working in coordination with the Center for Urban Transportation Research, Lively Paratransit Instructional Program, and the Crashworthiness and Impact Analysis Laboratory, wh... Read More →

Tuesday June 9, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Salons D & E

Lunch

12:00pm EDT

General Session Luncheon Program – FPTA Marketing Awards (pre-registration required)

Wednesday June 10, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

Salons D & E

As the workshop draws to a close, join us for the final common session. In addition to delicious food, the general session will provide a great opportunity to relax and network with your peers. FPTA has reorganized all their Awards Categories to make applications simpler and more fair to different sized transportation systems. As part of the reorganization, we are excited to present the winning FPTA Marketing Awards as part of the PDW luncheon this year. You will learn about various campaigns launched all over the state covering increasing ridership, supporting workforce development, and efforts to support public education and outreach.

Speakers

Stephanie Lewis

Workforce Development Project Manager, USF/CUTR

Lisa Bacot

Executive Director, Florida Public Transportation Association (FPTA)

Amanda Baird

Director of Communications and Marketing, PSTA

Amanda Baird is the Director of Communications and Marketing for PSTA, serving St. Petersburg and Clearwater in Tampa Bay. She joined the team in 2021, and immediately dove into the go-to-market strategy for SunRunner, the region’s first bus rapid transit offering. She’s so proud... Read More →

Wednesday June 10, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Salons D & E

Lunch