On Tuesday, April 11, 2017 COMTO Jacksonville hosted its 3rd annual college leadership event and provided local college students professional head shots. Forbes Magazine lists a professional head shot as one of the 8 Things Today’s College Students Must Invest In To Get Hired. The event featured special guest speaker Fred Haley who shared his secrets on how to achieve career goals. ADD VALUE!
Yetunde Oyewole, Coordinator, Small and Emerging Business Programs for JAXPORT informing the group on upcoming training opportunities. http://www.jaxport.com/community/small-business
JAXPORT immediate past Chairman and current Board Member Dr. John Allen Newman provided an opening motivational address at the monthly meeting held at JAXPORT’s Main Office today.
Dr. Newman discussed the importance of opportunities for small and minority-led businesses and encouraged attendees to take advantage of the educational seminars offered by JAXPORT and JTA. He also encourages those with access to opportunities to be door openers and not gate keepers.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (December 16, 2016) – Members of the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) Jacksonville Chapter boarded a Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) Trolley to deliver holiday gifts senior residents of Peaches NA Basket and Harris House assisted living facilities.
Personal wish lists were collected from thirty senior citizens. The lists largely consisted of basic need items like warm clothing and personal care products. Over the past 4 years, COMTO Jacksonville has supported over 120 senior residents that may not have received gifts otherwise.
This year’s outreach and social would not have been possible without our generous sponsors; Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA), Anheuser Busch, Premier Management Corporation, Walmart, Total Transportation Corporation, International Association of Machinists, Mr. Robert Prince, JAXPORT, Ray Diggs, Giovanni Transport, McDaniel’s Construction Corp. Inc., Mrs. Betty Gambill, Mrs. Emma Gray, Mrs. Martini White and a host of individual supporters.
The COMTO Jacksonville Chapter hosted its annual holiday social at The Candy Apple Café on Thursday, December 15, 2016 from 4:30 – 6:30pm. The event was an opportunity to thank our generous senior outreach sponsors. Without them we could not have reached our goal to support local senior citizens. The social also provided a platform for members to network with a wide range of transportation agency leaders and representatives.
Christopher Macklin, Diversity Compliance Specialist at Jacksonville Transportation Authority, was named one of Jacksonville’s Most Influential Young People by the Florida Black Pages and inducted into the 2016 Class of Top 20 under 40. Recipients of the Top 20 under 40 Award will be profiled in the 2016 – 2017 Florida Black Pages and receive an award, at the Top 20 under 40 Awards Reception which will be held at the Ritz Theatre on Thursday, December 15, 2016, and throughout the 2016-2017 Black Expo Tour.
Ken Middleton, Senior Manager of Diversity and Equity Program at Jacksonville Transportation Authority was honored at the 51st Annual NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner with the Sallye Mathis Community Service Award. The dinner was held on Friday, December 2, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Riverfront. Ken was selected because of his commitment and dedication to the city of Jacksonville.
Congratulations Ken! Our community is great because of people like you.
The November 2016 general meeting featured Greg Gutkowski, President, Digital Strategies Training, Corp. He has over 20 years of multidisciplinary business experience spanning marketing, sales, and IT management as well as Internet software development, advanced data analytics, and journalism.
The presentation highlighted the fact that social media is used to drive business by most successful professionals and included tips on social selling strategies, tactics, and tools that can help grow your business if used properly.
Vincent G. Sams, Employment Placement Manager for Year Up – Jacksonville gives a presentation at the October 19th membership meeting. Year Up is a job readiness program that empowers low-income young adults ages 18-24 to go from poverty to professional careers in a single year. Young adults graduate ready to launch a meaningful career and contribute to our economy and community. http://www.yearup.org
Corporate partners are needed. Please contact Vincent G. Sams to learn more about how you can help make a difference. [email protected] O: 904-632-3012 C: 904-570-8165
As follow up, on November 2nd, COMTO Jacksonville members Aisha Eccleston and Edrena Bell participated in mock interview sessions with program participants.
After the event Vincent Sams said, “On behalf of Year Up, I wanted to extend a warm thank you for participating in our intern mock interview session. Thank you again for paying it forward, providing young adults a pathway to success. ”
Our very own President, Aisha Eccleston, was selected to be a part of the country’s first-ever U.S. Department of Transportation’s Every Place Counts Leadership Academy held last week on October 5, 2016.
The day long academy joined community leaders to discuss the transportation decision-making process and how they can encourage more effective participation. Besides looking closely at how transportation decision-making works, academy participants will help design a digital “Transportation Toolkit.” The toolkit will focus on public-engagement opportunities that are associated with planning and project development requirements.
