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SUNDAY - EVENT REGISTRATION 8:00AM - 5:00PM Grand Theater Ticket Booths 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM Heavy Equipment Roadeo        

MONDAY 8:30AM - 10:30AM- Welcome /Presentation of Colors /Opening Remarks /Chairman Blessing/ Tribal Princess Cultural Group/ Intertribal Transportation Association Address Chris McCray, TTPCC Address - Chris McCray, USDOT, Arlando Teller - FTA - FHWA - NHTSA - MARAD - FRR - FMCSA 11:00AM - 12:30PM Intertribal Transportation Association Address Chris McCray, TTPCC Address - Chris McCray, USDOT, Arlando Teller - FTA - FHWA - NHTSA - MARAD - FRR - FMCSA -SESSION 1: Monday, August 26 - 1:30 PM - 3:00 PMWorkforce Re-Entry Tribal Pilot Program - Christy Jackson, Wisconsin DOT, Cyless Peterson, Wisconsin DOT, Andrea Kirk, FHWA, Collin Price, Consultant/Pilot ProgramFunding for Tribal Transit Project: How to Win Money and Manage Grants - Meredith Greene, Socius Amica Principal & CEO, Kendra McGeady, Pelivan Transit/NE Tribal Transit Coalition Director of TransitSouthern TTAP Meet & Greet - Kim Johnson, Southern TTAP DirectorImprove Roadway and Intersection Safety for Tribal and Rural Communities Using Cost-Effective Sensing and Communication Technologies - Wei Sun, CEO AlWaysion, Portia Shields, Assistant Manager Yakama Nation DNR EngineeringAutomated Speed and Safety Enforcement: The Legal Framework and Opportunities in Indian Country - Edward Hermes, The Law Offices of Snell & WilmerRFP/RFQ Best Practices: Understanding the Project Delivery Options for your Project - Todd Macalady Southwest TTAP TRB Standing Committee on Native American Transportation Issues Mid-Year Meeting - TRB Standing CommitteeCrack Treatments - Extend the Life of Your Asphalt Pavement: Best Practices from A-Z - Brandi Julian. CRAFCO, Inc, Bryan Darling, CRAFCO, Inc 

  SESSION 2: Monday, August 26 - 3:30 PM - 5:00 PMEstablishing the "NORMS" of Operation - Frank Ciccarella, Synergize Consulting, LLCFTA Tribal Transit Program Overview - Elan Flippin-Jones, FTA Tribal Transit Program Manager, Marianne Stock, FTA Division of Chief, Neil Rodriguez, Tribal Transit Program Manager, National RTAPFHWA Annual Reporting Tool - FY24 Updates - David Garcia, Management and Program Analyst for Federal Lands, OTT, FHWARoad Safety BINGO - Proven Safety Countermeasures & Tribal Traffic Safety Trivia! - Adam Larsen, Safety Program Manager & Safety Engineer FHWA | Tabatha Austin-Harris, Regional Program Manager
Addressing Human Trafficking and its Intersection with Indigenous Communities and the Transportation Sector - Elizabeth Pfenning, International Relations Specialist &  Counter Trafficking Advisor, USDOT, OST | Diego Luque, Campaign Specialist with the Center for Counter Human Trafficking, US Department of Homeland Security GIS - A Powerful Tool for Effective Tribal Transportation Program Management - Ken Picard, Assistant Planning Director, Red Plains Planning & GIS Department TRB Standing Committee on Native American Transportation Issues Mid-Year Meeting Continued - TRB Standing Committee Crack Sealing and Pothole/Patching Equipment Demonstrations to Preserve Your Asphalt Pavements, Parking Lots, Bridges and Infrastructure - Nick Dell Isola, CRAFCO, Inc

TUESDAY 8:30AM - 10:30AM USDOT Modal Panel USDOT Tribal Government/FHWA /NHTSA /MARAD /FRA/ FMCSA/ FTA hosted by Arlando Teller, USDOT  SESSION 3: Tuesday, August 27 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PMSouthern TTAP TBD - Kim Johnson, Southern TTAP DirectorHow Generating a "GTFS"Improved Transit Operations and Meets NTD New "P-50"- Kevin Tafoya, Assistant Transit Manager Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Mary Jaffee, GTFS Builder Technical Support RTAPDERA Tribal & Territory Grants Program Overview and Other Funding Opportunities - Lucita Valiere, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Tribal and Territory Program Co-Lead EPA Office of Transportation & Air Quality, Christina Guerra, DERA Tribal and Territory Program Co-Lead, EPA Office of Transportation & Air Quality Systemic Safety Study of Pedestrians in Tribal Areas - Brent Crowther, Sr. Associate, Kimley-HornRight of Way - Edward Hermes, The Law Offices of Snell & Wilmer Mapping the Way: Empowering Tribal Communities with GIS Addressing Solutions - Marshall Worthey, Sr. Account Manager, Tepa Technology BusinessBridging Connections: Building the Infrastructure of the Future Today - David Peters, Western Regional Manager, The Ray, Arcadis, Infra Strategies, and Beverly Scott Associates Team (RAIB)Here's Your Sign - Overview of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices - Chris Kwilinski, Safety Specialist, FHWA Office of Tribal Transportation

  SESSION 4: Tuesday, August 27 - 1:30 PM - 3:00 PMDIY ADA Driver Training - Robin Phillips Executive Director, National RTAP, TBD Tribal Transit Manager/ELearning Program, MS Band of Choctaw/Scott Zadakis Harmonizing Oklahoma's Transportation Network: A Mobility Management Approach - Olivia Hook, Statewide Mobility Manager ODOT, Enjoli Dixon, Project Associate FTA Nat. Ctr for Mobility Management/Regional Liaison FTA Region 4 and Region 7Indian Highway Safety Grant Fund Opportunities - Kimberly Belone, Program Analyst, BIA Office of Justice Services, Indian Highway Safety ProgramRoad Safety Champion Program Workshop: Reading the Roadway - Walt Catlett, Safety Circuit Rider National Center for Rural Road Safety, Cameron Ishaq, Operations Manager National Center for Rural Road SafetyTribal, Federal, and State Partnerships: Collaborating to Impact Highway Safety - Anastacia Espada, Regional Program Manager, National Highway Safety Traffic Administration (NHTSA)Understanding Project Contracting Best Practices: Getting the most out of your contractors - Todd Macalady, Southwest TTAPTaking Advantage Of Unique Funding Opportunities For Tribal Transportation Projects: Transportation Infrastructure Development And Underutilized Federal Funding Opportunities - Sara Dutschke, Partner/Tribal Chairperson Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell and lone Band of Miwok Indians, Peter Kirsch, Partner, Kaplan Kirsch & RockwellNO MORE CRACKING UP Benefits of Proactive Pavement Management Using AI! - Bill Collester, Pavement Consulting - National Client Development Manager, Terracon | Tyler Means, P.E. Pavement Consulting - National Client Department Manager, Terracon

  SESSION 5: Tuesday, August 27 - 3:30 PM - 5:00 PMIs Your Tribal Transportation Department in the Fight? If Not, Why Not? - John Habermann, Research Engineer Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Putting the National RTAP Marketing Toolkit to Work for Tribal Transit - Elea "El" Carey, Transit Happy Founder,  Safety Planning & Safety Funding - Adam Larsen, Safety Program Manager & Safety Engineer FHWA| Tom Bragan, Program Analyst NHTSA | Darren Thacker, FHWA Safe Streets & Roads for All Program ManagerWhat Tools Can We Use to Prevent Drug-Impaired Driving? - Kimberly Vachal, Senior Research Faculty Rural Transportation Safety and Security Center at North Dakota State University Enhancing Traffic Safety Through Technology - Developing a Local Electronic Search Warrant Program - Mary Kate Huffman, Judge & ABA National Judicial FellowConstructing High-Performance Tribal Roads - Robert Sherwin, CEO Lithified Technologies Emerging Transportation Technologies & Infrastructure: Understanding IP & Legal Issues - Lovely Bonhomme, Attorney of Law Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP, Nicole Grigg, Attorney at Law Habematolel Pomo of Upper LakeImplementing PARSER in Rural Communities - Carrie Brown, Low Cost Management with PASER Nevada LTAP

WEDNESDAY 8:30AM - 10:30AM (8:30 - 9:30) USDOT EV Presentation -

(9:30 - 10:30) Funding Formula/ Obligation Limitation Discussion/ Matthew Bird Finance Manager Office of Tribal Transportation, FHWA WEDNESDAY 9:30 - 10:30 Funding Formula/ Obligation Limitation Discussion/ Matthew Bird Finance Manager Office of Tribal Transportation, FHWA SESSION 6: Wednesday, August 28 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PMPersonal Responsibility When Engaging with Your Diverse Workforce - Dr. Nelva Lee, Founder and CEO of MiTio Inc.Tribal Technical Assistance Assessments - Dana Lucas Assessment Team Lead, The DMP Group, LLCWhat is Technical Assistance? Navigating Through DOT's Capacity-Building Opportunities - Susan Wilson, Program Manager of Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program Post-Crash Care: How EMS & 911 Systems Save Lives in Tribal Roadways - Kate Elkins, EMS/911 Specialist National Highway Safety Traffic Administration (NHTSA)Overlapping Epidemics: Human Trafficking and Missing/Murdered Indigenous People - Rhonda Fair, Director of Tribal Coordination for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Amy Hill, Muscogee Creek Nation of Oklahoma, Tribal Transportation Program Planning & Implementation of BRIC Grants & Other Transportation Funding Programs - Paul Bjornson, Civil Engineer KLJ, Clarence Green, Spirit Lake Tribal Roads Department, Blake Wilcox, Grant Writer KLJ MARAD Tribal Maritime Roundtable - Marlise Fratinardo, Transportation Specialist MARADTemporary Safety Emergency Repair Project - Chu Wei, Supervisor Highway Engineer Pacific Region Bureau of Indian Affairs

  SESSION 7: Wednesday, August 28 - 1:30 PM - 3:00 PMDeveloping Force Account Project Workforce - Todd Macalady, Southwestern TTAP
Tribal Transit Facility Planning and Construction - Neil Rodriguez Tribal Transit Program Manager, National RTAPTTP Funding 101: An Overview of the TTP Formula Calculations, Obligation Limitation and USDOT TTP Deliver Methods - Matthew Bird, Finance Manager Office of Tribal Transportation, FHWARural Road Safety Improvements (Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana) - Matt Riddell, Vice-President Qk4, Kristian Poncho, Secretary/Treasurer Coushatta Tribe of LouisianaFull Court Press: Judicial Perspectives on Impaired Driving - Mary Kate Huffman, Judge and ABA National Justice FellowLeveraging Funds, Building Bridges, Respecting Tribal Sovereignty - Joe Sanchez, Native American Services Director | Sheri Bozic, Pueblo of Jemez MARAD Navigating the NOFO: Preparing Grant Applications for Maritime Projects - Marlise Fratinardo, Transportation Specialist MARADHigh Friction Surface Treatment - Safety Countermeasure - HSIP Funded Pilot Project - Mazen Muradvich, Transportation Civil Engineer Maricopa County DOT

  SESSION 8: Wednesday, August 28 - 3:30 PM - 5:00 PMNational Transit Database (NTD): Overview of Tribal Reporting and the System - Chelsea Champlin, NTD Program Manager FTA, Bailey Krouse, NTD Program Support Boyd Caton Group Tribal Transit Facility Planning and Construction Focus Group Discussion - Moderator: Neil Rodriguez, Presenters: Kevin Tafoya, Cherokee Transit Assistant Manager, National RTAP | Emma Featherman-Sam, Oglala Sioux Transit Director | Janis Spear, Northern Cheyenne Department of Transportation Director | Amy Hill, Director Muscogee Nation Transit Authority | Angie Gilliam, Chickasaw Nation Transportation ServicesTTP Formula 201: An In Depth Dive Into the Details of the TTP Formula, Including the History, Data Sources, & Specifics of How the Calculation Produces Funding Allocations for Each Tribe - Matthew Bird, Finance Manager Office of Tribal Transportation, FHWA Crash Data Analysis - Let the History Improve the Future - Matt Riddell, Vice-President Qk4, Morgan Keck, Project Engineer Qk4, Adam Larsen, Safety Program Manager & Safety Engineer, FHWA Tribes and Freight Railroads: Opportunities for Conflict and Collaboration - Ayelet Hirschkorn, Partner, Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell, Christian Alexander, Associate, Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell and Hopland Band of Pomo Indians Next Stop, Safe Routes to School - Sharing Unique Journeys in Tribal Communities - Vince Toya, Transportation Operations Manager at the Pueblo of Jemez | Sherry Ely-Mendes, Tribal Programs Officer, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Transportation Planning | Hillary Mead, Supervisor Cherokee Nation | Soultana Macridis, PhD Vice President for Research, Evaluation, and Planning, Kauffman and Associates, IncConnecting Tribal Nations: Rail, ROUTES, and Thriving Communities - Jennifer Stewart, Sponsor Outreach Specialist FRA Office of Rail Planning and Engineering Tribal Aggregate Business Development: Why Should a Tribe Develop an Aggregate Business? - Duane Matt, BIA-OTS-DEMD, Dale Albert Bond, DEMD

THURSDAY 8:30AM - 10:30AM (8:30-9:30AM) Tribal Transportation Program: LeRoy Gishi BIA TTP, Liz Romero FHWA TTP

(9:30-10:30AM) Human Trafficking and the Transportation Industry: Louie Greek, Human Trafficking Training Specialist, Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT)  SESSION 9: Thursday, August 29 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PMTribal NTD Reporting Forms-Pt. 1: Basic and Asset Forms - Chelsea Champlin, NTD Program Manager FTA, Bailey Krouse, NTD Program Support Boyd Caton Group  Tribal Funding Roundtable and Interactive Breakout Sessions - Enjoli Dixon, National Center for Aging and Disability Transportation Center | Rebecca Tahchawwickah, Comanche Nation Transit Obligation Limitation Deep Dive: The Details of Obligation Limitation Including a Tour of the Legal Language That Determines How it is Administered - Matthew Bird, Finance Manager Office of Tribal Transportation, FHWATBD - TBDIndigenizing Traffic Safety Messaging in Indian Country - Tabatha Austin-Harris, Regional Program Manager National Highway Safety Traffic Administration (NHTSA)Getting to the Finish Line- Closing out Federal Grants - Glenn McCormick, JD, CGMSGAO's Past and Ongoing Tribal Transportation and Consultation Work - Marcia Fernandez, Senior Analyst US Government Accountability Office Physical Infrastructure TeamImplementing PASER in Rural Communities - Carrie Brown, Low Cost Pavement Management with PASER, Nevada LTAP

 SESSION 10: Thursday, August 29 - 1:30 PM - 3:00 PMTribal NTD Reporting Forms-Pt. 2: RR-20 and Safety Reporting - Chelsea Champlin, NTD Program Manager FTA, Bailey Krouse, NTD Program Support Boyd Caton Group  Tales From the Tank - Transportation Success Stories Fueled by Propane Autogas - Jill Drury, Autogas Business Development Consultant Propane Education and Research Council, Francis Wayne Bull Calf, Browning Public Schools Transportation Director See It for Yourself Open Hours: First Come Basis, Reviewing Individual Tribe's Funding Formula Data to Explain Exactly How it Works for Their Specific Situations - Matthew Bird, Finance Manager Office of Tribal Transportation, FHWAFocus on Reducing Rural Roadway Departure - Tori Brinkley, Senior Safety Engineer, FHWALaw Enforcement and Officer Safety Below 100 - Maj. Travis Yates, National Core Instructor, Below 100 Core Instructor  BIA Inventory - Sheldon Kipp, BIAUSDOT Funding Success Stories - Rob Hyman, ROUTES Program Manager USDOT, Alex Clegg, Transportation Specialist USDOTBridge /Culvert end Repair Replacement Alternatives - Andy Vanaman, Premier Steel

  SESSION 11: Thursday, August 29 - 3:30 PM - 5:00 PMNTD Validation Process and Report Submission - Chelsea Champlin, NTD Program Manager FTA, Bailey Krouse, NTD Program Support Boyd Caton Group  Tribal Transit Fleet Mix and Vehicle Size Decision Tools - Jeremy Mattson, Associate Professor North Dakota State University | David Kack, Program Manager Montana State University  Listening Session: How Can ATSIP Help Tribal Communities with Their Traffic Records and Roadway Safety Strategies? - Tara Casanova Powell, CEO Association of Transportation Safety Information Professionals (ATSIP),  Bob Scopatz, Secretary ATSIPCrash Reconstruction as a Tool in Pedestrian Safety Assessments - Ronald Eck, West Virginia Local Technical Assistance ProgramWomen in Tribal Transportation - Tara Chief, Indigenous Women's Association CorporationNEPA for Tribal Transportation Projects - Steven Matthews Principal Planner, Akana, Herb Fricke, AkanaBIA Bridge Program - Robert Frazier, BIABIA Road Maintenance  - Chris Becenti, BI