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Renee Gleason High School Scholarship Chair1WTS - Womens Transportation Seminar (founded in 1977) has 46 chapters worldwideMission: Transforming the transportation industry through the advancement of womenScholarships (applications due Nov. 9, and winners selected in December) in 2011, we awarded over $30,000 in scholarship money to young womenEvents (lunch programs, annual scholarship dinner, mentorship program, and more!)About UsAbout Women in TransportationWomen are an essential part of today's labor force, yet women are still underrepresented in the technology areas. There are more than 60 million women in the labor force today, yet women make up only 8 percent of engineers; 18 percent of engineering technicians; and 30 percent of natural scientists (which includes chemists and geologists).(http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/wit/page1.htm)2What is a career in transportation?

Phase 1 - Policy and Funding

5Phase 1 - Policy and Funding Types of Jobs

Phase 2 Project ManagementFast-growing field of qualified people to manage all aspects of a transportation project, such as:Phase 2 Project Management Types of Jobs

Phase 3 - PlanningPhase 3 PlanningTypes of Jobs

Wildlife biology surveys for endangered species and habitat are conducted during the planning phase for transportation projects

Burrowing owls

Desert tortoiseAntelope ground squirrel

Santa Ana River woolly starPlummers mariposa lilyStructural engineers design the transportation facilities (roadways, bridges, airports, railroads, trails, etc) using computer-aided drafting (CAD) software, and the construction management team builds itPhase 4 Engineering/Design and Construction

Phase 4 Engineering/Design and ConstructionTypes of Jobs

Gema Loera- 2011 scholarship winner from Jurupa Valley HSPhase 5 Project Opening and Operation/MaintenanceProject opening involves event planning, public/media relations & communications

Perris Station Transit Center, City of Perris

Haven Avenue Grade Separation, City of Rancho CucamongaPhase 5 Project Opening and Operation/MaintenanceOperation and maintenance involves handling issues that arise on the transportation facility during its operation (emergencies, traffic management, etc)

Emergency managementAdvanced Transportation Management System (ATMS)Phase 5 Project Opening and Operation/MaintenanceTypes of Jobs

Why a career in transportation?

91 freeway at Green River RoadOur transportation system is in crisis! There is plenty of opportunity in this field for our future graduates to make major changes and improvements to the way we move goods and people in our region!

Worst traffic congestion in history

Aging infrastructure, roads &bridges in disrepair

Natural disasters

Protection of the natural environment

Questions?WTS Inland Empire: http://wtsie.org/

Apply at:http://wtsiescholarship.weebly.com/

Thank you!

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