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Women's Leadership Program

For nearly a decade, the WTS San Francisco Bay Area chapter has offered a unique opportunity for women in transportation to step into their power, own their strengths, and develop their leadership presence and signature style.

The Women's Leadership Program (WLP) offers participants at all career levels the tools to develop strategic thinking about career paths (values, goals, and mindsets); identify and create the essential ingredients for high-functioning teams; and establish skills for ongoing success, including self-coaching, peer support, and action plans.

We offer two tracks:

Both tracks are highly regarded within the transportation industry and graduates are experiencing exponential rewards in their career growth.

Applications are OPEN for the Fall 2024 Mid-level Emerging Leader Women’s Leadership Program!

This fall’s program will be held in person on October 9, 10, and November 4, 2024 at Alameda County Transportation Commission offices in Oakland, California. A fourth virtual meeting will be held on October 21, 2024 via Zoom.

Additional information about the program, including eligibility criteria and program format, can be found here.

Program Cost, due one week prior to program start:

  • $1,500 for private sector applicants
  • $1,300 for public sector and small business applicants

Applications are due by Tuesday, August 27, 2024.

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The following are required for your application – we recommend having these ready prior to filling out the application form:

  • Statement of Interest (500-word maximum). The statement of interest should serve as a demonstration of your management experience and potential for leadership growth and development. In addition, please address how your involvement in WTS has been meaningful to you personally and/or professionally.
  • Resume (upload pdf or doc format)
  • Google Account

Planned Upcoming Programs

The following are the planned timeframes for the next cohort of each Women’s Leadership Program. These dates are subject to change. Continue to check to back here for updates!

Meet the Facilitator: Denise Rabius

Denise Rabius

President of Rabius Consulting, Denise has led over 500 executive development programs for Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, and startups. Denise designs and teaches the popular Women’s Leadership courses for Stanford University’s Continuing Studies Program. She is a leadership facilitator for the Organizational Behavior courses and the Executive Education Programs at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She works with a wide range of global organizations to provide leadership development programs, organizational behavior consulting, and executive coaching. Some of her clients include McKinsey & Company, Facebook, Google, Stanford Medicine, and Kaiser Permanente.

Denise is known for developing strong women leaders and has taught the WTS San Francisco Women’s Leadership Programs since 2014, and the WTS International Signature Leadership programs 2019 through 2021. 

WTS honored Denise with the 2018 Rosa Parks Diversity Award for her work advancing women and minorities in the transportation industry.

Denise brings over 25 years of management experience to her practice. Prior to her consulting work, she led the Advanced Technology Business Development Group at Microsoft. Her education includes:

  • B.A. Economics, Smith College
  • Graduate studies at Keio University and International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan
  • M.B.A., Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Denise has a passion for art and is a painter and fine art photographer. On weekends, you will find her on the water with her husband racing their 35-foot Ericson on the San Francisco Bay.

Program Testimonials

“This course was transformational for many of the participants. It exceeded my expectations. The instructor is insightful and thoroughly versed in the issues facing women in this male-dominated field.”

“What an amazing program to be a part of!! It examined the experiences that women encounter not only at work, but in life in general. ...Denise created such a safe and supportive space for the participants to look within and find our leadership voices.”

Program Contact

If you have unanswered questions or would like to join the WLP committee, please contact the committee Chair, Monique Fuhrman, at [email protected].