Join the WTS Central VA, DC, Hampton Roads, NC Triangle, and South Carolina Chapters for an important conversation with Tamika L. Butler.
During this event, Tamika will be discussing diversity vs. inclusion, intentional inclusion and action-based plans, bystander intervention, as well as industry-centric, employee relations, the retention rate of women and women of color in the industry. She will also be speaking on how to rise to higher levels of leadership and how people in the industry in positions of power can affect change. Tamika will provide participants with tools they can use to affect change in the industry and real world.
Registration Deadline: 10/19/2021 at noon
Tamika L. Butler is a national expert and speaker on issues related to the built environment, equity, anti-racism, diversity and inclusion, organizational behavior, and change management.
As the Principal + Founder of Tamika L. Butler Consulting, Tamika focuses on shining a light on inequality, inequity, and social justice. Most recently, she was the Director of Planning, California, and the Director of Equity and Inclusion at Toole Design. Previously, Tamika served as the Executive Director of the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust, a non-profit organization that addresses social and racial equity and wellness by building parks and gardens in park-poor communities across Greater Los Angeles.
Tamika has a diverse background in law, community organizing, and nonprofit leadership. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Urban Planning at the University of California, Los Angeles. Tamika received her J.D. from Stanford Law School and her B.A. in Psychology and B.S. in Sociology at Creighton University in her hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. She lives in Los Angeles with her wife, son, and daughter.
More information on Tamika L. Butler can be found here: https://www.tamikabutler.com/
Students* - Free
Members - $20
Nonmembers-$35
1 PDH will be provided
*Students who are currently pursuing a degree in engineering, surveying or other highway industry fields from a university, college or technical school may attend for free! Simply email us at [email protected] to reserve your spot.
JOINING THE EVENT
This will be a virtual event held on Zoom . The virtual conference information will be sent to registered attendees 24 hours in advance of the event.