Registration is now open for our final luncheon of the year.
On Wednesday, December 18th, the WTS Boston Programs Committee and Mentoring Committee will be co-hosting our Luncheon Seminar and Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting is when we recognize our outgoing board members and committee co-chairs, as well as welcome our incoming leadership roles.
WTS-Boston is excited to announce a very special Fireside Chat featuring two incredible transportation professionals who are leading the way in their field. Hear from Hayes Morrison, Undersecretary & Acting Chief of Staff at MassDOT, and Heather Hume, Senior Director of Centralized Training for the MBTA. Join us as they interview each other and share their insights, experiences and advice navigating the Transportation industry, how they ended up in Transportation, who have helped them along the way, and what role WTS has played.
Speakers
Hayes Morrison is the Undersecretary & Acting Chief of Staff at MassDOT. In addition to leadership of eight departments, she has guided agency policy toward achieving climate and resiliency goals. A proven leader with more than two decades of experience in transportation planning & strategy, her work includes roles as a strategist and adviser to Chief Elected & Chief Executive Officials in both local and state government. She is highly qualified in transportation policy development and strategy, land use, environmental planning & real estate development.
Her career in public service also includes prior roles at the Massachusetts Port Authority (Deputy Director, Strategic & Business Planning), the City of Somerville (Director of Transportation, Infrastructure, Parks, & Open Space), and the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization, Transportation Finance Manager. Hayes earned her B.S. at Auburn University and her Master’s Degree in City & Regional Planning at Clemson University.
Heather Hume's professional journey in the public transportation industry spans 24 years. It began as a student bus driver at the University of Massachusetts, where she also drove buses at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her career led her to roles at the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) and Greater Lynn Senior Services (GLSS) before joining the MBTA in 2011. Over the past thirteen years, Heather has worked on several significant initiatives at the MBTA, including the Workforce Modernization Program, the Better Bus Project, and Fare Transformation. She now serves as the Senior Director of Centralized Training. Heather holds undergraduate African American Studies and Political Science degrees from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She earned her master’s degree in Urban and Regional Policy from Northeastern University, where she has been teaching Transportation Policy for the past 4 years.
Don’t miss this inspiring conversation with these trailblazing and impactful leaders on Wednesday, December 18th!