Driven to learn: RTD College Fair empowers employee growth | | At RTD, professional growth isn’t just encouraged, it’s funded. That message was on full display during the 2025 RTD College Fair, an event designed to connect staff with educational opportunities and showcase how the agency’s Professional Development Program (PDP) can help make those opportunities a reality. | | Welcome to RTD's newest employees! | Twenty-two employees joined the agency at Monday's orientation. Welcome aboard! We are glad that you are here. | | Every day across the Denver metro area, RTD employees are making lives better through connections. The agency is proud to spotlight our exceptional workforce who go above and beyond in their roles and embody RTD’s core values. Join us in celebrating colleagues who personify the values of passion, respect, diversity, trustworthiness, collaboration and ownership. | | Employees’ collaboration helps make vehicle surfaces safer | |
Commuter Rail Signal Maintainer Jordon Salbato and other Commuter Rail Maintenance of Way (CRMOW) employees identified a hazard with their signal trucks. They brought it to the attention of the Commuter Rail Safety Committee. The vehicle steps and bumpers are painted with a high-gloss white paint that becomes very slippery when wet with rain or snow. CRMOW indicated several near misses with people slipping on these surfaces.
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| | Thank you to colleagues across RTD who provide weekly updates | |
To keep a diverse and dynamic workforce informed requires constant collaboration and care that extends beyond the members of the Internal Communications team. It necessitates participation by colleagues across the agency, and their ideas, observations and questions help shape the team’s strategic work – and the content shared each week in tactics that include Inside Connections and the Hot Sheet.
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5 years
Kent Enwright
Employee and Labor Relations Director
Jeremy Sur
Lead Dispatcher, Commuter Rail
Melanie Snyder
General Counsel
Rumaldo Lucero
Electronic Technician
Andrew Garcia
Bus Operator
Roger Jones
Parts Clerk, Warehouse
Bernard Rocha
Bus Operator
Jesse Nava
Business Support, Commuter Rail Operations
Terri Decker
Business Support, Commuter Rail Operations
Steven Rea
Bus Operator
Sisay Terefe
Bus Operator
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10 years
Steve Smith
Engineer III
Yolanda Bell
Senior Server Administrator
Mark Mendoza
Bus Operator
Quiana Gay
Bus Operator
Hector Macias-Ceballos
Facilities Maintenance Mechanic
Sam Maertins
Bus Operator
Franchon McGhee
Bus Operator
Jantha Reeves
Bus Operator
Mike Stettenbenz
Bus Instructor/Bus Operator
Addis Tessema
Bus Operator
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15 years
Angelique Brown
Bus Operator
John Hayse
Train Operator
Luke Westlund
Business Analysis Manager
Robert Padilla
Telephone Information Center Supervisor
Gerry Suazo
Manager, IT Service Management Delivery
Louie Montoya
Bus Operator
20 years
Jasper Benally
General Repair Mechanic
Kimberly Guerra
Business Support, Capital Programs
Robert Michael Lara
Bus Operator
Dwayne Harris
Bus Operator
35 years
Thomas Pratt
Rail Laborer
| | Best Dressed Operators of the Week: Weeks of June 1, 9 | | Bus Transportation is proud to recognize operator-in-training Clarity Green (first photo) and Russell Parris from Platte (second photo) as the best-dressed bus operators for the weeks of June 1 and June 9! Thanks to both of you for adhering to dress code standards and looking sharp while doing it. |
| Registration is open for the 2025 Evergreen Golf Tournament | | | | Evergreen is celebrating 100 years of golfing fun! Join co-workers, family and friends for the employee-led golf tournament on Saturday, July 26, beginning at 7:30 a.m. with a shotgun start. The $110/individual and $440/team price includes a barbecue plate lunch at the Genesee Pub & BBQ, a $20 gift card from PGA Tour Superstore, an entry to the awards and prize raffle, and a swag bag. Raffle prizes include $25 gift cards to the Genesee Pub & BBQ, a one-month membership to the Denver Athletic Club, clothing from the Evergreen Golf Course store and a professional-grade percussion massager from MedSense. | | Registration and payment are due by July 18. Click on the links below to register online or via a paper form. Send a check to Gene Byron with mail code Treasury via inter-office mail, or email him (gene.byron@rtd-denver.com) to make other payment arrangements. Please note this is not an RTD-sponsored event. | | Registration open for the 2025 Bus Roadeo 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, Auto and Bike Show | |
The 2025 Bus Roadeo is right around the corner, and participants are wanted for the 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament and Auto and Bike Show. Gather your squad of RTD employees and hit the court for a chance to win prizes and cement your department’s place in Bus Roadeo history at the 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament. Have a sweet ride — whether on two wheels or four — and want to show it off? Bring it to the Auto and Bike Show! Attendees will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite cars and bikes, with the winners receiving a trophy to display alongside their entry.
Register today by clicking the link below.
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| Volunteers wanted for the 2025 Ro(a)deo season! | |
Help make this year’s Light Rail and Bus Ro(a)deos the best yet! Plenty of volunteer opportunities are available across both events.
Those interested in the 2025 Light Rail Rodeo can contact Erika Lane (erika.lane@rtd-denver.com) or Lisa Merrifield (lisa.merrifield@rtd-denver.com) for more information.
Those interested in the 2025 Bus Roadeo can click the link below.
| | Attend Empower webinar Tuesday to prepare for retirement | | | | |
Join Empower Retirement for another entry in the 2025 RTD Retirement Education Series. The webinar will take place via Microsoft Teams 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. June 17.
This month’s topic is “Retirement Readiness: How ready are you?”
| | Key takeaways include what retirement readiness looks like; where your money in retirement will come from; and understanding health care costs, Social Security and more. Register for the event by clicking the link below. | | |
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Join Transit Equity Manager Martin Romero at Facts-n-Snacks this week to learn about updates to RTD’s Title VI Program, in accordance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Dates and times are below. Click and save the attached meeting invites to add to your calendar.
- 11 a.m.-noon tomorrow (virtual, Microsoft Teams)
- 1-2 p.m. Friday (in-person, East Metro Division operator training room)
If you have issues accepting the calendar invite or other inquiries about Facts-n-Snacks, please contact Austin Nettleton at austin.nettleton@rtd-denver.com.
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Reminder: Independent Cost Estimate training begins Monday | |
Contracting & Procurement will host a series of in-person and virtual training sessions designed to explain what an independent cost estimate (ICE) is and how to properly create one. Dates, times and locations for the 90-minute sessions are as follows:
- 1 p.m. June 16 (virtual, Microsoft Teams)
- 9 a.m. June 17 (in-person, T&D Conference Room, Blake)
- 2:30 p.m. June 24 (in-person, Civic Center Plaza)
- 2 p.m. June 25 (virtual, Microsoft Teams)
RSVPs are required to attend all sessions. Fill out the form linked below to register.
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| Updated EEO Discrimination and Harassment Policy, Complaint Management Procedure available on the Hub | | | | |
The Equal Employment Opportunity Discrimination and Harassment Policy, as well as the EEO Complaint Management Procedure, have been updated and uploaded to the Hub. These policies and procedures outline RTD’s response to unlawful discrimination or harassment in the workplace, in compliance with all applicable anti-discrimination laws, specifically the Federal Transit Administration Circular 4704.1A.
Click the links below to view the policy and procedure.
| | RTD has a number of solicitations currently underway at the agency or planned for the near future. To view and download current solicitations, see upcoming opportunities, and review pending and awarded contracts, follow the links below. | | | | Debra's Quote of the Week | |
“Hope will never be silent."
— Harvey Milk
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