| Rail Operations announces manager selections | |
In a memo sent Monday to all Operations employees, Deputy Chief Operations Officer, Rail Operations, Dave Jensen announced three selections to new roles within the Rail Operations team. “In their new roles, the expertise, commitment, and OneRTD mindset of these leaders will continue to prove invaluable to colleagues throughout our department and across the agency,” he wrote.
The appointments are:
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Joshua Stone, Manager, Operations (Rail)
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Brady Hollaway, Manager, MOW/Infrastructure Maintenance
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Jerred Reed, Manager, Rolling Stock Maintenance
Click the link below to read the memo.
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CTE, RTD announce $9.3 million in funding to increase frequency of certain bus routes | |
The Colorado Clean Transit Enterprise (CTE) and RTD announced a $9.3 million grant to increase frequency, launch new service on key bus routes, restore service on some routes, and provide extra capacity for high-volume events.
This funding, authorized under Senate Bill 24-230, marks the first award under the new formula grant program created by the legislature and signed by Gov. Jared Polis, representing the largest single investment that CTE, a state-owned business housed within the Colorado Department of Transportation, will make for fiscal year 2026.
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| RTD highlights transit access during First Friday Art Walk | | | | RTD's Community Engagement team connected with more than 100 community members during the First Friday Art Walk at Museo de las Américas on May 1, sharing information about the ease and convenience of using transit to reach the Santa Fe Arts District. | | |
The Museo and surrounding arts corridor are served by the D, E, and H lines at 10th•Osage Station, as well as the Art District Connector (ART), which links Alameda Station, the Santa Fe Arts District via 10th Avenue and Osage Street, and 40th•Colorado Station, including access to the A Line.
Attendees were invited to contribute to an interactive, community-driven artwork facilitated by RTD. Participants selected a color and painted a simple shape that reflected how they live, create, or travel along Santa Fe Drive.
| | 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. | | Bus operator searches bus while in garage for customer’s lost phone | I take the Route FF5 every workday, and Elvin Soto is the regular driver. He is safe, and he knows the regulars. Today, I forgot my phone on the bus. He not only tried to find it when dispatch contacted him, but also looked again in the garage and found it where it had slipped down between two seats. | | Bus operator’s kindness to customers makes stressful trip downtown a breeze | My adult son is in a wheelchair, and I was stressed because we were late for a concert at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. It was a warm Saturday night, and downtown was wildly busy. The operator, Karen Crisp, was good-humored, professional, and welcoming, both getting my son on and off the bus. | | Welcome to RTD's newest employees! | | Eight employees joined the agency at Monday’s orientation. Welcome aboard! | | |
5 years
Clovis Jones
Parts Clerk
Nicholas Delk
LRV Maintenance Supervisor
Brandon Nguyen
Associate General Counsel
John Hood
Bus Operator
Cameron Miles
General Repair Mechanic
Rose Poelma
Manager, Program Management Office
Caroline Story
Digital Communications Specialist
Gregory Judovsky
Bus Operator
Antonio Brown
Bus Operator
Mario Hernandez
Facilities Maintenance Mechanic
Marie Johnson
Bus Operator
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10 years
Dan McGillicuddy
ITS Systems Administrator
Alex Arroyo
Bus Operator
Afeworki Haileab
Bus Operator
Richard Martinez
Bus Operator
Behailu Wondimagegnehu
Bus Operator
Kirk Franz
Electro Mechanic LRV
Daniel Lott
General Repair Certified Mechanic
Leon Porter
Technical Support Analyst II
Tai-Shrae Parish
Board Operations Manager
Mark Hundon
Bus Operator
Joe Perez
Train Operator
Walter Shope
Train Operator
Heshmat Khajehzadeh
Equipment Maintenance Supervisor
Don McKenzie
Body Mechanic, Body Shop
Stephen Sesack
Train Operator
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15 years
Mitch Pullam
Safety & Compliance Manager
Johnny Dickinson
Body Mechanic, Body Shop
Brian Torres
Quality Control Inspector
Alex Chestnut
Street Supervisor
20 years
Marlena Castaneda
Bus Operator
Wardell Henley
General Repair Mechanic
James Ury
General Repair Certified Mechanic
Duralla Medina
Treasury Clerk
Uriel Rico-Salazar
General Landscaper
Raynard Vigil
Maintenance/Sign Out Clerk
Jimmy Romero
Bus Operator
Kalee Wallace
Assistant Manager, Platte Division
30 years
Dawn Watkins
Supervisor/Technician, Service Monitoring
| | Best Dressed Operator of the Week: Mohammad Shajiei | This week’s best dressed operator is Mohammad Shajiei from Platte Division! Looking good, Mohammad! | | From Wellbeing: Staff prepares for Colfax Marathon Relay | | | | Remember the time when you were part of a team, whether in sports, the math league, or an orchestra? Everyone depends on each other to do their best, and everyone hopes that each member will do their best. This year, RTD has two relay teams for the 20th anniversary of the Colfax Marathon. Also, the agency is sponsoring its first 5K walk-and-run group for this celebration. Twelve participants were randomly selected to receive free entry to the 5K event. | | Talent Acquisition to host career assistance training May 27 | The Talent Acquisition team is holding an in-person career assistance training session inside the Skyway and Salt-Mine conference rooms at the 711 building, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. May 27. The team will be available to assist RTD employees with resume review, application support, and mock interviews. | |
To sign up for a 30-minute in-person meeting, click here. When confirming your registration, please leave a comment indicating which area you are seeking assistance with (resume or application support, or a mock interview). The team will also be holding virtual sessions via Microsoft Teams during the same time. Those interested in attending a virtual session can sign up by clicking here.
Employees with questions or who are unable to make this event can email the Talent Acquisition team at TalentAcquisitionPartners@groups.rtd-denver.com.
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Meet the Materials Management team | In this week’s Procurement Pulse, meet four members of the Materials Management team whose work serves an important role in keeping the agency moving. Continue reading to learn more about Materials Management Specialists Sandi Simpson and Maria Lanford, and Senior Materials Management Specialists Jim Bailey and Pennie Rice. | | Join members of the Market Development team and learn about the many pass programs and discounts RTD offers its customers at this month’s Facts-n-Snacks. Dates, times, and locations are below. Click the associated links below each session to register. Please email Senior Specialist, Public Relations, Austin Nettleton (austin.nettleton@rtd-denver.com) if you have any questions. | | |
Session 1:
11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, May 26
Virtual, Microsoft Teams
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Session 2:
Noon
Wednesday, May 27
Virtual, Microsoft Teams
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Session 3:
2 p.m.
Thursday, May 28
In-person, Blake Street, Conf. Room T&D
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May's OneRTD Graduation Ceremony is Friday | Twenty-three bus operators, nine light rail operators, and three mechanics are expected to be recognized at Friday’s OneRTD Graduation Ceremony, taking place at noon in the atrium at Blake Street. Employees and graduates' families are welcome to attend the ceremony to congratulate the new graduates on completing their respective training programs. For those who cannot attend in person, click the link below to watch a livestream of the ceremony on RTD’s YouTube channel. |
| From Safety and Environmental Compliance: First aid cabinet standardization work is underway | |
RTD is updating all workplace first aid cabinets. Cabinets will be standardized and labeled Class A, which supports lower-hazard environments, or Class B, which supports higher-hazard environments with increased risk of work environment hazards and associated risks.
Employees will see standardized supplies, contents lists, and inspection records. Some items, including medications, will be removed. These items are not included in recognized workplace first-aid standards and pose safety and liability risks when provided in an open-access cabinet without medical oversight. Cabinets remain available for workplace injuries. Employees must report missing critical supplies immediately.
| | CORRECTION: May’s Operator of the Month, Endale Begosew, is from East Metro Division, which was misstated in last week’s edition of Inside Connections. The Internal Communications team regrets this error. | | 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 | |
"You can be super talented, but if you don’t show up, what’s the point?"
— Olivia Rodrigo
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