{"id":8500,"date":"2023-06-01T14:04:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T14:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=8500"},"modified":"2023-06-01T14:04:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T14:04:00","slug":"tarta-hosts-a-graduation-ceremony-for-22-new-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/01\/tarta-hosts-a-graduation-ceremony-for-22-new-drivers\/","title":{"rendered":"TARTA Hosts a Graduation Ceremony for 22 New Drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Angie Hayes<\/strong><\/em>
\nThe Truth Reporter<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

On May 25, Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority hosted a graduation ceremony to support and recognize those who completed the operations and safety training process. TARTA continues to grow and expand the services for the community, so new operators are needed and appreciated by TARTA.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a good day for TARTA. To acknowledge and celebrate our training,\u201d said Steve Wise, Safety, Security and Training manager.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be here, to welcome everyone for this graduation ceremony. Our largest class! How we meet the needs of our community, above all else we needed a larger work force. Excited to have this new class. The drivers are so important; and you have an amazing opportunity to impact those who need TARTA. You are needed, valued and welcomed to TEAM TARTA,\u201d said Laura Koprowski, CEO.<\/p>\n

The introduction to the graduation ceremony provided details that the operators have to offer the community and acknowledged the process and successful completion of all the training and educational requirements. Many details were provided and recognition of the successful completion of the training process by the graduates.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think in a very real way, the graduates today: operators working for TARTA, are providing service\u2026a quality service. It\u2019s public service. There is something special about people who work in fields, helping others. You are helping, serving the community! In our community, public transportation is so important. What you are doing, what you will be doing, benefits the community, benefits the economy. So, on behalf of the city of Toledo, congratulations and thank you for what you do and what you have done,\u201d said Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just want to say to our new operators, welcome! I want to thank you as well as commend you for being the largest class of operators that here at TARTA have employed. Your commitment of eight weeks of extensive driving and safety training, believe me, has not gone unnoticed. Just think, you\u2019re part of a family that will assist our efforts to expand our service area to all of Lucas County and provide a valuable service of destination and locations. You have become our family and has brought light, life, love and even luxury. With your commitment, you enable everyone in our community to have access to transportation,\u201d said Reverend Willie Perryman, TARTA board member and president of the Toledo Branch NAACP.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe vision to remove or reduce risks, we have some values,\u201d added Wise. \u201cOur values pertain to safety! Let\u2019s talk a bit about the mission: do it right the first time, every time! To this, I would say bring your \u2018A game\u2019\u00a0 every time\u2019. Bring your \u2018A game\u2019 every day! We have to be alert as operators; we have to be on our toes. We are responsible for keeping ourselves, our passengers, and the public safe. That\u2019s our responsibility! The vision is to remove or reduce risks.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCharles talked a lot of what you get out of your job,\u201d said Carly Allen, president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 697. \u201cThis is not an easy job, but it is for a person with a servant\u2019s heart. So, you make your day. And you make your passenger\u2019s day. So that\u2019s the biggest thing I want you to remember. I am thankful that TARTA incorporates me in this graduation. We don\u2019t always see eye to eye in how to get places, but 99 percent of the time we want to get to the same place. So that\u2019s kind of our relationship here, we have a good relationship I think. I am proud of you guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGraduates, immediately quite frankly we put you to work. So, we definitely got to know you and definitely got to appreciate what you did. And your skills, practice and policies, practice and knowledge of TARTA,\u201d said Jim Fight, director Human Resources.<\/p>\n

Details provided from the CEO, to acknowledge and support the new team: \u201cOn behalf of everyone at TARTA, I want to say how thrilled we are to welcome these 21 new operators,\u201d said Koprowski. \u201cThese graduates have made it through a rigorous training and safety curriculum and are more ready to help TARTA fulfill its mission of empowering people to make connections. To our new operators: You are needed and valued. One team, one TARTA\u201d<\/p>\n

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The following individuals are the class graduates:<\/p>\n

Kendra Anderson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Anthony Ballard\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bobbi Corleone<\/p>\n

Jampson Derus\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Adam Dosch\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gary Edwards Jr.<\/p>\n

Helen Fitzgerald\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brittani Hamilton\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aimee Jackson<\/p>\n

Davida James\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Floyd Mack\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dionsha McCall<\/p>\n

Lakisha Merriweather\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shirreatha Porter\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tracey Powell<\/p>\n

Dominick Smith\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brandon Turner\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jamee Wells<\/p>\n

Raaheem Wilkerson \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Deborah Willis \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Janissa Willis<\/p>\n

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TARTA currently covers more than 300 square miles in the atmosphere. This graduate class is the largest class that has ever graduated from TARTA. After receiving recognition and graduation certificate, TARTA provided a reception for all the graduates! All staff clearly expressed and displayed their excitement and appreciation for the new operators, to support and meet the needs of the community.<\/p>\n

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