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Practitioners
Ngozi Okeh
Editor at CCRcorp
Richard Ezike
Director of Infrastructure at CHPlanning
Richard Ezike is a transportation expert, STEM advocate, Policy advisor, speaker and writer.
He is currently the Director of infrastructure and engagement at CHPlanning and previously he worked as a policy advisor at EV Hybrid Noire and the Policy Associate at the Urban Institute. He earned his PHD in chemical engineering at the University of Michigan after earning his bachelor’s in chemical engineering from North Carolina State University.
You can also visit Richard’s website.
Agenda
- How did you get into transportation?
- What are some trends in transportation that you see for 2022?
- What are some of the challenges to diversity in the transportation industry?
- Why isn’t there more diversity, equity, and inclusion?
- So for many years now, we’ve known we want to expose more students of color to STEM education in order to provide access for them to participate in the industry? What’s been the progress over the years and what are the ongoing challenges to this goal?
- What advice would you give organizational leaders interested in getting started with increasing DEI in their organization?