Serving the passenger transportation community in New England and the North Eastern States since 1900.
NEPTA is an association of passenger transportation professionals - in the public and private sectors - whose goals are to:
- Promote professionalism in its industry through conferences and workshops
- Disseminate information on issues of interest within the urban and rural passenger transportation communities
- Promote interchange, networking, cooperation and fellowship among its members and other related organizations
- Represent the concerns of its members on issues of federal and regional interest
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NEPTA is proud to announce the recipients of the NorthEast Passenger Transportation Scholarship Award. Attending recipients were acknowledged at the NEPTA Annual Meeting and Dinner on Thursday, December 3, 2009 at the Providence Biltmore in Providence, Rhode Island.
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NorthEast Passenger Transportation Association - 2009 NEPTA Scholarship Award Program Recipients
Patrick Cooney, sponsored by Norwalk Transit District
Jennifer Chaves, sponsored by Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District
Megan L. Dunham, sponsored by Greater Hartford Transit District
George R. Jenkins, sponsored by Bus Stuf, Inc.
Emily Fry, sponsored by CT Transit
Krystal Oldread, sponsored by UMASS Amherst Bus Garage
John Robert Montana, sponsored by Peter Pan Bus Lines
Where are they now? Information provided from past NEPTA Scholarship Award Recipients.
2001 and 2002 NEPTA Scholarship Recipient Elizabeth Hayden
2008 NEPTA Scholarship Recipient Paul DeVito
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More photos from the NEPTA Annual Meeting and Dinner, December 3, 2009
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Update on recent NEPTA events
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June 2009
Eleventh Annual NEPTA Scholarship Golf Tournament update
September 2009
NEPTA joined forces at the Tri-State Transit Conference in Vermont on September 9 - 11, 2009 at the Jackson Gore Inn in Ludlow, Vermont. to facilitate maintenance training in northern New England. NEPTA extends a thank you to the Tri-State committee members for inviting NEPTA to participate. NEPTA would like to acknowledge and thank the following sponsors: Allison Transmission, Inc.; Carrier Transport Air Conditioning; Cummins; The Braun Corporation; Q'Straint; RICON; and Twin Vision/GTS.
A special thank you to Brian Waterman, Operations Manager and Stacey Hill at Connecticut River Transit.
December 3, 2009
NEPTA hosted their Annual Meeting and Dinner at the Providence Biltmore in Providence, Rhode Island. The afternoon session began with a Ridership Symposium, moderated by Noah Berger, FTA Program Manger. Riding Out the Highs & Lows without Getting on a Ridership Rollercoaster: Maintaining & Growing Ridership During Volatile Economic Times was the focus for the panelists and the audience. Nancy Carroll, Norwalk Transit District, Deputy Administrator; Tina Cote, Franklin Regional Transit Authority, Administrator; Dennis Lyons, DATTCO, Coach Group Vice President; Evan Rosset, CCTM, Manchester Transit Authority, Executive Director and Mike Sharff, Peter Pan Bus Lines, Director of Planning and Development joined the list of panelists and shared their stories and experiences on ways to maintain ridership during these times. Thank you to all participants.
NEPTA welcomed Rachel Simon, author of the acclaimed memoir Riding the Bus with My Sister as the evening guest speaker.
During the NEPTA Annual Meeting, Chris Anzuoni announced the 2010 NEPTA Officers and Board of Directors, which was unanimously voted to accept. The new slate of NEPTA Officers and Board of Directors will be effective January 1, 2010. Congratulations to the incoming slate of officers. Special thank you to Joel Abraman, Michael Blondin and Bill Pellegrine for their 6 years of service as members of the NEPTA Board of Directors, and to Mike Sharff, Immediate Past President, for his many years of dedication and commitment to the NEPTA Board.
John Whittaker presided over the rest of the meeting and gave a special thanks to Carol Tally for her continued service and dedication to NEPTA.
From all of us at the NorthEast Passenger Transportation Association, best wishes for a happy and healthy holiday season.
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NorthEast Passenger Transportation Association (NEPTA) Transit Opportunities
Please contact us to post your resume or job opportunity here.
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The next Biennial Transportation Conference and EXPO will be held Wednesday, March 29 and Thursday, March 30, 2011 at the Marriott Hartford Downtown and Hartford Convention Center.
Complete information will be available shortly.
Best wishes for the New Year.
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2010 NEPTA Buyer's Guide & Yearbook
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