Welcome to COMTO District of Columbia
COMTO was created to provide a forum for senior minority professionals in the transportation industry.
The voice of Equity.
COMTO’s mission is to provide full access to employment, career and contract opportunities for minorities within the transportation industry. Over the past thirty years, our mandate has evolved to include not only public transportation industry executives, but also professionals at every level of industry encompassing a variety of fields and disciplines. Now, as was then, members are encouraged to share information, opportunities and personal expertise. With 39 chapters throughout the United States, our mission is as relevant today as we strive to provide full access to employment, career and contract opportunities for minorities within the transportation industry.
Leadership
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Jeffrey Parker
President
Jeff has been a registered professional engineer since 2002 and a certified Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) since 2005. He is a registered P.E. in Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia and has worked on projects in each of these locations throughout his career. In addition to serving as President of COMTO DC, he is active in local chapters of other professional organizations including the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS). Jeff recently received the WTS-DC 2023 Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award.
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Charnelle L. Hicks
Treasurer
Charnelle leads a multidisciplinary urban planning firm where we address complex planning and infrastructure challenges for clients nationwide. She works with talented, committed professionals with diverse backgrounds and interests. She has worked with CHPlanning since 1998 after 15 years in municipal planning, infrastructure, and management consulting.
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Richard David
Parliamentarian
With 30-plus years of public service, David aims to bring value to the world, organizations, and people through service. His primary focus is on safety. Additional priorities include motivation, leadership, education, and training. Years of leadership, networking, and collaboration have proven a high success rate in achieving these objectives.
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Jamaal Schoby
Secretary
Jaamal is the Senior Program Officer at the Transportation Research Board, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. During the past 14 years, Jamaal has contributed to developing more than 100 transit projects for state transportation departments, metropolitan planning organizations, regional transit agencies, and cities and conducting research for the Federal Transit Administration.
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