Programs & Events

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COMTO New York - Expanding the Table: Leadership, Opportunity, and Impact in Transportation

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Blvd
New York , NY 10037
United States

On behalf of the COMTO New York Events Committee, we invite you to join us for our 2026 COMTO-NY Diversity Month Event at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Blvd., Harlem, NY 10037.

This year’s theme, “Expanding the Table: Leadership, Opportunity, and Impact in Transportation and Beyond,” reflects our continued commitment to advancing inclusion, broadening access, and elevating diverse voices across the transportation industry and beyond.

MODERATOR
Shanifah Rieara, MTA, Senior Advisor for Communications and Policy

PANELISTS
Tracey Bessellieu, TBE Consulting, Founder & CEO

Cameron Black, CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, Assistant Professor of Labor Studies

Paige Graves, MTA, General Counsel

Terrel Smith, COMTO New York Advisory Board

Register here (Includes a Soul Food culinary experience and a Schomburg Tour) Members: Free Non Members: $25

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We believe that all lived experience moves the world.

We believe that the leadership of a massive industry that has the responsibility of transporting all people all the time should reflect the communities they serve.