TITLE
Recommendation to request the Mayor and City Council to recognize the role women play in transportation in the City of Long Beach. These inspirational women include, but are not limited to, three of our harbor commissioners: President, Lori Ann Guzman, Vice President, Lou Anne Bynum; and Secretary, Tracy Egoscue. The Long Beach Transit Board: Chair, Maricela de Rivera, Vice Chair, Sumire Gant; Secretary/Treasurer, Mary Zendejas; April Economides; Colleen Bentley; Nancy Pfeffer; Barbara Sullivan George; and Amy Bodek; Claudia Lewis, Manager, Finance & Administration, Long Beach Airport; Carolyn Carlton-Lowe, Operations & Facilities Bureau Manager, Long Beach Airport; Michelle Grubbs, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, Long Beach; Elizabeth Warren, Executive Director, FuturePorts; Diane DuBois, regional MTA Representative; Karen Heit, MTA Board Deputy; Carrie Bowen, CalTrans District 7 Director.
DISCUSSION
Women all over the world hold key positions in the transportation industry, whether they are building automobiles and spaceships, or designing them. There is still some ground to be made up related to the gender gap, but thanks to the early innovators, pioneers, adventurers, engineers, scientists, and inventors, women have a strong foothold in the future of transportation.
The City of Long Beach would not be the transportation hub it currently is without the significant contributions of strong women past and present. Without a doubt, the women being honored tonight play an integral role in the development and advancement of transportation and are committed to excellence in the transportation industry.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
SUJA LOWENTHAL
VICE MAYOR, SECOND DISTRICT
LENA GONZALEZ
COUNCILWOMAN, FIRST DISTRICT
SIZIE PRICE
COUNCILWOMAN, THIRD DISTRICT
STACY MUNGO
COUNCILWOMAN, FIFTH DISTRICT