WTS South Carolina Chapter

Registrations are live!!! Join us for an exclusive members-only Wine & Wisdom happy hour and professional development networking event. Enjoy insights from inspiring female leaders as they share their career journeys, lessons learned, and tips for balancing work and life. This event will take place in our three SC locations: Greenville, Columbia, and Charleston. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to connect and learn by RSVPing using the links below!

Greenville - https://lnkd.in/ejNBj8eG;
Columbia - https://lnkd.in/eR8t534S;
Charleston https://lnkd.in/eZ757XbJ;

Next in our 2024 Sponsor Highlight, the WTS South Carolina Chapter would like to give a big shout-out to Small Business Sponsor, J.M.Teague Engineering & Planning. Thank you for helping the advancement of women in transportation by supporting our chapter! J.M. Teague Engineering & Planning is a traffic engineering and planning firm headquartered in Waynesville, NC. Established in 2010, our service areas include traffic engineering, forensic engineering, education and training, multimodal transportation planning, land use and community planning. The firm is licensed in NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, TN, KY and VA and provides creative solutions for local municipalities, school systems, developers, private institutions and professional clients throughout the southeast. Learn more about J.M.Teague Engineering & Planning here: https://jmteagueengineering.com/

Happy Labor Day from the WTS SC Chapter! On the first Monday of every September we celebrate all workers and honor those who fought for better pay and working conditions years ago.

Save The Date! Join WTS SC for our fourth annual Transportation Trailblazers, Celebrating Decade-Defining Leadership in South Carolina Transportation.

Keynote Speaker:
Justin Powell, SCDOT Secretary of Transportation

Followed with a SCDOT Executive Leadership Fireside Chat including:
Jennifer Necker, Deputy Secretary for Intermodal and Freight Programs
Leah Quattlebaum, Interim Deputy Secretary for Planning
Julie Barker, Director of Preconstruction

Don’t miss this chance to network with South Carolina's transportation leaders!

Next in our 2024 Sponsor Highlight, the WTS South Carolina Chapter would like to give a big shout-out to Small Business Sponsor, Carolina TEA. Thank you for helping the advancement of women in transportation by supporting our chapter! Carolina TEA is a multidisciplinary engineering firm that provides project management, design, and inspection services for bridge, roadway, and rail projects. Our enthusiastic approach to engineering is evidenced by the constructible designs and design innovations our staff produce every day– which has resulted in millions of dollars in construction savings.
As a firm, we are passionate about delivering excellence to our clients and communities through every project. We accomplish this by striving to provide our clients with the best engineering services we can by addressing challenges, finding solutions, and delivering the project on time and in budget.
Through our work and commitment to our clients, we believe we are making an impact in our profession, in the lives of our staff and ultimately in the communities where we live, work, and play. Learn more about Carolina TEA here: https://lnkd.in/ehK92EW6

Mark your calendars for September 19th! Join us for an exclusive members-only Happy Hour and professional development networking event. Enjoy insights from inspiring female leaders as they share their career journeys, lessons learned, and tips for balancing work and life. This event will take place in all four locations: Greenville, Columbia, Charleston, and Asheville. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to connect and learn!

Next in our 2024 Sponsor Highlight, the WTS South Carolina Chapter would like to give a big shout-out to DBE Sponsor, Flock and Rally: Integrated Communications & Marketing. Thank you for helping the advancement of women in transportation by supporting our chapter! Founded in 2010, Flock and Rally is a full-service, women-owned creative agency based in Columbia, South Carolina. The firm integrates branding, public relations, marketing, traditional advertising, digital advertising, social media and more into campaigns for a diverse base of clients, ranging from local nonprofits to state agencies to large-scale businesses. Serving industry sectors ranging from hospitality, lifestyle and travel & tourism to business, health care, higher education, transit & transportation, government, technology, real estate, economic development and more, Flock and Rally’s mission is to rally communities around great ideas. Learn more about Flock and Rally here: https://lnkd.in/eDZ-5M2W

Mark your calendars for September 19th! Join us for an exclusive members-only Happy Hour and professional development networking event. Enjoy insights from inspiring female leaders as they share their career journeys, lessons learned, and tips for balancing work and life. This event will take place in all four locations: Greenville, Columbia, Charleston, and Asheville. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to connect and learn!

Next in our 2024 Sponsor Highlight, the WTS South Carolina Chapter would like to give a big shout-out to DBE Sponsor, DAD N ASSOCIATES LLC. Thank you for helping the advancement of women in transportation by supporting our chapter! DAD N ASSOCIATES LLC was founded in 2017 by Dipak M. Patel, P.E., and is a SCDOT certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE). DAD N Associates provides expertise in traffic and transportation engineering and planning. The team is experienced with developing a balanced approach to system management by incorporating Travel Demand Management, Model Options, Traffic Operational and Capacity Improvements, and has the knowledge, skills, and expertise to offer economical, innovative, and practical solutions. Learn more about DAD N Associates here: http://dadn.engineering/home.html

Next in our 2024 Sponsor Highlight, the WTS South Carolina Chapter would like to give a big shout-out to DBE Sponsor, Robbins & DeWitt. Thank you for helping the advancement of women in transportation by supporting our chapter! Robbins & DeWitt (R&D) is a woman-owned environmental consulting company primarily focused on the transportation/infrastructure market. R&D is a certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) in South Carolina, North Carolina & Georgia. Primary services include environmental planning and documentation pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other federal and state regulations. These efforts include the development and analysis of potential alternatives and evaluate the environmental impacts of the preferred alternative(s). As part of NEPA, R&D also specializes in wetland/stream delineations, protected species surveys, natural resources inventories, traffic noise analyses, Section 4(f) evaluations, agency coordination, public involvement, Clean Water Act permitting, as well as habitat assessments, structures surveys, and acoustic surveys for bats. Learn more about R&D here: https://lnkd.in/dhiFBUti

Reminder registration for our upcoming DBE panel discussion ends tomorrow!! Special guest include Delicia Wingard, SCDOT DBE Certification Program Manager, Heather Robbins, AICP, Co-Owner of Robbins & DeWitt, and Richard Waring JD, MBA Vice President and Executive Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce. This event is designed for those looking to support DBEs and for DBEs seeking to thrive, highlighting the certification process, sharing success stories, and providing valuable resources and advice. Save the date so you don't miss this opportunity to learn how to better support DBEs and help your business flourish!

Register here: https://lnkd.in/e_4bR_Mc

Continue registering for our upcoming DBE panel discussion! Special guest include Delicia Wingard, SCDOT DBE Certification Program Manager, Heather Robbins, AICP, Co-Owner of Robbins & DeWitt, and Richard Waring JD, MBA Vice President and Executive Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce. This event is designed for those looking to support DBEs and for DBEs seeking to thrive, highlighting the certification process, sharing success stories, and providing valuable resources and advice. Save the date so you don't miss this opportunity to learn how to better support DBEs and help your business flourish!

Register here: https://lnkd.in/e_4bR_Mc

Check out the WTS SC 2024 July newsletter to hear from our Chapter President, Petrina Butler, PE, ENV SP, and receive a recap on what the chapter has been up to the last few months! Be sure to check out the upcoming events page to see what exciting things WTS SC has planned in the near future. The first quarter newsletter can be found in the link below or on the WTS SC Chapter website.

https://www.wtsinternational.org/.../WTS%20SC%20Q1%202024...

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Next in our 2024 Sponsor Highlight, the WTS South Carolina Chapter would like to give a big shout-out to Gold Sponsor, Woolpert. Thank you for helping the advancement of women in transportation by supporting our chapter! Woolpert is the premier architecture, engineering, geospatial (AEG), and strategic consulting firm, with a vision to become one of the best companies in the world. We innovate within and across markets to effectively serve public, private, and government clients worldwide. Woolpert is a Global Top 100 Geospatial Company, a Top 100 ENR Global Design firm, has earned seven Great Place to Work certifications, and actively nurtures a culture of growth, inclusion, diversity, and respect. Woolpert has over 2,000 employees and more than 60 offices on five continents. Woolpert has offices throughout the South and Southeast with local offices in Greenville, Columbia, Charleston, and Charlotte. Learn more about Woolpert here: https://woolpert.com/

Registration is now live for our insightful panel discussion featuring representatives from the SCDOT DBE Certification Office, a successful woman business owner with DBE certification, and a Chamber of Commerce expert. This event is designed for those looking to support DBEs and for DBEs seeking to thrive, highlighting the certification process, sharing success stories, and providing valuable resources and advice. Save the date so you don't miss this opportunity to learn how to better support DBEs and help your business flourish!

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wts-sc-dbe-panel-discussion-tickets-925250869257?aff=oddtdtcreator

Happy Fourth of July!! WTS SC wishes everyone a safe and happy 4th filled with pride and celebration.

Next in our 2024 Sponsor Highlight, the WTS South Carolina Chapter would like to give a big shout-out to Gold Sponsor, Volkert. Thank you for helping the advancement of women in transportation by supporting our chapter! Founded in 1925, Volkert is celebrating a century of commitment to developing the nation’s infrastructure and serving our clients, partners, and communities. We are proud of our one-hundred-year legacy and humbled by the opportunities ahead of us as we look forward to our next century of service. We are engineers, designers, planners, inspectors, landscape architects, construction managers, environmental scientists, and dozens of other types of professionals — all committed to delivering the future of infrastructure.
Born in the Southeast, our company has spread across the United States and beyond. What began in a single office with a small staff in 1925. We have grown to a firm with over 1,100 employees and more than 50 offices.
But some things never change: the commitment to serve, the drive to innovate, and the passion to excel.
Learn more about Volkert here: https://volkert.com/

Next in our 2024 Sponsor Highlight, the WTS South Carolina Chapter would like to give a big shout-out to Gold Sponsor, RK&K. Thank you for helping the advancement of women in transportation by supporting our chapter! Since its founding in 1923, RK&K has served public and private sectors by providing multi-discipline planning, engineering, environmental, and construction phase services. Starting as a two-person partnership a century ago, RK&K has grown to more than 1,600 talented professionals across more than 30 offices in 12 states and Washington, DC.

RK&K has served South Carolina clients since 2017 and, as RK&K has grown throughout the state to 36 professionals across two offices, they continue to consistently create safe, efficient, innovative, and creative designs that range from large-scale expressways and interchanges to local safety and traffic operational improvements.

RK&K has prioritized the company-wide commitment to volunteering as part of its culture, encouraging staff—and providing resources— to seek opportunities to perform civic, charitable, and humanitarian community service. In Columbia, RK&K is a consummate champion of the community, working hard to not only embody RK&K’s tagline “Responsive People, Creative Solutions” in the work they do, but also in the care they take to improve the communities where they live, work, and play. RK&K Columbia staff’s activism last year included volunteering with Families Helping Families Program of the Midlands of SC, by adopting a family of five and providing clothes, shoes, toys, bedding, and gift cards for a local grocery store. They also participated with the Wreaths Across America Program with a financial contribution and volunteering to lay wreaths at the Fort Jackson National Cemetery.

RK&K is honoring their past and focusing on the future, looking toward what the next 100 years will bring through collaboration and creative opportunities to improve the transportation infrastructure in South Carolina and beyond. Learn more about RK&K here: rkk.com

Today, we celebrate the outstanding achievements of women engineers and recognize their vital contributions to the engineering field. Join us in honoring the brilliant women who are breaking barriers and driving innovation. This year’s theme is . Let's continue to support and encourage girls and women to pursue careers in engineering and make a difference in the world!

Next in our 2024 Sponsor Highlight, the WTS South Carolina Chapter would like to give a big shout-out to Gold Sponsor, Parrish & Partners. Thank you for helping the advancement of women in transportation by supporting our chapter! As your premier partner in transportation engineering, our expert consultancy services are designed to streamline infrastructure projects and foster sustainable mobility. With a focus on comprehensive planning, design, and construction inspection services for highways, bridges, and airports, Parrish & Partners empowers clients to make informed decisions and delivers outstanding results. We have ranked in the top 10 Best Places to Work in South Carolina since 2018 (small/medium category), the top 10 Best Employers in North Carolina since 2019 (small/medium category), and we are ranked the 2024 No. 1 Best Place to Work in Engineering by the Best Companies Group. Trust in Parrish & Partners as your accomplished advisor dedicated to exceptional client care. Learn more about Parrish & Partners here: https://lnkd.in/e9A7xusC

Today is Juneteenth, the commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. It’s a day to celebrate liberation, reflect on the racial injustices that have endured for centuries, and educate ourselves on Black history and anti-racism. Read more about the rich history of Juneteenth and learn how to honor this day: https://nmaahc.si.edu/juneteenth

Save the date for our insightful panel discussion featuring representatives from the SCDOT DBE Certification Office, a successful woman business owner with DBE certification, and a Chamber of Commerce expert. This event is designed for those looking to support DBEs and for DBEs seeking to thrive, highlighting the certification process, sharing success stories, and providing valuable resources and advice. Save the date so you don't miss this opportunity to learn how to better support DBEs and help your business flourish!

Happy Father's Day from WTS SC! Celebrating the strength, love, and support of fathers today and every day!

Next in our 2024 Sponsor Highlight, the WTS South Carolina Chapter would like to give a big shout-out to Gold Sponsor, Davis & Floyd. Thank you for helping the advancement of women in transportation by supporting our chapter! At Davis & Floyd, we design + engineer innovative solutions that enrich the world around us. We work with our clients to solve complex engineering, planning, and landscape architecture problems to improve communities where we live, work, and play. We focus on community development, transportation, and water resources projects. Our services include Civil Site, Construction Engineering & Inspection, Environmental, Highway, Hydrology & Hydraulics, Landscape Architecture, Structural, Surveying, and Water/Wastewater. Because we work where we live, we are good stewards of our resources and proud to see others in our communities enjoying our award-winning, sustainable projects.

Learn more about Davis & Floyd here: https://www.davisfloyd.com/ "

Reminder!! Tomorrow is the last day to register for our diversity, equity, and inclusion webinar featuring Ms. April McLean-McCoy! Ms. McLean-McCoy will provide an overview of the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Pilot Program which she severs as the Program Manager/Community Planner for. She will also discuss the Office of Planning and Environment’s departmental objectives as outlined in the FY23 NOFO (such as the 100% federal support for applications with a substantial focus on affordable housing), and how the program is advancing equitable TOD and supporting environmental justice communities.

Registration for this event can be found using the link below or by visiting our website!!

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Join us in observing National Safety Month by committing to safe practices at work and beyond. Together we can make a difference by promoting a culture of safety and well-being!

Next in our 2024 Sponsor Highlight, the WTS South Carolina Chapter would like to give a big shout-out to Gold Sponsor, CDM Smith. Thank you for helping the advancement of women in transportation by supporting our chapter! CDM Smith is a global, privately owned engineering and construction firm providing legendary client service and smart solutions in transportation, advisory services, water, environment, and advanced digital solutions. Passionate about our work and invested in each other, we are inspired to think and driven to solve the world’s infrastructure and environmental challenges. As stated in our tagline—listen. think. deliver.—we are committed to listening to your needs, thinking about the right solution for each unique situation, and delivering high-quality results. Learn more about CDM Smith here: https://www.cdmsmith.com/en/

At WTS SC we celebrate Pride Month by honoring the diverse voices and experiences of the LGBTQ+ community. Inclusion, respect, and equality are at the heart of our values. Happy Pride Month!

Reminder tomorrow is the last day to enter!! Thanks to our successful 2024 Sponsorship Drive, we have 5 unutilized corporate-sponsored memberships to gift to the public sector. Follow the link below to enter the raffle and a chance to win a free WTS SC Membership. The raffle will close on May 31st at noon and winners will be notified the same day via email. Good luck!!

https://lnkd.in/gx4WqRVG