ATSSA Signal July/August 2020

The Signal | July/August 2020 19 In addition, chapter boards started meeting virtually this spring with the California ATSSA Chapter holding its first virtual chapter meeting on April 30. Seven additional ATSSA Chapter meet- ings were planned for June. “TheMember Engagement Team is work- ing with our chapter leadership across the country to keepmembers up to date on issues throughout these unprece- dented times,” Bouchard said. The panel for the kickoff Town Hall on April 14 included Smith, ATSSA Presi- dent & CEO Stacy Tetschner, Rep. Bren- dan Boyle (D-Pa.), who serves on the HouseWays andMeans Committee, and AASHTO Executive Director Jim Tymon. Government Relations ATSSA holds virtual Town Halls, chapter meetings Virtual meetings take multiple forms in the wake of travel restrictions ATSSAorganizedavirtual TownHall in mid-April, inviting amember of Congress anda top transportationofficial todiscuss thegovernment responsetoCOVID-19and the potential for infrastructure funding to shore up resources for roadway work. That initial venture led to a second Town Hall on ATSSA’s new training options on April 28 before Vice President of Govern- ment Relations Nathan Smith took the show on the road so to speak. The NewMexico ATSSA Chapter hosted a virtual Town Hall focused on advocacy onApril 29with Smith, Chapter President Lisa Sinnott of Southwest Safety Services Inc., and U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.). The Michigan ATSSA Chapter held one in May, both Arizona and Cali- fornia ATSSA Chapters held them in June, and more were expected, Director of Member Engagement Pamala Bouch- ard said. The second ATSSA Town Hall on April 28 focused on the Association’s train- ing options and featured ATSSA Train- ing ProgramManager Jessica Scheyder, ATSSA Master Instructor and Director of Innovation & Technical Services Eric Perry, Time Striping Inc. President Cindy Williams, andAlaskaDepartment of Trans- portation T2/LTAPManager DaveWaldo. “Innovations in Online Training to Keep Your Employees Engaged” included a demonstrationof virtual trainingby Perry and feedback fromWilliams andWaldo. Each ATSSA Town Hall was recorded and posted at ATSSA.com/COVID-updates. The New Mexico ATSSA Chapter Town Hall recording is available on the chap- ter’s page at ATSSA.com/Chapters.