December Event Details

Linking Surface to Air Transportation

The event is Hybrid, hosted by Omnitrans, Address: 1700 West 5th Street, San Bernardino, CA 92411

The facility is at the corner of Fifth St. and Medical Center Dr. Enter on Medical Center Dr., at the second driveway north of Fifth St.

Attending Online? A Zoom link will be sent before the event.

N.B.: let us know if your plans have changed by December 8, 2023 -- email: ltc@csusb.edu

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The Issue  

The Inland Empire boasts two airports, Ontario and San Bernardino International airports. In this Dialogue, expert discussions revolve around the examination of available transportation options to the airports. Understanding the effectiveness of the transportation system in providing public access to air travel is crucial. By exploring the links between surface and air transportation, we aim to enhance accessibility for underserved populations who may lack convenient public surface transportation options to reach airports. Join us in this Dialogue as we discuss the future of surface to air transportation in the Inland Empire. 

Speakers

Anna Jaiswal is the Development Planning Manager at Omnitrans, the public transit provider for the San Bernardino Valley region. Anna has been at Omnitrans for 12 years and leads the agency’s efforts to improve bus stops and transit infrastructure, apply for grant funds, and provide coordination with member cities’ and other partner agencies’ planning efforts. As Omnitrans’ project manager for the West Valley Connector project, Anna is working collaboratively with the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority to develop Omnitrans’ second bus rapid transit line, which will be operated as the sbX Purple Line and will start operations in 2026.

Michelle Brantley has over twenty years of airport experience including over fifteen years in various capacities related to airport capital programs.

She leads a multi-disciplinary group of planning, business and engineering professionals to develop and implement a comprehensive on-going capital planning and delivery program. Her team prioritizes and delivers capital development projects and improvements – including capacity, modernization, and asset renewal and replacement – to meet future demand and maintain operational continuity in a balanced program. She advocates for airport-related business and tenant development to promote economic vitality at the airport and in the region. By establishing a collaborative approach to support the need for planning and programming across all OIAA departments and stakeholders, Michelle ensures the Capital Improvement Program considers fiscal responsibility and operational efficiency, while bolstering a competitive, safe, and secure environment at the Ontario International Airport. She joined ONT in May of 2019. Previously, she was Senior Development Manager at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Michelle earned her bachelor’s degree, from the University of Washington, in Urban Studies her master’s in management and leadership from Western Governors University. Additionally, she is a certified member (CM) of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE).

Sam is the Vice President of Transportation for LA28, the private nonprofit organizing committee responsible for delivering the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In this role, Sam leads the Transportation Functional Area for LA28, which includes the planning, development, deployment, and operation of all Games Stakeholder fleet services and supporting operations to move athletes, technical officials, national committee members, international sport federation representatives, media, spectators, and workforce between the more than 75 Games venues, accommodations, training facilities, and broadcast centers spread across three counties in Southern California, all while ensuring the day-to-day activities and commerce of the greater Los Angeles region can continue. 

Prior to joining LA28, Sam served as the first permanent Executive Director of the nonprofit Urban Movement Labs, where he led UML’s work advancing the safe, equitable, and sustainable deployment of new transportation technologies in cities by facilitating public-private partnerships. This included a portfolio of projects and partners covering all modes of transport and use cases, from delivery robots on sidewalks to new advanced air mobility (AAM) technologies in the skies above.

He also served as a lecturer for two undergraduate courses in Transportation Engineering and Design at the University of California, Los Angeles from 2017 through 2019. Sam holds a BS in Civil Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from the University of Southern California.  He is a licensed professional Civil and Traffic engineer in California, and lives in Pasadena with his wife and two children.

Ian is a hands-on operations and program delivery executive with 28 years of experience in operations, project delivery, sales and marketing, as well as the delivery of large-scale civil alternative project delivery/design-build projects for rail and transit, ports and airport markets in North America, South America Asia, Middle East and Europe. Ian has played critical roles in planning, development and delivery of complex infrastructure projects throughout the world, including high-profile projects the FTA-funded Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metrorail Extension to Dulles International Airport. He currently provides advisory services for San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) Ontario Airport Connector project which will provide an autonomous vehicle connection to the airport. He also brings direct experience working with emerging technologies-based mobility solutions, having led a research and development team in France for delivering the next generation of high-speed trains, driverless trains for light rail and induction streetcar systems. Ian's unique combination of delivering variety of public infrastructure projects and his understanding of the full life cycle of complex programs starting from funding approaches, master planning, environmental impact assessments through full construction build out using various project delivery methods positions him as a leader in providing strategic advice to all his clients. Ian routinely engages senior experts, innovative thinkers nationally and worldwide to assist clients with strategic thinking and critical decision making to maximize the value and return-on-investment for public infrastructure projects. With his extensive experience and problem-solving skills, Ian has played key roles as strategic advisor to several transportation agencies in the United States.