2020 Rail Mentors

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Executive

Amanda Patrick, Vice President at RSI and President at LRW

Kayden Howard, Vice President at Kansas City Southern

Kim Sass, Vice President at Wi-Tronix

Michele Malski, Founder at Succession Planning for Railroads

Pam Arpin, Vice President at Canadian Pacific Railway

Sue Marines, Vice President at GATX

Management

Anamaria Bonilla, Metro-North Railroad

Ayesha Qureshi, Canadian Pacific Railway

Briony Croft, Ph.D., SLR Consulting

Erica Sander, Trinity Industries

Maggie Vuono, Holland LP

Megan Forbes, Trinity Industries

Nazlie Shahmir, Canadian Pacific Railway

Thoa Bui, GATX

Other Leaders

Carol Steckbeck, Independent

Debbie Taylor, Edna Rice Executive Recruiters

Joe McGough, Wi-Tronix

Amanda Patrick
Vice President Trade Shows, RSI and President, LRW

Areas of Expertise

  • Leadership

  • Public affairs

  • Strategic planning

Mentoring Topics

  • Expand general industry knowledge

  • General career development

  • Leadership development

  • Personal development

  • Work/life balance or transitions

Anamaria Bonilla
Director Structures, Metro-North Railroad

Areas of Expertise

  • Asset management

  • Leadership

  • Legal

  • Maintenance of way

  • Strategic planning

  • Rail operations

  • Real estate

  • Safety and compliance

Mentoring Topics

  • Expand general industry knowledge

  • General career development

  • Leadership development

  • Personal development

  • Railroading industry newbie

  • Succession planning

  • Work/life balance or transitions

Ayesha Qureshi
Manager Network Operations, Canadian Pacific Railway

Areas of Expertise

  • Career development

  • Data networks, IoT

  • Leadership

  • Rail technology

  • Information technology

Mentoring Topics

  • Expand specialized industry skills

  • General career development

  • Leadership development

  • Personal development

  • Work/life balance or transitions

Briony Croft Ph.D.
Principal Acoustic Engineer, Infrastructure Sector Lead, SLR Consulting

Areas of Expertise

  • Leadership

  • Maintenance of way

  • Environmental noise and vibration

Mentoring Topics

  • General career development

  • Expand specialized industry skills

  • Leadership development

  • Railroading industry newbie

Carol Steckbeck
Independent Communications Consultant

Areas of Expertise

  • Leadership

  • Public relations

  • Strategic planning

Mentoring Topics

  • General career development

  • Personal development

  • Work/life balance or transitions

Debbie Taylor
Executive Recruiter, Edna Rice Executive Recruiters

Areas of Expertise

  • Leadership

  • Strategic planning

Mentoring Topics

  • General career development

  • Leadership development

  • Personal development

  • Succession planning

  • Work/life balance or transitions

Erica Sander
Manager Public Affairs & PAC, Trinity Industries and Secretary, LRW

Areas of Expertise

  • Leadership

  • Government relations

  • Public affairs

Mentoring Topics

  • General career development

  • Leadership development

  • Personal development

  • Succession planning

  • Work/life balance or transitions

Joe McGough
Business Development Manager, Wi-Tronix

Areas of Expertise

  • Finance

  • Public affairs

  • Rail operations

  • Safety and compliance

  • Strategic planning

Mentoring Topics

  • Expand rail industry knowledge and skills

  • General career development

  • Leadership development

  • Personal development

Kayden Howard
Vice President Health, Safety and Environmental, Kansas City Southern

Areas of Expertise

  • Leadership

  • Legal

  • Rail operations

  • Safety and compliance

  • Environmental, social, and governance (ESG)

Mentoring Topics

  • Expand general industry knowledge

  • General career development

  • Leadership development

  • Railroading industry newbie

Kim Sass
Vice President Human Resources, Wi-Tronix

Areas of Expertise

  • Leadership

  • Real estate

  • Strategic planning

Mentoring Topics

  • General career development

  • Leadership development

  • Personal development

  • Succession planning

  • Work/life balance or transitions

Maggie Vuono
National Sales Manager, Holland LP

Areas of Expertise

  • Leadership

  • Maintenance of way

  • Strategic planning

Mentoring Topics

  • Expand general industry knowledge

  • Leadership development

  • Railroading industry newbie

Megan Forbes
Operations Manager, Trinity Industries and Deputy Membership Chair, LRW

Areas of Expertise

  • Leadership

  • Rail operations

  • Rail technology

Mentoring Topics

  • General career development

  • Personal development

  • Work/life balance or transitions

Michele Malski
Founder, Succession Planning for Railroads (SPRING) and Director-at-Large, LRW

Areas of Expertise

  • Leadership

  • Rail operations

  • Safety and compliance

Mentoring Topics

  • Expand general industry knowledge

  • Leadership development

  • General career development

  • Personal development

  • Railroading industry newbie

  • Succession planning

Nazlie Shahmir
Quality Assurance Manager, Canadian Pacific Railway

Areas of Expertise

  • DevOps and agile

  • Leadership

  • Software engineering

  • Quality assurance and testing

Mentoring Topics

  • General career development

  • Leadership development

  • Personal development

  • Work/life balance or transitions

Pam Arpin
Vice President Innovation & Business Transformation, Canadian Pacific Railway

Areas of Expertise

  • Leadership

  • Rail operations

  • Rail technology

  • Strategic planning

Mentoring Topics

  • Expand general industry knowledge

  • General career development

  • Leadership development

  • Personal development

  • Work/life balance or transitions

Sue Marines
Vice President Global Talent, GATX

Areas of Expertise

  • Leadership

  • Talent management

Mentoring Topics

  • General career development

  • Leadership development

  • Personal development

  • Succession planning

  • Work/life balance or transitions

Thoa Bui
Senior Manager Operations Learning & Development, GATX

Areas of Expertise

  • Rail operations

  • Rail technology

  • Safety and compliance

  • Strategic planning

Mentoring Topics

  • Expand general industry knowledge or specialized industry skills

  • General career development

  • Leadership development

  • Railroading industry newbie

  • Succession planning

  • Work/life balance or transitions

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