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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Jaime Lewis <jlewis@ccdconline.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 30, 2026 3:53 PM<br><b>To:</b> Maryann Migliorelli <maryannmigs@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Fwd: Transit Academy<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am excited to announce that a new Academy is starting in May. This is a collaboration of work<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>between CCDC, Atlantis and ADAPT. The following is a brief description of the program. Attached is<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>the course description and a link to the application.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Please share with your network so that we can prepare advocates to serve in the transit arena.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jaime<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p align=center style='margin:0in;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F1F1F'>TAAA OVERVIEW</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F1F1F'>Transit Academy at Atlantis</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F1F1F'><br><br></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F1F1F'>The Denver metro area continues to grow. Providing public and human service transportation is essential to a healthy community. Transit provides opportunity for jobs, access to health care, education and a healthy lifestyle.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F1F1F'>Continued development of transit needs to be an effort that combines ideas from the people who utilize it, transit agencies and the government entities that help sustain it through taxes, fees or contributions.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F1F1F'>As an old friend has told me many times, \u201cif you are not at the table then you are probably part of the menu.\u201d </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F1F1F'>The purpose of this academy is to improve the knowledge base on all things transit and set people up to better understand the different transportation systems available in the Denver metro area. This academy will prepare people to serve on committees, working groups,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F1F1F'>and to take on leadership roles within the transit community. This academy is aimed at increasing representation for the disability community and aging-adults. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F1F1F'>This academy will be taught by individuals representing Atlantis Community, Inc,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F1F1F'>the Colorado Cross Disability Coalition (CCDC), and ADAPT Colorado.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Mission statement:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Developing leaders from the region to serve in appointed, elected, and voluntary leadership roles across transit boards,committees, and councils.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Vision statement:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>A transit system shaped by the leadership, expertise, and lived experience of the disability community at every level of decision-making.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Schedule: This is 6 month training starting on May 22, 2026 and continuing on every 4th Friday of the month through October.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Duration: 10am-1pm</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Location: Atlantis Community 201 South Cherokee</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Preferred applicants: Anyone who wants to improve transit and the transit experience in their community. </span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Preference will be given to those who have a lived disability experience, parent or guardian of a PWD, those already working in some capacity in transit and students that are in the human service fields.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://atlantiscommunity.org/taaa/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>https://atlantiscommunity.org/taaa/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy'>The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. 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