IBTTA Foundation Leadership Academy

Lindsey Robertson Lentz is a Principal at Evans Consulting, where she actively works to create people-oriented solutions that positively impact business and organizational performance. Lindsey has over 15 years of experience developing and facilitating comprehensive and diverse workforce development programs within the transportation industry.

Before joining Evans, Lindsey was the Director of Workforce Development for the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). At APTA, Lindsey developed and managed a range of services, including the Emerging Leaders Program, aimed at developing, supporting, and retaining the next generation of public transportation leaders.

Lindsey’s prior roles include Director at GannonConsult and the Director of the Center for Transportation leadership at the Eno Center for Transportation. Within these roles, she was responsible for planning and executing training, team building, and partnership initiatives. Throughout her tenure, Lindsey served as an instructor and group facilitator on several courses supporting transportation professionals across modes. These courses included the Eno Center for Transportation Transit Mid-Level and Senior Executive Seminars (2007-2014), The Texas Transit Leadership Sem.inar (2011-2014), the New York State Transit Mid Manager Seminar (2013-2015), and the International Bridge, Tunnel, and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) Executive Leadership Academy (2008-Present).

Lindsey holds a certification in the Emotional Quotient Inventory 2.0 (EQ-i 2.0) and is passionate about helping leaders use emotional intelligence in a meaningful and productive way. Lindsey serves on the DC Chapter of the Women in Transportation Seminar (WTS) board and supports the WTS-DC Chapter Mentoring Program

Dr. Barbara Gannon is a leadership consultant and clinical psychologist with practical experience across the transportation sector. As principal of GannonConsult, she and the GannonConsult team help executives calibrate their strengths with the rigorous demands of the work. Dr. Gannon is respected for her expertise in workforce strategy and in the design and delivery of professional development programs. Throughout her career she has trained and mentored over 2,000 transportation professionals, many of whom now serve as general managers and executive team managers in agencies and organizations across the country. Dr. Gannon was an instructor for Northeastern University’s National Transit Management Seminars and developed the Eno Center for Transportation Leadership, where she served as Executive Vice President until 2012. Today, she directs the executive seminar for the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association and designs senior and mid-level training courses throughout the transportation industry.

A former transit operations and general manager coupled with her training as a clinical psychologist gives Dr. Gannon the ability to quickly establish trust, listen carefully to the issues, and to strengthen teams as they recalibrate, focus and adopt new directions. Her consulting experiences include facilitating of forums and retreats, ensuring successful partnering on transportation construction projects, designing workforce development plans, and guiding the strategic planning process.

Barbara Gannon is an active member of the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials, and is a 2014 honoree at the organization's award ceremony, Celebrating Women Who Move the Nation. She serves on the board of the American Public Transportation Foundation, is the Chair of the Workforce Development Subcommittee of the APTA Human Resource Committee and serves on the National Park Scholars Foundation Advisory Board. She is a graduate of the University of Kansas and was granted a degree in Clinical Psychology from the William James College in 1998. In January 2014, Dr. Gannon was elected to the William James College Board of Trustees.