For me, this journey didn’t start with transportation—it started with opportunity. Before I entered City government, my work centered on workforce and economic stability across multiple states. This was during a time when there was a real sense of possibility—investments in infrastructure, in green jobs, in creating new pathways for people, especially those who had […]

When you ask Carniesha Kwashie where her story begins, she does not start with a job title or a program name. She starts at her grandparents’ kitchen table. “I came into the world knowing I was loved,” she says. “I never doubted it. My grandparents, my parents, my aunts and uncles – they poured so […]