Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge

America Will Rally for Afterschool Programs Tomorrow, Thursday

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Afterschool Alliance, Engineering, Science, Empire, NASA, Parent, Light-year, Clear Channel Outdoor, Program, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Music, Multimedia, Woman, STEM, Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, Technology, Black, Capital One, City, Child, Map, South Street Station, International Space Station, Town hall, Tutoring, D.C, The Walt Disney Company

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 23rd annual Lights On Afterschool, set for tomorrow, will include academic contests, art displays, debates and discussions, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) exhibits, walks and runs, visits from lawmakers and business leaders, student performances, open houses, and more at afterschool programs around the country. Thousands of local programs will showcase the skills students hone and talents they develop at their afterschool programs with events focused on academics, well-being, arts and music, civic engagement, STEM, fitness, healthy eating, bullying prevention, and more. Lights On Afterschool is the only national rally for afterschool.

Key Points: 
  • Lights On Afterschoolisthe only national rally for afterschool.
  • The authors of Everyday Superheroes: Women in Energy Careers are donating books to afterschool programs for Lights On Afterschool.
  • The Afterschool Alliance organizes Lights On Afterschool to underscore the need to invest in afterschool programs.
  • Unmet demand for afterschool programs is significantly higher among Latino and Black children (at 60% and 54% respectively) than among children overall (49%).

DDOT Program Manager Diyar Bozkurt Joins McKissack & McKissack as V.P. of Infrastructure

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
District Department of Transportation, Mega, Time, Interstate Highway System, DC, Disadvantaged business enterprise, MWBE, Growth, Electricity, Public sector, Diyar Al Muharraq, Rail transport by country, McKissack, Architecture, Champaign County, Illinois, Contract, DDOT, PMP, Program, Workforce, Investment, McKissack & McKissack, Engineering, University, Engineering News-Record, CEO, CCM, Transport, Water, Safety, Project Management Professional, Istanbul Technical University, Black, DC Streetcar, CBTC, Lead, Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, Construction, Management, D.C

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- McKissack & McKissack, one of the nation's leading Black- and woman-owned architecture, engineering and construction companies, announced today Diyar Bozkurt, Ph.D., will head its national infrastructure practice. He comes to McKissack from the District Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C., where he led some of the city's most significant infrastructure projects. His more than 20 years of civil engineering experience make him a strategic addition to McKissack's leadership team at a time when at least $19 billion from President Biden's historic $1.2 trillion infrastructure act is earmarked for the Washington metro area.

Key Points: 
  • He comes to McKissack from the District Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C., where he led some of the city's most significant infrastructure projects.
  • Among his other critical assignments were program manager for the DC Streetcar , including construction of its Car Barn Training Center (CBTC) facility and deputy program manager for the DC Power Line Undergrounding (DC PLUG) program.
  • "As the nation turns its attention to improving infrastructure, we plan to expand our work with transportation departments, including DDOT," said Deryl McKissack, president and CEO of McKissack.
  • McKissack strives to work with clients to envision and deliver building and infrastructure projects that enrich people's lives and empower communities to flourish.