P.O. Box 2220

Cottonwood

86326-2220

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Ms. Michia Casebier is President of M.G. Tech-Writing, LLC (MGT), a multimodal transportation planning, grant and technical writing sole proprietorship, that has funded nearly $20 million dollars in grants.  Steadfastly committed to livable community development and design, Michia has extensive experience developing/facilitating rural and tribal transit program trainings and completing safety and built-environment site visit assessments for bicycle/pedestrian access, Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plans, Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Route/Travel Plans, and Tribal Transportation Safety Plans.  Casebier has worked as a National Rural Transit Assistance Program (NRTAP) trainer since 2019, and completed the “Engaging with Tribes”  webpages found on the NRTAP’s website as a subcontractor to the KFH Group, Inc.  In addition to developing/facilitating 12 rural and Tribal Transit trainings in 10 states, Casebier facilitated more than 50 SRTS trainings, grant writing workshops, and community meetings in 28 Arizona and 6 Alaska communities, and has expertise in the comprehensive development of effective and engaging workshop activities, curricula, and training materials.

TRAINING TOPICS: Tribal Transit Planning, How to Write/Update Your Tribal Transit Plan, Case Studies in Tribal Transit Success: Approaches & Techniques, Enhancing Tribal Self- Determination and Economic Development through Transit, Effective Tribal Transit Leadership and Maintaining Strong Tribal Council Relationships, Tribal Transit Program Development With or Without FTA Funding, Tribal Transit Funding: Tips for Competitive FTA Tribal Transit Grant Writing, Steps to Engaging with Tribes, How to Work More Effectively with Tribal Partners, Building Tribal Bus Stops: Accessibility When Roadways Remain Unimproved, and a Capital Development/Construction Project Management workshop with the following modules: project initiation and scoping, project funding, capital improvement program planning, construction project management, capital project focus group discussion, and hands-on small group exercise.

TRAINING REGION: Casebier will train anywhere upon request, and provides virtual training.