Transportation Affirmatives: Scott Lends Wisdom to Groundbreaking Book on Women in Transportation
She tells it like it was…and it is. Dr. Beverly Scott, CEO of Beverly Scott Associates, joined several female transportation luminaries by contributing to Boots on the Ground, Flats in the Boardroom: Transportation Women Tell Their Stories. And she had a great deal to contribute. Current National Infrastructure Advisory Council vice-chair, past APTA chair, former GM/CEO at four transit agencies, first female and former NYCTA vice president heading NYC bus service in the five boroughs and Staten Island rail, Scott has also lead several major transit systems in her career. Overcoming prejudice, injustice, and a host of great challenges, Scott handled myriad issues—both popular and not—with great aplomb and creativity. And she tells all in Boots on the Ground, Flats in the Boardroom. Read it to discover Scott’s indelible contribution.