CONNECTING THE DOTs Editor-in-Chief: Darren Cantrill Managing Editor: Rae Nguyen Column Writers: Melanie Martin Jai Cunningham
Contributors: Darren Cantrill Jai Cunningham Highway Safety Office Andrew Hirano Brian Kamimoto Daniel Williams Craig Bisgard Rodney Gerard
Table of Contents
Honoring a Hero - Officer Henry Koa ............................ 1 Office of Civil Rights Welcome Eugenia Kim ....... 2 Administration .................... 3
Copy Editor: Daniel Garcia
Airports ................................ 4
Office of Civil Rights Welcomes Eugenia Kim By: Daniel Williams Office of Civil Rights hires Eugenia Kim who joins the DOT ‘ohana as a Civil Rights Specialist III – DBE Certifier/Certification Specialist. Developing, monitoring and evaluating civil rights programs, the Civil Rights Specialist ensures the compliance of civil rights laws, rules and regulations while frequently dealing with sometimes controversial and complex matters.
Highways ............................. 6 Arrivals ............................... 10 Departures ......................... 11
Rights programs and transportation. In this new year, what are you looking forward to? Getting to know my OCR team better and working with them to have a successful 2022.
What aspect(s) of your new job at OCR are you most interested in? I am excited to work with and help minority owned and small businesses succeed. So far, what is the most interesting part of your new job at OCR? OCR is a great and supportive team. What experience(s) from your background has helped you adjust to your new position? I have a diverse background in various Civil PAGE 2
