Why TransCom Partners?

Achieve Real, Measurable Improvements

Interaction with regulatory agencies, the public, and other interested parties has become a major component of a successful transportation project. To achieve that success, you need specialized support that will result in real, measurable improvements in your organization’s stakeholder relationships and project outcomes.

With TransCom Partners by your side, you can feel confident that you will have a full communications and public involvement support team that knows how to communicate, understand, and address disparate concerns of varying stakeholder communities.

Save Time, Effort and Money

Rather than pay expensive salaries and benefits to a team of full-time in-house staffers, who may be publicly perceived as biased, you save time, effort and money by letting our team of experts help you choose the solutions that are right for your needs and gain you the most value.

We offer a cadre of public involvement professionals with technical specialties covering transportation and transit; economic and community development; database management and survey research; and media and public relations.

This team of professionals is supported by expert writers, graphic artists, and web designers that translate technical information into the user-friendly educational presentations, booklets, brochures, and newsletters needed to support successful public involvement programs.

Gain Exceptional Value, Service, and Responsiveness

With our complete concentration on public involvement communications, we know how to provide you with exceptional value, service, and responsiveness. We start with open and clear communication about goals, timelines, performance, and expectations. To that we add professionalism, cheerfulness, ingenuity, and the ability to meet deadlines and budgets.

And, we integrate our services as a seamless extension of your organization, enabling you to do the things you don’t have time, money, expertise, or desire to take on – but that are critical to meeting your needs for effective communications and public involvement programs.

Every Project Is A Success

TransCom’s three principals, Janice Roper-Graham, Hollis Minor and Cathy Gillen ensure that every project is a success.

	Janice Roper-Graham, PMP, ABC Ms. Roper-Graham, Managing Partner of Outreach Process Partners LLC of Arnold, MD, is a certified Project Management Professional with over 20 years of experience managing outreach/public relations projects in the transportation/engineering disciplines. She is an award-winning writer and Accredited Business Communicator (IABC) with a track record of preparing successful integrated outreach strategies to that ensure organizations communicate effectively with their stakeholders and partners. A member of the Transportation Research Board, she specializes in translating complex engineering, environmental, and technical topics into easily understood language to educate the public and bring positive recognition to her clients. Prior to starting her firm, Ms. Roper-Graham served as Vice President with GSIPT where she worked closely with Ogilvy PR for FEMA during Hurricane Katrina. She also served as Director of Communications for the engineering firms of Michael Baker Jr. and Greenhorne & O’Mara, Inc. http://OutreachProcessPartners.com

	Hollis G. Minor Ms. Minor, owner of the Minor Group, Inc. of Annapolis, MD, has assisted a diverse range of businesses in developing, positioning and advancing their interests. She has more than 25 years of experience in creating and implementing public affairs strategies and communications campaigns within stringent deadlines. Hollis also expertly shepherds the creation and production of the support materials for these initiatives, such as exhibits, presentations, educational materials, brochures, advertisements, websites, and other associated materials. Her considerable communications and facilitation abilities, combined with her extensive design capabilities and presentation skills, provide an invaluable advantage in evaluating and accomplishing her clients’ goals. She has worked on projects for a wide variety of organizations, from government entities and nonprofits, to private corporations and associations. http://www.TheMinorGroup.com

	Cathy Gillen Ms. Gillen, Vice President of P.T.G. Enterprises of Baltimore, MD, is a well-known expert in highway safety public affairs and communications, with more than 15 years of client service work representing national and regional clients. She offers clients experience in transportation public affairs and policy, media relations, event planning, lobbying and writing. Cathy has a proven record of executing highly successful local and national media campaigns for government agencies and highway safety non-profit organizations. She has worked with such organizations as the: Federal Highway Administration, Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Ford Motor Company, National Automobile Dealer’s Association, Maryland State Highway Administration, Maryland Mass Transit Administration, Governors Highway Safety Association, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. www.CathyGillen.com