A ‘hard-headed woman’ committed to inclusion
'I’m pretty certain it was that Memphis grit and grind that I wasn’t always so comfortable with that helped me earn a license as a locomotive conductor at nearly 40 years old.'
Roquita Coleman-Williams
Roquita Coleman-Williams is a member of the Memphis Area Transit Authority Board of Commissioners and former president of the Memphis World Trade Club. She became a certified train conductor in her role as a solutions manager for Canadian National Railway.
There are 7 articles by Roquita Coleman-Williams :
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March 2019
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Guest Columnists
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April 2019
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Guest Columnists Diversity isn’t an item on a bucket list
'My insight on diversity had come from experience as the diverse candidate or double minority. My experience had come as a benefactor of diverse hiring initiatives that opened doors that would have otherwise been closed to someone like me.'
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May 2019
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Guest Columnists Choosing your fights in a male-dominated industry
'The truth for me is I love struggling through long work hours. I love making tough decisions about which one of multiple priorities to focus on today. I love pushing the limits of my body and mind.'
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July 2019
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Guest Columnists The C-suite isn’t the only place to find leaders
The irony is this: The very process of trying to prove your value is devaluing. Yearning for more responsibility, more respect for your skills and talents, or even additional compensation can lead to burnout.
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August 2019
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Guest Columnists Walking in Memphis with an eye for its ‘considerable charm’
If you were asked for a thoughtful vision statement that could become the guiding light for our entire city, what would it be?
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September 2019
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Guest Columnists Women shaming women: It sets everyone back
In healing ourselves of outdated judgments, we overthrow the history that once made it natural to discredit and disrespect us: mothers, daughters, sisters, co-workers and entrepreneurs.
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May 2020
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GUEST COLUMN
Guest ColumnistsShelby Farms and the quarantine work week
I planned five hours of my work week at Shelby Farms, waking up bright and early, packing up lunch, protective gear, my 7-year-old and heading from my Downtown home to the park. Before long I ordered a hammock from Amazon and found us a spot near Beaver Lake.
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