LaSheita Sayer
Women Who Charge, Executive Director
Denver, Colorado, United States
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LaSheita Sayer - Founder, Executive Director, Women Who Charge
Recognizing the need for an inclusive space for women and a focus on workforce development within the electric transportation industry, LaSheita Sayer founded Women Who Charge. As its Executive Director, she leverages her extensive EV sector experience to promote and increase the presence of women in leadership roles, actively contributing to the training and growth of the future EV workforce.
LaSheita is a passionate advocate for EV expansion and greenhouse gas reduction. Her commitment to sustainability and talent development is evident through her active involvement in various organizations. She is a valuable member of the Denver Electric Vehicle Council and serves on the transportation subcommittee of the Denver Sustainability Advisory Committee, contributing to sustainable transportation solutions and the skilled workforce needed to implement them.
Beyond Denver, LaSheita has been an active member of the Colorado Electric Vehicle Coalition since 2020. Her work on the Equity, Policy, and EV Battery Recycling committees for the Colorado Energy Office showcases her dedication to creating a more equitable, sustainable, and environmentally-friendly future for all, underpinned by a well-trained and diverse workforce. LaSheita is a trailblazer, inspiring women to embrace their potential in electric mobility and fostering the next generation of industry leaders.
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Charging the Next Generation: Scalable High School EV Career Immersion from Pilot to Expansion
As the transition to electric transportation accelerates, the workforce gap—and the diversity within it—presents a critical challenge. This session explores the evolution of the "EV Academy" model, an intensive initiative designed by the non-profit organization Women Who Charge (WWC) to intercept students at the high school level and pivot them toward the clean energy economy.
Following a successful 2024-2025 pilot program with Denver Public Schools (DPS), WWC has returned with an evolved, high-impact framework. This proposal details the strategic shift from a pilot phase to a scalable regional model, specifically highlighting the launch of the "EV Academy - Aurora Spring Break Edition." Orchestrating this level of deep industry integration costs approximately $20,000 per academy, ensuring a premium, high-fidelity experience that moves beyond passive career awareness into high-stakes technical immersion.
The focus of this session is to demonstrate how non-profits can bridge the gap between under-served juniors and seniors and the clean transportation industry. We showcase a diverse career spectrum, exposing students to everything from Harley-Davidson electric motorcycles to the high-voltage maintenance yards for light rail trains (RTD) and the EV charging stations managed by the City of Denver. We will detail a week-long, project-based curriculum that combines technical fundamentals with the "Charging Plaza Design Challenge," where students solve real-world land-use problems and present to professional juries.
Recommendation: To achieve true equity in workforce development, stakeholders must move beyond one-day "career fairs" and invest in multi-day, immersive experiences that provide comprehensive wraparound support. We recommend a "neutral convener" model where a non-profit coordinates the complex logistics between school districts and industry partners, ensuring that curriculum remains high-tech while remaining accessible to first-generation students.
Participants will learn how we remove participation barriers through coordinated logistics, including transportation, nutrition, Spanish-language translation, and on-site chaperoning. This session serves as a case study to show it can be done, providing a practical example of how organizations can successfully engage 20+ industry partners to inspire a diverse, technically proficient pipeline before students graduate.
Mobiity Exchange
Session Summary: The Mobility Exchange
Session Title: Optimizing Transportation with Autonomous Freight
Moderator: LaSheita Sayer, Founder & Executive Director, Women Who Charge
Panelists:
Baptiste Le Poittevin, Commercial Director, Einride
Joseph Holmes, Director of Sales, TractEasy
Overview of the Event
Held at the historic Forney Museum of Transportation during the 2nd Annual Colorado Climate Week, The Mobility Exchange served as a technical circuit bridging transportation history with the future of zero-emission autonomy. The event gathered industry leaders, policy makers, and investors to move beyond theoretical "green" goals and focus on the real-world deployment of hardware and software that is actively decarbonizing our infrastructure.
AIST Women in Steel Conference
LaSheita Sayer is a featured speaker and facilitator for the AIST Women in Steel Conference. She led workshops on inclusive pathways and workforce challenges for underrepresented groups, aiming to create actionable plans for building diverse, supportive work environments in the industrial sector.
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