Past Award Winners
WTS-Boston Chapter Award Recipients
2023
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Woman of the Year Award: Betsy Taylor, MassDOT Board of Directors
Claire Barrett Member of the Year Award: Jackie Carver, HDR
Employer of the Year Award: Weston & Sampson
Honorable Ray LaHood Award: Sam Sleiman, Suffolk
Innovative Transportation Solutions Award: MBTA Green Line Extension (GLX) Program, Alicia Gomes, MBTA
Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award: Lidy Chan, MassDOT
2022
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Woman of the Year Award: Katie Choe, MBTA
Claire Barrett Member of the Year Award: Erica Blonde, HNTB
Employer of the Year Award: HNTB
Honorable Ray LaHood Award: Jonathan Gulliver, MassDOT Highway Administrator
Innovative Transportation Solutions Award: MBTA Bus Facility Modernization, Alexandra Markowicz
Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award: Shilpa Sen
2021
Woman of the Year Award: Astrid Glynn, MassDOT
Claire Barrett Member of the Year Award: Kate Maker, Michael Baker International
Employer of the Year Award: CDW Consultants
Honorable Ray LaHood Award: Michael Carragher, VHB
Innovative Transportation Solutions Award: South Coast Rail, Jennifer Tabakin, MBTA
Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award: Taskin Sehitoglu, HNTB
2020
Woman of the Year Award: Monica Tibbitts-Nutt, 128 Business Council
Claire Barrett Member of the Year Award: Kristen Whitman, Jacobs
Employer of the Year Award: BSC Group
Honorable Ray LaHood Award: Mark Pelletier, STV Incorporated
Innovative Transportation Solutions Award: MBTA Fenway Portal Flood Protection, Marian Barth, STV Incorporated
2019
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Woman of the Year Award: Patricia Leavenworth
Claire Barrett Member of the Year Award: Lori Chicoyne
Employer of the Year Award: Jacobs
Honorable Ray LaHood Award: Bob Rizzo
Innovative Transportation Solutions Award: Boston BRT
Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award: Laura Brelsford
2018
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Woman of the Year Award: Stephanie Pollack
Claire Barrett Member of the Year Award: Laurie Carlson
Employer of the Year Award: Massport
Innovative Transportation Solutions Award: I-90 Toll Plaza Demolition at I-93 Interchange, Kelly McGonagle
Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award: Monica Tibbitts-Nutt
2017
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Woman of the Year Award: Abbie Goodman
Claire Barrett Member of the Year Award: Ali Love
Employer of the Year Award: Kennedy/Jenks Consultants
Honorable Ray LaHood Award: Thomas J. Tinlin
Innovative Transportation Solutions Award: MBTA, Ellen DeNooyer
Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award: USDOT/Volpe National Transportation System Center
2016
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Woman of the Year Award: Mary Jane O'Meara
Claire Barrett Member of the Year Award: Sarah Deshaine
Employer of the Year Award: Howard Stein Hudson
Honorable Ray LaHood Award: Frederick Salvucci
Innovative Transportation Solutions Award: DCR's LED Outdoor Light Conversion Project, Yvonne Graves Jones
Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award: Massachusetts Senator Karen E. Spilka, Chair of the Ways and Means Committee
2015
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Woman of the Year Award: Mary Janice Bergeron
Claire Barrett Member of the Year Award: Lisa Schletzbaum
Employer of the Year Award: MassDOT/MBTA
Innovative Transportation Solutions Award: Second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2), FHWA Team
Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award: Celia Blue
2014
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Woman of the Year Award: Beverly Scott
Claire Barrett Member of the Year Award: Loretta Girard Doughty
Employer of the Year Award: Fay, Spofford & Thorndike
Innovative Transportation Solutions Award: Nantucket Memorial Airport, 1st in nation "Carbon Neutral" Airport Project
2013
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Woman of the Year Award: Liz Levin
Claire Barrett Member of the Year Award: Genevive Cahill
Employer of the Year Award: STV Incorporated
Innovative Transportation Solutions Award: Zipcar, Robin Chase
Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award: Donna Denio
2012
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Woman of the Year Award: Margaret O'Meara*
Claire Barrett Member of the Year Award: Carrie L. Rocha
Employer of the Year Award: Cambridge Systematics
Innovative Transportation Solutions Award: MassDOT I-93 Fast 14 Project
Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award: Jacquelyn I. Wilkins
2011
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Woman of the Year Award: Jane Weinzapfel
Claire Barrett Member of the Year Award: Rebecca Williamson
Employer of the Year Award: USDOT Volpe Center*
Innovative Transportation Solutions Award: Phillipston Heavy Lift Bridge Project
Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award: Lyris Bauduy-Liautaud
2010
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Woman of the Year Award: Karen Arpino
Claire Barrett Member of the Year Award: Susie Siden Bailey
Employer of the Year Award: Tetra Tech
Innovative Transportation Solutions Award: MassDOT Developers Project
2009
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Woman of the Year Award: Luisa Paiewonsky*
Claire Barrett Member of the Year Award: Crystale Dion
Employer of the Year Award: MassHighway
Innovative Transportation Solutions Award: Walk Boston
Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award: COMTO Boston Chapter
2008
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Woman of the Year Award: Lisa Brothers
Claire Barrett Member of the Year Award: Iris Ortiz
Employer of the Year Award: MA Executive Office of Transportation
Innovative Transportation Solutions Award: Alison Sander*
Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award: Robert H. Prince, Jr.*
2006
Woman of the Year Award: Barbara Boylan
Claire Barrett Member of the Year Award: Kathy Campbell
Employer of the Year Award: JNEI*
Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award: Jeanne Morrison*
2005
Woman of the Year Award: Anna Barry
Claire Barrett Member of the Year Award: Dori Giles Raposa*
Employer of the Year Award: DMJM Harris
2004
Woman of the Year Award: Mary Peters*
Claire Barrett Member of the Year Award: Janice Martin
Employer of the Year Award: Haley and Aldrich
Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award: Center for Gender Equity
2003
Woman of the Year Award: Kathy Stein*
Claire Barrett Member of the Year Award: Sheryl Campbell
Employer of the Year Award: HNTB
Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award: Stella Hourd-Benamaisia
2002
Woman of the Year Award: Jean McCluskey
Claire Barrett Member of the Year Award: Esther Johnson
Employer of the Year Award: Edwards and Kelcey
Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award: Mary Fernandes
2001
Woman of the Year Award: Beverly Scott
Claire Barrett Member of the Year Award: Audrey Stuart
Employer of the Year Award: City of Cambridge*
Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award: Minosca Alcantera
2000
Woman of the Year Award: Christine Keville
Claire Barrett Member of the Year Award: Lorraine Pacocha
Employer of the Year Award: Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award: Nancy Hopkins, MIT
1999
Woman of the Year Award: Ann Hershfang*
Claire Barrett Member of the Year Award: Margaret O'Meara*
Employer of the Year Award: MBTA
1998
Woman of the Year Award: Jane Garvey*
Claire Barrett Member of the Year Award: Barbara Patzner
Employer of the Year Award: HDR Engineering
1997
Woman of the Year Award: Judith Nitsch
Member of the Year Award: Claire Barrett*
Employer of the Year Award: Frederic R. Harris, Inc.*
1996
Woman of the Year Award: Therese Murray
Member of the Year Award: Joan Lastovia*
Employer of the Year Award: Howard/Stein-Hudson
1995
Woman of the Year Award: Laurinda Bedingfield*
Member of the Year Award: Liz Levin*
Employer of the Year Award: Mass Pike*
1994
Woman of the Year Award: Kija Kim
Member of the Year Award: Mary Jane O'Meara*
Employer of the Year Award: Rizzo Associates*
1993
Woman of the Year Award: Anne Aylward*
Member of the Year Award: Colleen Tuck*
Employer of the Year Award: Leers, Weinzapfel
1992
Member of the Year Award: Loretta Cedrone*
Employer of the Year Award: Massport*
1997
Member of the Year Award: Jane Weinzapfel
*Denotes Inter/National Winner