Awards
2025 Awards Recipients
Award winners are being announced each week, so check back to see all of the winners throughout April and May!
WTS-Boston is proud to announce to following 2025 award winners:
Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award
Amy Getchell and Liz Williams, MassDOT
Amy Getchell is the Manager of Construction Traffic Management within the MassDOT Highway Division’s Traffic and Safety Section. She has widespread experience managing high profile projects that require extensive project and traffic management coordination as well as a more engaging and robust public outreach process than typical DOT projects. Amy also works on regional traffic coordination and travel demand modeling, as well as many non-traditional highway projects. Amy holds a Civil Engineering degree from Northeastern University and began her career in the private sector before joining MassDOT in 2009.
Liz Williams is the Director of Equity and Climate Policy in MassDOT’s Office of Transportation Planning. She has over 15 years of experience as a social scientist and policy coordinator. Before coming to MassDOT in 2018, she held positions with the MBTA, the UMass Donahue Institute, the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy, and the American Institutes for Research. Liz is a sociologist with a Bachelor’s degree from Clark University, a Master’s degree from George Washington University, and a PhD from Northeastern University.
Honorable Ray LaHood Award
Thomas DiPaolo has worked for MassDOT (formerly MassHighway) for 39 years. Starting as a design engineer in one of the department’s district offices, he relocated to Boston in 1992, where he rose through the ranks to become the Assistant Chief Engineer for MassHighway in 1998. Throughout his 27-year tenure in this role, Tom has continuously chaired the Architects and Engineers Review Board, collaborated with the local chapter of the American Council of Engineering Companies on project design and contracting issues, and contributed to the development of numerous policies and initiatives, particularly in design standards, design requirements, and design contracts. Tom holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Lafayette College.
Innovative Transportation Solutions Award
Employer of the Year Award
Claire Barrett Member of the Year Award