Committee Chairs
The WTS Puget Sound Chapter includes numerous committees that advance our mission.
Committee members for the 2023 – 2024 term are listed below, with chairs and advisors identified in bold.
Awards Committee
Jennifer Rash, PRR
Amy Danberg, WSP
Jody Robinson, Jacobs
Communications Committee
Angie Chan, HNTB Corporation
Erin Hogan, Puget Sound Regional Council
James Malloy Harmon, HNTB Corporation
Allie Breyer, EnviroIssues
Maria Buchanan, PRR
Megan Cohill, Emprise Concepts
Corporate Membership & Partnerships
Stefanie Herzstein, TranspoGroup
Lisa Evans Reid, HNTB Corporation
Christine Scharrer, Scharrer Architecture and Design
Claire McConnell, Arup
Phoebe Hyun, HNTB Corporation
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
Becky Blankenship, Hill International (Advisor)
Mariel Kirschen, HNTB Corporation
Robyn Austin, King County Metro
Ambika Coletti, ICF
Shivang Gupta, TY Lin
Rasha Jasim, AECOM
Charlotte Mondress, HDR Inc.
Gala Committee
Tracy Wiyrick, Hill International
Elizabeth Guevara, Jacobs
Masha Podolsky, King County Metro
Megan McIntyre, WSP
Gwen McCullough, Sound Transit
Carly Macias, King County Metro
Noelle Brooks, Hill International
Belén Herrera, SDOT
Glass Ceiling Committee
Kathryn Murdock, Maul Foster and Alongi
Sydney Weisman, Fehr & Peers
Leslie Schwab, HNTB Corporation
Feng Li, GeoEngineers
Happy Hour Committee
Megan Muckenhirn
Laura Wolfe, Port of Seattle
Mikayla Hatch, Ciani & Hatch Engineering
Membership Committee
Hannah Nelson, Kimley-Horn
Kirsten Hooper, GeoEngineers
Jessica Randolph, Shannon & Wilson
Allison Larsen, Kimley-Horn
Mentoring Committee
Lori Frederick, Sound Transit
Candida Lorenzana, SDOT
Tom Schnetzer, HNTB Corporation (Advisor)
Marisa Root, HDR (Advisor)
Kris Overleese, KBA
Glenn Schwantes, TY Lin
Joanna Valencia, SDOT
Kiran Kaur, HNTB Corporation
Professional Development Committee
Sayuri Koyamatsu, WSDOT
Molly Tracy, Keolis
Rebecca Frankhouser, King County Metro Transit
Programs Committee
MarySue Abel, HDR
Hadly Seidman, Kimley-Horn
Ellen Tiedemann, Crawford and Associates
Sarah Kennan, DKS Associates
Qingyang Xie, WSP
Menzer Pehlivan, MPERA
Lauryn Douglas, Sound Transit
Reading Group Committee
Cathy Jimenez, King County Metro
Kimberly Hakola, HNTB Corporation (Advisor)
Grace Paananen, Shannon & Wilson
Scholarships Committee
Carlisle Turner, Kimley-Horn
Stephanie Prine, Pierce Transit
Brooksie Barton, Jacobs
Student Liaison (Colleges/Universities)
Roslyn Hower, Stepherson & Associates
Brynn Handlon, HNTB Corporation
Melissa Amrhein, University of Washington — Transportation Workforce Development Institute
Joey Zhou, KPFF
Transportation YOU Committee
Lucia Rodriguez, Jacobs (Co-Chair for Franklin)
Jaci Hayden, DOWL (Co-Chair for Cristo Rey & Field Trip)
Emily Perchlik, HNTB Corporation (Co-Chair for Stadium)
Annie Johnson, WSDOT
Michele DeChabert, King County
Natalie Westberg, King County Metro
Kelly Dunn, Alta Planning and Design
Iman Rejai, AECOM