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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