2013 wts annual conference

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2013 WTS ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Conference Sponsors
Strategic Partner
CH2M HILL
General Session ($25,000)
Philadelphia International Airport
US Airways
Awards Banquet ($20,000)
HNTB
Welcome Reception ($15,000)
CH2M HILL
Mobile Conference App ($15,000)
Parsons Brinckerhoff
VIP Reception ($10,000)
CDM Smith
Blue Ribbon Reception ($10,000)
Jacobs
General Sessions ($10,000)
HDR Engineering, Inc.
Keolis Transit America
Constitution ($10,000)
Gilmore & Associates
JMT
Urban Engineers
Liberty Bell ($7,500)
The Northeast MAGLEV
Samsung C&T, E&C Americas
Product Sponsor ($7,500)
URS
Veolia Transportation
Betsy Ross ($5,000)
AD Marble & Company
Amtrak ®
The Burns Group
Gannett Fleming, Inc.
General Highway Products, Inc.
Gilbane Building Company
Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.
Hill International
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
LTK Engineering Services
WTS Annual Conference
May 15 - 17, 2013
Michael Baker Jr., Inc. (Baker)
Milligan & Company, LLC
Pennoni Associates
Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP (RK&K)
Schnabel Engineering
Stokes Creative Group, Inc.
STV
TranSystems
T.Y. Lin International
Ben Franklin ($3,500)
AP Construction
Brandywine Realty Trust
Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company
Daroff Design
David Evans and Associates
Dewberry
Drexel University: College of Engineering
Envision Consultants, LTD.
Lotus Environmental Consulting, LLC
Philadelphia Parking Authority
Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Inc.
The Sheward Partnership, LLC
Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young LLP
Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP
PHILADELPHIA
Liberty in Transportation for All
City of Sisterly Love – MWDBE ONLY ($1,000)
CH Planning, Ltd.
Drive Engineering Group
Geo-Explorers, Inc.
JBC Associates, Inc.
KMJ Consulting, Inc.
KS Engineers, P.C.
McKissack & McKissack
NTM Engineering, Inc.
Portfolio Associates
Promatech, Inc.
Sci-Tek Consultants, Inc.
Stormwater Maintenance & Consulting
In Kind
SEPTA
Executive Women’s Roundtable
AECOM
STRATEGIC PARTNER
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See you next year in
Shaping the Future
She’s building her world—one that we hope will offer
PORTLAND, OREGON
a good quality of life for her and children worldwide.
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At Parsons Brinckerhoff we partner with our clients
to deliver infrastructure projects
that contribute to a sustainable future
for our children—and their children.
Parsons Brinckerhoff is proud
to be a sponsor of the WTS
Annual Conference 2013.
For career opportunities or more information, please visit
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Shaping the Future
Welcome
PORTLAND, OREGON
WTS Philadelphia is pleased to welcome you to the City of Sisterly Love!
The 2013 conference theme, “Liberty in Transportation for All,” is very appropriate as we gather in the birthplace
of the United States. The Liberty Bell, a powerful symbol of our independence, artfully represents the multimodal
transportation network in the Philadelphia area that provides freedom to travel throughout and beyond our city.
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From high-profile panel discussions to top-notch professional development programs and networking events with
a Philly flavor, this year’s conference is sure to be outstanding.
New this year is the conference mobile app! Follow the conference schedule on your phones and other portable
electronic devices, sign up for program alerts, and connect with other attendees. To access the app, scan the
QR code on the back of this program or go to eventmobi.com/WTSconference.
Conference activities kick off in full bloom with the Welcome Reception at the National Constitution Center.
Come ready to mingle in a unique setting, complete with 42 life-size bronze statues of America’s founding fathers.
Historic characters will be in attendance to transport us back to colonial times. Thursday night’s Taste of Philly
Fundraiser benefits the WTS Foundation and offers a special opportunity to enjoy local food and music. If you
have never seen the Mummers strut, you are in for a treat with a performance by The Woodland String Band.
We will hear from many women at the forefront of change. WTS is excited to have writer and activist Gloria
Steinem as our conference keynote speaker. Ms. Steinem has been involved in feminist and other social justice
movements for over 40 years. In addition, the conference opening session will feature some of the most successful
women leaders in aviation today who are managing some of the largest airport systems in the United States.
Finally, Dr. Mae Jemison, who served six years as a NASA astronaut and was the first woman of color in the world
to go into space, will conclude our event.
The conference program offers something for everyone, with a choice of sessions in three tracks: professional
development, transportation innovation, or finance and funding. The technical tours showcase the extensive
transportation systems and infrastructure that serve our region.
Be sure to experience the charm and character of Philadelphia. The conference is being held in the historic
district of the city where you can enjoy iconic places such as Independence Hall, Franklin Court, and the Betsy
Ross House, or explore Penn’s Landing, the waterfront area of the city along the Delaware River. Take in a Phillies
game or bike along one of the river trails. And whether you are an art lover or an avid runner, experience the
thrill of victory with a visit to the “Rocky” steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
I extend sincere thanks to Honorary Chair Rina Cutler, conference committee co-chairs Karen Gelman and Noreen
Nolan, and all of the committee chairs and volunteers who worked with great enthusiasm and dedication to
bring you the best conference ever. WTS is grateful to the conference sponsors for their generous support of this
excellent organization and our mission to advance the careers of women in the transportation industry.
I hope the conference is a great success for you, and that you enjoy your stay in Philadelphia, where history
comes to life and “We the People” are working together to provide liberty in transportation for all.
Annemarie Byrnes
Conference Chair
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Conference Committee Chairs
Conference Chair
Annemarie Byrnes
Registration/Hospitality
Linell Homentosky
AECOM
HonoraryThe
Conference
Chair we love
only thing
Rina Cutler, Deputy Mayor of Transportation & Utilities
more than flying?
City of Philadelphia
Donna Powell
Philadelphia Regional Port Authority
Conference Committee Co-chairs
Karen Gelman
Amtrak
Noreen Nolan
AECOM
Carol C. Martsolf
Urban Engineers
Noreen Nolan
AECOM
Denise Goren
Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
Technical Tours
Tummona Fisher
Lee Wolfe
URS
Theme
Robin Gibson
Keesha Lane
Project Poster Exhibition
Karen Samulenas
Bergmann Associates
communities.
USTransportation
Airways employees
YOU work hard to improve the
Nicole Johnson
quality
of life in their individual
Volunteer Coordination
Pamela Conti
Sponsorship
Karen Jehanian
Breakout Technical Sessions
Jennifer Duval
Jacobs
Carrie Streahle
Supporting
our
Promatech, Inc.
CREATE.
ENHANCE.
SUSTAIN.
communities. So even
Silent Auction
Jenna Oskowitz
HNTB
Carol Rose
STV
Blue Ribbon Committee
Samantha Safara
Envision Consultants, Ltd.
Megan Syrnick
Hill International
Welcome Reception
Jihane Fazio
AECOM
Local Event
Patti Gibson
Arora Engineers, Inc.
Book Club
Cheryl Black
Amtrak
when we’re high in the sky, we’re taking care of things on
Susan C. Phillips
Parsons
Brinckerhoff
the
ground.
Together
we can make the world better.
As a global provider of professional support
services, AECOM is a leader in all of the key
markets we serve, including transportation,
where we are ranked #1 by Engineering
News-Record.
Community Service Project
Jeri Morton
SEPTA
usairways.com
AECOM is proud to be a Trailblazer Sponsor
of the Women’s Transportation Seminar.
www.aecom.com
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Pocket Schedule
CREATE.
ENHANCE.
SUSTAIN.
May 14, 2013
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The only thing we love
more than flying?
*Separate Registration required
** Invitation only
WTS Foundation Board Meeting* - Hamilton Room
WTS Board of Directors Meeting* - Hamilton Room
May 15, 2013
8:00 AM - 6:30 PM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Registration - Hamilton
Chapter Leadership Meeting* - Ballroom B
Technical Tour 1: Tour of Philadelphia Regional Port Authority Facilities* - Lobby
Technical Tour 2: Walking Tour of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge* - Lobby
Professional Development Workshop: Intuition: The Make-It-or-Break-It Skill for
Leaders* - Cook
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Technical Tour 3: I-95 GIR Project and Project Area Artifacts Tour* - Lobby
Technical Tour 4: Walking Tour of the Tidal Schuylkill River Area of “Art in the Open”
Philadelphia* - Lobby
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Book Club* - Shippen
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Welcome Reception at the National Constitution Center
Blue Ribbon Reception**
May 16, 2013
6:30 AM - 7:15 AM
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
8:15 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Walk/Run - Historic Philadelphia - Lobby
Supporting our communities.
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Transportation Innovation: Congratulations, You’re Engaged, Digitally - BromelyClaypoole
US Airways employees work hard to improve the
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Professional Development: Illusion of Inclusion - Reynolds
quality of life in their individual communities. So even
Breakfast - Cook
Exhibits - Foyer and Frampton
Welcome General Session - Grand Ballroom
Opening General Session: Women Leaders in Aviation - Grand Ballroom
Silent Auction - Flower
Professional Development: Glass Slipper or Glass Ceiling? The Power of a Mentor
or Sponsor - Hamilton
Professional Development: Climbing the Ladder: Tools for Career Advancement
- E1&2
As
a global
provider
support
12:30
PM - 1:45
PM of professional
Lunch & General
Session - Grand Ballroom
services, AECOM is a leader
in all
of the Gloria
key Steinem
Keynote
Speaker
markets
we
serve,
including
transportation,
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Finance and Funding: An Unlikely Pair: Understanding Public-Private Partnerships
where we are ranked #1- by
E 1 Engineering
&2
News-Record.
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Transportation Innovation: Listening, Launching,
the ground. Together we can make the world better.
usairways.com
and Leaping: Technology and Entrepreneurship
Hamilton Sponsor
AECOM is proud to be a -Trailblazer
www.aecom.com
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2013 WTS ANNUAL CONFERENCE Proud to Sponsor Women in Transportation
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Finance and Funding: Your Budget and Ours,
PHiLadeLPHia
iNTeRNaTiONaL
aiRPORT
Personal and Project Finances - Bromely-Claypoole
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
WTS Advisory Board Meeting** - Cook
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Professional Development: Oh, the Places You’ll Go, Where Will Your Career Path
Lead? - E 1 & 2
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Transportation Innovation: Bet’cha Didn’t Know, Innovative Project Profiles - Hamilton
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Finance and Funding: Challenges and Opportunities for America’s Infrastructure A FULL SERVICE AGENCY WBE/DBE/SBE
Bromely-Claypoole
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
New Members and First-Time Attendees Reception** - Taste 2
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Leadership Alumnae Reunion** - Reynolds
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM
WTS Appointments Committee Meeting - Cook
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Taste of Philly Fundraiser - Courtyard
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Silent Auction Final Bidding - Flower
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Poster Session - Hamilton
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
VIP Reception** - Bromley-Claypoole
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Annual Awards Banquet - Grand Ballroom
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Silent Auction Cash Out and Pick Up - Flower
Welcomes 2013 attendees
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Public Outreach • Marketing • Video
WTs annual Conference:
LibeRTy iN TRaNsPORTaTiON fOR aLL
May 17, 2013
6:30 AM - 7:15 AM
Walk/Run - Ben Franklin Bridge/Bella Vista/Queen Village - Lobby
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
7:30 AM - 2:00 PM
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Breakfast - Cook
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
WTS Annual Business Meeting - Grand
Ballroom
the world
in innovation.
General Session: Samba’ing Through Transportation in Latin America Grand Ballroom
PPP | Design-Build | EPC
Poster Session - Flower
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Pushing the limits of technology,
Samsung C&T is leading
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Professional Development: Get Noticed and Get Promoted: Five Skills
to Make You Stand Out from the Crowd - Hamilton
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Transportation Innovation: The Future is Now: Technology That Will
Change the Way We Move - E 1 & 2
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Finance and Funding: Who Paid for That? - Bromely-Claypoole
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch & General Session: Dr. Mae Jemison - Grand Ballroom
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Technical Tour 5: Philadelphia International Airport Tour* - Lobby
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Technical Tour 6: SEPTA Tour* - Lobby
562.407.1862 | www.samsungeca.com
PHL proudly supports
advancing women in transportation.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
8:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Community Project: WTS Conference Day of Caring
** Invitation only
www.phl.org • @PHLAirport
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PHiLadeLPHia
Session Details
May 14, 2013
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
A FULL SERVICE AGENCY
WBE/DBE/SBE
iNTeRNaTiONaL
aiRPORT
WTS Foundation Board Meeting - Hamilton Room
Separate Registration Required.
Quarterly Board Meeting of Foundation Board.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
WTS Board of Directors Meeting - Hamilton Room
Quarterly Board Meeting of WTS Board of Directors.
MayLibeRTy
15, 2013
iN TRaNsPORTaTiON fOR aLL
Geotechnical Engineering
Geostructural Engineering
Dam Engineering
Tunnel Engineering
8:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Conference check in and Hospitality Desk.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Chapter Leadership Meeting - Ballroom B
Annual Meeting of Chapter Leaders.
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Technical Tour 1: Tour of Philadelphia Regional Port
Authority Facilities - Lobby
This tour covers a lot of ground. Sites include: Packer
Avenue Marine Terminal, Piers 96 and 98 Annex, Pier
84, Pier 82, Piers 78 and 80, Tioga Marine Terminal,
Produce Market Distribution Center, and the Navy
Yard.
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Technical Tour 2:
Walking Tour of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge - Lobby
The Benjamin Franklin Bridge (also known as the
Ben Franklin Bridge), originally named the Delaware
River Bridge, is a suspension bridge across the
Delaware River connecting Philadelphia, PA, and
Camden, NJ. A pre-tour presentation will be provided
by DRPA Engineer and historian Michael Howard in
the Benjamin Franklin Bridge Administration Building,
located next to the bridge on the Camden side. Tour
begins immediately after. Length of walking tour will
be determined by participants. Comfortable shoes
are recommended. The length of the walkway is
approximately 1.5 miles in each direction.
the world in innovation.
schnabel-eng.com
Roadway / Transit Planning
Transportation Design
ITS / Traffic Design
Structural Design
Water Resources Design
Construction Management
Civil / Site Design
Utility Design
Responsive People | Creative Solutions
One Team. Infinite Solutions.
At Stantec we provide planning, engineering,
and program and construction management
services for all phases of roadway, bridge,
rail, transit, and aviation projects. Our
professionals offer innovative, cost-effective,
and sustainable transportation solutions.
Stantec is proud to sponsor WTS.
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Build Better. Together.
West Chester, PA T/ 610-696-6066
King of Prussia and York, PA
www.rkk.com
Serving clients out of North American and International locations
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1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Technical Tour 4: Walking Tour of the Tidal Schuylkill River Area of “Art in the
Open” Philadelphia - Lobby
The tour will be narrated by the nationally renowned trail architect and
historian Robert Thomas of Campbell Thomas & Co, Philadelphia. The tour
will progress from the Westbank Greenway, across the Spring Garden Street
Bridge, and then back along the Tidal Schuylkill River Trail to the area around
Market-Chestnut-Walnut Streets.
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Professional Development Workshop:
Intuition: The Make-It-or-Break-It Skill for Leaders - Cook
There is no greater skill for leadership success than using intuition or, some
say, instinct. Drawing on insights from more than 30 interviews with leaders
across the public and private sectors as well as academia, this professional
development program will use an interactive approach to enhance access
to your intuition and self-awareness. You will learn to read people, hone
judgment, and refine vision through a combination of instinct and a
generous dose of expertise. This powerful combination is the key skill that
sets leaders apart, and it will become even more critical in your future
world of work. You will leave this program with a personalized workbook
and skills you can put into practice immediately.
Gene Hartzell Memorial Bridge over the Lehigh River, Bethlehem, PA
Congratulations to the Scholarship and Award Recipients
®
Speaker
Shelley Row, P.E., PTOE, MBA, Shelley Row Associates, LLC
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
“Providing Excellence in
Engineering for Over 50 Years.”
Book Club - Shippen
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
Blue Ribbon Reception – Invitation only.
Sponsored by
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Supporting Women in Transportation
Technical Tour 3: I-95 GIR Project and Project Area Artifacts Tour - Lobby
The I-95 Girard Avenue Interchange Project includes three (3) miles of I-95
from the Vine Street Expressway (I-676) to just south of the Allegheny Avenue
Interchange in Philadelphia. This project involves the widening of I-95 from
three to four lanes in each direction, thus eliminating the existing lane drops
at the Girard Avenue Interchange. The tour will visit the archeological sites,
weather permitting, and view the “Digging the City” exhibit at the Penn Treaty
Museum.
Excellence in Rail Vehicle and Systems Engineering
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Program Management
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Join your colleagues and mingle with life-sized bronze statues of the signers of
the Constitution at the landmark National Constitution Center.
Structure/Highway Engineering
Construction Management/Inspection
Transportation Planning
www.urscorp.com
Hill is Proud to Support WTS and
CongratulatesAll2013AwardWinners!
For nearly four decades, owners and developers throughout the
world have turned to Hill International to manage their transportation
construction projects and programs. Hill is proud to have helped our
clients turn their most challenging visions into realities. We have
participated in over 5,000 projects with a total construction value in
excess of $250 billion, managing all phases of the construction process
from concept through completion.
Hill is also the leading construction claims firm in the world, having
helped resolve problems on some of the most complex projects around
the world. To minimize risk and maximize results on your next project,
turn to Hill International.
• Program Management
• Project Management
• ConstructionManagement
• Project Management Oversight
• StaffAugmentation
• ProjectLaborAgreements
• Labor Compliance Management
• EstimatingandCostManagement
• ClaimsandConsultingServices
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Sponsored by
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New York • Newark • Pittsburgh • Portland • Santa Rosa, CA • Seattle • Toronto • Washington, DC
Corporate Headquarters: 100 West Butler Avenue Ambler, PA 19002
215-542-0700
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Supporting
Women in Transportation
TRANSPORTATION &
INfRASTRucTuRe
buIldINgS &
fAcIlITIeS
6:30 AM - 7:15 AM
Walkers and runners will have separate leaders, approximately 2 - 3 miles.
Sign up at the Hospitality Desk on site in the Hamilton Room.
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Breakfast - Cook
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Check in with the 2013 Corporate Partners and Annual Conference Sponsors.
cONSTRucTION
MANAgeMeNT
eNeRgy
SeRvIceS
Enduring. Driven. Visionary.
Reaching the century mark isn’t easy – you have to
be quality-driven, client-focused, and have a vision
for the future. At 100 years, STV is looking ahead. As
an employee-owned firm, our planners, architects,
engineers and construction managers have a stake in
the business, and are committed to quality performance.
We provide personal attention and timely solutions,
with an eye toward sustainability. And with more than
35 offices, we are a local firm with national resources.
8:15 AM - 9:00 AM
Annemarie Byrnes, Conference Chair
Marcia Ferranto, President and CEO
John Porcari, Deputy Secretary, US Department of Transportation
Michael
Gene Hartzell Memorial Bridge over the Lehigh River, Bethlehem,
PA A. Nutter, Mayor of Philadelphia
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Opening General
Session: Recipients
Congratulations
to the Scholarship
and Award
An employee-owned firm
Offices nationwide
Toll-free: 877-395-5459
info@stvinc.com
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When it comes to getting your project delivered
right, choose the firm that has the drive and vision
to be the best.
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Consultants & Certified Public Accountants
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Transportation Consulting
Planning Studies
Mark Gale, Chief Executive Officer, Philadelphia International Airport
Financial Management & Controls
Funding Strategies
Economic Development
Civil Rights & Diversity
Philadelphia, PA | Cherry Hill, NJ | Wilmington, DE | Baltimore, MD | Washington, DC
Leaders
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Program Management
Planning/GIS
Lea+Elliott is the leader in providing planning, design,
engineering, procurement, construction management,
and project oversight services for urban and airport
transit systems around the world.
Courtesy of MDAD
Courtesy of Perez & Perez Architects
Courtesy of City of Phoenix
Courtesy of WMATA
Celebrating 40 years of moving people
Since 1973, Lea+Elliott has earned a reputation as an
imaginative and innovative firm that introduces new
ideas and technologies to the transportation industry,
striving to implement the environmental sustainability
goals of our clients. We will maintain that reputation.
40+ Years
40+ APMs
40+ Airports
40+ Rail Transit
Women Leaders in Aviation - Grand Ballroom
Please join us for a riveting panel discussion with
women in aviation today who are currently managing some of the largest
airport systems in the U.S. These highly respected and innovative leaders will
share some of their professional backgrounds and work experiences, as well
as identifying obstacles, challenges, and opportunities on their “runway” to
success. Additionally, each of our panelist have had extensive experience in
directing large airport capital development programs and will share some
thoughts and insights on navigating the worlds of design and engineering,
project/construction management, and contract awards/administration--all
while balancing the budget and the “wow” factor.
Introduction
Project Management & Training
105 North 22nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215 496 9100
www.milligancpa.com
Services
some ofEnvironmental
the
most
successful
www.urscorp.com
Moderator
Susan Kurland, Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs,
US Department of Transportation
Speakers
Rosemarie S. Andolino, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Aviation
Susan Baer, Director, Aviation Department, Port Authority of NY and NJ
Suzanne Boda, Senior Vice President, US Airways
Debra Flint, Former Aviation Director, Oakland International Airport, and
currently Acting Executive Director, Port of Oakland, CA
Sponsored by:
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
215-542-0700
www.ltk.com
Silent Auction bidding. Support WTS Foundation.
leaelliott.com
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Empowering solution makers
to keep the public and economy moving
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Professional Development:
Glass Slipper or Glass Ceiling? The Power of a Mentor or Sponsor - Hamilton
The power of mentoring and role models is generally acknowledged as
pivotal in the career development and advancement of technical careers.
Women in engineering and technology are typically underrepresented in
the work place and female role models can be in short supply. This panel
discussion will define mentoring, discuss the importance of mentoring, how to
find or be a mentor, and more.
Moderator
Diana Mendes, AICP, Senior Vice President, Metro DC/MD District Manager,
AECOM
Our full-service transportation solutions are
specially designed to make your customers
happy. Because if they love what we do,
they’re going to love you too.
Speakers
Nuria I. Fernandez, Chief Operating Officer, NYC Metropolitan Transportation
Authority
Elaine Elbich, PE, Portfolio Manager, Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation
Denise Goren, Vice President of Public Policy, Michael Baker, Jr., Inc.
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Offices worldwide
Design | Construction |
www.jacobs.com
Every passenger experience
can go one of two ways.
Learn how we do things the right way, every
day, at 310.981.9500 or keolistransit.com.
Jennifer Duval, AICP
Member
of the Year | WTS Philadelphia
Transportation
Innovation:
Congratulations, You’re Engaged, Digitally - Bromely-Claypoole
As the kick-off session for the Transportation Innovation Track, this interactive
event is| an
opportunity to| get
a hands-on understanding of a variety of new
Planning
Design-Build
Maintenance
smart technologies and social media that are changing the way we achieve
mobility--both personally and professionally--in the planning and design of our
transportation infrastructure. Highlighting 3 - 5 separate hypotheticals, we will
participate in audience polling, trip planning, and crowd sourcing exercises
Creating
alue ...phones.
using a mix of laptops, tablets,
and V
smart
Transit America
Moderator
Baker is proud to connue its
of the Annual
Lorna Parkins, AICP, Assistantsponsorship
Vice President
& Eastern Planning Practice Leader,
WTS Naonal Conference.
At HNTB, you get more than the valuable
experience of working with some of the
top professionals in the industry. You get
to build a better world. Imagine that.
Speakers
Stephanie Brooks, Planning and Public Involvement, Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
Jessica Dimmick, Planner/Engineer, Renaissance Planning Group
Susan Sharp, President, Sharp & Company, Inc.
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
... Delivering Solutions
Explore career opportunities at
www.hntb.com/careers.
Creang value by delivering
innovave and sustainable soluons
for infrastructure and the environment.
www.mbakercorp.com
1.800.553.1153
Climbing the Ladder: Tools for Career Advancement
- Hamilton
What can you do to advance your career? This session features varying
perspectives at each career stage. Panelists will discuss the tools and
strategies they used to promote to the next level. Take away concrete steps
General Highway
Traffic Signal Systems
you can use to advance your own career.
Since 1979
Products, Inc.
Moderator
Susan Binder, Senior Associate,•Cambridge
Inc.& Systems
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Signal Controllers
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Vehicle Detection (Video / Wireless / Microwave)
Speakers
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LED Signals, School Zone, Fire House Signals
Robin Hutcheson, AICP, Transportation
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City Corporation
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UPS
Battery
Backup
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Emergency
Vehicle
Preemption
Cathleen Mahoney, Senior Engineer,
The
Authority
of NY
and NJ (Opticom)
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GTT Transit Signal Priority
The HNTB Companies
Infrastructure Solutions
www.hntb.com
P.O. Box 596, 878 Sussex Blvd., Broomall, PA 19008
Phone: 610-328-4040 ~ Fax: 610-544-3380
Email: generalhighwayproducts@comcast.net
HNTB is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/V/D.
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Susan Martinovich, Director, Highway/Bridge Market Segment, CH2M HILL
Therese McMillan, Deputy Administrator, Federal Transit Administration
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Empower minority women with tools that will help them drive their careers and
enhance their companies in a competitive environment.
Moderator
Fred Clark, CEO, Clark Resources
Speakers
Beverly G. Woods, Director of Economic Opportunity Division, Urban Affairs
Coalition
Jannet Walker, Vice President, Deputy Program Director, CH2M HILL
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch & General Session - Grand Ballroom
Keynote Speaker Gloria Steinem
The iconic leader of the women’s liberation movement in the late 1960s
and 1970s.
Member of the Year | WTS Philadelphia
Sponsored by
Offices worldwide
Design | Construction | Planning | Design-Build | Maintenance
www.jacobs.com
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Creating Value ...
sponsorship of the Annual
Speakers
Marla Lien, General Counsel, Regional Transportation District
Building the next
generation of
transportation
facilities
Karen Arpino-Shaffer
Transportation Center of Excellence
kshaffer@gilbaneco.com
617-426-9570
Barbara Reese, Principal Consultant/Industry Advisor, Parsons Brinckerhoff
Kathleen Sanchez, Public-Private Partnership Program Manager, Los Angeles
County Metropolitan
www.mbakercorp.com 1.800.553.1153
www.kimley-horn.com/transportation
www.gilbaneco.com
General Highway
Products, Inc.
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Finance and Funding:
An Unlikely Pair: Understanding Public-Private Partnerships - E 1 & 2
What are public-private partnerships? Does it work? What strings are
attached? Can control be forsaken for ultimate success? Who is really
running the show? What makes a public asset a good deal to a private
entity? Why does an owner choose to offer an asset? How is the deal
structured? We will look at several public-private partnerships in the
transportation industry from various perspectives.
Moderator
Michael Schneider, Senior Vice President, HDR/InfraConsult
Since 1979
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Traffic Signal Controllers & Systems
UPS Battery Backup Systems
GTT Emergency Vehicle Preemption (Opticom)
Transportation Innovation:
Listening, Launching, and Leaping: Technology and Entrepreneurship - E 1 & 2
Women comprise 47% of the US workforce, but only 25% of the STEM workforce.
In the tech sector, widely perceived as a bastion of geeky white males, there’s
a growing coterie of inspirational start-up queens with STEM backgrounds
who are taking ideas for state-of-the-art
technology or innovations and launching success.
Speakers
Robin Chase, Founder & CEO, Buzzcar
Phone: 610-328-4040 ~ Fax: 610-544-3380
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Together, Expanding Opportunities
for Women
A R C H I T E C T U R E | E N G I N E E R I N G | CO N S U LT I N G
www.hdrinc.com
Yassmin Gramian, PE, Vice President, HNTB
Janet Cunningham, PE, President, JBC Associates, Inc.
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Your Budget and Ours, Personal and Project Finances - Bromely-Claypoole
What can we do to understand the financial side of the transportation
industry while also gaining better control of our own personal finances? This
session will offer opportunities to do both.
No Boundaries
The American Public Transportation Association is proud
Moderator
Laura L. Toole, Vice President/Director of Business Development, Sam Schwartz
Engineering, D.P.C.
to partner with WTS International in transforming the
At HDR, diversity is what makes us strong, not only in our
project work, but in the leaders who guide us every day. We
celebrate the uniqueness of each individual, so we are honored
to be named WTS International Employer of the Year. Multiple
perspectives help us solve our clients’ most complex challenges.
One thing we share in common—we’re all employee owners.
transportation industry through the advancement of women.
Speakers
LaVon Chancy, JD, Director, Tax Services, Milligan & Company, LLC
Andrea Stone, Chief Operating Officer, Dynamic Pro
Ann Kavanaugh, CFP, Senior Financial Planner, Vanguard
Together, we are catalysts for expanding
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
HDR—Designed to inspire talented, successful women.
opportunities for women in the transportation
WTS Advisory Board Meeting - Cook
Closed meeting. Annual Meeting of members of the Advisory Board.
industry and shaping future generations
Oh, the Places You’ll Go, Where Will Your Career Path Lead? - E 1 & 2
Lessons from the top - Hear from several accomplished women in the
transportation industry. Learn about the paths that led to their current
www.apta.com
Members of APTA’s Executive Committee
position and what they learned along the way; how life circumstances,
people they met, decisions made, and opportunities encountered guided or
perhaps misguided them, and how that impacted their career.
of leaders.
Bentley is Sustaining Infrastructure
Moderator
Rina Cutler, Deputy Mayor, Transportation and Utilities, City of Philadelphia
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Offices Worldwide
Dorri Raposa, Senior Vice President and Global Client Development Director
Gilmore & Associates, Inc.
Engineering & Consulting Services since 1918
Speakers
Linda McMinimy, President, McMinimy & Associates
Marygrace Parker, Program Coordinator, Travel Information & Vehicle Probe
Project, I-95 Corridor
Helena E. Williams, President, MTA Long Island Rail Road
To find out how Bentley can help you meet today’s
challenges, visit: www.bentley.com
© 2013 Bentley Systems, Incorporated. Bentley and the “B” logo are either registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks of Bentley Systems,
Bet’cha Didn’t Know, Innovative
Project Profiles - Hamilton
Incorporated or one of its direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.
Regardless of your role today in the transportation industry, you will be
impacted tomorrow by smart new technologies that will change the way you
do business. This session illustrates a sampling of innovative projects across
all modes that are impacting operations and development of our future
transportation system.
Moderator
Karen Jehanian, PE, President & Owner, KMJ Consulting, Inc.
Speakers
Barbara Day, BrIM, Director, America’s Bentley Systems, Inc.
Andrew Gillespie, Chief Engineer, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority
Rachel Sack, SBIR, Program Director, US Department of Transportation
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Transportation •
Water Resources •
Sustainability •
Environmental Services •
Municipal Engineering Services •
Civil Engineering & Land Design •
Landscape Architecture •
Geoscience •
Construction & Geotechnical •
Land Survey •
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) •
IT Consulting CDM Smith supports the WTS mission
of Attracting, Retaining and Advancing
Dana C. Hook, PE
www.gilmore‐assoc.com WTS International Board Chair
and CDM Smith Vice President
More than 100 offices worldwide
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for Women
2013
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U R E | E N G I N E CONFERENCE
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3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
www.hdrinc.com
Challenges and Opportunities for America’s Infrastructure - BromelyClaypoole
This session will expound on today’s challenges and opportunities in
America’s transportation future. A panel of nationally renowned experts will
share their experiences and predictions for the future.
No Boundaries
Moderator
Michael Melaniphy, President & Chief Executive Officer, American Public
Transportation Association
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Amtrak
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Book Club - Shippen
Pushback: How Smart Women Ask --- and Stand Up---for What They Want.
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
New Members and First-Time Attendees Reception - Taste 2
Come meet WTS President and CEO, Marcia Ferranto, and other first-timers
and new members! Invitation only.
Offices Worldwide
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Leadership Alumnae Reunion - Reynolds
Invitation Only
of leaders.
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www.apta.com
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM
Appointments Committee Meeting - Cook
Gilmore & Associates,
Inc.
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
1835 Market Street, Suite 300
Philadelphia PA 19103
phone 215-979-7700
fax 215-405-2510
burns-group.com
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With Offices in:
Chicago, IL, Dallas, TX, Iselin, NJ,
McLean, VA, New York, NY, St. Louis, MO
Solutions that build your future!
Transportation 5:30
PM - 7:00 PM
• Water Resources To find out how Bentley can help you meet today’s
Welcome WTS Members
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Sustainability •
Environmental Services Transportation Planning Highway, Bridge & Intersection Design
ITS & Traffic Engineering Transit & Rail
Water/Wastewater Stormwater Management
Geotechnical Engineering Environmental Services
Geographic Information Systems
Peruse project posters staffed by professionals highlighting their unique
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Civil Engineering & Land Design transportation experience or research. (Topics listed on pages 22.)
•
Landscape Architecture VIP Reception - Bromley-Claypoole
Invitation only.
•
Geoscience •
Land Survey •
IT Consulting Sponsored by
www.gilmore‐assoc.com Valley Forge Office 610.650.8101
Philadelphia Office 215.557.0106
www.gannettfleming.com
Silent auction items will be on display for final bidding ending tonight! Come
support WTS Foundation.
5:30
PM - 7:00 PM
• Municipal Engineering Services 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Excellence Delivered As Promised
Enjoy real Philly Cheese Steaks and other Philly favorites, Philadelphia beers
and a performance by the famous Mummers string band. Proceeds to benefit
the WTS Foundation. Special Event.
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POLICY
Corporate Partners
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Emcee: Kate Bilo, Eyewitness News, CBS 3
The highlight of the WTS Annual Conference. Join us to congratulate and
celebrate the accomplishments of this year’s Recognition Award Winners and
Scholarship Recipients.
Sponsored by:
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Pick up your winning items!
Long-time supporters of WTS and leaders in the transportation
industry, Atkins plans, designs, and enables sustainable solutions
to our communities’ infrastructure needs. Our focus on quality
and service accounts for why over 90% of our work comes from
repeat clients.
May 17, 2013
6:30 AM - 7:15 AM
Sign up at the Hospitality Desk in the Hamilton Room.
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Book Club - Shippen
Break Your Own Rules: How to Change the Patterns of Thinking that Block
Women’s Paths to Power
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Breakfast - Cook
7:30 AM - 2:00 PM
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Exhibits - Foyer and Hampton
Check in with the 2013 WTS Corporate Partners and Conference Sponsors.
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
We serve the transportation industry in:
• Aviation
• Construction management
• Highways and bridges
• Intelligent transportation systems
• Tolls
• Transit and rail
800.477.7275
www.atkinsglobal.com/northamerica
SYMPOSIUM
FALL 2013
Washington, D.C.
is Proud to Support the
WTS Annual Networking Event!
WTS Annual Business Meeting - Grand Ballroom
WTS International Annual Meeting. Open to all members.
Vine Street Expressway
Philadelphia, PA
General Session:
Samba’ing Through Transportation in Latin America - Grand Ballroom
Your client’s office doesn’t have internet or toilet paper, your consortium
partner calls you “niña,” and you’ve just received feedback from your boss
that you need to tropicalize. Transportation planning in the developing world
is a whirlwind of surprises, thrills, and personal and professional challenges.
But “liberty in transportation” for the developing world is more than a pipe
dream, as Brittany Montgomery shows through her experiences from living
and working in Latin America for the past four years.
Local Office Locations in PA, NJ, NY with over 50 Offices Worldwide
www.tylin.com | contact: amanda.schumacher@tylin.com or 908.319.8829
Speaker
Brittany Montgomery, Urban Transportation Professional, Logit Engenharia
Consultoria
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
transportation experience or research. (Topics listed on page 22.)
Amtrak.com
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Corporate Partners
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Strategic Partner
Get Noticed and Get Promoted: Five Skills to Make You Stand Out from the
Crowd - Hamilton
Statistics show that women are still under-represented in leadership positions
and on boards. In this program you will learn five key skills to make you stand
out from the crowd. The skills are deceptively simple, yet few employ them
effectively. Learn how to become the “go to” person.
Introduction
Denise Goren, Vice President of Public Policy, Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
Trailblazer
Speaker
and
service
accounts
for why
work comes fromInnovation:
10:30
AM
- 12:00
PMover 90% of our
Transportation
repeat clients.
Champion
• Aviation
• Tolls
Guardian
The Future is Now: Technology That Will Change the Way We Move - E 1 & 2
Imagine driving your car on autopilot. Or traveling faster than the speed of
sound. Advances in every mode of transportation will affect the way we move
in the future–how we drive and ride, pay for tolls, and fly through the air. Join
us for a moderated discussion about the technologies of tomorrow and the
impact they’ll have on the way we move.
Moderator
Jennifer Duval, AICP, Senior Transportation Planner, Jacobs
800.477.7275
Speakers
Scott Belcher, President and CEO, ITS America
Gene Donaldson, Transportation Management Center Operations Manager,
Delaware Department of Transportation
Advocate
is Proud to Support the Rick Schuman, VP and General Manager, Public Sector, INRIX
Susan Spencer, Director, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Transport Canada
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Philadelphia, PA
Who Paid for That? - Bromely-Claypoole
The traditional “pay as you go” strategy for transportation improvements and
operations rests on public funds and/or public debt—federal, state and
local—with formulas requiring matching dollars coming out of ever-dwindling
authorizations and appropriations and tax revenue accounts. Listen as these
presenters
share out-of-the-box funding sources for getting long-needed
Local Office Locations in PA, NJ, NY with over 50
Offices Worldwide
www.tylin.com | contact: amanda.schumacher@tylin.com
or 908.319.8829
projects
off the starting block.
Patron
Moderator
John Milligan, CPA, CITP, Managing Partner, Milligan & Company, LLC
Speakers
Adam Beckom, Principal Transportation Planner, North Central Texas Council
of Governments
Thomas J. McFadden, Assistant Treasurer, Southeastern Pennsylvania
Transportation Authority
Mark Sullivan, Senior Advisor, Innovative Program Delivery,
Federal Highway Administration
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12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch & General Session:
Dr. Mae Jemison - Grand Ballroom
Dr. Jemison was the first woman of color in the world to go into space.
She served six years as an astronaut and was NASA’s first Science Mission
Specialist performing experiments in material science, life science,and
human adaptation to weightlessness.
Sponsored by
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Technical Tour 5: Philadelphia International Airport Tour - Lobby
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is the only major airport serving
the fifth largest metropolitan area in the United States. PHL and Northeast
Philadelphia Airport (PNE), PHL’s general aviation reliever airport, are owned
and operated by the City of Philadelphia. The Airport is a self-sustaining
entity that operates without the use of local tax dollars. It is one of the
largest economic engines in Pennsylvania, generating more than
$14.4 billion in spending to the regional economy, and accounts for
more than 141,000 jobs within the region. The tour will include visiting
the control tower, seeing the customs process, and a tour of a runway.
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Technical Tour 6: SEPTA Tour - Lobby
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is a
metropolitan transportation authority that operates various forms of public
transit—bus, subway and elevated rail, commuter rail, light rail, and electric
trolley bus—that serve 3.9 million people in and around Philadelphia. Tour
will include the Multi-Modal Transportation and Maintenance Operations
at SEPTA’s 69th Street Transportation Center. The tour will begin with the
participants met by the tour leaders at 1234 Market. The group will travel to
69th Street on the El and will then tour the Grand Hall, the North, South, and
West Terminals. The group will then board a Route 100 train and ride to Bryn
Mawr. On the return trip, the group will de-board at the employee platform
and tour the NHSL and Victory Bus Maintenance Shops. The group will then
board a waiting bus for transport to the Market-Frankford and MSHL shops for
a tour of those rail maintenance shops. The group will then board the EL for a
return to 1234 Market.
Rina Cutler
Deputy Mayor, Transportation and Utilities
Mary K. Murphy
Executive Director
North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority
Joseph M. Casey
General Manager
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation
Authority
Leslie Richards
Commissioner, Montgomery County
Montgomery County, PA
Barry Schoch
Mark Compton
Secretary of Transportation
Deputy Secretary for Administration
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Barry Seymour
Kathleen Duffy Bruder
Executive Director
Deputy Chief of Staff, Governor’s Office
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
Craig Shuey
Diane Ellis-Marseglia
Chief Operating Officer
Commissioner
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Bucks County, PA
Renee Sigel
Mark Gale
FHWA, Pennsylvania Division Administrator
Chief Executive Officer
James Simpson
Stephen Gardner
Commissioner
Vice President, NE Corridor Infrastructure
New Jersey Department of Transportation
and Investment Development
Amtrak
Lester Toaso
District 6 Executive
Brigid Hynes-Cherin
Region 3 Administrator
Federal Transit Administration
Clarena Tolson
Commissioner, Revenue
Kathleen Imperatore
Director, Fare Collection Operations
Port Authority Transit Corporation
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WTS Advisory Board
Anne Aylward
Deputy Associate Administrator for Research,
Innovation, Training and Technology
Scott Belcher
President & CEO
Intelligent Transportation Society of America
Kellene Burn-Roy
Group President, Public Services,
North America West/Central
CDM Smith
Grace Crunican, Co-Chair
General Manager
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
Shirley DeLibero
President & CEO
DeLibero Transportation Strategies, LLC
Nuria Fernandez
NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority
May 18, 2013
8:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Margaret O’Meara
Vice President
Randy Pierce
Director of Sales and Programs
Jacobs
Refreshments and lunch will be provided. Casual attire and comfortable
shoes encouraged.
Meet 8:15 am in the lobby to go to Greenfield Elementary School, 2200
Chestnut Street. Register at Hospitality Desk during conference.
Joni Powell
Vice President, Principal
Kleinfelder
Joseph Pulicare, P.E.
Executive Vice President
AECOM
Karen Rae
Deputy Secretary for Transportation
State of New York
Rosemary Sheridan
Vice President - Communications and
Marketing
American Public Transportation Association
Norma Krayem
Senior Policy Advisor
Patton Boggs, LLP
Thomas Spearing
President
Project Management Group (Americas)
Hill International, Inc.
Elizabeth Levin, Co-Chair
President
Liz Levin & Company
Beverley Swaim-Staley
President and CEO
Union Station Redevelopment Corporation
J. Bryan Nicol
Senior Executive – Infrastructure Lead
Accenture
Christine Vineis
President
Capital Partnerships, LLC
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Community Project:
WTS Conference Day of Caring - Lobby
For those who would like to extend their conference experience into the
weekend, WTS Philadelphia offers this unique opportunity to give back to the
community in true WTS and “Sisterly Love” spirit while you’re in town. For this
community service project, volunteers will work with the home and school
association of the local elementary school to do a little gardening and yard
clean up (weather permitting).
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Award Recipients
WTS Foundation Board of Directors
2013 Award Recipients
Woman of the Year
Beverley K. Swaim-Staley
President and CEO, Union Station Redevelopment Project
Before her current role as president of the Union Station Redevelopment
Corporation, Beverley Swaim-Staley was the first woman to be appointed
Maryland’s Transportation Secretary, a department with 10,000 employees and a
$3.6B annual budget.
Throughout her tenure at MDOT, she solidified her reputation as a skilled and
forward thinking executive. With her strong background in both finance and
transportation, Beverley guided Maryland’s transportation efforts that included
the development of an award winning public-private partnership at the Port of
Baltimore and the opening of the Intercounty Connector.
In addition to the milestones reached involving the Port of Baltimore and the
ICC, Ms. Swaim-Staley served as Maryland’s senior representative on the interjurisdictional effort to strengthen safety and improve the governance of the Washington Metropolitan Area
Transit Authority. She also oversaw the application of state-of-the-art technology to modernize customer service
at the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration and improved reliability and on-time performance of the MARC
commuter rail system.
As Secretary, Ms. Swaim-Staley directed initiatives to assure Maryland’s national prominence in the area of
minority business development by enhancing the State’s Minority Business Enterprise Program. She also
developed the first office within MDOT dedicated to comprehensively addressing equity and diversity issues.
Ms. Swaim-Staley was recently named by the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials as one of the
nation’s most influential women in the transportation industry. In 2010, she was named by the Maryland
Washington Minority Contractors’ Association as the Most Inclusive Government Leader of the Year for Minority
Business Enterprise. She supported women at MDOT by organizing a group of women from the Secretary’s office
and modal management ranks for regular networking events with female speakers of note from Maryland
Government, encouraging the attendees to bring formal or informal mentees from their offices.
Member of the Year
Lupe Harriger
Chair
Julia Kuhn
Principal Engineer, Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
Portland, OR
Vice Chair
Dorri Giles Raposa
Senior Vice President, HDR Engineering, Inc.
Boston, MA
Secretary
Elizabeth Sanford, AICP
Senior Associate, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
Treasurer
Ruth Lehmann
Senior Consultant, Hill International
Mission Viejo, CA
Immediate Past President
Pippa Woods
Retired, Office of the NJ Governor
Lincroft, NJ
Directors
Marilyn Duffey
President, The Duffey Company
La Jolla, CA
Darlene K. Gee
Vice President, HNTB
San Francisco, CA
Retired Senior Transportation Planner, Arizona Department of Transportation
As a member of WTS since 1998, Lupe Harriger has exhibited ongoing and steadfast
support for the WTS Phoenix Metropolitan Chapter. Since becoming a member, Ms.
Harriger has been very active in the organization, becoming the Chapter Treasurer in
2001. Since that time, she has held the position of Secretary, Vice President, President
and Past President, and is currently serving the board and WTS members as interim
Treasurer.
Cecilia Green
Senior Vice President, Atkins
Austin, TX
Lisa Maurath
Vice President, Parsons Brinckerhoff
Los Angeles, CA
Dina Potter
Northern California Transportation Leader
CH2M HILL
San Francisco, CA
LaVerne Reid
Retired, Federal Aviation Administration
Austin, TX
Bonnie Scheeland
Vice President, CH2M HILL
Portland, OR
Cynthia Stott
President, Cynthia Stott & Associates
San Francisco, CA
Laura L. Toole
Vice President, Sam Schwartz Engineering
New York, NY
WTS President and CEO
Marcia Ferranto
Washington, DC
Ms. Harriger has helped shape the organization over the years through her tireless
commitment to the mission of WTS, serving as a key contributor to the Metropolitan
Phoenix chapter’s first WTS International Conference in 2005.
Ms. Harriger has shared her experience with other new members as a formal mentor
in the 2011 WTS mentorship program, imparting the lessons of her many years of
professional and chapter experience. Lupe has also served as an informal
mentor to new board members over the years, providing training
and sharing the benefits of her knowledge from the many
board roles she has held.
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WTS International Board of Directors
Chair
Dana Hook, P.E.
Vice President, CDM Smith
San Diego, CA
Vice Chair
President and CEO, Union Station
Redevelopment Corporation
Washington, DC
Secretary
Jennifer Mitchell
Principal Consultant, Parsons Brinckerhoff
Washington, DC
Treasurer
Marsha Anderson Bomar
Executive Director for Netweaving and
Diversity, Stantec
Duluth, GA
Immediate Past Chair
Terry Gruver
Vice President, HDR/InfraConsult
Scottsdale, AZ
President & CEO
Marcia Ferranto
WTS International
Washington, DC
Employer of the Year
HDR employs 7,793 people in more than 185 locations worldwide, of which
32% are women and 18% minorities. Of professional staff, women make up 46%
nationally. Of HDR Corporate’s 38 professional-level staff directing recruiting
programs, 21 are women or minorities (55%).
Directors
Felicia Boyd
Division Director, US Department of
Transportation
Washington, DC
HDR conducts an annual internal audit that includes minorities and women to verify employees are classified
and compensated correctly and that there are no issues of discrimination. HDR has enhanced its Flex Time
and Part Time program to encourage recruitment and retention of women with children, and has shown
amazing flexibility and support for special time requests from employees.
Rina Cutler
Deputy Mayor, City of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Nationally, HDR maintains several programs to ensure that the company continues to meet its goals of
including women and minorities in significant positions in the company. HDR created the HDR Howard University
Fellowship Program to support minority graduate students in its Department of Civil Engineering. In 2002,
HDR enhanced its minority recruitment strategy through its relationships with historically black colleges and
universities (HBCU’s); in 2005 and 2006, HDR was ranked among the top corporate supporters of the HBCU and
by 2006 rose to 4th Place. For 12 years, HDR has been greatly involved in INROADS, a national organization
that recruits and places talented minority students with businesses and helps prepare them for corporate and
community leadership.
Shannetta Griffin
Senior Director of Planning and Development
Indianapolis Airport Authority
Indianapolis, IN
‘HDR University’ is a high-caliber, internal training program that offers classes to employees. Offerings range
from “People Styles at Work” to technical webinars on new software releases. HDR requires a number of classes
for every employee, including Diversity Awareness, Ethics and Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention.
Many optional course offerings prepare staff for career advancement. Staff at all levels are encouraged to
attend training to help them understand the expectations of increasing levels of responsibility at HDR. Classes
that focus on successful client interaction, employee supervision and retention, interviewing, leadership,
negotiations, and project management skills groom employees for the next steps in their careers at HDR.
Nadine Lee
Project Manager, Regional Transportation
District
Denver, CO
Zeina Nazer
Innova Consulting
United Kingdom
Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award
Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders
Maggie Walsh
Associate Vice President, AECOM
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Opened in August 2007, the Ann Richards School for Young Women
Leaders is a unique all-girls school founded to educate young women and
give them the confidence and skills necessary to succeed in college, in
their careers, and in their communities. The Ann Richards School is a public school in the Austin Independent
School District (AISD) serving over 700 girls in 6th through 11th grades, and will add the 12th grade next year.
The demographics of the student body mirror that of the local community: during the 2011 – 2012 school
year, 61% percent of students were Hispanic, 22% were Caucasian, 13% were African-American, 3% were AsianAmerican and 1% were American Indian/Alaskan Native; approximately 60% of the students qualify for free
and reduced meals.
Cinde Weatherby
Director, Strategic Solutions Center,
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Austin, TX
Diane Woodend Jones
Chairman and Principal, Lea+Elliott, Inc.
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
The Ann Richards School’s academic curriculum is challenging with an emphasis on science, technology,
engineering, and math (STEM), encouraging students to pursue higher education and careers where females
have been traditionally under-represented. Results show the school’s girls are achieving, regardless of their
socio-economic status. Students consistently achieve high marks on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge
and Skills (TAKS), making the Ann Richards School the only middle school in AISD to receive an Exemplary
rating from the Texas Education Agency in 2008, 2010 and 2011. The Texas Business and Education Coalition
selected the Ann Richards School as an Honor Roll school in 2010 and 2011, based on their three-year record
of commended TAKS test scores.
The Ann Richards School was a partner in the WTS Heart of Texas Chapter’s highly successful
Transportation YOU program this year. Among several activities, the program paired six
professional women, members of WTS, with six students from the Ann Richards School in a
mentorship program that, as attested to by the students and the mentors, proved
to be a phenomenal and rewarding experience for all involved.
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Innovative Transportation Solutions Award
The Presidio Parkway Project
The Presidio Parkway project is a multi-year effort to replace Doyle Drive, the 1.5 mile
segment of Highway 101 that carried traffic between the Golden Gate Bridge and
San Francisco from 1936 until the historic traffic shift onto a seismically-safe temporary
bypass in April 2012. Doyle Drive was structurally and seismically deficient at the start of
construction and is being replaced by a world-class design that will improve the seismic,
structural and traffic safety of the roadway. The project supports community accessibility,
environmental goals, and employment opportunities through enhanced pedestrian
connections, improved natural environments, and a Small Business Program.
Floor Plan
The project applied innovative techniques to overcome obstacles. The design was born from an extensive
environmental process, resulting in consensus among community and agency stakeholders. It was uniquely
crafted to fit the sensitive project site, a freeway traversing one of the largest urban national parks and a
designated national historic landmark district. Final design attained unanimous approval. The roadway’s
regional importance presented another set of challenges, as construction could not impede traffic flow. Thus,
the project was designed in phases to keep traffic moving while new structures were constructed adjacent
to the historic roadway. Traffic was successfully transferred from the historic structures onto the seismically safe
bypass with only a single weekend closure of the roadway.
Presidio Parkway has made a difference in the lives of its users. The final roadway design will provide
tremendous aesthetic, seismic and traffic safety improvements. The project also increases safety for motorists
through implementation of a movable median barrier to prevent head-on collisions. The signature tunnel
design will provide a new view of the San Francisco Bay and support key connections from the Main Post
area of the Presidio to the waterfront. Pedestrian and bicyclist safety will also be improved, with well-defined
pedestrian routes, pedestrian safety zones and well-delineated bicycle lanes.
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5/6/13 4:36 PM
5/6/13 4:36 PM
Scholarship Recipients
Project Poster Exhibitors
Engage with professional from across the U.S. to discuss their recent transportation projects
and research. Thursday, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm and Friday, 10:15 am – 12:00 pm.
Thursday and Friday Sessions
Innovative Approach, Tools and Partnership
Lead the Southwest Corridor Plan
Christa Gardener
Jamaica Bay Watershed, Queens NY
Infrastructure Improvement Project
Brian Sayre
Purple Line - Innovative Design Concepts
Meghan Powell
Innovations in Traffic Signal Retiming- City of Phila
Citywide Retiming Project
Bridget Bitto, Matt Kozsuch
Bay Area Complete Streets Implementation
Hannah Kapell
ARTIC - A Gateway to the Future
Wayne Scott Harral
San Antonio Better Block Demonstration to
Implement Complete Streets
Trish Wallace
King of Prussia Rail: An Extension
of the Norristown High Speed Line
Byron Comati, Christine Bishop-Edkins
Famous Women in Transportation
Transportation YOU students
Portal Bridge Capacity Enhancement-Final
Engineering Design
Alicia Rowe
Freeway Incident Traffic Management Routes
for Expressed Tolled Facilities
Caitlin Doolin
Green Streets
Jessica Noon, AICP, LEED-AP, Nicole Hostettler, PP, AICP,
LEED-Green Assoc.
Role of Social Media in Environmental Review
Process of National Environmental Protection Act
Stephanie Camay
Planning the Corridor for All
Mary Holland, P. E.
Margaret-Avis Akofio-Sowah developed an interest in engineering during her high
school experience in Accra, Ghana, where she found herself one of very few females
in science and math courses. She became determined to challenge stereotypes
and pursue her interests. Her determination to make a difference in the field of
transportation engineering comes from her firsthand experience with the detrimental
effects of the lack of an adequate transportation system on the socio-economic
lives of Ghanaians. Her career goal is to impact the lives of citizens and residents of
developing countries through improvements in their transportation systems.
Award Winning Low Impact Roadway Design-South
Lamar Street
Lane Wheetley, P.E.
Development & Procurement
of the ALP-45DP Locomotive
James Martin
Eglinton Scarborough Crosstown Project:
Interchange Stations
Virginia Borkoski
CH2M HILL Partnership Scholarship
Margaret-Avis Akofio-Sowah, WTS Atlanta Chapter
Margaret-Avis also has a secondary career goal to actively encourage female participation in science,
technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. She is considering a position in academia at an institution for
higher education in a developing country where the need for female engineering professors and role models
is great.
Margaret-Avis attends the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta and will graduate in May
2015 with a Ph.D in Transportation Systems. She received her BS in Engineering from Smith College in 2010 and
her Masters of Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2011. She is the immediate past president of the WTS
Georgia Tech Student Chapter, a member of the Georgia Tech ITE chapter, the Society of Women Engineers
(scholarship winner), the Black Graduate Students Association, National Society of Black Engineers, and the
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society. Margaret was also a 2012 Executive Fellow with IRF, the International Road
Federation.
Thursday Only
May 16, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Leadership Legacy Scholarship
Crista Gardner, WTS Portland Chapter
Rt. 202 Sect. 700 Parkway
Laura Frein
ARTWalk - Blending Infrastructure & Art
Vince Press
In the Portland region, Crista Gardner is Senior Transportation Planner for Metro and
concentrates on transit, active transportation, station area and land use planning,
public involvement and project management. Crista has also served as a planner
for Otak, the City of Portland, Fregonese Associates, and TriMet.
Philadelphia’s I-95 Under Construction
Megan Syrnick, Bridget Day
Crista’s community development experience as a municipal development volunteer for the U.S. Peace Corps in Guatemala was a rich one. While there, she also
served as a regional policy advisor, an urban and rural planning office consultant,
and a community development workshop lead. In this role she led the elections
and training of town councils in 25 rural villages, educated county and town councils on community assessment, censuses, project planning, and grant applications, and wrote the first rural
town council and mayoral training manual for 100 municipal governments to use. As an environmental planning advisor in Guatemala, she secured drinking and irrigation water for 32,000 residents and protected the
largest designated natural area in Guatemala.
Friday Only
May 17, 10:15 am - 12:00 pm
Programming the Impossible - ARRA in the Cloud
Avital Shavit, Herman Chang
A Process to Optimize Benefits of Transit Signal
Priority
Tra T. Vu, Ph.D
Crista has her Bachelor of Arts from Macalester College in Saint Paul, MN, with a major in urban studies and
geography. She received the WTS scholarship to complete her Executive Master’s in Public Administration at
Portland State University with a focus on leadership, international affairs, urban planning, and local
government.
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5/6/13 4:36 PM
Helene Overly Graduate Scholarship
Amy Cavaretta, WTS University of Florida Student Chapter
Molitoris Leadership Scholarship for Undergraduates
Stacia Slowey, WTS Colorado Chapter
Amy Cavaretta will receive her Master of Arts in Urban and Regional Planning this May,
2013, from the University of Florida. She received her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 2011 from UF as well. She hopes to combine her skills and passion for transportation and infrastructure engineering, planning, and policy to benefit those living in
underdeveloped and impoverished areas of the United States and the world.
Stacia Slowey is majoring in Civil Engineering with a dual major in Environment and
Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming while she works for the Wyoming
Department of Transportation as a design technician in the Laramie Design Squad.
Her additional employment experience includes working for the Western Research
Institute, also as a lab technician, serving as a teaching assistant for the University
of Wyoming’s Intro to Engineering Course, and as a crew member for Wyoming
Conservation Corps., a role in which she traveled across Wyoming performing public
land management services for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest
Service, and Wyoming State Parks.
Stacia currently serves as the treasurer of UW’s Institute of Transportation Engineers
(ITE). She is also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and a
past president of UW’s Society of Women Engineers (SWE).
As an exercise in international development and transportation planning, her master’s
thesis examines the viability of transportation development, specifically public transportation, to reduce urban poverty through increased accessibility in the case of the
Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya. Her thesis provides transportation recommendations for
incorporation into the Kenya Slum Upgrading Program, a partnership between the Government of Kenya and
the United Nations to provide improved housing and facilities to the slums of Nairobi.
After graduation, Amy plans to return to Washington, D.C., to begin a career in federal transportation and infrastructure policy.
In the future, Stacia wants to be involved in diverse transportation related projects ranging from innovative
intersection and interchange design, ITS projects, and bicycle related projects.
WTS Junior College Scholarship
Vinh Kha, WTS Sacramento Chapter
Atkins Transportation YOU High School Scholarship
Joyrie Dickerson, WTS Philadelphia Chapter
Vinh Kha came to the US from 8,000 miles away where she worked as a tour guide
in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, only seven years ago. With no knowledge of the English
language, she has managed to set herself on a successful career path at the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) while caring for her elderly parents, giving
birth to two children, and taking a nearly full-time course load at junior college with
great success.
Recognizing that there are very few women and minorities in chemical engineering, Joyrie Dickerson’s career goal is to become one of the best African American
women in the field to modernize transportation in a more eco-friendly environment.
In addition to taking the appropriate honors classes at school, to prepare for such
a demanding yet rewarding career she joined the school’s Green Indian Club, an
environmental club that focuses on ways to make the world—including all modes of
transportation—more eco-friendly.
Joyrie attends Pennsauken High School in NJ, with a concentration on the subject
of chemical engineering. With a GPA of 4.0, Joyrie is also president of the school’s
student government, she’s a member of the National Honor Society, the French
Honor Society and Publicity Director, French Club, Varsity Club, Renaissance Club, Leo Club, Green Indian Club,
Engineering Club, Digital Imaging Club, and Chemistry Club. Joyrie’s athletic life includes varsity cheerleading
and varsity track and field.
Vinh is majoring in Civil Engineering with a focus in water resource and environmental
studies. Thanks to her previous job at the California Environmental Protection Agency
and current role at the California DOT (Caltrans) she found the perfect career path. Vinh will focus on green
engineering so she can build intermodal structures that are energy efficient and environmentally friendly.
Sharon D. Banks Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship
Naima Rivas, WTS Dallas Fort Worth Chapter
Naima Rivas is currently concentrating on electrical engineering at the University of
Texas, Arlington, and will receive her BS in the spring of 2015. She’s very involved with the
UTA Racing Team, where she is currently Team Captain of the electric car project for
the 2014 Formula SAE Competition. She is also an IEEE chapter, and she participated
in the Research Experiences for Undergraduates program at UTA offices last summer,
publishing an article, “Traffic Surveillance Sensors for Congestion Mitigation,” with Dr. Sia
Ardekani.
When she attends college, Joyrie looks forward to learning how to make transportation eco-friendly by creating fuel from plant matter called biomass, available from agricultural waste, which will provide fuel needed for
transportation the creates less pollution in the air.
Naima wants to become an electrical engineer so that she can work on the electrical
systems in vehicles that will revolutionize the transportation industry. She envisions
a future with autonomous electric cars, smart highways, autonomous mass transit
systems, infallible air traffic control systems, renewable energy fueling stations, and a national sensor network
that will eliminate traffic congestion and traffic accidents altogether. Her work with Dr. Ardekani on the article
she published illustrated that progress is slowly being made toward this reality.
As she will be the first in her family to graduate college, she’s looking forward to blazing a trail for
her family personally and for women everywhere who want to pursue
engineering and are interested in the transportation industry.
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21
5/6/13 4:36 PM
5/6/13 4:36 PM
Helene Overly Graduate Scholarship
Amy Cavaretta, WTS University of Florida Student Chapter
Molitoris Leadership Scholarship for Undergraduates
Stacia Slowey, WTS Colorado Chapter
Amy Cavaretta will receive her Master of Arts in Urban and Regional Planning this May,
2013, from the University of Florida. She received her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 2011 from UF as well. She hopes to combine her skills and passion for transportation and infrastructure engineering, planning, and policy to benefit those living in
underdeveloped and impoverished areas of the United States and the world.
Stacia Slowey is majoring in Civil Engineering with a dual major in Environment and
Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming while she works for the Wyoming
Department of Transportation as a design technician in the Laramie Design Squad.
Her additional employment experience includes working for the Western Research
Institute, also as a lab technician, serving as a teaching assistant for the University
of Wyoming’s Intro to Engineering Course, and as a crew member for Wyoming
Conservation Corps., a role in which she traveled across Wyoming performing public
land management services for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest
Service, and Wyoming State Parks.
Stacia currently serves as the treasurer of UW’s Institute of Transportation Engineers
(ITE). She is also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and a
past president of UW’s Society of Women Engineers (SWE).
As an exercise in international development and transportation planning, her master’s
thesis examines the viability of transportation development, specifically public transportation, to reduce urban poverty through increased accessibility in the case of the
Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya. Her thesis provides transportation recommendations for
incorporation into the Kenya Slum Upgrading Program, a partnership between the Government of Kenya and
the United Nations to provide improved housing and facilities to the slums of Nairobi.
After graduation, Amy plans to return to Washington, D.C., to begin a career in federal transportation and infrastructure policy.
In the future, Stacia wants to be involved in diverse transportation related projects ranging from innovative
intersection and interchange design, ITS projects, and bicycle related projects.
WTS Junior College Scholarship
Vinh Kha, WTS Sacramento Chapter
Atkins Transportation YOU High School Scholarship
Joyrie Dickerson, WTS Philadelphia Chapter
Vinh Kha came to the US from 8,000 miles away where she worked as a tour guide
in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, only seven years ago. With no knowledge of the English
language, she has managed to set herself on a successful career path at the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) while caring for her elderly parents, giving
birth to two children, and taking a nearly full-time course load at junior college with
great success.
Recognizing that there are very few women and minorities in chemical engineering, Joyrie Dickerson’s career goal is to become one of the best African American
women in the field to modernize transportation in a more eco-friendly environment.
In addition to taking the appropriate honors classes at school, to prepare for such
a demanding yet rewarding career she joined the school’s Green Indian Club, an
environmental club that focuses on ways to make the world—including all modes of
transportation—more eco-friendly.
Joyrie attends Pennsauken High School in NJ, with a concentration on the subject
of chemical engineering. With a GPA of 4.0, Joyrie is also president of the school’s
student government, she’s a member of the National Honor Society, the French
Honor Society and Publicity Director, French Club, Varsity Club, Renaissance Club, Leo Club, Green Indian Club,
Engineering Club, Digital Imaging Club, and Chemistry Club. Joyrie’s athletic life includes varsity cheerleading
and varsity track and field.
Vinh is majoring in Civil Engineering with a focus in water resource and environmental
studies. Thanks to her previous job at the California Environmental Protection Agency
and current role at the California DOT (Caltrans) she found the perfect career path. Vinh will focus on green
engineering so she can build intermodal structures that are energy efficient and environmentally friendly.
Sharon D. Banks Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship
Naima Rivas, WTS Dallas Fort Worth Chapter
Naima Rivas is currently concentrating on electrical engineering at the University of
Texas, Arlington, and will receive her BS in the spring of 2015. She’s very involved with the
UTA Racing Team, where she is currently Team Captain of the electric car project for
the 2014 Formula SAE Competition. She is also an IEEE chapter, and she participated
in the Research Experiences for Undergraduates program at UTA offices last summer,
publishing an article, “Traffic Surveillance Sensors for Congestion Mitigation,” with Dr. Sia
Ardekani.
When she attends college, Joyrie looks forward to learning how to make transportation eco-friendly by creating fuel from plant matter called biomass, available from agricultural waste, which will provide fuel needed for
transportation the creates less pollution in the air.
Naima wants to become an electrical engineer so that she can work on the electrical
systems in vehicles that will revolutionize the transportation industry. She envisions
a future with autonomous electric cars, smart highways, autonomous mass transit
systems, infallible air traffic control systems, renewable energy fueling stations, and a national sensor network
that will eliminate traffic congestion and traffic accidents altogether. Her work with Dr. Ardekani on the article
she published illustrated that progress is slowly being made toward this reality.
As she will be the first in her family to graduate college, she’s looking forward to blazing a trail for
her family personally and for women everywhere who want to pursue
engineering and are interested in the transportation industry.
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21
5/6/13 4:36 PM
5/6/13 4:36 PM
Scholarship Recipients
Project Poster Exhibitors
Engage with professional from across the U.S. to discuss their recent transportation projects
and research. Thursday, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm and Friday, 10:15 am – 12:00 pm.
Thursday and Friday Sessions
Innovative Approach, Tools and Partnership
Lead the Southwest Corridor Plan
Christa Gardener
Jamaica Bay Watershed, Queens NY
Infrastructure Improvement Project
Brian Sayre
Purple Line - Innovative Design Concepts
Meghan Powell
Innovations in Traffic Signal Retiming- City of Phila
Citywide Retiming Project
Bridget Bitto, Matt Kozsuch
Bay Area Complete Streets Implementation
Hannah Kapell
ARTIC - A Gateway to the Future
Wayne Scott Harral
San Antonio Better Block Demonstration to
Implement Complete Streets
Trish Wallace
King of Prussia Rail: An Extension
of the Norristown High Speed Line
Byron Comati, Christine Bishop-Edkins
Famous Women in Transportation
Transportation YOU students
Portal Bridge Capacity Enhancement-Final
Engineering Design
Alicia Rowe
Freeway Incident Traffic Management Routes
for Expressed Tolled Facilities
Caitlin Doolin
Green Streets
Jessica Noon, AICP, LEED-AP, Nicole Hostettler, PP, AICP,
LEED-Green Assoc.
Role of Social Media in Environmental Review
Process of National Environmental Protection Act
Stephanie Camay
Planning the Corridor for All
Mary Holland, P. E.
Margaret-Avis Akofio-Sowah developed an interest in engineering during her high
school experience in Accra, Ghana, where she found herself one of very few females
in science and math courses. She became determined to challenge stereotypes
and pursue her interests. Her determination to make a difference in the field of
transportation engineering comes from her firsthand experience with the detrimental
effects of the lack of an adequate transportation system on the socio-economic
lives of Ghanaians. Her career goal is to impact the lives of citizens and residents of
developing countries through improvements in their transportation systems.
Award Winning Low Impact Roadway Design-South
Lamar Street
Lane Wheetley, P.E.
Development & Procurement
of the ALP-45DP Locomotive
James Martin
Eglinton Scarborough Crosstown Project:
Interchange Stations
Virginia Borkoski
CH2M HILL Partnership Scholarship
Margaret-Avis Akofio-Sowah, WTS Atlanta Chapter
Margaret-Avis also has a secondary career goal to actively encourage female participation in science,
technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. She is considering a position in academia at an institution for
higher education in a developing country where the need for female engineering professors and role models
is great.
Margaret-Avis attends the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta and will graduate in May
2015 with a Ph.D in Transportation Systems. She received her BS in Engineering from Smith College in 2010 and
her Masters of Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2011. She is the immediate past president of the WTS
Georgia Tech Student Chapter, a member of the Georgia Tech ITE chapter, the Society of Women Engineers
(scholarship winner), the Black Graduate Students Association, National Society of Black Engineers, and the
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society. Margaret was also a 2012 Executive Fellow with IRF, the International Road
Federation.
Thursday Only
May 16, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Leadership Legacy Scholarship
Crista Gardner, WTS Portland Chapter
Rt. 202 Sect. 700 Parkway
Laura Frein
ARTWalk - Blending Infrastructure & Art
Vince Press
In the Portland region, Crista Gardner is Senior Transportation Planner for Metro and
concentrates on transit, active transportation, station area and land use planning,
public involvement and project management. Crista has also served as a planner
for Otak, the City of Portland, Fregonese Associates, and TriMet.
Philadelphia’s I-95 Under Construction
Megan Syrnick, Bridget Day
Crista’s community development experience as a municipal development volunteer for the U.S. Peace Corps in Guatemala was a rich one. While there, she also
served as a regional policy advisor, an urban and rural planning office consultant,
and a community development workshop lead. In this role she led the elections
and training of town councils in 25 rural villages, educated county and town councils on community assessment, censuses, project planning, and grant applications, and wrote the first rural
town council and mayoral training manual for 100 municipal governments to use. As an environmental planning advisor in Guatemala, she secured drinking and irrigation water for 32,000 residents and protected the
largest designated natural area in Guatemala.
Friday Only
May 17, 10:15 am - 12:00 pm
Programming the Impossible - ARRA in the Cloud
Avital Shavit, Herman Chang
A Process to Optimize Benefits of Transit Signal
Priority
Tra T. Vu, Ph.D
Crista has her Bachelor of Arts from Macalester College in Saint Paul, MN, with a major in urban studies and
geography. She received the WTS scholarship to complete her Executive Master’s in Public Administration at
Portland State University with a focus on leadership, international affairs, urban planning, and local
government.
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19
5/6/13 4:36 PM
5/6/13 4:36 PM
Innovative Transportation Solutions Award
The Presidio Parkway Project
The Presidio Parkway project is a multi-year effort to replace Doyle Drive, the 1.5 mile
segment of Highway 101 that carried traffic between the Golden Gate Bridge and
San Francisco from 1936 until the historic traffic shift onto a seismically-safe temporary
bypass in April 2012. Doyle Drive was structurally and seismically deficient at the start of
construction and is being replaced by a world-class design that will improve the seismic,
structural and traffic safety of the roadway. The project supports community accessibility,
environmental goals, and employment opportunities through enhanced pedestrian
connections, improved natural environments, and a Small Business Program.
Floor Plan
The project applied innovative techniques to overcome obstacles. The design was born from an extensive
environmental process, resulting in consensus among community and agency stakeholders. It was uniquely
crafted to fit the sensitive project site, a freeway traversing one of the largest urban national parks and a
designated national historic landmark district. Final design attained unanimous approval. The roadway’s
regional importance presented another set of challenges, as construction could not impede traffic flow. Thus,
the project was designed in phases to keep traffic moving while new structures were constructed adjacent
to the historic roadway. Traffic was successfully transferred from the historic structures onto the seismically safe
bypass with only a single weekend closure of the roadway.
Presidio Parkway has made a difference in the lives of its users. The final roadway design will provide
tremendous aesthetic, seismic and traffic safety improvements. The project also increases safety for motorists
through implementation of a movable median barrier to prevent head-on collisions. The signature tunnel
design will provide a new view of the San Francisco Bay and support key connections from the Main Post
area of the Presidio to the waterfront. Pedestrian and bicyclist safety will also be improved, with well-defined
pedestrian routes, pedestrian safety zones and well-delineated bicycle lanes.
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5/6/13 4:36 PM
WTS International Board of Directors
Chair
Dana Hook, P.E.
Vice President, CDM Smith
San Diego, CA
Vice Chair
President and CEO, Union Station
Redevelopment Corporation
Washington, DC
Secretary
Jennifer Mitchell
Principal Consultant, Parsons Brinckerhoff
Washington, DC
Treasurer
Marsha Anderson Bomar
Executive Director for Netweaving and
Diversity, Stantec
Duluth, GA
Immediate Past Chair
Terry Gruver
Vice President, HDR/InfraConsult
Scottsdale, AZ
President & CEO
Marcia Ferranto
WTS International
Washington, DC
Employer of the Year
HDR employs 7,793 people in more than 185 locations worldwide, of which
32% are women and 18% minorities. Of professional staff, women make up 46%
nationally. Of HDR Corporate’s 38 professional-level staff directing recruiting
programs, 21 are women or minorities (55%).
Directors
Felicia Boyd
Division Director, US Department of
Transportation
Washington, DC
HDR conducts an annual internal audit that includes minorities and women to verify employees are classified
and compensated correctly and that there are no issues of discrimination. HDR has enhanced its Flex Time
and Part Time program to encourage recruitment and retention of women with children, and has shown
amazing flexibility and support for special time requests from employees.
Rina Cutler
Deputy Mayor, City of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Nationally, HDR maintains several programs to ensure that the company continues to meet its goals of
including women and minorities in significant positions in the company. HDR created the HDR Howard University
Fellowship Program to support minority graduate students in its Department of Civil Engineering. In 2002,
HDR enhanced its minority recruitment strategy through its relationships with historically black colleges and
universities (HBCU’s); in 2005 and 2006, HDR was ranked among the top corporate supporters of the HBCU and
by 2006 rose to 4th Place. For 12 years, HDR has been greatly involved in INROADS, a national organization
that recruits and places talented minority students with businesses and helps prepare them for corporate and
community leadership.
Shannetta Griffin
Senior Director of Planning and Development
Indianapolis Airport Authority
Indianapolis, IN
‘HDR University’ is a high-caliber, internal training program that offers classes to employees. Offerings range
from “People Styles at Work” to technical webinars on new software releases. HDR requires a number of classes
for every employee, including Diversity Awareness, Ethics and Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention.
Many optional course offerings prepare staff for career advancement. Staff at all levels are encouraged to
attend training to help them understand the expectations of increasing levels of responsibility at HDR. Classes
that focus on successful client interaction, employee supervision and retention, interviewing, leadership,
negotiations, and project management skills groom employees for the next steps in their careers at HDR.
Nadine Lee
Project Manager, Regional Transportation
District
Denver, CO
Zeina Nazer
Innova Consulting
United Kingdom
Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award
Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders
Maggie Walsh
Associate Vice President, AECOM
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Opened in August 2007, the Ann Richards School for Young Women
Leaders is a unique all-girls school founded to educate young women and
give them the confidence and skills necessary to succeed in college, in
their careers, and in their communities. The Ann Richards School is a public school in the Austin Independent
School District (AISD) serving over 700 girls in 6th through 11th grades, and will add the 12th grade next year.
The demographics of the student body mirror that of the local community: during the 2011 – 2012 school
year, 61% percent of students were Hispanic, 22% were Caucasian, 13% were African-American, 3% were AsianAmerican and 1% were American Indian/Alaskan Native; approximately 60% of the students qualify for free
and reduced meals.
Cinde Weatherby
Director, Strategic Solutions Center,
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Austin, TX
Diane Woodend Jones
Chairman and Principal, Lea+Elliott, Inc.
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
The Ann Richards School’s academic curriculum is challenging with an emphasis on science, technology,
engineering, and math (STEM), encouraging students to pursue higher education and careers where females
have been traditionally under-represented. Results show the school’s girls are achieving, regardless of their
socio-economic status. Students consistently achieve high marks on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge
and Skills (TAKS), making the Ann Richards School the only middle school in AISD to receive an Exemplary
rating from the Texas Education Agency in 2008, 2010 and 2011. The Texas Business and Education Coalition
selected the Ann Richards School as an Honor Roll school in 2010 and 2011, based on their three-year record
of commended TAKS test scores.
The Ann Richards School was a partner in the WTS Heart of Texas Chapter’s highly successful
Transportation YOU program this year. Among several activities, the program paired six
professional women, members of WTS, with six students from the Ann Richards School in a
mentorship program that, as attested to by the students and the mentors, proved
to be a phenomenal and rewarding experience for all involved.
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Award Recipients
WTS Foundation Board of Directors
2013 Award Recipients
Woman of the Year
Beverley K. Swaim-Staley
President and CEO, Union Station Redevelopment Project
Before her current role as president of the Union Station Redevelopment
Corporation, Beverley Swaim-Staley was the first woman to be appointed
Maryland’s Transportation Secretary, a department with 10,000 employees and a
$3.6B annual budget.
Throughout her tenure at MDOT, she solidified her reputation as a skilled and
forward thinking executive. With her strong background in both finance and
transportation, Beverley guided Maryland’s transportation efforts that included
the development of an award winning public-private partnership at the Port of
Baltimore and the opening of the Intercounty Connector.
In addition to the milestones reached involving the Port of Baltimore and the
ICC, Ms. Swaim-Staley served as Maryland’s senior representative on the interjurisdictional effort to strengthen safety and improve the governance of the Washington Metropolitan Area
Transit Authority. She also oversaw the application of state-of-the-art technology to modernize customer service
at the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration and improved reliability and on-time performance of the MARC
commuter rail system.
As Secretary, Ms. Swaim-Staley directed initiatives to assure Maryland’s national prominence in the area of
minority business development by enhancing the State’s Minority Business Enterprise Program. She also
developed the first office within MDOT dedicated to comprehensively addressing equity and diversity issues.
Ms. Swaim-Staley was recently named by the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials as one of the
nation’s most influential women in the transportation industry. In 2010, she was named by the Maryland
Washington Minority Contractors’ Association as the Most Inclusive Government Leader of the Year for Minority
Business Enterprise. She supported women at MDOT by organizing a group of women from the Secretary’s office
and modal management ranks for regular networking events with female speakers of note from Maryland
Government, encouraging the attendees to bring formal or informal mentees from their offices.
Member of the Year
Lupe Harriger
Chair
Julia Kuhn
Principal Engineer, Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
Portland, OR
Vice Chair
Dorri Giles Raposa
Senior Vice President, HDR Engineering, Inc.
Boston, MA
Secretary
Elizabeth Sanford, AICP
Senior Associate, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
Treasurer
Ruth Lehmann
Senior Consultant, Hill International
Mission Viejo, CA
Immediate Past President
Pippa Woods
Retired, Office of the NJ Governor
Lincroft, NJ
Directors
Marilyn Duffey
President, The Duffey Company
La Jolla, CA
Darlene K. Gee
Vice President, HNTB
San Francisco, CA
Retired Senior Transportation Planner, Arizona Department of Transportation
As a member of WTS since 1998, Lupe Harriger has exhibited ongoing and steadfast
support for the WTS Phoenix Metropolitan Chapter. Since becoming a member, Ms.
Harriger has been very active in the organization, becoming the Chapter Treasurer in
2001. Since that time, she has held the position of Secretary, Vice President, President
and Past President, and is currently serving the board and WTS members as interim
Treasurer.
Cecilia Green
Senior Vice President, Atkins
Austin, TX
Lisa Maurath
Vice President, Parsons Brinckerhoff
Los Angeles, CA
Dina Potter
Northern California Transportation Leader
CH2M HILL
San Francisco, CA
LaVerne Reid
Retired, Federal Aviation Administration
Austin, TX
Bonnie Scheeland
Vice President, CH2M HILL
Portland, OR
Cynthia Stott
President, Cynthia Stott & Associates
San Francisco, CA
Laura L. Toole
Vice President, Sam Schwartz Engineering
New York, NY
WTS President and CEO
Marcia Ferranto
Washington, DC
Ms. Harriger has helped shape the organization over the years through her tireless
commitment to the mission of WTS, serving as a key contributor to the Metropolitan
Phoenix chapter’s first WTS International Conference in 2005.
Ms. Harriger has shared her experience with other new members as a formal mentor
in the 2011 WTS mentorship program, imparting the lessons of her many years of
professional and chapter experience. Lupe has also served as an informal
mentor to new board members over the years, providing training
and sharing the benefits of her knowledge from the many
board roles she has held.
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WTS Advisory Board
Anne Aylward
Deputy Associate Administrator for Research,
Innovation, Training and Technology
Scott Belcher
President & CEO
Intelligent Transportation Society of America
Kellene Burn-Roy
Group President, Public Services,
North America West/Central
CDM Smith
Grace Crunican, Co-Chair
General Manager
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
Shirley DeLibero
President & CEO
DeLibero Transportation Strategies, LLC
Nuria Fernandez
NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority
May 18, 2013
8:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Margaret O’Meara
Vice President
Randy Pierce
Director of Sales and Programs
Jacobs
Refreshments and lunch will be provided. Casual attire and comfortable
shoes encouraged.
Meet 8:15 am in the lobby to go to Greenfield Elementary School, 2200
Chestnut Street. Register at Hospitality Desk during conference.
Joni Powell
Vice President, Principal
Kleinfelder
Joseph Pulicare, P.E.
Executive Vice President
AECOM
Karen Rae
Deputy Secretary for Transportation
State of New York
Rosemary Sheridan
Vice President - Communications and
Marketing
American Public Transportation Association
Norma Krayem
Senior Policy Advisor
Patton Boggs, LLP
Thomas Spearing
President
Project Management Group (Americas)
Hill International, Inc.
Elizabeth Levin, Co-Chair
President
Liz Levin & Company
President and CEO
Union Station Redevelopment Corporation
J. Bryan Nicol
Senior Executive – Infrastructure Lead
Accenture
Christine Vineis
President
Capital Partnerships, LLC
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Community Project:
WTS Conference Day of Caring - Lobby
For those who would like to extend their conference experience into the
weekend, WTS Philadelphia offers this unique opportunity to give back to the
community in true WTS and “Sisterly Love” spirit while you’re in town. For this
community service project, volunteers will work with the home and school
association of the local elementary school to do a little gardening and yard
clean up (weather permitting).
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12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch & General Session:
Dr. Mae Jemison - Grand Ballroom
Dr. Jemison was the first woman of color in the world to go into space.
She served six years as an astronaut and was NASA’s first Science Mission
Specialist performing experiments in material science, life science,and
human adaptation to weightlessness.
Sponsored by
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Technical Tour 5: Philadelphia International Airport Tour - Lobby
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is the only major airport serving
the fifth largest metropolitan area in the United States. PHL and Northeast
Philadelphia Airport (PNE), PHL’s general aviation reliever airport, are owned
and operated by the City of Philadelphia. The Airport is a self-sustaining
entity that operates without the use of local tax dollars. It is one of the
largest economic engines in Pennsylvania, generating more than
$14.4 billion in spending to the regional economy, and accounts for
more than 141,000 jobs within the region. The tour will include visiting
the control tower, seeing the customs process, and a tour of a runway.
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Technical Tour 6: SEPTA Tour - Lobby
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is a
metropolitan transportation authority that operates various forms of public
transit—bus, subway and elevated rail, commuter rail, light rail, and electric
trolley bus—that serve 3.9 million people in and around Philadelphia. Tour
will include the Multi-Modal Transportation and Maintenance Operations
at SEPTA’s 69th Street Transportation Center. The tour will begin with the
participants met by the tour leaders at 1234 Market. The group will travel to
69th Street on the El and will then tour the Grand Hall, the North, South, and
West Terminals. The group will then board a Route 100 train and ride to Bryn
Mawr. On the return trip, the group will de-board at the employee platform
and tour the NHSL and Victory Bus Maintenance Shops. The group will then
board a waiting bus for transport to the Market-Frankford and MSHL shops for
a tour of those rail maintenance shops. The group will then board the EL for a
return to 1234 Market.
Rina Cutler
Deputy Mayor, Transportation and Utilities
Mary K. Murphy
Executive Director
North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority
Joseph M. Casey
General Manager
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation
Authority
Leslie Richards
Commissioner, Montgomery County
Montgomery County, PA
Barry Schoch
Mark Compton
Secretary of Transportation
Deputy Secretary for Administration
Barry Seymour
Kathleen Duffy Bruder
Executive Director
Deputy Chief of Staff, Governor’s Office
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
Craig Shuey
Diane Ellis-Marseglia
Commissioner
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Bucks County, PA
Renee Sigel
Mark Gale
FHWA, Pennsylvania Division Administrator
Chief Executive Officer
James Simpson
Stephen Gardner
Commissioner
Vice President, NE Corridor Infrastructure
New Jersey Department of Transportation
and Investment Development
Amtrak
Lester Toaso
District 6 Executive
Brigid Hynes-Cherin
Region 3 Administrator
Federal Transit Administration
Clarena Tolson
Commissioner, Revenue
Kathleen Imperatore
Director, Fare Collection Operations
Port Authority Transit Corporation
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Corporate Partners
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Strategic Partner
Get Noticed and Get Promoted: Five Skills to Make You Stand Out from the
Crowd - Hamilton
Statistics show that women are still under-represented in leadership positions
and on boards. In this program you will learn five key skills to make you stand
out from the crowd. The skills are deceptively simple, yet few employ them
effectively. Learn how to become the “go to” person.
Introduction
Denise Goren, Vice President of Public Policy, Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
Trailblazer
Speaker
and
service
accounts
for why
work comes fromInnovation:
10:30
AM
- 12:00
PMover 90% of our
Transportation
repeat clients.
Champion
• Aviation
• Tolls
Guardian
The Future is Now: Technology That Will Change the Way We Move - E 1 & 2
Imagine driving your car on autopilot. Or traveling faster than the speed of
sound. Advances in every mode of transportation will affect the way we move
in the future–how we drive and ride, pay for tolls, and fly through the air. Join
us for a moderated discussion about the technologies of tomorrow and the
impact they’ll have on the way we move.
Moderator
Jennifer Duval, AICP, Senior Transportation Planner, Jacobs
800.477.7275
Speakers
Scott Belcher, President and CEO, ITS America
Gene Donaldson, Transportation Management Center Operations Manager,
Delaware Department of Transportation
Advocate
is Proud to Support the Rick Schuman, VP and General Manager, Public Sector, INRIX
Susan Spencer, Director, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Transport Canada
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Philadelphia, PA
Who Paid for That? - Bromely-Claypoole
The traditional “pay as you go” strategy for transportation improvements and
operations rests on public funds and/or public debt—federal, state and
local—with formulas requiring matching dollars coming out of ever-dwindling
authorizations and appropriations and tax revenue accounts. Listen as these
presenters
share out-of-the-box funding sources for getting long-needed
Local Office Locations in PA, NJ, NY with over 50
Offices Worldwide
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or 908.319.8829
projects
off the starting block.
Patron
Moderator
John Milligan, CPA, CITP, Managing Partner, Milligan & Company, LLC
Speakers
Adam Beckom, Principal Transportation Planner, North Central Texas Council
of Governments
Thomas J. McFadden, Assistant Treasurer, Southeastern Pennsylvania
Transportation Authority
Mark Sullivan, Senior Advisor, Innovative Program Delivery,
Amtrak.com
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POLICY
Corporate Partners
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Emcee: Kate Bilo, Eyewitness News, CBS 3
The highlight of the WTS Annual Conference. Join us to congratulate and
celebrate the accomplishments of this year’s Recognition Award Winners and
Scholarship Recipients.
Sponsored by:
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Pick up your winning items!
and service accounts for why over 90% of our work comes from
repeat clients.
May 17, 2013
6:30 AM - 7:15 AM
Sign up at the Hospitality Desk in the Hamilton Room.
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Book Club - Shippen
Break Your Own Rules: How to Change the Patterns of Thinking that Block
Women’s Paths to Power
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Breakfast - Cook
7:30 AM - 2:00 PM
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Exhibits - Foyer and Hampton
Check in with the 2013 WTS Corporate Partners and Conference Sponsors.
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
• Aviation
• Tolls
800.477.7275
SYMPOSIUM
FALL 2013
Washington, D.C.
is Proud to Support the
WTS Annual Business Meeting - Grand Ballroom
WTS International Annual Meeting. Open to all members.
Philadelphia, PA
General Session:
Samba’ing Through Transportation in Latin America - Grand Ballroom
Your client’s office doesn’t have internet or toilet paper, your consortium
partner calls you “niña,” and you’ve just received feedback from your boss
that you need to tropicalize. Transportation planning in the developing world
is a whirlwind of surprises, thrills, and personal and professional challenges.
But “liberty in transportation” for the developing world is more than a pipe
dream, as Brittany Montgomery shows through her experiences from living
and working in Latin America for the past four years.
Local Office Locations in PA, NJ, NY with over 50 Offices Worldwide
www.tylin.com | contact: amanda.schumacher@tylin.com or 908.319.8829
Speaker
Brittany Montgomery, Urban Transportation Professional, Logit Engenharia
Consultoria
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
transportation experience or research. (Topics listed on page 22.)
Amtrak.com
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for Women
2013
A R CWTS
H I T E C TANNUAL
U R E | E N G I N E CONFERENCE
E R I N G | CO N S U LT I N G
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
www.hdrinc.com
Challenges and Opportunities for America’s Infrastructure - BromelyClaypoole
This session will expound on today’s challenges and opportunities in
America’s transportation future. A panel of nationally renowned experts will
share their experiences and predictions for the future.
No Boundaries
Moderator
Michael Melaniphy, President & Chief Executive Officer, American Public
Transportation Association
Speakers
Peter “Jack” Basso, project
Chair, Mileage
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of the Year.
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Amtrak
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Book Club - Shippen
Pushback: How Smart Women Ask --- and Stand Up---for What They Want.
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
New Members and First-Time Attendees Reception - Taste 2
Come meet WTS President and CEO, Marcia Ferranto, and other first-timers
and new members! Invitation only.
Offices Worldwide
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Leadership Alumnae Reunion - Reynolds
Invitation Only
of leaders.
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www.apta.com
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM
Appointments Committee Meeting - Cook
Gilmore & Associates,
Inc.
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
1835 Market Street, Suite 300
Philadelphia PA 19103
phone 215-979-7700
fax 215-405-2510
burns-group.com
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With Offices in:
Chicago, IL, Dallas, TX, Iselin, NJ,
McLean, VA, New York, NY, St. Louis, MO
Solutions that build your future!
Transportation 5:30
PM - 7:00 PM
• Water Resources To find out how Bentley can help you meet today’s
Welcome WTS Members
•
Sustainability •
Environmental Services Transportation Planning Highway, Bridge & Intersection Design
ITS & Traffic Engineering Transit & Rail
Water/Wastewater Stormwater Management
Geotechnical Engineering Environmental Services
Geographic Information Systems
•
Civil Engineering & Land Design transportation experience or research. (Topics listed on pages 22.)
•
Landscape Architecture VIP Reception - Bromley-Claypoole
Invitation only.
•
Geoscience •
Land Survey •
IT Consulting Sponsored by
www.gilmore‐assoc.com Valley Forge Office 610.650.8101
Philadelphia Office 215.557.0106
www.gannettfleming.com
Silent auction items will be on display for final bidding ending tonight! Come
support WTS Foundation.
5:30
PM - 7:00 PM
• Municipal Engineering Services 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Excellence Delivered As Promised
Enjoy real Philly Cheese Steaks and other Philly favorites, Philadelphia beers
and a performance by the famous Mummers string band. Proceeds to benefit
the WTS Foundation. Special Event.
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for Women
A R C H I T E C T U R E | E N G I N E E R I N G | CO N S U LT I N G
www.hdrinc.com
Yassmin Gramian, PE, Vice President, HNTB
Janet Cunningham, PE, President, JBC Associates, Inc.
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Your Budget and Ours, Personal and Project Finances - Bromely-Claypoole
What can we do to understand the financial side of the transportation
industry while also gaining better control of our own personal finances? This
session will offer opportunities to do both.
No Boundaries
Moderator
Laura L. Toole, Vice President/Director of Business Development, Sam Schwartz
Engineering, D.P.C.
project work, but in the leaders who guide us every day. We
celebrate the uniqueness of each individual, so we are honored
to be named WTS International Employer of the Year. Multiple
Speakers
LaVon Chancy, JD, Director, Tax Services, Milligan & Company, LLC
Andrea Stone, Chief Operating Officer, Dynamic Pro
Ann Kavanaugh, CFP, Senior Financial Planner, Vanguard
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
WTS Advisory Board Meeting - Cook
Closed meeting. Annual Meeting of members of the Advisory Board.
Oh, the Places You’ll Go, Where Will Your Career Path Lead? - E 1 & 2
Lessons from the top - Hear from several accomplished women in the
transportation industry. Learn about the paths that led to their current
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position and what they learned along the way; how life circumstances,
people they met, decisions made, and opportunities encountered guided or
perhaps misguided them, and how that impacted their career.
of leaders.
Moderator
Rina Cutler, Deputy Mayor, Transportation and Utilities, City of Philadelphia
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Offices Worldwide
Gilmore & Associates, Inc.
Speakers
Linda McMinimy, President, McMinimy & Associates
Marygrace Parker, Program Coordinator, Travel Information & Vehicle Probe
Project, I-95 Corridor
Helena E. Williams, President, MTA Long Island Rail Road
To find out how Bentley can help you meet today’s
Bet’cha Didn’t Know, Innovative
Project Profiles - Hamilton
Regardless of your role today in the transportation industry, you will be
impacted tomorrow by smart new technologies that will change the way you
do business. This session illustrates a sampling of innovative projects across
all modes that are impacting operations and development of our future
transportation system.
Moderator
Karen Jehanian, PE, President & Owner, KMJ Consulting, Inc.
Speakers
Barbara Day, BrIM, Director, America’s Bentley Systems, Inc.
Andrew Gillespie, Chief Engineer, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority
Rachel Sack, SBIR, Program Director, US Department of Transportation
•
Transportation •
Water Resources •
Sustainability •
Environmental Services •
Municipal Engineering Services •
Civil Engineering & Land Design •
Landscape Architecture •
Geoscience •
Land Survey •
IT Consulting CDM Smith supports the WTS mission
of Attracting, Retaining and Advancing
Dana C. Hook, PE
www.gilmore‐assoc.com WTS International Board Chair
and CDM Smith Vice President
More than 100 offices worldwide
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Susan Martinovich, Director, Highway/Bridge Market Segment, CH2M HILL
Therese McMillan, Deputy Administrator, Federal Transit Administration
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Empower minority women with tools that will help them drive their careers and
enhance their companies in a competitive environment.
Moderator
Fred Clark, CEO, Clark Resources
Speakers
Beverly G. Woods, Director of Economic Opportunity Division, Urban Affairs
Coalition
Jannet Walker, Vice President, Deputy Program Director, CH2M HILL
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch & General Session - Grand Ballroom
Keynote Speaker Gloria Steinem
The iconic leader of the women’s liberation movement in the late 1960s
and 1970s.
Member of the Year | WTS Philadelphia
Sponsored by
Offices worldwide
Design | Construction | Planning | Design-Build | Maintenance
www.jacobs.com
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Creating Value ...
sponsorship of the Annual
Speakers
Marla Lien, General Counsel, Regional Transportation District
Building the next
generation of
transportation
facilities
Karen Arpino-Shaffer
Transportation Center of Excellence
kshaffer@gilbaneco.com
617-426-9570
Barbara Reese, Principal Consultant/Industry Advisor, Parsons Brinckerhoff
Kathleen Sanchez, Public-Private Partnership Program Manager, Los Angeles
County Metropolitan
www.mbakercorp.com 1.800.553.1153
www.kimley-horn.com/transportation
www.gilbaneco.com
General Highway
Products, Inc.
•
•
•
•
•
•
An Unlikely Pair: Understanding Public-Private Partnerships - E 1 & 2
What are public-private partnerships? Does it work? What strings are
attached? Can control be forsaken for ultimate success? Who is really
running the show? What makes a public asset a good deal to a private
entity? Why does an owner choose to offer an asset? How is the deal
structured? We will look at several public-private partnerships in the
transportation industry from various perspectives.
Moderator
Michael Schneider, Senior Vice President, HDR/InfraConsult
Since 1979
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Traffic Signal Controllers & Systems
UPS Battery Backup Systems
GTT Emergency Vehicle Preemption (Opticom)
Listening, Launching, and Leaping: Technology and Entrepreneurship - E 1 & 2
Women comprise 47% of the US workforce, but only 25% of the STEM workforce.
In the tech sector, widely perceived as a bastion of geeky white males, there’s
a growing coterie of inspirational start-up queens with STEM backgrounds
who are taking ideas for state-of-the-art
technology or innovations and launching success.
Speakers
Robin Chase, Founder & CEO, Buzzcar
Phone: 610-328-4040 ~ Fax: 610-544-3380
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10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Glass Slipper or Glass Ceiling? The Power of a Mentor or Sponsor - Hamilton
The power of mentoring and role models is generally acknowledged as
pivotal in the career development and advancement of technical careers.
Women in engineering and technology are typically underrepresented in
the work place and female role models can be in short supply. This panel
discussion will define mentoring, discuss the importance of mentoring, how to
find or be a mentor, and more.
Moderator
Diana Mendes, AICP, Senior Vice President, Metro DC/MD District Manager,
AECOM
Our full-service transportation solutions are
specially designed to make your customers
happy. Because if they love what we do,
they’re going to love you too.
Speakers
Nuria I. Fernandez, Chief Operating Officer, NYC Metropolitan Transportation
Authority
Elaine Elbich, PE, Portfolio Manager, Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation
Denise Goren, Vice President of Public Policy, Michael Baker, Jr., Inc.
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Offices worldwide
Design | Construction |
www.jacobs.com
Every passenger experience
can go one of two ways.
Learn how we do things the right way, every
day, at 310.981.9500 or keolistransit.com.
Member
of the Year | WTS Philadelphia
Transportation
Innovation:
Congratulations, You’re Engaged, Digitally - Bromely-Claypoole
As the kick-off session for the Transportation Innovation Track, this interactive
event is| an
opportunity to| get
a hands-on understanding of a variety of new
Planning
Design-Build
Maintenance
smart technologies and social media that are changing the way we achieve
mobility--both personally and professionally--in the planning and design of our
transportation infrastructure. Highlighting 3 - 5 separate hypotheticals, we will
participate in audience polling, trip planning, and crowd sourcing exercises
Creating
alue ...phones.
using a mix of laptops, tablets,
and V
smart
Transit America
Moderator
of the Annual
Lorna Parkins, AICP, Assistantsponsorship
Vice President
& Eastern Planning Practice Leader,
At HNTB, you get more than the valuable
experience of working with some of the
top professionals in the industry. You get
to build a better world. Imagine that.
Speakers
Stephanie Brooks, Planning and Public Involvement, Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
Jessica Dimmick, Planner/Engineer, Renaissance Planning Group
Susan Sharp, President, Sharp & Company, Inc.
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Explore career opportunities at
www.hntb.com/careers.
www.mbakercorp.com
1.800.553.1153
Climbing the Ladder: Tools for Career Advancement
- Hamilton
What can you do to advance your career? This session features varying
perspectives at each career stage. Panelists will discuss the tools and
strategies they used to promote to the next level. Take away concrete steps
General Highway
you can use to advance your own career.
Since 1979
Products, Inc.
Moderator
Susan Binder, Senior Associate,•Cambridge
Inc.& Systems
TrafficSystematics,
Signal Controllers
•
Speakers
•
Robin Hutcheson, AICP, Transportation
Director,
Salt
LakeSystems
City Corporation
•
UPS
Battery
Backup
•
GTTPort
Emergency
Vehicle
Preemption
Cathleen Mahoney, Senior Engineer,
The
Authority
of NY
and NJ (Opticom)
•
The HNTB Companies
Infrastructure Solutions
www.hntb.com
Phone: 610-328-4040 ~ Fax: 610-544-3380
HNTB is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/V/D.
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Supporting
TRANSPORTATION &
INfRASTRucTuRe
buIldINgS &
fAcIlITIeS
6:30 AM - 7:15 AM
Sign up at the Hospitality Desk on site in the Hamilton Room.
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Breakfast - Cook
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Check in with the 2013 Corporate Partners and Annual Conference Sponsors.
cONSTRucTION
MANAgeMeNT
eNeRgy
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Enduring. Driven. Visionary.
Reaching the century mark isn’t easy – you have to
be quality-driven, client-focused, and have a vision
for the future. At 100 years, STV is looking ahead. As
an employee-owned firm, our planners, architects,
engineers and construction managers have a stake in
the business, and are committed to quality performance.
We provide personal attention and timely solutions,
with an eye toward sustainability. And with more than
35 offices, we are a local firm with national resources.
8:15 AM - 9:00 AM
Annemarie Byrnes, Conference Chair
Marcia Ferranto, President and CEO
John Porcari, Deputy Secretary, US Department of Transportation
Michael
Gene Hartzell Memorial Bridge over the Lehigh River, Bethlehem,
PA A. Nutter, Mayor of Philadelphia
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Opening General
Session: Recipients
Congratulations
to the Scholarship
and Award
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Economic Development
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Leaders
in transit.
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Lea+Elliott is the leader in providing planning, design,
engineering, procurement, construction management,
and project oversight services for urban and airport
transit systems around the world.
Courtesy of MDAD
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Celebrating 40 years of moving people
Since 1973, Lea+Elliott has earned a reputation as an
imaginative and innovative firm that introduces new
ideas and technologies to the transportation industry,
striving to implement the environmental sustainability
goals of our clients. We will maintain that reputation.
40+ Years
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Women Leaders in Aviation - Grand Ballroom
Please join us for a riveting panel discussion with
women in aviation today who are currently managing some of the largest
airport systems in the U.S. These highly respected and innovative leaders will
share some of their professional backgrounds and work experiences, as well
as identifying obstacles, challenges, and opportunities on their “runway” to
success. Additionally, each of our panelist have had extensive experience in
directing large airport capital development programs and will share some
thoughts and insights on navigating the worlds of design and engineering,
project/construction management, and contract awards/administration--all
while balancing the budget and the “wow” factor.
Introduction
Project Management & Training
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Philadelphia, PA 19103
215 496 9100
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Services
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Moderator
Susan Kurland, Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs,
Speakers
Rosemarie S. Andolino, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Aviation
Susan Baer, Director, Aviation Department, Port Authority of NY and NJ
Suzanne Boda, Senior Vice President, US Airways
Debra Flint, Former Aviation Director, Oakland International Airport, and
currently Acting Executive Director, Port of Oakland, CA
Sponsored by:
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
215-542-0700
www.ltk.com
Silent Auction bidding. Support WTS Foundation.
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1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Technical Tour 4: Walking Tour of the Tidal Schuylkill River Area of “Art in the
Open” Philadelphia - Lobby
The tour will be narrated by the nationally renowned trail architect and
historian Robert Thomas of Campbell Thomas & Co, Philadelphia. The tour
will progress from the Westbank Greenway, across the Spring Garden Street
Bridge, and then back along the Tidal Schuylkill River Trail to the area around
Market-Chestnut-Walnut Streets.
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Professional Development Workshop:
Intuition: The Make-It-or-Break-It Skill for Leaders - Cook
There is no greater skill for leadership success than using intuition or, some
say, instinct. Drawing on insights from more than 30 interviews with leaders
across the public and private sectors as well as academia, this professional
development program will use an interactive approach to enhance access
to your intuition and self-awareness. You will learn to read people, hone
judgment, and refine vision through a combination of instinct and a
generous dose of expertise. This powerful combination is the key skill that
sets leaders apart, and it will become even more critical in your future
world of work. You will leave this program with a personalized workbook
and skills you can put into practice immediately.
Gene Hartzell Memorial Bridge over the Lehigh River, Bethlehem, PA
Congratulations to the Scholarship and Award Recipients
®
Speaker
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Book Club - Shippen
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
Blue Ribbon Reception – Invitation only.
Sponsored by
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Supporting Women in Transportation
Technical Tour 3: I-95 GIR Project and Project Area Artifacts Tour - Lobby
The I-95 Girard Avenue Interchange Project includes three (3) miles of I-95
from the Vine Street Expressway (I-676) to just south of the Allegheny Avenue
Interchange in Philadelphia. This project involves the widening of I-95 from
three to four lanes in each direction, thus eliminating the existing lane drops
at the Girard Avenue Interchange. The tour will visit the archeological sites,
weather permitting, and view the “Digging the City” exhibit at the Penn Treaty
Museum.
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Join your colleagues and mingle with life-sized bronze statues of the signers of
the Constitution at the landmark National Constitution Center.
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Hill is Proud to Support WTS and
CongratulatesAll2013AwardWinners!
For nearly four decades, owners and developers throughout the
world have turned to Hill International to manage their transportation
construction projects and programs. Hill is proud to have helped our
clients turn their most challenging visions into realities. We have
participated in over 5,000 projects with a total construction value in
excess of $250 billion, managing all phases of the construction process
from concept through completion.
Hill is also the leading construction claims firm in the world, having
helped resolve problems on some of the most complex projects around
the world. To minimize risk and maximize results on your next project,
turn to Hill International.
• Program Management
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• ConstructionManagement
• Project Management Oversight
• StaffAugmentation
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Sponsored by
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Proud to Sponsor Women in Transportation
PHiLadeLPHia
Session Details
May 14, 2013
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
A FULL SERVICE AGENCY
WBE/DBE/SBE
iNTeRNaTiONaL
aiRPORT
WTS Foundation Board Meeting - Hamilton Room
Quarterly Board Meeting of Foundation Board.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
WTS Board of Directors Meeting - Hamilton Room
Quarterly Board Meeting of WTS Board of Directors.
MayLibeRTy
15, 2013
iN TRaNsPORTaTiON fOR aLL
Geostructural Engineering
Dam Engineering
Tunnel Engineering
8:00 AM - 6:30 PM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Chapter Leadership Meeting - Ballroom B
Annual Meeting of Chapter Leaders.
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Technical Tour 1: Tour of Philadelphia Regional Port
Authority Facilities - Lobby
This tour covers a lot of ground. Sites include: Packer
Avenue Marine Terminal, Piers 96 and 98 Annex, Pier
84, Pier 82, Piers 78 and 80, Tioga Marine Terminal,
Produce Market Distribution Center, and the Navy
Yard.
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Technical Tour 2:
Walking Tour of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge - Lobby
The Benjamin Franklin Bridge (also known as the
Ben Franklin Bridge), originally named the Delaware
River Bridge, is a suspension bridge across the
Delaware River connecting Philadelphia, PA, and
Camden, NJ. A pre-tour presentation will be provided
by DRPA Engineer and historian Michael Howard in
the Benjamin Franklin Bridge Administration Building,
located next to the bridge on the Camden side. Tour
begins immediately after. Length of walking tour will
be determined by participants. Comfortable shoes
are recommended. The length of the walkway is
approximately 1.5 miles in each direction.
the world in innovation.
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Roadway / Transit Planning
Transportation Design
ITS / Traffic Design
Structural Design
Water Resources Design
Construction Management
Civil / Site Design
Utility Design
Responsive People | Creative Solutions
One Team. Infinite Solutions.
At Stantec we provide planning, engineering,
and program and construction management
services for all phases of roadway, bridge,
rail, transit, and aviation projects. Our
professionals offer innovative, cost-effective,
and sustainable transportation solutions.
Stantec is proud to sponsor WTS.
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Build Better. Together.
West Chester, PA T/ 610-696-6066
King of Prussia and York, PA
www.rkk.com
Serving clients out of North American and International locations
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2013 WTS ANNUAL CONFERENCE Proud to Sponsor Women in Transportation
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Finance and Funding: Your Budget and Ours,
PHiLadeLPHia
iNTeRNaTiONaL
aiRPORT
Personal and Project Finances - Bromely-Claypoole
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
WTS Advisory Board Meeting** - Cook
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Professional Development: Oh, the Places You’ll Go, Where Will Your Career Path
Lead? - E 1 & 2
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Transportation Innovation: Bet’cha Didn’t Know, Innovative Project Profiles - Hamilton
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Finance and Funding: Challenges and Opportunities for America’s Infrastructure A FULL SERVICE AGENCY WBE/DBE/SBE
Bromely-Claypoole
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
New Members and First-Time Attendees Reception** - Taste 2
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Leadership Alumnae Reunion** - Reynolds
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM
WTS Appointments Committee Meeting - Cook
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
VIP Reception** - Bromley-Claypoole
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
LibeRTy iN TRaNsPORTaTiON fOR aLL
May 17, 2013
6:30 AM - 7:15 AM
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
7:30 AM - 2:00 PM
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Breakfast - Cook
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
WTS Annual Business Meeting - Grand
Ballroom
the world
in innovation.
General Session: Samba’ing Through Transportation in Latin America Grand Ballroom
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Professional Development: Get Noticed and Get Promoted: Five Skills
to Make You Stand Out from the Crowd - Hamilton
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Transportation Innovation: The Future is Now: Technology That Will
Change the Way We Move - E 1 & 2
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Finance and Funding: Who Paid for That? - Bromely-Claypoole
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch & General Session: Dr. Mae Jemison - Grand Ballroom
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Technical Tour 5: Philadelphia International Airport Tour* - Lobby
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Technical Tour 6: SEPTA Tour* - Lobby
Saturday, May 18, 2013
8:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Community Project: WTS Conference Day of Caring
** Invitation only
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Pocket Schedule
CREATE.
ENHANCE.
SUSTAIN.
May 14, 2013
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The only thing we love
more than flying?
** Invitation only
WTS Foundation Board Meeting* - Hamilton Room
WTS Board of Directors Meeting* - Hamilton Room
May 15, 2013
8:00 AM - 6:30 PM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Chapter Leadership Meeting* - Ballroom B
Technical Tour 1: Tour of Philadelphia Regional Port Authority Facilities* - Lobby
Technical Tour 2: Walking Tour of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge* - Lobby
Professional Development Workshop: Intuition: The Make-It-or-Break-It Skill for
Leaders* - Cook
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Technical Tour 3: I-95 GIR Project and Project Area Artifacts Tour* - Lobby
Technical Tour 4: Walking Tour of the Tidal Schuylkill River Area of “Art in the Open”
Philadelphia* - Lobby
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Blue Ribbon Reception**
May 16, 2013
6:30 AM - 7:15 AM
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
8:15 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Supporting our communities.
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Transportation Innovation: Congratulations, You’re Engaged, Digitally - BromelyClaypoole
US Airways employees work hard to improve the
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
quality of life in their individual communities. So even
Breakfast - Cook
Opening General Session: Women Leaders in Aviation - Grand Ballroom
Professional Development: Glass Slipper or Glass Ceiling? The Power of a Mentor
or Sponsor - Hamilton
Professional Development: Climbing the Ladder: Tools for Career Advancement
- E1&2
As
a global
provider
support
12:30
PM - 1:45
PM of professional
Lunch & General
Session - Grand Ballroom
services, AECOM is a leader
in all
of the Gloria
key Steinem
Keynote
Speaker
markets
we
serve,
including
transportation,
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Finance and Funding: An Unlikely Pair: Understanding Public-Private Partnerships
where we are ranked #1- by
E 1 Engineering
&2
News-Record.
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Transportation Innovation: Listening, Launching,
the ground. Together we can make the world better.
usairways.com
and Leaping: Technology and Entrepreneurship
Hamilton Sponsor
AECOM is proud to be a -Trailblazer
www.aecom.com
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Conference Committee Chairs
Conference Chair
Annemarie Byrnes
Registration/Hospitality
Linell Homentosky
AECOM
HonoraryThe
Conference
Chair we love
only thing
Rina Cutler, Deputy Mayor of Transportation & Utilities
more than flying?
Donna Powell
Conference Committee Co-chairs
Karen Gelman
Amtrak
Noreen Nolan
AECOM
Carol C. Martsolf
Urban Engineers
Noreen Nolan
AECOM
Denise Goren
Technical Tours
Tummona Fisher
Lee Wolfe
URS
Theme
Robin Gibson
Keesha Lane
Project Poster Exhibition
Karen Samulenas
Bergmann Associates
communities.
USTransportation
Airways employees
YOU work hard to improve the
Nicole Johnson
quality
of life in their individual
Volunteer Coordination
Pamela Conti
Sponsorship
Karen Jehanian
Breakout Technical Sessions
Jennifer Duval
Jacobs
Carrie Streahle
Supporting
our
Promatech, Inc.
CREATE.
ENHANCE.
SUSTAIN.
communities. So even
Silent Auction
Jenna Oskowitz
HNTB
Carol Rose
STV
Samantha Safara
Envision Consultants, Ltd.
Megan Syrnick
Hill International
Welcome Reception
Jihane Fazio
AECOM
Local Event
Patti Gibson
Arora Engineers, Inc.
Book Club
Cheryl Black
Amtrak
Susan C. Phillips
Parsons
Brinckerhoff
the
ground.
Together
we can make the world better.
As a global provider of professional support
services, AECOM is a leader in all of the key
markets we serve, including transportation,
where we are ranked #1 by Engineering
News-Record.
Community Service Project
Jeri Morton
SEPTA
usairways.com
AECOM is proud to be a Trailblazer Sponsor
www.aecom.com
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Shaping the Future
Welcome
PORTLAND, OREGON
WTS Philadelphia is pleased to welcome you to the City of Sisterly Love!
The 2013 conference theme, “Liberty in Transportation for All,” is very appropriate as we gather in the birthplace
of the United States. The Liberty Bell, a powerful symbol of our independence, artfully represents the multimodal
transportation network in the Philadelphia area that provides freedom to travel throughout and beyond our city.
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From high-profile panel discussions to top-notch professional development programs and networking events with
a Philly flavor, this year’s conference is sure to be outstanding.
New this year is the conference mobile app! Follow the conference schedule on your phones and other portable
electronic devices, sign up for program alerts, and connect with other attendees. To access the app, scan the
QR code on the back of this program or go to eventmobi.com/WTSconference.
Conference activities kick off in full bloom with the Welcome Reception at the National Constitution Center.
Come ready to mingle in a unique setting, complete with 42 life-size bronze statues of America’s founding fathers.
Historic characters will be in attendance to transport us back to colonial times. Thursday night’s Taste of Philly
Fundraiser benefits the WTS Foundation and offers a special opportunity to enjoy local food and music. If you
have never seen the Mummers strut, you are in for a treat with a performance by The Woodland String Band.
We will hear from many women at the forefront of change. WTS is excited to have writer and activist Gloria
Steinem as our conference keynote speaker. Ms. Steinem has been involved in feminist and other social justice
movements for over 40 years. In addition, the conference opening session will feature some of the most successful
women leaders in aviation today who are managing some of the largest airport systems in the United States.
Finally, Dr. Mae Jemison, who served six years as a NASA astronaut and was the first woman of color in the world
to go into space, will conclude our event.
The conference program offers something for everyone, with a choice of sessions in three tracks: professional
development, transportation innovation, or finance and funding. The technical tours showcase the extensive
transportation systems and infrastructure that serve our region.
Be sure to experience the charm and character of Philadelphia. The conference is being held in the historic
district of the city where you can enjoy iconic places such as Independence Hall, Franklin Court, and the Betsy
Ross House, or explore Penn’s Landing, the waterfront area of the city along the Delaware River. Take in a Phillies
game or bike along one of the river trails. And whether you are an art lover or an avid runner, experience the
thrill of victory with a visit to the “Rocky” steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
I extend sincere thanks to Honorary Chair Rina Cutler, conference committee co-chairs Karen Gelman and Noreen
Nolan, and all of the committee chairs and volunteers who worked with great enthusiasm and dedication to
bring you the best conference ever. WTS is grateful to the conference sponsors for their generous support of this
excellent organization and our mission to advance the careers of women in the transportation industry.
I hope the conference is a great success for you, and that you enjoy your stay in Philadelphia, where history
comes to life and “We the People” are working together to provide liberty in transportation for all.
Annemarie Byrnes
Conference Chair
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Conference Sponsors
Strategic Partner
CH2M HILL
General Session ($25,000)
US Airways
Awards Banquet ($20,000)
HNTB
Welcome Reception ($15,000)
CH2M HILL
Mobile Conference App ($15,000)
VIP Reception ($10,000)
CDM Smith
Blue Ribbon Reception ($10,000)
Jacobs
General Sessions ($10,000)
Keolis Transit America
Constitution ($10,000)
Gilmore & Associates
JMT
Urban Engineers
Liberty Bell ($7,500)
The Northeast MAGLEV
Samsung C&T, E&C Americas
URS
Veolia Transportation
Betsy Ross ($5,000)
AD Marble & Company
Amtrak ®
The Burns Group
Gannett Fleming, Inc.
General Highway Products, Inc.
Gilbane Building Company
Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.
Hill International
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
LTK Engineering Services
WTS Annual Conference
May 15 - 17, 2013
Michael Baker Jr., Inc. (Baker)
Pennoni Associates
Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP (RK&K)
Schnabel Engineering
Stokes Creative Group, Inc.
STV
TranSystems
T.Y. Lin International
Ben Franklin ($3,500)
AP Construction
Brandywine Realty Trust
Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company
Daroff Design
David Evans and Associates
Dewberry
Drexel University: College of Engineering
Envision Consultants, LTD.
Lotus Environmental Consulting, LLC
Philadelphia Parking Authority
Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Inc.
The Sheward Partnership, LLC
Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young LLP
Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP
PHILADELPHIA
Liberty in Transportation for All
City of Sisterly Love – MWDBE ONLY ($1,000)
CH Planning, Ltd.
Drive Engineering Group
Geo-Explorers, Inc.
JBC Associates, Inc.
KS Engineers, P.C.
NTM Engineering, Inc.
Portfolio Associates
Promatech, Inc.
Sci-Tek Consultants, Inc.
Stormwater Maintenance & Consulting
In Kind
SEPTA
Executive Women’s Roundtable
AECOM
STRATEGIC PARTNER
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