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Congratulates Clarelle DeGraffe Director and General Manager of PATH Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 2020 Woman of the Year SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE 2020 Annual Gala Sarah Colker, co-chair Parsons Desiree Gazzo, co-chair HNTB October 22, 2020 Alexandra Aiello, liaison EVENING EVENTS MTA Bridges and Tunnels Daniella Bernett STV Incorporated PROGRAM Pamella Daley MTA Welcoming Remarks Keri Cibelli, WTS-GNY President Ella McLeod Scholarships Cheryl McKissack Daniel, President and CEO, retired McKissack & McKissack, Danielle Drake and Tracey Kaylee Moon Slochover, WTS-GNY Scholarship Committee co-chairs Sam Schwartz Engineering Julie Polak Scholarship Recipients Odette Dominguez, Sofia Duran, Helena Oiwa, Diana Sam Schwartz Engineering Ramirez-Rios, Srushti Rath Linda Travis Guest Speaker Polly Trottenberg, Commissioner, NYC Department of Charter Oak Financial Transportation Beth Zall WSP Introduction Sally Librera, Vice President, Strategic Planning and Client Support, HNTB Woman of the Year Clarelle DeGraffe, Director and General Manager of PATH, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Closing Remarks Keri Cibelli Networking Virtual Breakout Rooms

WTS-GNY extends its deepest gratitude to all who donated to the Scholarship Fund.

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As an organization committed to advancing women, WTS-GNY mourns the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who broke barriers on so many levels. Ginsburg’s life was dedicated to fairness for all under the law and women’s rights in particular. A great legal mind and a true humanist was lost.

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WTS Greater New York Chapter 2020 Annual Gala 1 Message from WTS-GNY President Keri Cibelli

Welcome to the WTS chapter has since grown to become THE largest of the Greater New York (GNY) 62 chapters nationwide. I’m honored to continue the Annual Gala! Thank you vision of our founding members, who idealized a more for joining us virtually, diverse, inclusive and equitable transportation industry. as we honor this year’s Let’s continue to use our connections to support one Woman of the Year, another and learn from each other. Clarelle DeGraffe. This year, DeGraffe celebrates None of this would be possible without the dedication her 30th anniversary of our WTS-GNY members, our Board of Directors, our with the Port Authority committees, and all of the people who keep this organi- of New York & New zation moving forward. We especially want to recognize Jersey (PANY&NJ). This the generosity of our corporate partners. We couldn’t career milestone is highlighted by her role as the direc- do this without you! Thank you for all of your contribu- tor of the Port Authority Trans Hudson (PATH) system. tions and support over the years. She is the first woman in this position in PATH’s 112-year history. DeGraffe has served as an impressive Hope you enjoy our virtual Gala! n role model, who has expanded opportunities for women through professional development, mentoring and strategic positioning. This evening is an opportunity for us to recognize the achievements of women, like DeGraffe, who have been true leaders in the transportation industry and to encourage emerging professionals through our Scholarship program to become our future leaders.

2020 has certainly proven to be a challenging year, beginning with the difficult physical distance between us as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. It has been uplifting to see our members’ smiles at virtual events, keeping our network connected. We also are seeing a demand to address the injustice that our systems create through racial inequality. The WTS mission at its core is about providing equity in transportation and for all who use it. I am hopeful and proud of our community for working to uphold these values, as we strive to carry out that mission.

It is a special anniversary year for the GNY Chapter. It was 40 years ago that a group of exceptional women came together to become the fifth chapter of WTS. Our

WTS Greater New York Chapter 2020 Annual Gala 2 2020 Woman of the Year Clarelle DeGraffe WTS GREATER NEW YORK WOMEN OF THE YEAR

Authority of New York and New 2019 Denise M. Berger Jersey (PANY&NJ), DeGraffe served 2018 Catherine Rinaldi as the deputy director of Rail Transit 2017 Mary K. Murphy from 2015 until March 2019. In this 2016 Karen Rae role, she was responsible for day-to- 2015 Polly Trottenberg day operations and supported the 2014 Veronique “Ronnie” Hakim director. Previously, DeGraffe was 2013 Helena E. Williams responsible for the development, 2012 Susan M. Baer funding and delivery of the Sandy 2011 Joan McDonald Recovery Capital Program. She also 2010 Pippa Woods has held project management roles 2009 Susan Bass Levin in the World Trade Center (WTC) 2008 Susan L. Hayes Construction and the Priority Capital 2007 Susan Kupferman Clarelle DeGraffe is the director and Programs departments. She was a 2006 Jane Chmielinski general manager of the PATH rail driving force behind the delivery of 2005 Janette Sadik-Khan transit system. She ensures that PATH major projects, including the Vehicle carries out its critical mission of Security Center and several packages 2004 Flora Castillo safely and effectively moving indi- in the WTC Transportation Hub 2003 Barbara Spencer viduals across the Hudson River. redevelopment. 2002 Barbara Thayer With the help of over 1,100 employees, 2001 Laurie Gutshaw DeGraffe oversees the agency’s daily DeGraffe has received numerous 2000 Martha Walther operation, as well as its $3.5 billion accolades including the 2008 1999 Deborah Wathen Finn capital program to upgrade a legacy Harlem Black Achievers in Industry 1998 Barbara Richardson system, which encompasses impor- Award; 2013 Honoree at Professional 1997 Beverly Dolinsky tant projects such as the rebuilding Women in Construction Dinner 1996 Lorrainne Hoffman-Ho of tunnels severely damaged by Dance Gala; the 2016 Port Authority 1995 Janis Beitzer Superstorm Sandy and the comple- Network of Black Employees Execu- 1994 Barbara Mickens- tion of the remaining phases of a tive Leadership Award; and the 2018 Washington signal modernization. In addition, the Congressional Certificate of 1992 Carole Metzer DeGraffe has spearheaded PATH’s Merit from Southeast Queens 1991 Shirley DeLibero Improvement Plan, which was rolled Chamber of Commerce. She also 1990 Christine Johnson out in June 2019 and seeks to boost will be honored at the Newark 1988 Lillian Liburdi system capacity and reliability, and Regional Business Partnership’s 1987 Hazel Gluck to enhance customer experience. (NRBP) Transportation Awards 1980 Anne Canby Breakfast (rescheduled to November A 30-year veteran of the Port 2020). n

WTS Greater New York Chapter 2020 Annual Gala 3 CHAPTER BOARD Introduction by Sally Librera Keri Cibelli, President AKRF Alexa Gangemi, Immediate Past President HNTB Sofia Berger, Vice President (NY) in half, and safely reduced customer WSP Zenobia Fields, Vice President (NJ) travel times on every line through- NJDOT out the system. Sheriza Majid, Treasurer Turner Anne Patrone, Secretary Arup Prior to heading the subway system, Alexandra Aiello, Director-At-Large Librera served in the groundbreak- MTA ing role of first female leader of Carla Artis, Director-At-Large Stantec MTA’s Staten Island Railway, the Emily Gallo, Director-At-Large HNTB borough’s 24/7 heavy rail operation. Ece Koch, Director-At-Large Among other key leadership posts AECOM Lisa Santoro, Director-At-Large she has held at NYCT are vice presi- LTK dent and chief officer for subways Erica Swansen, Director-At-Large HNTB operations support; chief officer, COMMITTEE CHAIRS subways operations training; and BUSINESS DIVERSITY Sally Librera recently joined the chief officer, workforce development. Zenaida Rodriguez Brian Stein HNTB team as vice president, stra-

COLLEGE OUTREACH tegic planning and client support. Librera earned two master’s degrees Casey Barrett In this role, she will build on her from the University of California, COMMUNICATIONS Ocean Stokes experience and expertise in rail Berkeley: one in city and regional CORPORATE PARTNERS operations as she assists clients to planning and the other in civil and Janice Li GLASS CEILING improve system performance and environmental engineering. She has Yvonne Lopez-Diaz maximize the value of operating and an undergraduate degree in indus- Erin Hyland MEMBERSHIP capital investments. trial and labor relations from Cornell Megan Young University. MENTORING Dana Hecht Librera is the former senior vice Maxine Hill president for subways at MTA New PROGRAMS Sophia Brooks, NY York City Transit (NYCT), where Bibi Khan, NY she led North America’s largest Janet Sharkey, NJ SCHOLARSHIPS urban rail transit operation until July Danielle Drake 2020. She oversaw a team of 30,000 Tracey Slochover SPECIAL EVENTS employees to deliver safe and effi- Sarah Colker Desiree Gazzo cient train service citywide, moving TRANSPORTATION YOU 5.6 million pre-pandemic riders on Sofia Duran, NY Fiona Robe, NY 6,400 railcars across 660 miles Yetunde Adelekan, NJ of track and 472 stations each day. Carolyn Brazier, NJ YOUNG PROFESSIONALS Librera was the first woman to hold Alexandra Chamandy-Cook the post. Under her management, Paulina Urbanowicz VOLUNTEER CHAMPION the team dramatically improved Alexandra Aiello on-time performance, cutting delays APPOINTMENTS CHAMPION Emily Gallo

WTS Greater New York Chapter 2020 Annual Gala 4 Guest Speaker Polly Trottenberg

1,300 miles. She has spearhead-ed the mayor’s Vision Zero initiative to eliminate roadway fatalities. New York City has redesigned hundreds of streets and achieved legislative victories in lowering its speed limit to 25 mph. Under Vision Zero, the City has seen the fewest traffic fatali-ties in its history.

Trottenberg serves on the board of the New York Metropolitan Appointed in 2014 by Mayor Transportation Council (NYMTC). Bill de Blasio, NYC Department With more than 25 years of career of Transportation (NYCDOT) public service, Trottenberg most Commissioner Polly Trottenberg recently served as U.S.DOT under- leads one of the nation’s largest secretary of Transportation for and most diverse municipal trans- Policy in the Obama administra- portation agencies, with over 5,500 tion. She also worked under U.S. employees and an $18.1 billion Sens. Charles Schumer, Daniel 10-year capital plan. Patrick Moynihan and Barbara Boxer. Responsible for the City’s roads, bridges, bicycle and pedestrian Trottenberg graduated from infrastructure, and the Staten Barnard College and received her Island Ferry, Trottenberg focuses Master’s in Public Policy from the agency’s mission on mobil- Harvard University’s Kennedy ity,, safety equity, sustainability School of Government. n and economic growth. Under her leadership, NYCDOT has expanded street resur-facing and reconstruction; increased bridge rehabilitation and construc-tion; improved bus performance; and expanded the bike network to over

WTS Greater New York Chapter 2020 Annual Gala 5 Guest Speaker Cheryl McKissack Daniel

Daniel has built upon the success of the nation’s largest transportation her predecessors by fostering long- system. lasting relationships and providing innovative solutions for complex McKissack Daniel serves on numer- projects. Her 150-employee company ous corporate, charitable and has been awarded more than $50 community boards. As a board billion in construction contracts over member, she focuses on strategic the past decade. planning as part of good gover- nance. She believes strategic plan- As president and CEO, McKissack ning is a critical component of a Daniel serves as project executive board’s mission. Just as important to on all high-profile projects. In this her is formulating a good strategy to capacity, she ensures that diversity create long-term value, building an is an integral part of each phase of ethical culture and managing risk. a project or program. Her areas of Cheryl McKissack Daniel, a civil expertise include estimating; sched- McKissack Daniel has been engineer, has over 25 years of uling; design review; document honored as a “Hero of Liberty” design and construction industry control; construction inspection; for her support of humanitar- experience, including major project and developing and implementing ian initiatives and promoting work in the commercial, health- quality assurance/quality control the responsibilities of a free and care, education and transportation programs. diverse America. She earned sectors. McKissack Daniel is the both a bachelor’s and a master’s fifth generation to run her family’s McKissack & McKissack is involved degree in Civil Engineering from century-old business, McKissack & on some of New York’s largest proj- Howard University. She also McKissack, the oldest minority- and ects including: JFK Terminal One; completed graduate course work woman-owned design and construc- LGA Central Terminal Building in Civil Engineering at Columbia tion firm in the nation. Redevelopment; Coney Island University. n Hospital Redevelopment; Harlem McKissack & McKissack provides Hospital Center Modernization; construction management, program the NYC Economic Development management and consulting servic- Corporation Hunts Point es for various projects throughout Cooperative Market and Fulton Fish the East Coast and the United Market; MART125 Cultural Center States. The firm’s primary focus in Harlem; Pacific Park/Atlantic is in the infrastructure, transit, Yards Barclays Center; The Women’s healthcare and education sectors. Its Building; Pier 42 Redevelopment; services extend beyond traditional and The Studio Museum in Harlem. A/E/C disciplines, broadly support- The firm also serves as the MTA ing client needs related to their Independent Engineer overseeing facilities. Over the years, McKissack the capital construction program of

WTS Greater New York Chapter 2020 Annual Gala 6 40 Years: Then and Now

What were your ambitions for the chapter at its founding and what are your impressions of what it has become?

“At its founding, I envisioned a more women bar, [as well as] be a strong influence professional association that not in the high- in shaping the larger organization only welcomed women participants est echelons of for years. We [established] a chap- and provided our industry. ter [that offers] access to a [robust] networking Thanks to the metropolitan region and diverse opportunities, dedication of our industry sectors, and [attracts] but also served members, WTS interest among both women and as a forum for Susan Gilbert has become an men.e W designed it that way and ideas. Other important player in transportation. It stayed true to that vision. Today, we organizations has assured the rise of women to the celebrate that vitality…with [tremen- Maxine Finkelstein I had come in highest levels of management. It is dous respect garnered] from a cross- contact with were narrowly defined a symbol for young women of what section of the transportation indus- by technical discipline or mode has been and what can be achieved.” try….[The Greater New York Chapter of operations. My interests were Susan Gilbert, founding vice has] some of the most talented broader. I wanted to talk about president women leaders in the U.S.” multimodal, multidiscipline policy Deborah Wathen Finn, founding issues and programs. In 1980, many “A number of member changes were being introduced in women who all areas of transportation and I would become “The idea immediately resonated. hoped WTS could be the place to the Greater New This would be an opportunity to not only keep up with the news, but York Chapter find, support help lead the way. I am very proud founders attend- and grow with that the Greater New York Chapter ed the 1980 other women in has become a leader and an impor- Deborah Wathen Finn WTS Conference transportation- tant resource for the transportation in Washington, D.C. It was at that kindred spirits. industry.” event that we realized the potential The chapter has Maxine Finkelstein, founding power of creating such an organiza- grown to be a president tion for our region….[There] was Catherine Sweeney major, respected broad support for building an orga- professional organization that has “Starry eyed as I was, I was hoping nization that provided substantive nurtured many careers, and contrib- that we would achieve parity in value and…networks for advancing uted knowledge and talent to the wages long before the millennium women in an industry that had industry. It is still guided by kindred ...fat chance. I hoped we would be very few women in executive roles. spirits.” able to attend senior staff meetings We only dreamed that that could Catherine Sweeney, founding without cigars...here we have been change.e W wanted to create a flag- treasurer n more successful. And I hoped to see ship chapter [that would] set a high

WTS Greater New York Chapter 2020 Annual Gala 7 2020 Events Recap

WTS-GNY’s programs aim to uphold its mission to attract, sustain, connect and advance women’s careers to strengthen the transportation industry.

JANUARY JUNE 25: Virtual Happy Hour/ SEPTEMBER 16: 11th Annual Game Night Transportation Trivia Event JANUARY 22: 2020 40th Annual Meeting and 23rd W/M/S/DBE Expo JUNE 30: Emerging Women Leader SEPTEMBER 23: Learn from a Webinar Series – Mobilize Your Leader Series, Shanique Holmes, FEBRUARY Support Network Diversity and Inclusion Leader at the Port Authority of New York and FEBRUARY 6: 2020 Mentoring New Jersey Program Open House JULY JULY 15: The Neuroscience of Equity SEPTEMBER 23: WTS-NJ FEBRUARY 25: Champions in Complex Decision-Making– Interactive Virtual Monthly Mixer– Program Kickoff Event Part 1, Kimberly Papillon, Esq. Hispanic Heritage Month FEBRUARY 25: Emerging Women JULY 22: Social Media Webinar, SEPTEMBER 29 & 30: /WTS-GNY Leaders Series–Reimagine Your Rachel Adler, Arch Street PANYNJ Women’s Council Leadership Brand, Joe Miller, Be Communication Emerging Women Leaders Webinar Leaderly Series JULY 22: The Neuroscience of FEBRUARY 27: 2020 LinkedIn Equity in Complex Decision- Workshop Making–Part 2 OCTOBER OCTOBER 1: WTS-NJ–Systemic JULY 29: 40th Anniversary Event MARCH Racism and Transportation– Panel MARCH 10: Mentorship Program A national conversation with begins AASHTO AUGUST OCTOBER 20: WTS-NJ–Addressing AUGUST 20: Book Club Meeting APRIL Systemic Racism in Transportation– #5, Anne Patrone, Arup APRIL 28: Emerging Women A NJ-Based discussion at NJ Leaders Webinar Amplify Your AUGUST 25: Emerging Women TransAction Accomplishments Leader Webinar Series–Cutting OCTOBER 22: 2020 Annual Gala Edge Practices for Strengthening APRIL 30: WTS-GNY Book Club Your Corporate Women’s Network Meeting #3, Carla Artis, Stantec AUGUST 26: WTS-NJ Interactive MAY Virtual Monthly Mixer–Women’s Equality Day MAY 26: WTS-GNY-PWC Joint Small Business Virtual Happy Hour AUGUST 26: Learn from a Leader Series, Porie Saikia-Eapen, Director, JUNE Environmental Sustainability and Compliance at the MTA JUNE 3: Webinar: Destination: Confidence in Your Financial Future SEPTEMBER JUNE 12: Book Club Meeting #4, SEPTEMBER 1: Learn from a Leader Ocean Stokes, PANYNJ Series, Gillian Blake, Principal, Infrastructure at Arup

WTS Greater New York Chapter 2020 Annual Gala 8 WTS-GNY 2020 Scholarship Recipients

LEONARD BRAUN MEMORIAL Management Society. Ramirez- ture planning, logistics and opera- SCHOLARSHIP Rios is a fellow of the ENO Future tions of emerging transportation Leaders in Transportation. She is systems (e.g., urban air mobility). part of the MIT CEE Rising Stars Prior to attending NYU, she served Diana Ramirez- alumni (2019 Class). In addition, as an assistant executive engineer Rios is a Ph.D. she was on the team of finalists for in the housing and urban develop- candidate in the 2017 Franz Edelman Award, ment department, Government of Transportation which developed the Off-hour Odisha (India). She was involved Engineering and Delivery Program in New York City. in the country’s flagship smart city research assistant In 2015, Ramirez-Rios was desig- program. During summer 2019, at Rensselaer Diana Ramirez-Rios nated as a Colciencias Scholar by the Rath was a data scientist intern Polytechnic Ministry of Science, Technology and at Uber in San Francisco. She Institute (RPI). She received her Innovation in her native Colombia. worked on pricing strategies for the B.S.-M.S. in Industrial Engineering company’s upcoming air taxi service. from Universidad del Norte in Witnessing the development of Barranquilla, Colombia. Her S. DAVID ALI MEMORIAL emerging transportation technolo- research interests are in Disaster SCHOLARSHIP gies and the integration challenges Response Logistics and Urban faced by agencies in a multimodal Freight Transportation. Her disserta- This scholarship is in memory of S. transportation environment, Rath’s tion work focuses on facility location David Ali, the founder of Infra Tech goal is to provide sustainable, data- and allocation models for the distri- Engineering, a traffic engineer who driven and intelligent solutions. bution of relief supplies in post- achieved great heights through relent- disaster environments. Ramirez-Rios less dedication and absolute commit- has been a member of WTS for four ment to hard work and excellence. LEADERSHIP LEGACY years and was a founding member SCHOLARSHIP of the first WTS student chapter Srushti Rath is at RPI. In the WTS-RPI student a Ph.D. candi- chapter, she served on the board date at New York Sofia Duran is as secretary/treasurer (2017-2018); University (NYU) a second-year vice president (2018-2019); and Tandon School graduate student president (2019-2020). She also is of Engineering focusing on a student member of the Disaster and a research Transportation Response, Emergency Evacuations Srushti Rath assistant at Planning and & Business Continuity Committee the C2SMART Tier 1 University Engineering at the Transportation Research Transportation Center. She holds Sofia Duran at New York Board; member of the Minority a M.S. in Transportation Planning University Tandon School of Issues Forum of the Institute and Engineering from NYU. Her Engineering. Currently, she is a for Operations Research and the interest lies in leveraging operations full-time traffic designer at VHB’s Management Sciences; and member research, machine learning, and New York City office, where she is of the Latin American Chapter of supply-demand modeling to develop an integral part of the Hunts Point the Production and Operations effective strategies for infrastruc- Access Project. On this design-

WTS Greater New York Chapter 2020 Annual Gala 9 WTS-GNY 2020 Scholarship Recipients continued build project, Duran uses design interned at RAD Engineers and and MicroStation skills to create Consultant PC. She was assigned to work zone traffic control plans. In the construction management team, addition to her studies and job, where she reviewed and processed she is a co-chair of WTS-GNY’s work schedules; coordinated and Transportation YOU Committee; monitored project tasks; and a mentor in the Big Brother Big reviewed engineering deliverables to Sister Program; a member of the initiate appropriate corrective actions ITE Mentorship Committee; and for the Henry Hudson Bridge East the office leader of IDEAL, VHB’s Approach Reconstruction Project. employee resource group focused on promoting inclusiveness and equity. SUSAN MISZKOWICZ MEMORIAL UNDERGRADUATE MOLITORIS LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP AND SCHOLARSHIP FOR TRANSPORTATION YOU HIGH UNDERGRADUATES SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP

Odette Helena Oiwa is Dominguez will a rising fresh- be entering her man entering senior year as a the School of Civil Engineering Engineering at and Mathematics Cornell University major at this fall. As a Civil Odette Dominguez Manhattan Helena Oiwa Engineering major College. Since her sophomore year, with an interest in the environment she has worked as a researcher at Brooklyn Technical High School, under the guidance of Dr. Daniel Oiwa had the opportunity to travel to Hochstein to evaluate the effective- Costa Rica to study tropical biodiver- ness of using recycled oils as reju- sity conservation last summer. She venators to lower the viscosity of was a sophomore as well as intern aged asphalt and reverse the harm- at George Ranalli Architect through ful effects of oxidation to restore the NYC Dept. of Education Career the binder’s original properties. and Technical Education Internship Dominguez presented her work at program. This summer, she again the Summer Research Showcase at served as an intern at George Ranalli Manhattan College in September Architect. Oiwa plans on majoring 2019 and the Sigma Xi Virtual in Civil Engineering and minoring Student Scholars Symposium in Environmental Engineering. n this past May. This summer, she

WTS Greater New York Chapter 2020 Annual Gala 10 Galas from Past Years

2007 GALA

From left: WTS-GNY President Felice From left: New Jersey Turnpike Authority attendees Jean Farber, MTA Executive Director Elliot Sander Laird, who is the WTS-GNY Programs Co-Chair (NJ); From left: Ashok Kothari, PB, NYCDOT and WTS-GNY Woman of the Year, Susan Gail Anderson; Thomas Sobe; Nellia Shakhmina; and Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and Anita Kupferman. Ana Tatoris. Macaluso, PB.

From left: MTA Board Member Susan Metzger, From left: WTS International Board Member From left: WTS-GNY President Felice Farber, Martha Walther, MTA Bridges & Tunnels L. Dedi Gonga and WTS-GNY Advisory Board Immediate Past President Pippa Woods and WTS-GNY Authority, and Saundra Lautenberg, Trueform. Member Sam Schwartz. Program Committee Co-Chair (NY) Catherine Hess.

2008 GALA

From left: John Dionisio of AECOM, From left: Victoria Cross-Kelly of the Port NY Building Congress President Authority of New York & New Jersey; Pippa From left: WTS-GNY Woman of the Richard Anderson, and MTA Executive Woods, WTS-GNY past president; Marcia Year Susan Hayes and WTS-GNY Director Elliot Sander. Shapiro, CH2M Hill; and Felice Farber, WTS- Advisory Board Member Deborah GNY immediate past president. Wathen-Finn.

From left: WTS-GNY Advisory Board member Stephanie Pinson; Alexandra DePrete, Gilbert Tweed Associates, and Saundra Lautenberg, Trueform.

Members of NJ Transit enjoying the dinner.

WTS Greater New York Chapter 2020 Annual Gala 11 2009 GALA

From left: WTS-GNY President Jenny From left: WTS-GNY Advisory Board Member Saundra From left: WTS-GNY Newsletter Kapelyan, Woman of the Year Susan Bass Lautenberg; WTS Foundation President Pippa Woods; WTS Committee Chair Daniella Bernett (STV); Levin and PANY&NJ Executive Director international Board Member L. Dedi Gonga; former WTS- Eileen Colleran, STV; and WTS-GNY Christopher Ward. GNY president Maxine Finkelstein; WTS-GNY Immediate Past Accreditation Committee Co-Chair Linda President Felice Farber; and incoming WTS-GNY President Travis. Marcia Shapiro.

From left: WTS-GNY Annual Dinner Award Committee Co-Chairs Claudia Haskins and Lisa Pompei. From left: WTS-GNY President Jenny Kapelyan; scholarship From left: David Strong, Booz Allen Hamilton, and winners Daphne Cui, Tra Vu and Nayibe Perez; and WTS- Kenneth Bobetsky, William Byrne and Allison Agliardo, GNY Scholarship Committee Chair LeAnn Waletzko. all of David Evans and Associates.

2010 GALA

From left: NJ Transit Executive Director From left: WTS International President and CEO The 2010 Scholarship recipients, from left: Heather James Weinstein and 2010 Woman of Marcia Ferranto; WTS-GNY President Marcia Diaz; Elisabeth Wooten; Diniece Peters; and Victoria the Year Pippa Woods. Shapiro; and WTS Foundation Director Diane James. DeLouise.

WTS Greater New York Chapter 2020 Annual Gala 12 From left: WTS 2011 Woman of the Year Joan McDonald; WTS- GNY President Marcia 2011 GALA Shapiro; and Macro Associates President Mary Ann Crotty.

From left: NJDOT Commissioner James Simpson; From left: Scholarship winner Esther From left: Elliot Sander, AECOM; Woman of the NYCDOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan; NJ Transit Dornhelm and WTS-GNY Scholarship Year Joan McDonald; and LIRR President Helena Executive Director James Weinstein; and Mayer Horn, Committee Chair LeAnn Waletzko. Williams. Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.

From left: WTS-GNY President Mary K. Murphy; Woman 2012 GALA of the Year Susan Baer; and PANY&NJ Executive Director Patrick Foye. From left: NYSDOT NJT Executive Director Commissioner Joan James Weinstein expressed McDonald served as a his support for WTS-GNY special guest host. and the scholarship fund.

From left: NYCT Senior Vice President of Capital Programs and Chief Engineer Fred Smith; Hilary From left: Scholarship Winner Staci Haber; WTS- Ring, MTA; Craig Stewart, NYCT. GNY Scholarship Committee Chair Ellen Zielinski; Scholarship Winner Marissa Peragine; and WTS-GNY From left: MTA COO Nuria Fernandez; President Mary K. Murphy. Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Linda Kleinbaum; and WTS-GNY President Mary K. Murphy.

WTS Greater New York Chapter 2020 Annual Gala 13 From left: NYSDOT Commissioner Joan McDonald; Woman of the Year Helena Williams; WTS- 2013 GALA GNY President Mary K. Murphy.

From left: NJDOT Commissioner James From left: WTS-GNY Advisory Board member Simpson; Woman of the Year Helena Porie Saikia-Eapen; MTA Capital Construction Williams; former MTA COO Nuria President Michael Horodniceanu; and WTS- From left: WTS-GNY Vice President (NY) Linda Travis; Fernandez. GNY Immediate Past President Marcia Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Catherine Sweeney; Shapiro. WTS-GNY Advisory Board member Deborah Wathen Finn; WTS-GNY President Mary K. Murphy.

2014 GALA

From left: 2014 Woman of the From left: Penny Eickemeyer, University Transportation Research Center; WTS-GNY Year Veronique “Ronnie” Hakim Scholarship Committee Chair Keri Cibelli (AKRF); the scholarship winners; NYCDOT and WTS-GNY President Beth Commissioner Polly Trottenberg. DeAngelo (Parsons Brinckerhoff).

From left: MTA Bridges & Tunnels President Jim Ferrara; MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast; WTS-GNY Director-At-Large Rena Barta (Jacobs); Lee Sander, HAKS; From left: NYCDOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg; NYSDOT Metro-North Railroad President Joseph Giulietti; MTA Capital Construction Commissioner Joan McDonald; WTS-GNY President Beth DeAngelo President Michael Horodniceanu; LIRR President Patrick Nowakowski. (Parsons Brinckerhoff); NJ Transit Board Member Flora Castillo.

WTS Greater New York Chapter 2020 Annual Gala 14 2015 GALA

From left: NJ Transit Executive Director Veronique Hakim; MTA Board Member Susan Metzger; Metro-North Railroad President From left: WTS International President Beverly Swaim-Staley; NJ Joseph Giuletti. Transit Executive Director Veronique Hakim; WTS-GNY President Beth DeAngelo (WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff); Woman of the Year Polly Trottenberg; National Infrastructure Advisory Council Member Joan McDonald; WTS International Board Member & PANY&NJ COO Stephanie Dawson.

From left: LIRR President Patrick Nowakowski; MTA Vice Chairman Fernando Ferrer; MTA Capital Construction President Michael Woman of the Year Polly Trottenberg (center) with the 2015 schol- Horodniceanu; MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast; New York arship winners. Building Congress President Richard Anderson.

2016 GALA

From left: NYCDOT Commissioner Polly PANY&NJ Director of Port Commerce Dept. Molly Campbell (center) and Trottenberg; Woman of the Year Karen Rae; WTS- WTS-GNY President Polina Knaster (second from right) with the 2016 GNY President Polina Knaster (HDR). scholarship winners.

From left: MTA Bridges & Tunnels President From left: Joan McDonald (National Infrastructure From left: Maxine Finkelstein (Interactive Elements); Donald Spero; MTA Capital Construction Advisory Council); Robert Dennison (VHB); WTS- WTS International Vice Chair Maggie Walsh; WTS President Michael Horodniceanu; MTA GNY Advisory Board Member Deborah Wathen International Chair Diane Woodward Jones; WTS-GNY Executive Officer, Operations James Finn (The Wathen Group); Steve Brunner (Cubic). President Polina Knaster (HDR). Ferrara; MTA Chairman and CEO Thomas Prendergast.

WTS Greater New York Chapter 2020 Annual Gala 15 2017 GALA

From left: NYCDOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg; Woman of the Year Mary K. Murphy; Richard Roberts, NJ Transit; and WTS-GNY President Polina Knaster (HDR). Woman of the Year Mary K. Murphy (center) with the Scholarship recipients.

From left: Deborah Hyman (New York City Transit); Woman of From left: MTA Chairman Joseph From left: Peter Peyser (Peyser Associates the Year Mary K. Murphy; Daniella Bernett (STV); WTS-GNY Lhota and Woman of the Year Mary LLC); Christopher Boylan (General Contractors Director-at-Large Ani Toncheva (Wilson Ihrig); and Deirdre K. Murphy. Association); and Paul Wyckoff (NJ Transit). Harvey (New York City Transit).

2018 GALA

WTS-GNY President Alexa From left: WTS-GNY President Alexa Gangemi The WTS-GNY Special Events Committee, Gangemi (HNTB) and Woman of (HNTB); MTA Managing Director Veronique from left: Jane Huang (Jacobs); Fiona Robe the Year Catherine Rinaldi. Hakim; Woman of the Year Catherine Rinaldi; (New York City Transit); Sarah Colker Lysa Scully, Port Authority of New York and (Parsons); Chair Desiree Gazzo (HNTB); New Jersey. Pamella Daley (MTA); WTS-GNY Board Member Beth Zall (WSP); Daniella Bernett (STV); Julie Polak (Sam Schwartz); Christyn Binder (B. Thayer); Gabriela Kappes (WSP); and Aviva Laurenti (Sam Schwartz).

NJDOT Commissioner Diane Gutierrez- Scaccetti was a special guest host. MTA Managing Director Veronique Hakim (far left) Woman of the Year Catherine Rinaldi and the employ- and Woman of the Year Catherine Rinaldi (center) ees of MTA Metro-North Railroad. with the Scholarship recipients.

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From left: WTS-GNY President Alexa From left: WTS-GNY President Alexa Gangemi (HNTB) and Zoë Davidson, general counsel at Milstein Gangemi (HNTB) and Woman of the Properties, with the WTS Scholarship winners. Year Denise Berger

From left: WTS-GNY President Alexa Gangemi (HNTB); From left: WTS-GNY Woman of the Year Director-At-Large Portia Denise Berger; Port Henry, LaTisha Smith, Authority of New Rochelle Joyner and York and New Jersey Earlyne Alexander, all Executive Director of the Port Authority Rick Cotton; and of New York and New Zoë Davidson, gen- Jersey. eral counsel at Milstein Properties.

From left: Lisa Thompson, HNTB; Woman of From left: MTA Chief Development From left: WTS-GNY Special Events Committee the Year Denise Berger; and WTS International Officer Janno Lieber and Chris Boylan, Co-Chairs Sarah Colker (Parsons) and Desiree Board Member Flora Castillo General Contractors Association. Gazzo (HNTB), and Pratima Poplai, Parsons.

From left: Lisa Santoro, From left: Margaret Graham Paton and Newman, Arup, and Eilika Podack, all of LTK Emily Gallo, HNTB. Engineering Services

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CONGRATULATIONS: WOMAN OF THE YEAR CLARELLE DEGRAFFE AND SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

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WTS Greater New York Chapter 2020 Annual Gala 25 Congratulations to Ms. Clarelle DeGraffe, Director of Rail Transit and General Manager of PATH at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey as the WTS-GNY 2020 Woman of the Year.

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WTS Greater New York Chapter 2020 Annual Gala 26 The General Contractors Association of New York Congratulate the honoree Clarelle DeGraffe, Woman of the year Director of Rail Transit and General Manager of PATH at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) at the WTS-GNY 2020 Gala

WTS Greater New York Chapter 2020 Annual Gala 27 WTS Greater New York Chapter 2020 Annual Gala 28 H&H Congratulates WTS-GNY Woman of the Year CLARELLE DEGRAFFE DIRECTOR OF RAIL TRANSIT AND GENERAL MANAGER OF PATH, PANYNJ

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WTS Greater New York Chapter 2020 Annual Gala 29 WTS Greater New York Chapter 2020 Annual Gala 30 INCLUSION INSPIRES INCLUSION INSPIRES INNOVATION INNOVATION

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WTS Greater New York Chapter 2020 Annual Gala 34 TO ANOTHER DECADE OF GROWTH AND INNOVATION