Committee Chairs
The WTS Puget Sound Chapter includes numerous committees that advance our mission.
Committee members for the 2023 – 2024 term are listed below, with chairs identified in bold.
Awards Committee
Mariel Kirschen, HNTB
Sayuri Koyamatsu, WSDOT
Amy Danberg, WSP
Communications Committee
Erin Hogan, Puget Sound Regional Council
James Malloy Harmon, HNTB
Maria Buchanan, PRR
Angie Chan, HNTB
Riya Debnath, WSP
Audrey Nassal, King County Metro
Ally Woo, TY Lin
Corporate Engagement Committee
Rachel King, HDR
Lisa Reid, SCJ Alliance
Stephanie Herzstein, Transpo Group
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
Margo Iñiguez Dawes, SDOT
Joanna Valencia, SDOT
Gwen McCullough, Sound Transit (Advisor)
Shivang Gupta, TY Lin
Maryam Jamil, WSP
Gala Committee
Megan McIntyre, WSP
Masha Podolsky, Sound Transit
Jennifer Rash, PRR
Kit Chiu, Via Transportation
Elizabeth Guevara, Jacobs
Tracy Wiyrick, Hill International
Glass Ceiling Committee
Alex DuVall, Toole Design
Kathryn Murdock, Maul, Foster & Alongi
Leslie Schwab, HNTB
Sydney Weisman, Fehr & Peers
Happy Hour Committee
Megan Muckenhirn, Kimley-Horn
Laura Wolfe, Port of Seattle
Membership Committee
Hannah Nelson, Kimley-Horn
Kirsten Hooper, GeoEngineers
Jessica Randolph, Shannon & Wilson
Genevieve Sasaki, Shannon & Wilson
Mentoring Committee
Lori Frederick, Sound Transit
Marisa Root, HDR
Tom Schnetzer, HNTB (Advisor)
Melissa Greenheck, SCJ Alliance
Kristen Overleese, KBA, Inc.
Chrissy Rusillo, King County Metro
Partnerships Committee
Angie Chan, HNTB
Katie Kuciemba Halse, City of Bellevue
Jana Demas, King County Metro
Candida Lorenzana, SDOT
Tracy Reed, Sound Transit
Professional Development Committee
Renee Koester, David Evans and Associates
Francesca Liburdy, City of Redmond
Molly Tracy, Keolis North America
Programs Committee
Becky Blankenship, Hill International
Gwen McCullough, Sound Transit
Jennifer Palmer, TranspoGroup
MarySue Abel, HDR
Kiran Kaur, HNTB
Sarah Kennan, DKS Associates
Hadly Seidman, CDM Smith
Ellen Tiedemann, Crawford and Associates
Qingyang Xie, WSP
Reading Group Committee
Kimberly Hakola, HNTB
Diana Brown, The Vida Agency
Cathy Jimenez, King County
Scholarships Committee
Stephanie Prine, Pierce Transit
Carlisle Turner, Kimley-Horn
Brooksie Barton, Jacobs
Student Liaison (Colleges/Universities)
Conny García Gaitán, PRR
Roslyn Hower, Stepherson & Associates
Brynn Handlon, HNTB
Transportation YOU Committee
Lauren Buser, Nelson\Nygaard
Mikayla Hatch, Ciani & Hatch Engineering
Emily Perchlik, HNTB
Allie Breyer, PRR
Sulley Schuster, Maul, Foster & Alongi
Glenn Schwantes, TY Lin
Mengqing Wang, WSP