Student Award Winners

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MSTM students regularly win prestigious state and national awards from organizations. Meet some of our recent student award winners:

     

Timothy Lesniak

 

Timothy Lesniak

Director of Commuter Rail & Ferry Safety
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
MSTM Graduate of the Year (2023)
 

 

Farhad (Fred) Yazdani

Senior Transportation Electrical Engineer
Caltrans
Allied Telesis Outstanding Security Capstone Award (2023)
 

 

Claire Gallogly

Transportation Planner
City of Santa Cruz
WTS Strategic Partner Scholarship (supported by HNTB)
 

Vincent Ray

 

Vincent Ray

Active Transportation Planner & Sustainability Innovation Liaison
Caltrans
CTF Endowed Weston Memorial Scholarship (2023)
 

Gabrielle Sefranek

 

Gabrielle Sefranek

Senior Transportation Planner - Regional Rail and Transit Coordinator
Caltrans
CTF Endowed Weston Memorial Scholarship (2023)
 

Fernando Flores

 

Fernando Flores

Principal Analyst
BART
COMTO NorCal Emerging Leader (2022)
 

Erica Casillas

 

Erica Casillas

Light Rail Power Supervisor
VTA
Latinos in Transit Scholarships (2022)
 

Jasmine Zamora

 

Jasmine Zamora

Executive Assistant to the Director
City of Oakland, Department of Transportation
Latinos in Transit Scholarships (2022)
 

Yaqeline Castro

 

Yaqeline Castro

Outreach and Student Engagement Specialist
California High-Speed Rail Authority
Fran Hooper Scholarship, American Public Transportation Foundation (2022)
WTS Helene M. Overly Memorial Graduate Scholarship (2023)
 

Flore Mountsambote

 

Flore Mountsambote

Assistant Transit Planner
City of Union City
Donald Hyde Memorial Essay Scholarship, American Public Transportation Foundation (2022)
 

Patricia Soto

 

Patricia Soto

Community Relations Director
LA Metro
MTI/APTF Joint Scholarship, American Public Transportation Foundation (2022)
Myra L. Frank Memorial Scholarship, WTS LA Chapter (2022)
 

 

Christina Prosperi

Complete Streets GIS Manager
Caltrans
MSTM Graduate of the Year (2022)
 

 

Aaron Disman

Senior Manager, Transit Vehicle Engineering
LA Metro
AECOM Outstanding Capstone on Transportation Operations Management (2022)
 

 

Jane Duong Davaransky​

Business Manager for Transportation Operations
Meta 
CTF Graduate School Scholarship (2023) 
CTF Mobility Symposium Scholarship (2023)
COMTO WSP USA Women in Leadership Scholarship (2022)
 

Lorenzo Sedival

 

Lorenzo Sedival

Transportation Engineer
Caltrans (D7)
ITS California/California Transportation Foundation scholarship (2021)
 

Paige Malott

 

Paige Malott

Chair
Cascadia Rail
Mass Transit Magazine's "40 Under 40" (2022)
MTI/APTF Joint Scholarship, American Public Transportation Foundation (2021) 
WTS Helene M. Overly Memorial Graduate Scholarship (2023)

 

 

Erline Martinez

 

Erlin Martinez

Grants Program Manager
Long Beach Transit
MV Transportaton/Latinos in Transit Scholarship, American Public Transportation Foundation (2021)
 

Calvin Wong

 

Calvin Wong

Maintenance Specialist
LA Metro
APTF Board Scholarship, American Public Transportation Foundation (2021)
 

Marissa Brown

 

Marissa Brown

Associate Transportation Planner
Caltrans (D7)
US DOT UTC Outstanding Student of the Year, CUTC/MTI (2021)
CTF Endowed Pat Weston Memorial Scholarship, California Transportation Foundation (2021)
 
 

Michelle Louie

 

Michelle Louie

SamTrans
Helene M. Overly Memorial Graduate Scholarship 2020, WTS International
 

Adam Barth

 

Adam Barth

Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority
American Public Transportation Foundation scholarships 2020
 

Eileen Hsu

 

Eileen Hsu

Principal Transportation Planner
LA Metro
American Public Transportation Foundation scholarships (2020)
 
 

Alex Eisenhart

 

Alex Eisenhart

Public Affairs Specialist
SamTrans
US DOT UTC Outstanding Student of the Year, CUTC/MTI (2021)
 

Ryan Fallica

 

Ryan Fallica

Caltrans
Future Leaders Development Conference, Eno Center for Transportation (2020)
US DOT UTC Outstanding Student of the Year, CUTC/MTI (2019)
 

Lorena Bernal-Vidal

 

Lorena Bernal-Vidal

VTA
Future Leaders Development Conference 2019, Eno Center for Transportation
US DOT UTC Outstanding Student of the Year, CUTC/MTI (2018)
 
Aaron Vogel

Aaron Vogel

VTA
Top 40 Under 40, Mass Transit Magazine (2017)
US DOT UTC Outstanding Student of the Year, CUTC/MTI (2017)
 

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