Student Award Winners

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

Active Transportation Planner & Sustainability Innovation Liaison

Caltrans

CTF Endowed Weston Memorial Scholarship (2023)

Gabrielle Sefranek

Senior Transportation Planner - Regional Rail and Transit Coordinator

Caltrans

CTF Endowed Weston Memorial Scholarship (2023)

Fernando Flores

Principal Analyst

BART

COMTO NorCal Emerging Leader (2022)

Erica Casillas

Light Rail Power Supervisor

VTA

Latinos in Transit Scholarships (2022)

Jasmine Zamora

Executive Assistant to the Director

City of Oakland, Department of Transportation

Latinos in Transit Scholarships (2022)

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

Assistant Transit Planner

City of Union City

Donald Hyde Memorial Essay Scholarship, American Public Transportation Foundation (2022)

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

Transportation Engineer

Caltrans (D7)

ITS California/California Transportation Foundation scholarship (2021)

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)

Erlin Martinez

Grants Program Manager

Long Beach Transit

MV Transportaton/Latinos in Transit Scholarship, American Public Transportation Foundation (2021)

Calvin Wong

Maintenance Specialist

LA Metro

APTF Board Scholarship, American Public Transportation Foundation (2021)

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

SamTrans

Helene M. Overly Memorial Graduate Scholarship 2020, WTS International

Adam Barth

Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority

American Public Transportation Foundation scholarships 2020

Eileen Hsu

Principal Transportation Planner

LA Metro

American Public Transportation Foundation scholarships (2020)

Alex Eisenhart

Public Affairs Specialist

SamTrans

US DOT UTC Outstanding Student of the Year, CUTC/MTI (2021)

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

VTA

Future Leaders Development Conference 2019, Eno Center for Transportation

US DOT UTC Outstanding Student of the Year, CUTC/MTI (2018)

Aaron Vogel

VTA

Top 40 Under 40, Mass Transit Magazine (2017)

US DOT UTC Outstanding Student of the Year, CUTC/MTI (2017)