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Who's Doing What in the Industry
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Jennifer Mitchell
 RICHMOND, VA—Jennifer Mitchell, director of the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, was honored as Woman of the Year by the Central Virginia Chapter of the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS).
The award recognizes a woman who not only has made outstanding contributions to the transportation industry through her efforts and achievements, but also one who is successful in advancing women and minorities in the industry and supporting other women and their achievements in the field. Mitchell is a member of the APTA Executive Committee. | Bill Hjelholt
RICHMOND HILL, ON—HDR announced the appointment of Bill Hjelholt as director of freight rail. He joins the firm from AECOM, where he was senior vice president, freight rail, and earlier was vice president and director of rail, North America.
Larry Young, Butch Escobedo
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX—Larry Young and Butch Escobedo recently joined the Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority as representatives of the city of Corpus Christi, succeeding Mary Saenz and Thomas Dreyer.
Young has served 34 years in law enforcement and investigations with the Corpus Christi Police Department, three years with the Nueces County Constable’s Office Precinct-1 and three years with the Department of Family Protective Services/Child Protective Services. He is currently a county election judge and a certified mediator who also serves on the board of the county’s Dispute Resolution Center.
Escobedo is a recently retired business owner, Army veteran and member of organizations including the city’s chamber of commerce and Leadership Corpus Christi Alumni Association.
Pat Natale
ISELIN, NJ—Pat Natale, vice president-business development for Mott MacDonald in North America, has been elected to distinguished membership in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)—an honor held by only 225 of ASCE’s more than 150,000 members. Natale joined the company in 2014.
Last year, Natale received the ASCE Presidents’ Award, given for “leadership in the ASCE Report Card on America’s Infrastructure, creation of the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure, increasing awareness of ASCE in Congress, the media and the general public and for his unwavering support of the civil engineering profession.”
Kelley MacKinnon, Ron Rordam
RICHMOND, VA—The Virginia Transit Association (VTA) honored Kelley MacKinnon, transit operations coordinator for Arlington County, and Blacksburg Mayor Ron Rordam with the Helen Poore Professional Distinguished Service Award, given for outstanding contributions to advance public transit in their region and active involvement with VTA.
MacKinnon has been instrumental in building the base infrastructure for Arlington Transit, including development of the system’s fleet of low-floor CNG buses.
Rordam was VTA president in 2012 and 2013 and is currently president of the Virginia Municipal League. He has demonstrated a commitment to policies that support public transit at the local, regional and national levels.
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