For Immediate Release
Contact: Delia Gonçalves
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 Vice President, External Affairs delia@comto.org 571.998.2071
COMTO Celebrates Women’s History Month Honoring 10 Trailblazers Driving the Transportation Industry Forward.
Arlington, VA COMTO, North America’s premier industry organization ensuring transportation serves all, has announced the 10 winners of the most coveted industry prize. COMTO’s Women Who Move the Nation awards recognize women leaders for their excellence, innovation, and exemplary dedication to transportation. COMTO will highlight the achievements of these trailblazers, culminating in a can’t-miss, inspiring awards ceremony in May.
The 2025 COMTO Women Who Move the Nation Honorees are:
1. Tanya Adams, SVP, Director of Strategic Partnerships, WSP
2. Rhonda Briggins, Vice President, Transit Service, Jacobs
3. Daniella Levine Cava, Mayor, Miami-Dade County
4. Nikki Frenny, Vice President, Customer Success, MV Transportation
5. Lori M.K. Kahikina, Executive Director & CEO, Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation
6. Coree Cuff Lonergan, CEO/General Manager, Broward County Transit
7. Yvonne Lopez-Diaz, Vice President, HNTB
8. Yetunde Olumide, CFO, WMATA - Washington Metro Area Transit Authority
9. Dottie Watkins, CEO, CapMetro
10. Eve Williams, President, Dikita Enterprises
“These women have shattered glass ceilings and continue to lead with excellence and innovation. I am humbled and honored to be included among this year’s award winners,” said Tanya Adams, Chair of COMTO’s Board of Directors and Senior Vice President, Director of Strategic Partnership, WSP USA.
The 14th Annual Celebrating Women Who Move the Nation (CWWMN) Awards Breakfast will be held May 21, 2025, from 8:00 – 10:00 AM at the Smithsonian Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. This highly anticipated event uplifts women
across all modes and sectors who have transformed transportation. The sold-out ceremony is an annual highlight for the industry. Tickets and sponsorship opportunities can be purchased at Celebrating Women Who Move the Nation | COMTO
To date, COMTO has inducted 152 women into its Celebrating Women Who Move the Nation signature class of leaders. The honorees encompass a variety of multi-modal transportation, spanning both the public and private sectors.
“Uplifting all lived experience at the decision-making table is one of COMTO’s core values,” said April Rai, President & CEO of COMTO, “recognizing these leaders during Women’s History Month is an intentional act of appreciation, inspiring the next generation of transportation leaders to emulate their strength, resilience, and perseverance.”
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