Argyro Apostolou
CEO
Omega Industries Inc.
Argyro began her career with the company, which was founded by her father, after college. She worked...
Shannon Bagato
VP of law, general counsel & corporate secretary
TTX Co.
Shannon has worked for TTX for the past 20 years. She has experience in employment and labor, training...
Erika Bruhnke
Chief sales and growth officer
RailPros
After 10 years at BNSF Railway, Erika joined RailPros in 2018. She served as VP of training services, where she led...
Claire Burkhardt
Senior project manager
Modern Railway Systems
Claire joined Modern Railway Systems (MRS) one year ago, bringing more than 12 years of experience in signal...
Miranda Cross
North America rail leader
Cummins Inc.
Since joining Cummins in 2012, Miranda has held a variety of leadership and account management roles across...
Kristen Estes
Director, profitability
Norfolk Southern Railway
Kristen joined NS 12 years ago as an entry-level customer account representative; over that time, she evolved...
Kelly Freeman
Vice president
Sowinski Sullivan Architects
Kelly started at Sowinski Sullivan in 2011 as a senior architect, working exclusively to design and manage rail station and...
Suzie Guzman
AVP, strategic support
The Greenbrier Cos. Inc.
As AVP of strategic support for the leasing and fleet management business segment, Suzie provides strategic, financial and...
Kim Hastings
AVP, group leader in freight construction
GFT Infrastructure Inc.
Kim Hastings joined GFT 21 years ago. She started as a construction inspector, advanced to assistant construction...
Mariann Helmin
Director, rail operations
Saint Paul Commodities
Mariann oversees the full operation and performance of the Saint Paul Commodities' (SPC) rail fleet. Her...
Lisa Hoekenga
Associate VP & director of
rail bridges, structures
Michael Baker International
When Lisa joined the firm in 2015, she identified a gap in the company's rail bridge capabilities. As a result...
Elizabeth Hotetz
Director, station operations
MTA Metro-North Railroad
Elizabeth has advanced through a range of front-line, operational and leadership roles since joining the railroad in 1998 as a...
Elizabeth Hucker
AVP, sales & marketing-bulk
CPKC
Elizabeth began her rail career with Canadian Pacific in 2001 as a marketing representative. She advanced to...
Sheila Hutson
Senior VP, customer environment & facilities
MTA New York City Transit
Sheila has been an integral part of NYCT for the past 40 years, which started when she joined the organization as a railroad...
Jenny Kane
Director, contract management & special projects
Metra
Jenny Kane joined Metra in fall 2020 as the manager for safety reporting and risk reduction. She wrote Metra's system...
Emily Kimball
Partner
Hogan Lovells
Emily counsels clients on complex environmental and transportation compliance matters, with a focus...
Shawntell Kroese
Managing Partner
Russell-Kroese Partners
Shawntell is co-founder and managing partner of Russell-Kroese Partners, a logistics and supply-chain consulting...
Linda Laurello
CEO
Delta Railroad Services
Linda has spent over 20 years helping shape Delta Railroad Services into a trusted railroad construction and...
Victoria "Vicki" Matts
Construction manager, project director
STV Inc.
Vicki joined STV in 2008. Starting as a project controls specialist and advancing to her current role as...
Ailsa Nelson
AVP, government relations
Watco Corp.
Ailsa began her role at Watco in June 2019 following roles at the Port of New Orleans, the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad and...
Jennifer Null
Business development manager
FTS Tools LLC
Since joining FTS over four years ago, Jennifer has championed the introduction and expansion of advanced...
Sarah Pawlanta
AVP, sales & marketing
Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
Sarah started her rail career in customer service with RailAmerica. She retained that role after Genesee & Wyoming acquired...
Kelly Pilarski
Senior project manager
Urban Engineers Inc.
Kelly joined the company in 2024 as senior project manager as part of Urban's program management oversight (PMO)...
Jolyane Raynauld
Chief technical officer
Canadian Railway Services
Jolyane joined Canadian Railway Services in April 2024 as director of engineering. She was promoted to chief technical...
Katherine Read
Chief transportation officer
MARC Train Service
Katherine entered the Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) environment as a customer service manager with the...
Anne Reinke
President & CEO
Intermodal Association of North America
Since becoming president and CEO, Anne brought a renewed sense of direction, helping the organization stick to its...
Lisa Roberts
President of operations
Omaha Track
Lisa joined Omaha Track in 2013 with a background in finance. For the next five years, she contributed to the company's...
Stephanie Shaw
Management analysis officer
National Transportation Safety Board
Stephanie joined the National Transportation Safety Board in 1997 as a student intern in the board's Office of...
Ashley Shelton
Acting president
Railway Supply Institute
Ashley joined the Railway Supply Institute (RSI) in 2023 as senior director of government and public affairs. She advanced...
Shannon Simonds
Chief, Office of Rail Planning & Implementation
California Department of Transportation
Shannon joined the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) as a transportation planner in May 2016. She...
Amanda Smith
Chief operating officer
Kelso Technologies Inc.
Amanda joined Kelso in 2016 as operations manager and since then has advanced through key leadership positions: From...
Lisa Smith
VP of safety, environmental & regulatory
Cando Rail & Terminals
Lisa joined Cando in 2016 as a safety officer. Since then, she has risen through the ranks, becoming director of...
Jo Strang
Senior VP for safety, regulatory, environmental policy
American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association
Jo Strang has served as the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association's senior VP for safety...
Beth Sullivan
VP of operations support, organizational planning
MTA Long Island Rail Road
Beth has worked for the MTA Long Island Rail Road for 30 years, beginning as an assistant conductor and rising through...
Adrienne Taylor
Corporate proposal manager
Stacy Witbeck
Adrienne joined Stacy Witbeck in 2017 as a proposal writer upon graduation from Georgetown University. Her talent and...
Michelle Tortolani
VP project delivery fleet & facilities
Amtrak
Michelle has been with Amtrak since January 2022, when she joined the railroad to lead its fleet and facilities...
Shara Viaje
Senior rail engineer
Tri Innovations Consulting Ltd.
Shara joined Tri Innovations on May 1, 2024. She serves as engineer-of-record on major rail projects where her technical...
Theresa Wilder
Operations and exhibit manager
Railway Systems Suppliers Inc.
Theresa Wilder joined Railway Systems Suppliers Inc. (RSSI) in 2014. She leads the planning and execution of RSSI's...
Innovation
Catherine "Cat" Adkins
Director of real estate
CSX
Catherine has been with CSX for over 20 years, holding various roles in the real estate department. She...
Betsy Cantwell
Vice President
GoRail
Betsy joined GoRail in 2015 as a digital communications specialist. She engaged the public on rail issues and...
Jennifer Hathcock
Director of manufacturing
Hitachi Rail STS
Jennifer joined Hitachi Rail in 2024 as director of manufacturing at the companys plant in Batesburg...
Ashley Pate
Vice president, growth & operations
GFT Infrastructure Inc.
Ashley joined GFT more than 18 years ago after beginning her career in business development. She advanced from...
Raquel Perez Watson
Manager of research & analysis
MTA Metro-North Railroad
Raquel began her Metro-North Railroad (MNR) career as an intern from June 20 to Aug. 17, 2024, where she supported...
Eileen Relford
Senior director, software engineering
Norfolk Southern Railway
Eileen has spent 26 years at NS advancing technologies that modernize operations, strengthen customer experience and...
Emily Spanger
Utility engineer
RailPros
While a student at Michigan State University, Emily in 2020 worked as the first intern for RailPros'...
Sherri Vieira
Manager, terminal operations
Southern Railway of British Columbia
Sherri started with the company as an assistant conductor, then advanced to conductor and locomotive engineer...
Sustainability
Christina Bailey
Associate and waste program manager
GHD
Christina has been a pivotal member of GHD since 2019, serving as waste program manager. As an associate with over...
Robyn Hollander
Director of capital strategy, program development
MTA Metro-North Railroad
Robyn began working at Metro-North in June 1993 as a senior planner in planning and development. Her career...
Emily Mak
Director, corporate affairs & legal counsel
Southern Railway of British Columbia
Emily has been Southern Railway's longest standing person on the current executive team; she has been a continued...
Yuewei Wu
Senior project manager
MTA Long Island Rail Road
Yuewei has over a decade of experience at LIRR and has filled multiple roles in project management and controls. Currently...
Technology
Nicole Bell-Traum
Manager, maintenance of equipment
MTA Long Island Rail Road
Nicole has 28 years at LIRR. She started in 1997 as a car appearance maintainer and was promoted to car repairman...
Krista McClure
Senior director, transportation technology products
Norfolk Southern Railway
Krista has spent 17 years at the intersection of NS' operations and technology. She began as a...
Carol Rose
Vice president
STV Inc.
Carol began her 28-year career at STV as an electrical test engineer and grew into larger roles with...
Crystal Spurgeon
Director, business solutions for real estate
Watco
Crystal began her career at Watco 10 years ago in a sales role. At the time, the sales team was preparing to...
Xiaojing Wei
Assistant deputy director, GIS
MTA Metro-North Railroad
Xiaojing started at Metro-North as a geographic information system (GIS) manager in February 2014 and...