Diana Mendes, HNTB Corp.’s president of infrastructure and mobility equity, received the Rosa Parks Diversity in Leadership Award from the Washington, D.C., chapter of Women’s Transportation Seminar. The award celebrates those who facilitate professional opportunities for women and minorities and make significant contributions in promoting diversity, inclusion and multicultural awareness within their organizations and the transportation industry.
Columbia, Md.-based Harkins Builders Inc. has promoted Ben Nichols to president, in anticipation of current CEO Gary Garofalo’s and current Chief Operating Officer Larry Kraemer’s upcoming retirements. Nichols will assume the role of CEO in 2024. Nichols joined the firm in 2016 as a project executive of the government group after working for Allen + Shariff Corp. He was promoted to vice president in 2020 and began overseeing the commercial group and human resources department the following year. Before entering the civilian world, he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and served in the Marine Corps as a combat engineer officer.