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There is no future without a past, and this year’s group of ENR Newsmakers clearly demonstrates a throughline between those moving points in time, offering solutions to the types of questions we all may have asked ourselves at some point: How do I look at what came before, and fix it? Improve upon it? Do it differently? Make it better?

Their answers include successfully guiding complex drilling for a massive geothermal field; harnessing genuine collaboration to finish a $2.4-billion train electrification project; creating a program to transition members of the military to civilian careers in construction; championing safety culture education at universities; bringing a polluted river back to life; managing unknowns to keep the largest U.S. offshore wind energy project on track; reopening a critical shipping channel after a tragic bridge accident—and innovating jobsite AI solutions for everything from document review to sustainable construction.

There are many more inspiring Newsmaker achievements. Read on—and meet these achievers in person at ENR’s Award of Excellence gala dinner on March 27 at Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers in New York City. Visit enr.com/aoe to register.

John Ballas

John Ballas

Vice President/PX
Auburn Construction Co. 
Avon, Mass.
Read more about John Ballas

Mark Bransom

Mark Bransom

CEO
Klamath River Renewal Corp. 
Berkeley, Calif.
Read more about Mark Bransom


Nikki L. Bruno

Nikki L. Bruno

Vice President, Clean Technologies, Gas
Eversource Energy
Westborough, Mass.
Read more about Nikki L. Bruno

Sarah Buchner

Sarah Buchner

Founder & CEO
Trunk Tools Inc.
New York City
Read more about Sarah Buchner


Jordan Carrier

Jordan Carrier

Executive Vice President - Pipe East
Garney Construction
Fairfax, Va.
Read more about Jordan Carrier

Robert D. Evans Jr.

Robert D. Evans Jr.

Construction Manager
PCL Industrial Construction Co.
Katy, Texas
Read more about Robert D. Evans Jr.


Vince Granato

Vince Granato

Chief Projects Officer
Port of Portland
Portland, Ore
Read more about Vince Granato

Martin Gross

Martin Gross

Co-founder and CEO
Gross-Wen Technologies
Slater, Iowa
Read more about Martin Gross


Karl E. Humberson

Karl E. Humberson

Vice President, Construction- Offshore Wind
Dominion Energy
Richmond, Va.
Read more about Karl E. Humberson

Tony Ingram

Tony Ingram

Senior Project Manager
Bancroft Construction
Wilmington, Del.
Read more about Tony Ingram


Mateo Jaramillo

Mateo Jaramillo

Co-Founder and CEO 
Form Energy
Somerville, Mass.
Read more about Mateo Jaramillo

Tanya Wattenburg Komas

Tanya Wattenburg Komas

President and CEO
CPI Foundation
Chico, Calif.
Read more about Tanya Wattenburg Komas


Anthony F. Leketa

Anthony F. Leketa

Chair, NAC Safety Committee and Retired Executive Vice President
Parsons
Gambrills, Md.
Read more about Anthony F. Leketa

Josh Levy

Josh Levy

Co-Founder and CEO
Document Crunch
Alpharetta, Ga.
Read more about Josh Levy


Tommy Linstroth

Tommy Linstroth

Founder and CEO
Green Badger
Savannah, Ga.
Read more about Tommy Linstroth

Robert J. Mahoney

Robert J. Mahoney

Chief Engineering Officer
Denver Water
Denver
Read more about Robert J. Mahoney


Marjorie Mayfield Jackson

Marjorie Mayfield Jackson

Executive Director
Elizabeth River Project-Pru & Louis Ryan Resilience Lab
Norfolk, Va.
Read more about Marjorie Mayfield Jackson

Logan Mullaney

Logan Mullaney

Group CEO
InQuik
Boulder, Colo.
Read more about Logan Mullaney


Mark Pestrella

Mark Pestrella

Director
Los Angeles County Public Works
Alhambra, Calif.
Read more about Mark Pestrella

Col. Estee  S. Pinchasin

Col. Estee  S. Pinchasin

Director of Logistics 
National Security Agency
Baltimore
Read more about Col. Estee  S. Pinchasin


Seth Randall

Seth Randall

Regional Safety Director, Infrastructure Group
Clark Construction Group
McLean, Va.
Read more about Seth Randall

Pranaya Shrestha

Pranaya Shrestha

Vice President , Senior Program Manager
HNTB Corp.
Golden, Colo.
Read more about Pranaya Shrestha


Dale Sinclair

Dale Sinclair

Fellow, Head of Digital Innovation
WSP
London
Read more about Dale Sinclair

Robert Wood

Robert Wood

Project Director Texas Division – Civil/Marine
McCarthy Building Cos. Inc.
Channelview, Texas
Read more about Robert Wood


Stuart Yanow

Stuart Yanow

President
GeoTility
Kelowna, BC, Canada
Read more about Stuart Yanow



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