WTS SF Bay Area: Celebrate Women's Equality Day and Women on the Rise

This Women’s Equality Day, we are taking the opportunity to recognize the efforts of women in our industry who are breaking barriers, shattering the proverbial glass ceiling and bringing others along in their leadership path. Please join us as we raise a glass to them and ourselves!

Among others, we will toast the career of Carolyn Gonot, VTA's General Manager and CEO as of August 2021. Providing solid public transportation leadership for more than a quarter-century, Carolyn is one of a handful of women leading major public transit agencies throughout the U.S.

Her extensive experience in successfully delivering capital projects to improve mobility in Silicon Valley led her to become the first woman to take the helm of the Utah Transit Authority, where she served from 2019-2021.

In her role at VTA, she is responsible for 2100 employees, delivering projects, programs, and transit services that provide mobility solutions for more than 2 million people who live and work in Silicon Valley. She is an active supporter of WTS, honored as the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter’s Woman of the Year in 2013.

We are also proud to announce and celebrate the 2022 WTS San Francisco Chapter's Woman of the Year Deborah Dagang also with VTA. This award is given in recognition of her exemplary work, efforts, and initiatives in facilitating professional opportunities for women and minorities. Deborah has also made significant contributions to promoting diversity, inclusion, and multicultural awareness within VTA and the transportation industry, making a lasting impact on women and minorities.

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