The 2027 Top Young Professionals working in ENR’s East region not only come from diverse education backgrounds across business sectors, but they also are working across design firms, contracting companies, construction managers, specialty contractors and industry associations.
As a whioke, however, these emerging leaders will continue to shape the industry for years to come.
The winners are located in states in the East region, which include Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, the District of Columbia, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine.
Judges, who evaluated more than 140 entries to choose the Top 25 professionals in the region under the age of 40, did not score entries from individuals employed at their firms or where a conflict of interest existed.
This year’s judges were:
-André Barbour, diversity and inclusion director at NEI General Contracting
-Brian Derr, vice president of infrastructure engineering at The LiRo Group
-Michael Sanio, executive director at Atlas Initiative for Critical Infrastructure
-Lauren Simone, director of learning & development and lean construction at W.M. Jordan Co.
Selected young professionals will be featured in the Feb. 1, 2027 edition of ENR East, highlighting career achievements, industry impact and contributions to community.
Below is the list of the 2027 ENR East Top Young Professionals listed in alphabetical order by last name.
Congratulations to all!
Emily Becker, vice president, transportation planning at WSP, Portland, Maine
Angel Cambero, sector lead, technical director and director of operations at Atlas Technical Consultants, New York City
Jared Carlson, structures/station construction manager at Stacy and Witbeck Inc., Alexandria, Va.
Stacey Dillon, vice president, mechanical at BOND Civil & Utility Construction Inc., New York City
Kathryn Donohue, project manager at Conti Federal Services, Washington, D.C.
Christopher Fornataro, vice president of power delivery engineering at GFT, Monroeville, Pa.
Michael Vincent Gallo, head of procurement at C.A.C. Industries Inc., Long Island City, N.Y.
Matthew Gruytch, civil engineer, transportation at AECOM, Piscataway, N.J.
RJ Hackley, senior director of operations, solar EPC at Primoris Services Corp., Rosedale, Md.
Jack Lawrence, tunnel engineer at HNTB, New York City
Apple Loveless, roadway engineering specialist at STV, Fairfax, Va.
Emily McGee, senior director of planning at Meadows & Ohly, Washington, D.C.
Akul Modi, vice president of estimating & business development. EDA Contractors, Bensalem, Pa.
Kyra Perkins, chief engineer for environmental engineering and licensing at Bechtel Nuclear, Security, and Environmental, Reston, Va.
Hannah Power, bridge engineer at Mott MacDonald, Newark, Del.
Yasin Rahman, associate director at Linesight, New York City
Becky Raymond, project manager and senior staff scientist at SAGE Environmental, A Terracon company, Providence, R.I.
Megan Salazar, associate vice president, digital delivery at EnTech, New York City
Darren Schwartz, manager, facility construction services at Structure Tone, New York City
Sarah Sciarrino, civil engineer at Kimley-Horn, Richmond, Va.
Shivani Taiwade-Patil, associate vice president, program management at AECOM, New York City
Krishani Teeluck, senior sustainable design specialist at STV, New York City
Sargol Toofani, project manager at Leeding Builders Group, New York City
Jack Whalen, regional director, south at ACE Mentor Program of America, Philadelphia
Gozde Yildirim, associate health principal at HDR, Arlington, Va.
