2025 CTANW Awards!
Who will receive our awards on May 19, 2025?
Our 2025 Nominees
Frances Rankos Excellence in Travel Training
The nominees for this award are travel trainers who are:
- Customer Centered
- Finds creative ways and partnerships to address the needs of the communities served.
- Honest, transparent, responsible and accountable
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Veronica Marti
C-TRAN
Tony Sanseri
Island Transit
Morgan Hagquist
Intercity Transit
Annie Chatman
Kitsap Transit
Excellence in Mobility Management
The nominees for this award are Mobility Managers who:
- Problem solve
- Tirelessly advocate for those who need transportation
- Facilitate group discussions and problem-solving groups
- Teach on content and process
- Communicate to connect people, agencies, and systems
- Cheer lead to champion the enterprising spirit of potential solution makers
- Collaborate with communities and organizations
- Convene meetings and teams of professionals to solve transportation needs
- Envision a better transportation system in their region and the larger Northwest region
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Megan Wirtz
Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments
Gerina Hatch
Community in Motion
Staci Sahoo
Hopelink
Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award
The nominees for this award are Transportation Professionals who: exemplify the initiative, creativity, and bravery needed to lead the field into a future of fair and just transportation for all.
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Christopher Chan
Translink, Vancouver, BC
Anna Zivarts
Disability Rights Washington
Rural Transit of the Year
The nominees for this award are Transit Organizations who: Serve a population of less than 200,000 people and are excellent at serving people with specialized transportation needs
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Driven to Opportunity
Coastal Community Action Program
Mason Transit
Mason County
Jefferson Transit
Jefferson County
Everett Transit
Snohomish county
Urban Transit of the Year
The nominees for this award are Transit Organizations who:
Serve a population of more than 200,000 people and are excellent at serving people with specialized transportation needs
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Intercity Transit
Thurston County
Pierce Transit
Pierce County
Cherriots
Marion County
Community Transit
Snohomish County
ADA Professional of the Year
The nominees for this award are Transportation Professionals who:
- Do not discriminate against people with disabilities in the provision of their services
- Comply with requirements for accessibility
- Provide courteous and efficient service
- Stay up to date on training and best practices as they relate to providing transportation to people with a variety of special needs.
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Cliff Perry
Northshore Senior Center
Anna Zivarts
Disability Rights WA
Driver of the Year
The nominees for this award are Transportation Professionals who:
- Have 24 months or more with no Preventable Accidents
- Demonstrate Flexibility
- Demonstrate Safe driving
- Are reliable
- Provide good customer service
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Mark Vance
Island Transit
Windy Poitra
Squaxin Island Tribe
Alexi Shipp
Kitsap Transit
Don Henry
Coastal Community Action Program
Rick Smart
Intercity Transit
Danny Hoyt
Kitsap Transit
Dispatcher / Scheduler of the Year
The Nominees for this award demonstrate:
- Excellent Rapport with drivers
- Liaison with Maintenance
- Ensures safe delivery of transportation
- Problem solver
- Quick thinker
- Problem solver
- Crisis management
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Tom Pulling
Intercity Transit
Bryan Lee
Kitsap Transit
Collaboration Effort of the Year
The Nominees for this award demonstrate:
- Partnership that serves underserved areas
- At least two entities Partnering to create solutions that provide equitable transportation
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Mason / Grays Harbor Collaboration
CTANW Mission Champion
Nominees of this award are
members of CTANW who embody:
Our Mission is to bring together organizations, agencies, groups and individuals engaged in providing,developing and sustaining community transportation programs to enhance mobility and equalize opportunity for people with a variety of specialized transportation needs.
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Kathy Fitzpatrick
MCEDD
Michael Bozarth
Kitsap Transit
Betsy Dunbar
Central Transit
Ben Sawyer
Cherriots
Non Emergency Medical Transportation Company of the Year
Nominees for this award are: NEMT organization that shows dedication to providing excellent care to their clients, partners and community.
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Community in Motion
Clark County
Cabulance
Central Transit
Sky Harbor
Grays Harbor County
Paratransit
Kitsap County
People for People
Yakima County
Medstar
Yakima County
Hopelink
King County
Past Recipients:
Frances Rankos Excellence in Travel Training
Frances Rankos, Pierce Transit
Colleen Kuhn, formerly with Community in Motion
Sara Sisco, Hopelink
Veronica Marti, C-TRAN
Christina Loomis, Intercity Transit
Excellence in Mobility Management
Bill Baumann, formerly with Community in Motion
Dean Sydnor, Hopelink
Brock Howell, SnoTrac
Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award
Christopher Chan, TransLink; Vancouver BC
Rural Transit of the year
New Award
Urban Transit of the Year
Kitsap Transit
ADA Professional of the Year
New Award
Driver of the Year
New Award
Dispatcher of the Year
Scott Fiskness, Intercity Transit
Collaboration Effort of the Year
New Award
CTANW Mission Champion
Clinton Roberts, Golden Charriots
Emily Bergkamp, Intercity Transit
Marianna Hanefeld, WSDOT
Susan Carter, Hopelink
Donna Smith, Sound Transit
Ausha Potts, Pierce Transit
Medstar Transportation
