Women's History Month The DOT POD

In honor of Women’s History Month, this episode of the DOT POD features some of the inspiring women of the New York State Department of Transportation in their own voices.

Listeners will hear from:


Stephanie Winkelhake: Chief Engineer
Nancy Kamel: Regional Transportation Maintenance Engineer, Long Island
Deb Nelson: Director, Office of Policy, Planning & Performance
Jennifer Hawkins: Program Engineer, Office of Transportation Maintenance
Sondra Little: Director, Office of Diversity and Opportunity
Sanjyot Vaidya: Regional Design Engineer, Western, NY
Janet Ho: Assistant Commissioner for Finance & Integrated Modal Services

Each of these women discuss their integral roles with DOT, as well as the struggles and challenges they overcame to get to where they are today.