Brian Speight honored by WTS North Carolina Triangle Chapter

The WTS North Carolina Triangle Chapter recently presented Midsouth and Midwest Transportation Division General Manager Brian Speight with its 2024 Honorable Ray LaHood Award.

This award recognizes a male leader “who has directly contributed toward the advancement of women and minorities through programs or opportunities in the transportation field.”

Mary Rawls Whitby, president of the WTS North Carolina Triangle Chapter,
presents the Honorable Ray LaHood Award to Brian Speight.

Brian received the award at the chapter’s Go Gala Awards event on May 16. It is named after US Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood (2009 to 2013), who supported WTS International’s mission during his term in office.

This award recognizes Brian’s contribution toward the advancement of women and minorities in transportation. He continues to lead by example while seeking out opportunities to advance and advocate for women within Mott MacDonald and the greater transportation industry.

I am honored to be this year’s Honorable Ray LaHood Award recipient, and I look forward to continuing to support WTS’ mission into the future.

Brian Speight

General Manager, Midsouth and Midwest Transportation Division

Brian began his career as a roadway engineer and later became a partner in a private site-civil engineering firm. He joined Mott MacDonald in 2008 and has led a variety of projects for the North Carolina Department of Transportation, including the Piedmont Improvement Program, Southeast Corridor Development, and the S-Line Acquisition.

We have long been a strong WTS supporter, with NASA colleagues serving in leadership roles and on the board of directors within local chapters. In 2021, we became a proud International Corporate Partner of WTS, expanding our engagement to continue delivering on our commitment of increasing diversity and representation of women within the transportation industry.

Our previous WTS awards include the Rosa Parks Leadership Diversity Award in 2023 and the San Francisco Chapter’s Employer of the Year Award in 2022.