Codos Foundation Co-Founder Earns National Award for Transportation Demand Management Professionals Under 40

Luca Kern of the Codos Foundation honored among exemplary transportation professionals at trade forum in Los Angeles

ZUG, SWITZERLAND — Luca Kern, of the Codos Foundation, earned recognition at the Association for Commuter Transportation (ACT) 2023 40 Under 40 Awards on November 2nd in Los Angeles, California. The association awards this distinction to standout Transportation Demand Management (TDM) professionals under the age of 40 on an annual basis. Recipients include industry leaders working to address mobility and transportation challenges at the community, state, and national levels.

“This year’s awardees are an outstanding group of leaders that I am truly proud to recognize,” said David McMaster, President of the Association for Commuter Transportation. “Their commitment to expanding access to transportation options is commendable, and I am confident that their communities will continue to benefit greatly from their work.”

Luca is integral to the strategic implementation, decision-making process, and product development of Codos. Luca’s dedication and passion allows for him to make a significant contribution to a noble mission that links mobility with sustainability and blockchain technology.

“Through the implementation, support, and management of effective TDM strategies, these leaders are improving mobility and transportation efficiency,” said David Straus, Executive Director of the Association for Commuter Transportation. “This year’s recipients join previous winners in their continued efforts to create a better journey for all travelers. Congratulations to these professionals for their exceptional work.”

Additional awardees include:

• Emily Becker, AECOM
• Zia Brucaya, Greater Madison MPO
• Sydney Cape, Alta Planning + Design
• Chris Clark, GoTriangle
• Hector Colón, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10)
• Erica Condon, AECOM
• Cheryl Croshere, 50 Corridor TMA & Sacramento TMA
• Jacqueline Del Pozo, AECOM/Club Ride
• Billy Duss, TDM-CP, TripShot
• Nikolas Eristavi, Meta Platforms, Inc.
• Michael Fera, ICF
• Lyndel Fusello, Google
• Parama Ghosh Roy, Steer
• Lessie “Les” Henderson, Foursquare ITP
• Jenny Hong, TDM-CP, Steer
• Samantha Huff, Foursquare ITP
• Sharareh (Sherri) Kermanshachi, Penn State University
• Tai Mooney, Destination Sales & Marketing Group
• Yvonne Ohara, Los Angeles World Airports
• Shraddha Praharaj, City of Frederick, MD
• Nicholas Quint, TDM-CP, Virginia Tech
• Ryan Reeves, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
• Sofie Rhoads, AICP, Federal Railroad Administration
• Shontay Rose-Bell, Odonnell Company
• Sam Ryan, Zeelo
• Shaurya Saluja, Fleet Labs
• Magali Seymour, AECOM
• David Sorrell, TDM-CP, UC Berkeley
• Jeff Stade, jawnt
• Matthew Stafford, Meta Platforms, Inc.
• Stefan Walz, GoTriangle
• Kristen Weston-Smith, Maricopa County
• Barney Williams, Zeelo
• Catherine Windyk, Move Minneapolis
• Amanda Wyma-Bradley, Senator Patty Murray (WA)
• Melodi Yanik, Pierce County
• Christiansen Zamora, Propark Mobility
• Cecily Zhu, Penn State University Transportation Services

About the Codos Foundation:

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The Codos Foundation is a non-profit foundation based in Zug, Switzerland, and the legal entity that leads the development of the Codos project. It is Codos’ mission to motivate people all around the world to change their commuting patterns away from regular combustion engine cars and towards environmentally friendly modes of transportation that have an immediate and measurable CO₂ avoidance effect. Further information can be found at https://codos.network.

About the Association for Commuter Transportation (ACT):

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The Association for Commuter Transportation is the premier organization and leading advocate for commuter transportation and Transportation Demand Management (TDM) professionals.  ACT strives to create an efficient multimodal transportation system by empowering the people, places, and organizations working to advance TDM to improve the quality of life of commuters, enhance the livability of communities, and stimulate economic activity. Further information can be found at www.actweb.org.

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