Sonja Boet-Whitaker

Sonja Boet-Whitaker has more than ten years of experience developing and implementing capital infrastructure programs in large cities and transit agencies. She worked on the implementation of both PlaNYC and Vision Zero at the New York City Department of Transportation and spent seven years at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). For the past year and a half, she has led the MBTA’s pursuit of discretionary grants, resulting in awards of nearly $250 million, which bring needed additional resources to the Authority. Sonja is known for her ability to span organizational divides in large, complex bureaucracies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in urban studies from Brown University and a master’s degree in city planning from MIT, with a concentration in environmental policy and planning. Sonja, who was raised in a Dutch-American household in the Boston area, can usually be found on the nearest playground with her family or enjoying pastries from her latest favorite bakery.