New York, NY - CBS New York recently featured former Manhattan softball player Amanda Rogers, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's youngest female engineer leader.
A 2001 Manhattan College graduate, Rogers, 39, was highlighted for her work overseeing the restoration of the George Washington Bridge, which includes 11 separate construction endeavors and the replacement of the span's suspension ropes. During the interview, Rogers also discovered she had been promoted to Chief of Construction - Aviation, a position responsible for construction projects at the city's airports.Â
"The truth is if you know the work and you do a good job, no one cares if you're a male or female," Rogers said. Inviting aspiring graduates to pursue work at the Port Authority, she added, "It's like the Frank Sinatra song. If you can build here, you can build it anywhere."
Rogers currently sits at ninth on the Jaspers' all-time hits list with 170. She is first all-time with 47 career doubles, and tied for third-place all-time with 13 triples. After finishing her softball career at Manhattan, she began working at the Port Authority, and has spent the past 18 years at the public agency.
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