Matthew D. Clark

Vice president, transportation/public works, Psomas

Age: 37

Community involvement: Arizonans for Better Transportation, Regional Transportation Authority, Tucson Utility Contractors Association, Tucson Police Department Memorial project

Best advice you've received: Don't worry about things that are out of your control.

Mentor, or whom you admire: Tom McGovern, my boss for seven years ... was the one, along with my father, who taught me the importance of taking active roles in both the community and the organizations related to the industry.

Unique thing no one knows about you: I was the first quality control supervisor for the food service at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore.

A word from the nominator: "The abilities to motivate and inspire staff, to instill integrity by modeling it daily, and to create a cohesive and stable work force are aspects of leadership that are often missing nowadays. Matt Clark has these qualities in spades!" - Laurel Strasshofer, human resources manager, Psomas