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Shana Carroll
46, president and majority owner, D.W. Kozera
Shana Carroll spent her early childhood digging flowers out of the ground. Her grandmother owned a wholesale
flower farm, and as early as 4 years old, she had a shovel in
her hand.
“I really grew up in the soil and the dirt and in an earthy
world, so it seemed like a natural fit,” Carroll said. “That’s
how I ended up in engineering.”
Carroll, a geotechnical engineer, is now the president and
majority owner of geotechnical consulting firm D.W. Kozera,
which studies the soil beneath buildings to ensure construction is safe and efficient. One of her favorite projects was the
Tradepoint Atlantic container terminal at Sparrows Point.
Carroll, who said she didn’t have a strong role model for
her interest in math and science, hopes to inspire another
generation of female engineers with mentorship and leadership through CREWBaltimore, an organization for commercial real estate women. Carroll serves as the 2025 president.
“I want to be known as someone who opened doors and
helped people confidently walk through them,” Carroll said,
“especially women and people who have been underrepresented historically.”
— Brendan Nordstrom
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Le Gretta Y. Goodwin
Baltimore postmaster
Le Gretta Y. Goodwin has built a career defined by leadership, service, and a deep commitment
to community.
Goodwin also made history when she became Baltimore’s 43rd postmaster — the first Black
woman to lead the city’s postal operations.
She values the organization’s guiding principles of service, integrity, excellence and community
responsibility.
“I’ve taken pride in our mission wherever I’ve worked,” Goodwin said.
Outside work, Goodwin is a wife, mother and grandmother. She is active in her church community at First Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church in Linthicum. She is also a member of the Greater
Baltimore section of the National Council of Negro Women, which promotes education, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, women’s health and civic engagement.
Recently, she said she has placed a greater focus on self-care and wellness.
Another priority for her is mentoring.
“Identifying future leaders and investing quality time in them is important,” she said. “I want to
build people up instead of always focusing on the negative.”
Goodwin also has her eyes set on a future milestone: She hopes to become the Maryland district
manager, a position she says would be another first for a Black woman.
“That would be an honor and a blessing,” she said.
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
— Todd Karpovich
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