Board of Directors
2023-2024
Executive Board of Directors
President
Heather Anderson, PE, HNTB
Vice President, Programs & Recognition
Mahsa Pan, PE, CCM, LEED GA, Port of Los Angeles
Vice President, Membership & Communications
Brad Owen, PE, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Vice President, Professional Development & Student Outreach
Eileen Ryder, Parsons
Secretary
Andie Tempelis, PE, HNTB
Treasurer
Sharlane Bailey, Foothill Transit
Immediate Past President
Jenelle Saunders, Berg & Associates
Committee Chairs
Annual Scholarship and Awards Dinner Chair
Rashanda Davis, AECOM
Awards/Recognitions Chair
Julie Nieto, Metrolink
College Outreach Chair
Janeen Obeid, PE, QSP/QSD, Arcadis
Communications Chair
Lindsay Kraft, Rincon Consultants
Corporate Relations Chair
Allison Kooiman, Psomas
Historian/IT
Darlene Gonzalez-Szabo, Mott MacDonald
Legislative Chair
Andrée Blais, Nossaman LLP
Membership Chair
Lynn Feng, AECOM
Mentorship Chair
Yesenia Arias, Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority
Professional Development Chair
Ashley Morales, KDG Construction Consulting
Programs Co-Chairs
Ana Rios, HDR
Damian Becerra, CMIT II, Atlas
Scholarship Chair
Jenny Jing, Longi
Small Business/EDI Chair
Monica Villalobos, Vicus Planning
Transportation YOU Chair
Ashlien Savage, Foothill Transit
Volunteers Chair
Margrit Lehmann, CM Solutions
Directors at Large
Lisa Bahr, Metrolink
Dina Aryan-Zahlan, PE, PMP, Port of Los Angeles
Samantha Bricker, Los Angeles World Airports
Theresa Dau-Ngo, Port of Long Beach
LaDonna DiCamillo, California High-Speed Rail Authority
Cynthia Guidry, PE, Long Beach Airport
Lisa Levy Buch, Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority
Dr. Roxana Javid, University of Southern California
Mark Pestrella, PE, Los Angeles County Department of Public Works
Gloria Roberts, Caltrans District 7
Julie Sauter, PE, City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering
Eric Shen, PE, PTP, Eco-Rapid Transit
Dr. Allison Yoh, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
WTS International Pacific West Regional Council Representative
Jenelle Saunders, Berg & Associates
Special Advisors to the President
Tina Backstrom, PE, Los Angeles World Airports
Lynda Bybee, LSA
Sheila Given, PGH Wong Engineering, Inc.
Lisa Karwoski, PE, Mott MacDonald
Desarae Jones, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Kathy Simons, LKG-CMC
Nancy Smith, JD, Nossaman LLP