Leadership
2025 WTS-SAR Chapter Officers
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President
Erica Balderas, P.E
Transportation design engineer
JACOBS
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President-Elect
Harley Hubbard, ENV SP, PMP
Transportation Planner
RS&H
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Immediate Past-President
Avery Wilson Simao, P.E., PTOE
Traffic ENGINEER AND PROJECT MANAGER
JACOBS
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Treasurer
Karina Rangel
Staff Water Engineer
ARCADIS
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Secretary
Jewel Juarez
Transportation Planner
JACOBS
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Director-At-Large
Shemetra McGee
Transportation Document Control
JACOBS
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Director-At-Large
Christie Saenz
Area Manager, Right of Way
WSB
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Southwest Regional Representative
Amy Esguerra
Senior Associate, Environmental Planning & Permitting Manager.
STV
2025 Committee Chairs
Communications Committee
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Committee Chair
Alex Magdaleno
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING ASSOCIATE
K FRIESE + ASSOCIATES | LOCHNER
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Committee Vice Chair
Justine Carreon
Public Engagement & Communications Specialist
HNTB
Corporate Partnership Committee
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Committee Chair
Rebecca Pacini, AICP
Transportation Planning
HNTB
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Committee Vice Chair
Jen Jutz
Record Keeper | Technical Specialist
ATLAS
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Committee Support
Jessica Kessinger
Integrated Planning Group Director
HNTB
Diversity and Inclusion Committee
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Committee Chair
Jewel Juarez
Transportation Planner
JACOBS
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Committee Vice Chair
Shemetra McGee
Transportation Document Control
JACOBS
Financial Committee
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Committee Vice Chair
Kandace Anz
Environmental Specialist
STV
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Committee Vice Chair
Melva Godoy
GRADUATE ENGINEER
MAESTAS
Fundraising Committee
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Committee Chair
Lawson Alaniz Picasso
Strategic Engagement Manager and Business Development Professional
Gala Committee
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Committee Chair
LaShawn Stewart-Baylor
President/CEO
INTEGRATED CM SOLUTIONS
Membership Committee
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Committee Chair
Andrea Dean
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER
HNTB
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Committee Vice Chair
Stacey Sinclair, PE, ENV SP
Principal Engineer, Highway
HNTB
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Committee Support
Landy Martinez
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER
HNTB
Mentorship/Leadership Committee
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Committee Chair
Gretchen Roufs
Public relations and communications consultant - OWNER
GRETCHEN ROUFS | AMS
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Committee Vice Chair
Lisa Minjares-Kyle, M.S., CPPE, RSP1
Program Manager | Associate Research Scientist
TEXAS A&M TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE (TTI)
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Committee Support
Cindy Landez Velasquez, P.E.
Project Manager
KCI
Professional Development Committee
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WTS Reads Committee Chair
Allison Nagelberg
Director of Strategic Pursuits
PAPE-DAWSON ENGINEERS
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Professional Development Seminar Chair
Amy Avery, P.E., PTOE
VICE PRESIDENT
KIMLEY HORN
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WTS Leadership Latte Chair
Elizabeth High, AICP, GISP, ENV SP
Principal Planner, Transportation
RS&H
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WTS Leadership Latte Vice Chair
Sara Serra‑Bennett, AICP
TRANSPORTATION PLANNER
RS&H
Programs Committee
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Committee Chair
Claire Guzman, PE, CFM
Project engineer
MAESTAS
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Committee Vice Chair
Carolina Garcia
ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST
POZNECKI-CAMARILLO, LLC
Recognitions & Nominations Committee
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Committee Co-Chair
Shemetra McGee
Transportation Document Control
JACOBS
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Committee Co-Chair
Alysse Swientek
Civic Partnership Manager
CPS ENERGY
Scholarships Committee
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Committee Chair
Alex Magdaleno
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING ASSOCIATE
K FRIESE + ASSOCIATES | LOCHNER
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Committee Vice Chair
Adelite Hategeka, EIT
Roadway EIT
JACOBS
Student Chapter Relations Committee
VACANT ROLE
Transportation YOU Committee
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Committee Chair
Heather McNeal, P.E., PTOE, CFM, LGPP
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT
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Committee Vice Chair
Tamarra Mencey Callahan, PSM
Building official
CITY OF OLMOS PARK