Get Involved/Volunteer
WE NEED YOU!
Help Shape the Future of WTS SF Bay Area
We need your ideas, your creativity…we need YOU!
Ever wonder how the WTS San Francisco Bay Area chapter operates? How the programs and activities are planned? How the Annual Event comes together? How the funds are managed? The answer is volunteer power.
If you have a burning desire to change or improve something, or simply just want to get more involved in WTS, then step up to the plate! Now is your chance to help shape the future of this dynamic chapter. It’s also a great opportunity to meet people and make new friends.
Several committees are seeking members to help them carry out their goals. If you want to know more about a particular committee and what all is involved to be a committee member, reach out to the various contacts below. We would be delighted to chat with anyone who is interested.
Committee
Annual Event - The group plans and coordinates the chapter’s biggest event of the year, which generates scholarship funding for young women and honors award recipients.
Committee Needs
Volunteers are needed to help with tasks leading up to the event and on the day-of, such as name tag stuffing, media creation, venue set-up, and guest registration
Chairs
Jasmin Mejia – jasmin.mejia@jacobs.com
Taylor McAdams - T.McAdam@fehrandpeers.com
Committee
Communications - This committee promotes all the chapter’s activities and communicates with members, our corporate and agency partners, and the transportation community at large
Committee Needs
Assistance is needed with: improving and maintaining the website; quarterly newsletter; email and social media communications; and overall strategies to improve reach.
Chair
Brandi Childress – brandi.childress@vta.org
Committee
Programs and Events - With a broad scope of responsibilities, this group has several leads to coordinate the chapter’s most visible feature – our programs and events. These include professional development, special events and technical programs held throughout the Bay Area (San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and Monterey).
Committee Needs
Volunteers are needed to help plan interesting programs, assist with logistics, and create name tags (using an Eventbrite web base) for the various events.
Chair
Sarah Goldspink sarah.goldspink@mottmac.com
Committee
Professional Development
Chair
Jaspreet Dhillon - jaspreet.dhillon@ibigroup.com
Committee
Scholarships - The committee promotes educational pursuits of the transportation fields by publicizing and soliciting applications for the chapter scholarships. They review applications, recommend recipients, and present the awards at the Annual Event.
Committee Needs
The chair is interested in revamping the scholarship program and is particularly interested in increasing the number of applications across a broader geographical area. Committee members across the chapter area are needed.
Chair
Marcella Rensi – Marcella.Rensi@vta.org
Committee
Transportation YOU - Transportation YOU is a hands-on, interactive, mentoring program that offers young girls ages 13-18 an introduction to a wide variety of transportation careers. The chapter partners with Girls, Inc.
Committee Needs
New committee members are needed to help plan and execute the program: including field trips, mentorship program, assist with Engineer’s Week events that occur in February annually, and perform outreach to increase visibility of TYOU programs.
Chair
Judy Kaur -- Jatinder.Kaur@vta.org
Committee
Women’s Leadership Series - This committee helps organize a number of Leadership Program opportunities to WTS members. It has become one of the more popular opportunities for the chapter and as popularity grows, so do the needs to help manage the effort.
Committee Needs
Additional committee members are needed to help build a website presence and assist with graphic design and collateral production.
Chair
Rachael Keish - rachael@keishenv.com
Committee
Membership - The Membership team bears the responsibility of identifying and expanding our membership base via a plan to improve member participation and satisfaction.
Committee Needs
Assistance is sought to track and report membership numbers and status; conduct surveys and other assessments and hosting events such as “Meet WTS”.
Chair
Myat Ohn - myat.ohn@jacobs.com
Committee
Diversity and Inclusion - WTS SF Bay Area Chapter created the diversity and inclusion committee about two years ago. Our committee is devoted in identifying opportunities for education and growth to promote diversity within our chapter and the community of professionals and organizations that we serve in the greater Bay Area.
Committee Needs
Volunteers welcome to join the help collaborate with other committees to implement our vision and organize forums for change.