WTS
GOLD

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 Gala 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, Mark Thomas

Historian/IT

Darlene Gonzalez-Szabo, Mott MacDonald

Legislative Chair

Elinor Eizdi, Nossaman LLP

Membership Chair

Lynn Feng, AECOM

Mentorship Chair

Yesenia Arias, Los Angeles Department of Transportation

Professional Development Chair

Ashley Morales, KDG Construction Consulting

Programs Co-Chairs

Ana Rios, HDR
Damian Becerra, CMIT II, Atlas

Scholarship Chair

Sara Bashir, Intueor

Small Business/EDI Chair

Monica Villalobos, Kimley-Horn

Transportation YOU Chair

Ashlien Savage, Foothill Transit

Volunteers Chair

Margrit Lehmann, CM Solutions 

Directors at Large

Lisa Bahr, Metrolink 

Sue Lai, PE, Port of Los Angeles

Crystal Lee, PE, 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

Ted Allen, PE, City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering

Eric Shen, PE, PTP, USC

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, Office of Mayor Karen Bass

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