Board of Directors
2025-2026
Executive Board of Directors
President
Mahsa Pan, PE, CCM, LEED GA, Port of Los Angeles
Vice President, Programs & Recognition
Eileen Ryder, Parsons
Vice President, Membership & Communications
Andie Tempelis, PE, HNTB
Vice President, Professional Development & Student Outreach
Sharlane Bailey, Foothill Transit
Secretary
Julie Nieto, Metrolink
Treasurer
Alva Carrasco, Burns Engineering
Immediate Past President
Heather Anderson, PE, HNTB
Committee Chairs
Annual Scholarship and Awards Gala Chair
Aliz Horvath, Mott MacDonald
Awards/Recognitions Chair
Monica Villalobos, AECOM
College Outreach Chair
Ashlien Savage, Foothill Transit
Communications Chair
Rachel Cranfill, WSP
Construction Chair
Jennifer Weidel, Morgner Construction Management
Corporate Relations Chair
Rebecca Hardy, Pacifica Services
Historian/IT
Nan Hua, Mott MacDonald
Legislative Chair
Elinor Eizdi, Nossaman LLP
Membership Chair
Yolanda Baber, JGM, Inc.
Mentorship Chair
Yesenia Arias, Los Angeles Department of Transportation
Professional Development Chair
Lynn Feng, STV
Programs Co-Chairs
Ana Rios, HDR
Rayna Feliciano, Hill International
Scholarship Chair
Sara Bashir, Intueor
Small Business/EDI Chair
Melissa Holguin, Arellano Associates
Special Events Chait
Rashanda Davis, LA Metro
Transportation YOU Chair
Janeen Obeid, PE, QSP/QSD, Arcadis
Volunteers Chair
Kezia Suwandhaputra, LADOT
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
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
Dr. Allison Yoh, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Claudia Lewis, Long Beach Airport
Kome Ajise, Southern California Association of Governments
LaShawn King Gillespie, Foothill Transit
Laura Rubio-Cornejo, LADOT
WTS International Pacific West Regional Council Representative
Heather Anderson, PE, HNTB
Issues and Intergovernmental Liaison
Lillian De Loza Gutierrez, LA Metro
Special Advisors to the President
Tina Backstrom, PE, Office of Mayor Karen Bass
Sheila Given, PGH Wong Engineering, Inc.
Lisa Karwoski, PE, Mott MacDonald
Nancy Smith, JD, Nossaman LLP
Avital Barnea, LA Metro
Jenelle Saunders, Atlas
Eric Shen, USC