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WTS Sacramento Chapter e­NEWS

MARCH ­ APRIL 2015

In this issue...Message from the President

WTS Mentor Program

Better Know a WTS Sacramento Board Member

Save the Date ­ May 18th Lunch Program

WTS/APWA Roundtable Recap

March Lunch Program Recap

April Lunch Program Recap

Save the Date ­ WTS 3rd Annual Cruising the Catwalk

Transportation YOU

Message from the President Dear Friends, Spring has been a busy time for our Chapter!Thanks to all of the public agency representativeswho generously donated their time for our4th WTS/APWA Public Works Directors Roundtableevent on March 18th. We had great attendance thisyear and lot's of robust discussion! Event photos tobe on our chapter website soon. Our next event will be the May Lunch Program onMay 18th featuring the Sacramento City CollegeBicycle/Pedestrian Overcrossing Project. Don'tmiss what is sure to be a fun and informativepresentation, register here by May 15th!

As the year progresses we are continuing our focus on the successful growth of ourscholarship program and enhancing our member services. Our members are whatmake this Chapter successful and this year we aim to increase our currentmembership and solicit feedback to understand what programs are valued andwhat areas we can improve upon. Planning for our annual scholarship fundraiser "Cruising the Catwalk" is in full

UpcomingEvents

May Lunch Program:

May 18th, 201511:30­1:00 p.m.

SACOG Board Room Register Here

WTS 3rd Annual Cruising

the CatwalkAugust 13th, 20155:30­7:30 p.m.

Sacramento State AlumniCenter

Quick LinksSacramento Chapter Website

Become a Member!

More About Us

2015 CorporateSponsors

swing and we are working to finalize our list of industry models for the event. Seebelow for a sneak peek of who will be strutting their stuff on the catwalk this year.This will be our third fashion show and we are thrilled to have such inspired modelsand supportive attendees to help make this event fun and memorable. As another part of our strategic plan to enhance the WTS membership experience,we are excited to announce the roll­out of our 2015 Pilot Mentorship Program tofurther the opportunity for our members to network and grow their professionaldevelopment. See below for details on the kick­off for this new program! Thank you for all your support and I look forward to seeing you at our next event! Warmest regards, Kim PallariWTS Sacramento Chapter President

WTS Mentorship Program 2015The WTS­Sacramento Chapter is excited toannounce the launch of our MentorshipProgram! We are currently seeking mentors andmentees to actively participate in our inauguralprogram kicking off in June. Would you like to partner with industryleaders to learn and grow? Are you looking to share ideas withsomeone outside your company? All participants in the program will enjoy

benefits and learn new skills or strategies to help us move forward and enhanceour WTS members' career goals and growth! Being a part of the program will include activities such as:

Listening activelyIdentifying goalsSharing experiencesBuilding trustEncouraging actionProviding inspiration and corrective feedbackOpening doorsGuiding with instruction and development capabilities

Previous mentoring experience is not necessary. Additional details about eligibilityand schedule along with application materials will be available soon on our chapterwebsite at: http://www.wtsinternational.org/sacramento/. For more information,contact Fran Ruger at fran.ruger@ascentenvironmental.com.

Better Know a WTS Sacramento BoardMember: Carla Aguilar

In this issue, we are getting to know Carla Aguilar Rivera of CH2Mbetter! Carla is currently the Finance Chair for WTS Sacramento.

Platinum Sponsors

CH2M

HDR Engineering

Northern CaliforniaCarpenters

Regional Council

Sacramento Regional TransitDistrict

Siemens

Gold Sponsors

Andregg Geomatics

Dokken Engineering

Drake Haglan and Associates

Carla in San Francisco

Carla grew up in the East Bay in a city called Concord, but was born inCuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. She has lived in Mexico, Orange County,the Bay Area, and now Sacramento. She attended UC Irvine for her Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering with aspecialization in Structural Engineering. Afterwards, Carla obtained a Master'sDegree in Engineering and Project Management from UC Berkeley. Carla began working for CH2M immediately after graduating from Berkeley a yearand a half ago. She practically grew up on construction sites as her father is acontractor, the reason behind her initial interest in Civil Engineering. During school,she developed an obsession with the structural design of bridges, so that when sheobtained her position in CH2M as a structural engineer, she thought she wouldfocus entirely on bridges, that is until she came across transportation design andrealized how much she enjoyed it. Carla loves big picture decisions and looking atoverall design schemes, which is most of the emphasis in transportation. She became involved with WTS through a coworker who invited her to WTSevents. The first event Carla attended was the first Annual Fashion Show; sheremembers feeling timid because she was a recent hire with only a month behindher and everything was so new and overwhelming. However, the event enthralledher and made her excited about the prospects of her career and everything thatcould and would follow. She deeply admires the people she has had the opportunity of meeting at WTS.What she enjoys most about WTS is the amazing group of women that inspire herevery day in their continued efforts to make a difference in society by advocatingfor the advancement of women in engineering and science fields. Carla hopes to one day be in charge of projects that contribute to the well­being ofsociety, both domestically and abroad in terms of sustainability and environmentalimpacts. Carla's hobbies and leisure activities include being part of Engineers withoutBorders, where she has had the opportunity of working on projects that are beyondher training and expertise, forcing her to be practical and flexible. This pastsummer, Carla traveled to Shissasari, Kenya to implement a water filtration systemfor a primary and secondary school. During the trip, she also organized and taughtlessons on water sanitation, holding class every morning, something she did notknow she could do. Carla loves travel and spontaneous adventures and broadening her horizons bothintellectually and in terms of entertainment. She draws often and a couple monthsago, she picked up some paint and a canvas and began painting. She loves hikingand also is teaching herself to play the guitar. She grew up singing with a Mariachi,she sings at every family party and basically anywhere where her loudvoice doesn't incite the authorities. Into the future, she plans learning Argentinetango, wall climbing, and kayaking. Carla brings amazing energy to our WTS Sacramento Board and her enthusiasm isinfections. As Finance Chair, she plays a critical role in our Chapter operations.

The Hanna Group

Kimley­Horn and Associates,Inc.

Mark Thomas & Company

Parsons Brinckerhoff

PECG

Psomas

Quincy Engineering

Teichert Materials

Twining, Inc.

Thanks Carla for all that you do!

Save the Date ­ May 18th LunchProgram: Sac City CollegePedestrian/Bicycle Bridge Project!

We are pleased to welcome Ofelia Avalos, Associate CivilEngineer for the City of Sacramento and Dennis Haglan, Presidentand CEO of Drake Haglan and Associates to give a fun andinformative presentation of the Sacramento City CollegeBicycle/Pedestrian Bridge Project. This is a unique bridge to theregion and will be an iconic overcrossing in Sacramento!

To attend, register here by Friday, May 15th!

About our Speakers:Ofelia Avalos, P.E. commenced her career with the City of Sacramentoas a student in 1991 working in various City sections from plan checkingin Development Engineering to performing construction staking andtopographic surveys. She received a BS degree in Civil Engineering fromCSUS in 1996 and found she enjoyed designing Capital ImprovementProjects. "I like working with our Sacramento community and taking adilapidated or nonexistent street or other infrastructure and converting itinto a useful road that will improve a resident's quality of life." In her 18years with the City of Sacramento, she has worked on more than 40projects mostly as a Project Manager and designer while also serving inan inspector role on a few of those projects. In her spare time, Ofeliaenjoys spending time with her two daughters, one of which is in collegeand the other in high school.

Dennis Haglan, PE, co­founded Drake Haglan and Associates (DHA) in2007 and serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer. With over25 years of experience, Dennis specializes in project finance andinnovative delivery methods on major transportation projects, includingbridge replacement, rehabilitation, and seismic retrofit. A graduate fromUC Davis, Dennis spent eight years at Caltrans as a StructuresRepresentative, Resident Engineer, and Structures Local AssistanceEngineer, and provided oversight for the federal Highway BridgeProgram (HBP). After Caltrans, Dennis worked as a Project Manager forJ. Mueller and Associates from 1997 to 2002, then joined T.Y. LinInternational as Vice President of the Sacramento office from 2002 to2007. Since 2007, DHA has grown to a staff of 38, providing full­servicetransportation engineering specializing in the initiation, management,design, environmental clearance, delivery, and constructionmanagement of transportation infrastructure. Dennis and his wife,Leslie, live in Folsom with their children, Nick, Natalie, and Nathan. Nickcurrently attends the University of Arizona (Go Wildcats!).

URS

Silver Sponsors

Ascent Environmental

C.C. Myers, Inc.

City of Elk Grove

Fehr and Peers

Geocon

Sacramento County DOT

TRC

T.Y. Lin International

Bronze Sponsors

Sacramento Transportation Authority

DBE Sponsor

Bender Rosenthal, Inc.

Policy in Motion

New Members

Thank you to the members who haverecently joined (or who are returningafter some time away to) WTSSacramento: Sabrina Bradbury, Sacramento AreaCouncil of Governments

Michael Farrauto, AndreggGeomatics

Stephanie Fenrich, The Hanna Group

Elizabeth Grassi, Strategic GrowthCouncil

Yoko Igawa, Foothill Transit

Joshua Noegel, Twining, Inc.

Carlos Ramirez, Parsons Brinckerhoff

Dana Remington, AndreggGeomatics

Tawnya Southern, California High­Speed Rail Authority

DATE: Monday, May 18, 2015

TIME: 11:30 a.m. ­ 12:00 p.m. Registration/Mingling/Lunch Served12:00 p.m. ­ 12:45 p.m. Speaker Presentation12:45 p.m. ­ 1:00 p.m. Q & A

LOCATION:Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) Board Room1415 L Street, Suite 300Sacramento, CA 95814

RSVP BY REGISTERING AT THIS SITE BY MAY 15TH:

http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=ps5omucab&oeidk=a07eay2v21bedf0e9c6 Contact Meggie Elledge, meggiee@quincyeng.com, if you encounter anyproblems with registering.

COST: Free for WTS Members, $15 for Non­Members.Payment due by cash, check, or credit card at the door. There is a$0.50 surcharge for every $15 credit card transaction. All no­shows will be charged a fee of $15. At least 24 hours notice isrequired to avoid a no­show fee.

WTS/APWA Roundtable Recap On March 18, 2015 WTS and APWA ­ Sacramento held its 4th PublicWorks Directors Roundtable event. The participating officials included:

Rick Carter, City of Elk GroveBob Clake, City of DavisPat Flynn, City of LathropKen Grehm, Placer CountyMatt Machado, Stanislaus CountyCelia McAdam, Placer County Transportation Planning AgencyDavid Miller, City of FolsomGwen Owen, City of GaltMike Penrose, Sacramento CountySharon Scherzinger, El Dorado County TransportationCommissionJerry Way, City of SacramentoMike Wiley, Sacramento Regional TransitBrian Williams, STA

Loan Ulrich, OHL USA, Inc.

Each official, stationed at individual round tables, had three 20­minute sessions fordiscussion. It was a great turn out this year, thanks to all who participated! All theevent photos will be on the WTS Sacramento Chapter website soon!

March Lunch Program Recap On Tuesday, March 24, 2015, WTS Sacramento welcomed Lisa Marie Alley,Deputy Director of Public Affairs of the California High­Speed Rail Authority toprovide an update on California high speed rail. Ms. Alley highlighted that no majortransformative project in the history of California has been implemented withoutcriticism and debate. Examples includ ed the Golden Gate Bridge which waspredicted to mar the beauty of the bay and faced more than 2,000 lawsuits, andBART, called the train to nowhere. The history of a statewide high speed railsystem dates back to the 1970s under the original Jerry Brown administration. Thetimeline has rapidly accelerated since 2012 when a new business plan, legislativebacking, and funding & environmental approvals came together. Groundbreakingoccurred earlier this year. High­speed rail will provide many advantages to residents and visitors alike. Onceimplemented, high­speed rail will curb congestion, provide air quality benefits, andhelp transport the 50 million people expected to live in California by 2050. Thisproject will also tie California economies together, both powerhouses such as LosAngeles and the Silicon Valley as well as smaller cities with major markets, whileproviding both short­term and permanent jobs in hard­hit sectors and communities.The first phase of the project spans 520 miles from San Francisco to LosAngeles/Anaheim and in addition to implementation of high­speed rail, includes

Lisa Marie Alley with Kim Pallari at the March Lunch Program

regional improvements such as Caltrain electrification, LA Union Station passingtracks, positive train control, and grade separations. Ms. Alley encourages everyone to use the #Iwillride hashtag on social media tosupport both high­speed rail and other transit investments. Thank you Ms. Alley foran inside look at such an important project!

April Lunch Program Recap On Monday, April 20, 2015, WTS Sacramento welcomed Colt Esenwein, DeputyDirector of Stanislaus County Department of Public Works and Matt Satow,Project Manager with Drake Haglan and Associates, to provide an update onthe North County Corridor Project and demonstrate some tools used tocommunicate the project with the public. The North County Corridor project is a $450 million + project that will serve as thenew State Route 108 through the northern part of Stanislaus County and the citiesof Modesto, Riverbank and Oakdale. The proposed project will be afreeway/expressway with interchanges, at­grade intersections controlled by trafficsignals or roundabouts, grade­separated railroad crossings, irrigation districtcrossings and frontage access roads. Mr. Esenwein utilized the Stanislaus Countyon­line GIS portal to interactively demonstrate some of the project features andalternatives being considered. The proposed project is approximately 20 miles long and would extend from alocation on Tully Road to a location on State Route 120 east of the City of Oakdale.Spanning across 4 jurisdictions, this project seeks to establish a new east­westroute to facilitate both local and interregional travel in northern Stanislaus County.Given the magnitude of the North County Corridor project, the public outreachprocess has been extensive. Mr. Esenwein and Mr. Satow outlined theengagement efforts to date with property­owners and residents within thesurrounding communities. The proposed project involves thousands of parcels, sensitive environmentalresources, and other alignment and design challenges including waterinfrastructure and active agricultural operations throughout the project vicinity. Coltand Matt underscored the importance of a robust public outreach and engagementprocess and the use of interactive mapping and other communication tools toeducate the public and facilitate meaningful discussion regarding potential projectalternatives. The North County Corridor Joint Power Authority (JPA) in cooperation with theCalifornia Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is currently working oncompleting the Project Approval and Environmental Documentation (PA&ED)phase for the North County Corridor Freeway/Expressway project, the DraftEnvironmental Impact Report is expected to be circulated in approximately 3months, followed by the selection of the locally preferred alternative and ultimatelyCaltrans selection of the project alignment.

Thank you to Colt and Matt for an inside look at such an importantproject!

Colt Esenwein, Stacey Alliguie and Matt Satow at theWTS April Lunch Program

Save the Date! WTS 3rd Annual Cruisingthe CatwalkThe fashion show fundraiser is back again for the third year in a row! Don't forgetto mark your calendars for Thursday, August 13th 5:30 p.m. ­ 7:30 p.m. at theSac State Alumni Center. Come watch your favorite local transportation leadersstrut their stuff! 100% of the proceeds go towards WTS Scholarships.

Here's a list of some of our Models for this year:

Women:Susan Bransen, CTCJustina Conklin, TRCRoseMary Covington, RTGina Mattern, SiemensEmily Mraovich, Caltrans (past WTS scholarship winner)Norma Ortega, CaltransMary Rotelli, TeichertHoney Walters, Ascent

Men:Kome Ajise, CaltransKen Grehm, Placer CountyTim Hayes, PsomasTim Mar, City of SacramentoCesar Montes de Oca, UNICOKeith Rhodes, T.Y. LinMatt Smeltzer, El Dorado County

Amy Martin in the 2014 Cruising the Catwalk

Dennis Haglan in the 2014 Cruising the Catwalk

Transportation YOU ProfessionalDevelopment Recap

On March 23rd, thirteen girls from San Juan High School gathered for acareer building workshop led by Katie Carr, Director of ProfessionalDevelopment at Fehr & Peers and Leadership Development at Left LaneAdvisors. Katie led the girls in a discussion on the process of establishinga strong resume. Whether it be for future jobs, scholarships, or collegeapplications, each young lady was able to learn valuable skills that willallow them to strengthen their resumes and expand their academic andprofessional horizons. Not only did the girls receive insight on the topic of resume­building, butthey were able to put the newfound knowledge into practice as Katieconducted mock interviews right there on the spot. Katie's guidanceallowed the girls to gain exposure and awareness of the businessworld including practical experience conducting interviews and beinginterviewed. These ladies were able to walk away with a stronger senseof who they are and what it is that's going to set themselves apart fromthe rest of society to get them to where they want to go in their lives. Thank you Katie for shedding light on such a meaningful topic to ouryouth!

Katie Carr ­ Director of ProfessionalDevelopment at Fehr & Peers and

Director of Leadership Development atLeft Lane Advisors

If you are interested in getting involved with Transportation YOU please contactMeggie Elledge

Looking for an Employment Opportunityor Have One to Share? The WTSSacramento Job Bank Can Help!

Finding the right job for yourself or finding the right applicant for yourorganization is critical for business development, yet it can be no smalltask. The WTS Sacramento Chapter Job Bank provides an excellent forum toadvertise your vacant positions and serves as a valuable resource forjob­seekers in our region. If you are interested in advertising a position, please contact AmyMartin, WTS Sacramento Website Chair, for more information at916.319.5182 or amartin@sacog.org.

Corporate Sponsorship There are many benefits that come with being a WTS Sacramento CorporateSponsor.

Please contact Sherina Lam, WTS Sacramento's Corporate Partnership Chair, formore information at 916.929.2346 or sherina.lam@urs.com.

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