2026 Board of Directors and Committee Chairs

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2026 BOARD OF DIRECTORS – OFFICERS

Kelli	Pickler	President	Lakewood
Reuben	Tolentino	Pres-Elect/Secretary/Treasurer	Psomas
Ken	Taylor	1st V.P. Education	Griffith Company
Chris	Tanio	2nd V.P. Member Services	Placentia
Alvin	Papa	Past President	Cerritos
Carlos	Castellanos	Delegate	Anaheim
Rene	Guerrero	Director	Ontario
Freddy	Loza	Director	Carson
Shahn	Ahmad	Director	SA Associates
Steven	Anderson	Director	Kimley Horn
Nicole	Jules	Director	DCCM
Lisette	Bice	Director	Ardurra
Jesseca	Martinez	Director	Mark Thomas
Jose	Espinoza	Director	Gardena
John	Martin	Director	Anaheim
Chris	Buscarino	Director	GHD

2026 BRANCH – OFFICERS

Nick	Godin	President	High Desert
Steve	Ledbetter	President	Coachella Valley
Maria	Fraser	President	Inland Empire

2026 COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Bonnie	Teaford	Annual Sponsorship	Retired
Allan	Rigg	Audit	Gardena
Melissa	Demirci	Awards	Transtech
Kelli	Pickler	Awards	Lakewood
Marie	Marston	Awards	DEA
Tran	Tran	Community Volunteer	Laguna Beach
Vincent	Hellens	Endowment	Alta
George	Jurica	Golf	Cannon
Ken	Taylor	Golf	Griffith Company
Jennifer	Ekrami	Greenbook	JSE4
Brandon	Chen	Greenbook	Kimley-Horn
Carlos	Castellanos	Installation Dinner	Anaheim
Lisette	Bice	Member Services	Ardurra
Reuben	Tolentino	Mentorship	Psomas
Alvin	Papa	Mentorship	Torrance
Shahn	Ahmad	Past Presidents	SA Associates
Chris	Tanio	Programs	Placentia
John	Martin	Programs	Anaheim
Nicole	Jules	PWI	DCCM
Freddy	Loza	PWI	Carson
Steve	Anderson	SoCal Public Works Expo	Kimley Horn
Kelli	Pickler	Roadeo	Lakewood
Jesseca	Martinez	Scholarship	Mark Thomas
Michael	Plotnik	W.A.T.C.H.	Fullerton
John	Nguyen	W.A.T.C.H.	Huntington Beach
Cesar	Ortiz	YP	Costa Mesa

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