2018-2019 Officers
Brian Gaul
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Position: President
Year: 4th Hometown: Agoura Hills What's your dream job? Designing airports (I might be the only person who thinks going to an airport is the best part of a vacation) Favorite Transportation Mode: Monorail Why do you love transportation? Transportation focuses on providing safe and efficient infrastructure that improves and connects our society. I love how the work we do as transportation engineers directly benefits the public and helps people live their daily lives better. What do you look forward to doing with ITE this year? I am excited to get to know all of our members and create a tight-knit group of transportation enthusiasts on our campus! I hope to help make ITE a family for our members by hosting more social and bonding events. I also look forward to regaining the Traffic Bowl crown at Western District in Monterey next summer. |
Megan Stickelmaier
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Position: Vice President
Year: 3rd Hometown: Manhattan Beach What's your dream job? Working my way to a management position within a transportation firm Favorite Transportation Mode: Biking Why do you love transportation? I love how transportation affects everyone. A good transportation system encourages communication and a sense of community! What do you look forward to doing with ITE this year? I look forward to planning our conferences, getting to know our new members, and networking. |
Eric Yamzon
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Position: Treasurer
Year: 3rd Hometown: Sacramento What's your dream job? Food Critic Favorite Transportation Mode: Heelys Why do you love transportation? It seems like a very interesting field to study What do you look forward to doing with ITE this year? Eating food and learning more about transportation through the guest speakers |
Ashley Yao
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Position: Secretary
Year: 3rd Hometown: Riverside What's your dream job? Civil Engineering Communicator or a Ballerina :) Favorite Transportation Mode: Rail Why do you love transportation? The social aspect. How transportation affects the prosperity and dynamics of people around the world. What do you look forward to doing with ITE this year? Weird email announcement sign-offs. Please read them! Meeting and getting to know people! |
Brendan Lin
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Position: Professional Coordinator
Year: 3rd Hometown: San Francisco What's your dream job? Artist Favorite Transportation Mode: Rail Why do you love transportation? I love how fundamental transportation is for the operation of cities today. I'm driven by its ability to be people-orientated. The perplexing solutions of transportation always keep me intrigued. I'd like to travel the world someday, and that wouldn't be possible without transportation. What do you look forward to doing with ITE this year? I look forward to inviting new freshmen to upcoming ITE meetings and events, sharing my passion for transportation, and learning more about transportation. |
Jonathan Gong-Guy
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Position: Social Coordinator
Year: 3rd Hometown: San Jose What's your dream job? Highway Design Engineer Favorite Transportation Mode: Light Rail Why do you love transportation? Transportation is everywhere and seeing how Interactions between bicyclists, drivers, and pedestrians can change the flow of traffic makes me love it! I also love transportation and the diversity of transportation modes! What do you look forward to doing with ITE this year? Planning awesome events that everyone can get excited about and can get away from stress and school for a day or a couple hours! |
Zach Caipang
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Position: Outreach Coordinator
Year: 3rd Hometown: Oxnard What's your dream job? Rock Star Favorite Transportation Mode: Kayak Why do you love transportation? Getting around is important What do you look forward to doing with ITE this year? Learning more about the transportation industry and making a lot of lasting relationships. |
Kezia Suwandhaputra
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Position: Marketing Coordinator
Year: 2nd Hometown: Calabasas What's your dream job? Astronaut Favorite Transportation Mode: Feet Why do you love transportation? Everyone needs to get somewhere somehow What do you look forward to doing with ITE this year? I'm excited to learn more about transportation engineering and city regional planning through meetings. Also, I'm excited to work with a wonderful team! |
Jacky Loh
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Position: Historian
Year: Graduate Student Hometown: Arcadia What's your dream job? Professional pillow tester and casual photographer Favorite Transportation Mode: Biking Why do you love transportation? I really enjoy the people aspect of transportation - collaborating with everyone, including users, can allow for a more fitting design/solution while encouraging open communication. Also, transportation designs are used every second of every day. There's always the ongoing task to develop improvements in performance and efficiency, which also means a large variety of projects to work on. What do you look forward to doing with ITE this year? Student Leadership Summit in Berkeley and Western District Conference in Monterey! |
Vanessa See
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Position: Past President
Year: 4th Hometown: San Francisco What's your dream job? City Traffic Engineer of San Francisco Favorite Transportation Mode: Subway Why do you love transportation? Transportation is experienced by everyone. Everyone is engaged in it, whether it's noticing a new signal timing feature that makes crossing the street safer, complaining about a late bus or train, or advocating for safer ways to bike, walk, or take transit. To me, it's all about the direct impact on the people that makes learning about and and working in transportation so rewarding and such a unique profession! What do you look forward to doing with ITE this year? Encouraging underclassmen to explore transportation and traveling to new places! |