2026-2027 Officers
ASmitha mahendran
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Position: President
Year: 3rd Bio: Asmitha is a civil engineering student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, focused on contributing to sustainable and impactful infrastructure. As an engaged and inquisitive learner, she embraces Cal Poly's "Learn by Doing" philosophy through both coursework and extracurricular involvement. She has a passion for sustainability, mobility, and Vision Zero. Asmitha serves as the President for the Cal Poly chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers. She is incredibly excited to serve as president and can't wait to lead an amazing organization of intelligent students. In her free time, she donates platelets, reads fiction novels, and goes to spin classes. |
marcus lau
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Position: Vice President
Year: 3rd Bio: Marcus is a third-year civil engineering student who's passionate about all forms of public transportation and hopes to someday work on projects which make his hometown of San Jose a better place to walk, bike, and ride transit. In the meantime, he still logs transit rides and adds to his collection of maps wherever he goes. |
haley hoang
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Position: Treasurer
Year: 4th Bio: Haley is a fourth-year civil engineering student passionate about designing safe and practical improvements in transportation projects. She's also dedicated to collaborating with communities to ensure projects reflect their needs and priorities. This past summer, she traveled to Northern Europe, where she was inspired by the way transportation engineering has evolved so quickly. Outside of academics, Haley enjoys watching sitcoms (especially Modern Family and Friends), playing beach volleyball, and hiking. |
andres pelayo
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Position: Speaker Coordinator
Year: 3rd Bio: Andres is a fourth-year civil engineering student with minors in City and Regional Planning and in Spanish. Born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, Andres is especially interested in improving transportation infrastructure and systems in the communities that he grew up in. In his free time, Andres is drawing, painting, catching up on the Dune series, or annoying his little sister. |
trevor smythe
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Position: Professional Coordinator
Year: 4th Bio: Trevor is a fourth-year civil engineering student from Orange County, California, which is just south of Los Angeles. He chose to study Civil Engineering in order to improve public transit systems and active transportation throughout Orange County. He is an avid bike rider and photographer, aiming to make biking more accessible while also enhancing cities to be even more photogenic through transportation. This year, he looks forward to talking with professionals to learn about the many parts of the transportation industry, and to be able to help his peers connect and discover their place within the industry. |
rosabelle flores
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Position: Secretary
Year: 3rd Bio: Rosabelle is a third-year civil engineering student and is excited to serve as Secretary for ITE. Outside of school, she enjoys dancing folklórico and connecting with my community. She looks forward to supporting the Cal Poly ITE chapter and helping to create a great experience for all of its members. |
harrison chu
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Position: Marketing Coordinator
Year: Graduate Bio: Harrison Chu is a graduate student specializing in transportation engineering, focusing his study primarily in transportation analysis/planning/operations and design. His motivation in his study of civil engineering stems from his fascination with the various types of transportation infrastructure across the globe. Beyond academia, Harrison likes to spend his time lifting weights, hiking, listening to hip-hop / R&B, and playing video games with friends. As of Summer 2026, Harrison has begun the most important step in becoming a successful Transportation Engineer: learning to ride a bike. |
olivia saldana
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Position: Project Coordinator
Year: 4th Bio: Olivia is a fourth-year civil engineering student who’s passionate about active and public transportation projects that help people rely less on cars. She’s also interested in public engagement and making sure communities get the solutions they actually need. In her free time, she loves watching movies, playing with her dogs, eating her way around the world, and playing video games with friends. |
khloe johnson
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Position: Volunteer Coordinator
Year: 4th Bio: Khloe is a fourth-year civil engineering major at Cal Poly SLO. Her goal is to spread information about buses, biking, and walking to get more people on board with multimodal transit. Outside of ITE, she likes to play video games, board games, and guitar while spending time her friends and loved ones. |
tyler williams
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Position: Social Coordinator
Year: Graduate Bio: Tyler is a graduate student pursuing dual degrees in city and regional planning and civil engineering, specializing in transportation. He is particularly interested in bicycle infrastructure and wants to make cities become more convenient places to live car free. Outside of school, he enjoys spending time outdoors biking, backpacking and orienteering. |
alyssa luu
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Position: WTS Co-Coordinator
Year: 3rd Bio: Alyssa is a third-year civil engineering student who is always eager to learn about all things transportation. Coming from a car-centric suburb to busing and biking around SLO has given her a new understanding of how transportation can serve the public in a variety of ways. Alyssa is also involved in the Cal Poly Concrete Canoe Club as a junior captain. Outside of school, she has a passion for reading fiction, crocheting, and Just Dance on the Xbox. |
olivia saldana
Position: Past President