Join SMPS Sacramento and Women in Transportation, Sacramento for an insightful glimpse into the future of transportation in the Sacramento Region at our upcoming panel discussion titled "Transportation Transformation: A Look Ahead of Transportation for the Sacramento Region." During this dynamic panel discussion, we will hear from transportation leaders as they share their perspectives on the next 3-5 years in transportation and address key challenges and opportunities.
Key Topics:

1. Biggest Opportunities and Challenges: Hear what our esteemed panelists see as the most significant transportation opportunities or challenges facing our region.
2. Policy Changes: Delve into the minds of industry leaders as they discuss recent policy changes and reveal how they and their teams are responding.
3. Electrification and Sustainability: Uncover the strategies employed by each entity to address electrification and sustainability goals, shaping the procurement process to ensure compliance and what innovative approaches are being taken.
4. Engineering Consultant Community Engagement: Explore ways in which the consultant community can better meet the current needs of the transportation community.
5. Procurement Insights: Hear procurement "pet peeves" and preferences from our panelists – those aspects they are always on the lookout for. Learn what makes a procurement process smoother for them.
6. Technology and AI: Discover how our panelists are incorporating new technologies and AI into their strategies.
7. Programs and Projects Showcase: Get exclusive insights into exciting programs or projects on the horizon. 

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Interested in being an event sponsor? Contact WTS Sacramento Treasurer, Cindy Jimenez for more information. 

Note: If you are experiencing job insecurity or work for firms strictly limiting marketing expenditures, please email the admin for the free registration code.

Anthony Adams | Sacramento Regional Transit District
Director, Planning, Sacramento Regional Transit District.  Anthony Adams was born in Southern Louisiana and has lived in California since the age of 15. He has two Masters Degrees from Cal Poly in Engineering and City Planning.  Anthony is a civic-minded team player, having served on his city’s Parks & Recreation Commission, Planning Commission, and even spent a couple of years on the City Council. After moving to Sacramento last year, he began his position as Director of Planning for Sacramento Regional Transit. In the past year, Anthony’s team has been awarded several grants to study things such as Operational Resiliency, Mobility Hub Planning, Blue Line extension to Elk Grove, and Hydrogen Feasibility. An intellectual with real-world experience, Anthony has the vision, knowledge, and enthusiasm to innovate transportation solutions.

Ofelia Avalos, P.E. | City of Sacramento, Department of Public Works 
Engineering Services Division Manager. Ofelia Avalos is the Engineering Services Division Manager in the Department of Public Works which serves as the City Engineer for Capital Project Delivery of Transportation Infrastructure in the public Right of Way for the City of Sacramento. She also oversees construction inspection, encroachment permits, land surveying, and the review and inspection of public infrastructure for private development. Ofelia is a lifelong Sacramento resident, a California State University, Sacramento alumnus, and a licensed Professional Civil Engineer with more than 30 years of experience delivering major and community-based transportation projects to transform the city, region, and neighborhoods. “I value customer service and my team that makes the projects come to life and continuously improve our city.”  

Melissa Wright | Sacramento County Department of Transportation 
Principal Civil Engineer, Engineering Design Division Sacramento County Department of Transportation. Melissa is originally from Bishop, CA. She obtained her BS in civil engineering from CSU Sacramento. She worked at Placer County after college and then Morton & Pitalo for several years before coming to Sacramento County in 2008. Her duties as Principal Civil Engineer for SacDOT’s design section are to run SacDOT’s Capital Improvement Program. Some of her hobbies include drag racing, gardening, antiquing, camping. She is newly engaged, knee-deep in wedding planning, and getting married this May.  

Kathleen Hanley| Sacramento Area Council of Government (SACOG)
Principal Transportation Planner. Kathleen serves as the lead for Mobility Zones and the Capital Area Regional Tolling Authority (CARTA). Prior to joining SACOG, Kathleen worked at Caltrans Headquarters and Placer County Transportation Planning Agency. Kathleen has degrees from Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania, is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, and is a proud native of the Sacramento Region.

Lisa McClintock | UNICO Engineering 
Vice President and Business Development Director.  Lisa McClintock is the Vice President and Business Development Director of UNICO Engineering, a prime SBE/DBE construction management, land surveying, and systems integration firm based in Folsom. A graduate of Sacramento State University, Lisa obtained her BA and MA in Communications and has worked in multiple roles with non-profit associations, public outreach, communication, and transportation firms prior to joining UNICO in 2014. Now with 100 staff in five offices throughout California, UNICO is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2024. With a dedicated career in the A/E/C industry, Lisa is a veteran marketer and business developer who has spent the last 30 years researching, promoting, and pre-positioning for transportation infrastructure projects throughout the greater Sacramento area. A past president of both SMPS Sacramento and APWA Sacramento, Lisa is actively involved in multiple associations, including SMPS, APWA, WTS, CMAA, CEAC, and ACEC. She has been recognized as the SMPS Sacramento 2020 Marketer of the Year and recently cruised the catwalk for the WTS Sacramento as a model with the Class of 2023.

Thank you, Sponsors! 
TITLE SPONSOR  | UNICO Engineering

GOLD SPONSOR | Mark Thomas

 
BRONZE SPONSOR  | Bennett/Y&C

SMPS allows cancellations up to 72 hours prior to the event by email. After that, the invoice becomes due and payable. To cancel event registration, please email [email protected].