Maryam Babaki, ITOC Chair (Term expires May 2027)
Maryam is serving in the ITOC position for a professional in the field of municipal/public finance and/or budgeting with a minimum of ten years in a relevant and senior decision-making position in the public or private sector. She is currently the Director of Planning and Development for Rancho Santa Fe Association. Maryam has over 30 years of experience in the field of public and private management, engineering, development, and budgeting.
Francisco Rivera, ITOC Vice Chair (Term expires May 2026)
Francisco is serving in the ITOC position for a licensed architect, civil engineer or traffic engineer with 38 years of experience in technical and managerial engineering positions with the City of Chula Vista. He was a Principal Civil Engineer/Traffic Engineer for the Chula Vista Engineering department for the last 18 years of his career. His other relative experience is as a Deputy City Engineer and a Deputy Director of Engineering
Lorraine Ahlquist (Term expires May 2027)
Lorraine is serving in the ITOC position for a professional in biology or environmental science with demonstrated experience in environmental regulations and major project mitigation requirements and/or habitat acquisition and management. She is a principal environmental lead at Mott MacDonald. Lorraine has more than 25 years of experience in environmental regulatory management, including coordinating reviews of technical studies for state and federal compliance and preparation of environmental documents.
Les Hopper (Term expires May 2028)
Les is serving in the ITOC position for a licensed engineer with appropriate credentials in the field of transportation project design or construction and a minimum of ten years of experience in a relevant and senior decision-making position in the government or private sector. Les is a Principal at Rick Engineering Company and leads the Transportation Infrastructure Practice. He has 40 years of hands-on experience in the management, planning, permitting, and design of both public and private projects from inception through construction.
Sunnie House (Term expires May 2025)
Sunnie is serving in the ITOC position for a chief executive officer or person in a similar senior-level decision-making position, of a major private sector employer with demonstrated experience in leading a large organization. She has over 40 years of experience in the delivery of a wide range of transportation infrastructure projects throughout the Western United States. Her executive leadership roles with large global infrastructure companies have solidified her reputation for excellence.
Jacqueline Appleton-Deane (Term expires May 2025)
Jacqueline is serving in the ITOC position for a professional in the management of large-scale construction projects.
