Photography provided by Jared Chambers & LA Metro

The Young Professionals in Transportation - Los Angeles Chapter (YPT-LA) was founded in 2013 for young professionals in the transportation field within the Los Angeles area.

 

We aim to provide our members with career guidance, fellowship, and networking opportunities, through speaking events and presentations by leaders in the transportation field, technical tours, monthly happy hours, and other educational/social events.

We welcome all transportation engineers, urban planners, transportation operations/planner professionals, civil engineers, and all other professionals in related fields within the Los Angeles area to participate.

 

YPT-LA Board of directors
2021-2022

Chair
Eddie Isaacs
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Associate Environmental Planner

Deputy Chair
Amanda McDaniel
Stantec, Consultant

Secretary/Vice Chair for Administration
Eileen Santos
Active San Gabriel Valley (ActiveSGV), Outreach Associate

Treasurer/Vice Chair for Finance
Juan Ramirez
CDM Smith, Environmental Planner

Vice Chair for Communications
Albert Kuan
DHL, Transportation Planner

Vice Chair for Membership
Alex Murray
Fehr & Peers, Transportation Planner

 

Our Mission


YPT - Los Angeles is proud to be a chapter of YPT International. 

As a non-profit trade association, YPT International has worked fastidiously to increase the value of a career in transportation. We strive to provide opportunities for growth and development to our members, who are part of a wide variety of professionals in the ever-growing transportation sector.

Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT) is an international group of young transportation professionals based in Washington, DC with a growing network of chapters around the United States. Membership to YPT is open to all young transportation professionals around the world. We DO NOT have an age-restricted definition of “young” in YPT. Anyone is welcome to participate in our activities.