2025 Executive Committee
The Executive Committee oversees RASC committees and membership, advises on events, and directs internal planning. Executive Committee members work directly with the RASC Board of Directors to continually support the greater mission of the Railway Association of Southern California and its members.
President: Amr zaher
Amr is a professional Civil Engineer at Moffatt & Nichol in Costa Mesa, Orange County. He holds both a bachelor's and a master's degree in Civil Engineering and is an alumnus of the University of Southern California (USC).
immediate past PResident: Nathan Ortega
Nathan is an engineer with RailPros, from their Irvine, CA office, and a graduate from University of Arizona with a BS in Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics.
Vice President: Jennifer lopez ibrahim
Jennifer is a professional engineer and the Rail & Transit Lead for Southern California at GHD. Jennifer holds a BS in Civil Engineering from California State University Fullerton.
Co-Treasurer: Alex Lewis
(Bio coming soon)
SECRETARY: Joel lessard-clouston
Joel is a transportation planner at HDR in Irvine, CA. He holds a master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of California, Irvine.
Co-Treasurer: Janelle Patterson
(Bio coming soon)
2025 Board of Directors
The purpose of the Railway Association’s Board of Directors is to provide the Executive Committee with the knowledge and guidance necessary to lead its current members and subcommittees and to facilitate the ongoing mission to bring together rail industry professionals in Southern California.
We are pleased to introduce the 2025 Board of Directors for the Railway Association of Southern California!
James Campbell, LOSSAN
Justin Fornelli, SCRRA
Robert Klovsky, HDR
Sam Mansour, Moffat & Nichol
2025 RASC Committee Leads
The Railway Association of Southern California also has several sub-committees which manage a specific aspect of its operations, such as coordinating luncheons / special events or reaching out to colleges.
Membership
Chair: Javier Felix
Communications Committee
Chair: Erin Lagerberg
Programs
Chair: J.P. Ziegler
Scholarship & College Outreach
Chair: Alex Lewis
RASC Past Presidents
1996 - Kendall Koff
1997 - Kendall Koff / Michael McGinley
1998 - Michael McGinley
1999 - Sam Mansour
2000 - David Harris
2001 - Eric Hankinson
2002 - Kelly Felty
2003 - Clark Adams
2004 - Bill Brewster
2005 - Gerard Reminiskey
2006 - Ron Mathieu
2007 - Ron Mathieu / Laura Mohr
2008 - Laura Mohr
2009 - Andrew Sokol
2010 - Robert Klovsky
2011 - Mark Toutounchi
2012 - Tyler Bonstead
2013 - Gheorghe Rosca Jr.
2014 - Kyle Motycka
2015 - Myles Harrold
2016 - Robert Williams
2017 - James Campell
2018 - Cheryl DeMucci
2019 - Paul Wilson
2020 - Gyan Sinha
2021 - Sergio Magallon
2022 - Eric Banghart
2023 - Avi Shah
2024 - Nathan Ortega