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Location: InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown by IHG, 900 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90017
Date: Nov 6, 2025 – 5pm
WTS-LA Annual Scholarships & Awards Gala, InterContinental Los Angeles, CA
Join WTS-LA for the 2025 Scholarships & Awards Gala – Legacy in Motion: 40 Years of Empowerment! We invite you to participate in our most significant event of the year as we commemorate our chapter’s 40th anniversary, provide scholarships to deserving students, and honor our award recipients!
InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown
900 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90017
Thursday, November 6th, 2025 @ 5PM
Reception: 5:00-6:00 PM
Dinner and Awards Presentation: 6:00-9:00 PM
REGISTRATION AND SPONSORSHIP DEADLINES
Secure your sponsorships and tables promptly before they are sold out!
• 9/19/25: Deadline for early-bird ticket and table registrations
• 10/24/25: Deadline for sponsorship registrations
• 10/24/25: Deadline for regular ticket and table registrations
Consider sponsoring a student to attend the Gala by registering with the Buy 1 – Give 1 ticket types! WTS will reach out to students on your behalf to attend the Gala.
Thank you, Arellano Associates!
Thank you, Bechtel!
Thank you, Shen & Associates!
Thank you, Twining Trees!
2025 AWARD WINNERS:
Woman of the Year: Dr. Allison Yoh, Los Angeles Metro
Member of the Year: Andie Tempelis, HNTB
Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership: Edna Stanley, Los Angeles Metro
Honorable Ray LaHood: Ted Allen, City of LA Bureau of Engineering (Retired)
Employer of the Year: Foothill Transit
Innovative Transportation Project: LAX/Metro Transit Center
Lois Cooper “Going the Distance”: Tom Jenkins, HNTB (In Memoriam)
Educator of the Year: Patricia Dorsey, Azusa High School
CONFIRMED VIPS ATTENDING:
Cecily Way, LA Metro
Crystal Lee, LAWA
Doran Barnes, Foothill Transit
Kimberly Yu, Long Beach Transit
LaDonna DiCamillo, CHSR
LaShawn King Gillespie, Foothill Transit
Lilian De Loza-Gutierrez, LA Metro
Lisa Bahr, Metrolink
Ray Sosa, LA Metro
Dr. Roxana Javid, USC
Sue Lai, Port of Los Angeles
Theresa Dau-Ngo, Port of Long Beach
Timothy Linholm, LA Metro
GALA SPONSORSHIPS
Sponsorships support scholarships and bring visibility to your firm. Act quickly – they are expected to sell out.
Sponsorship Opportunities:
Keynote Sponsor ($7,000)
• Introduction of Keynote Speaker: Kome Ajise, SCAG Executive Director
• 1 seat at dignitary table with Keynote Speaker
• 3 tickets to the gala
• Logo/company recognition on program, eblasts, and signage
• Script recognition
• Full page digital ad (7.75 x 7.75 inches)
Reception Sponsor ($5,000) – SOLD OUT! Thank you, SENER!
• Includes logo on cocktail napkin
• 2 tickets to the gala
• Logo/company recognition on program, eblasts, and signage
• Script recognition
• Full page digital ad (7.75 x 7.75 inches)
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