We are Young Professionals in Infrastructure.
PILLARS INITIATIVES TEAM BOARD
YPI is an industry focused non-profit organization that was founded in 2015 by young professionals active in the US infrastructure space. We are an entirely member-led organization in which our members dedicate time and expertise to help improve the infrastructure industry by:
Increasing knowledge transfer and information sharing among young professionals within the industry.
Cultivating dynamic and meaningful relationships among young professionals across sectors and disciplines.
Driving increased diversity and inclusion within the infrastructure industry.
Promoting awareness and understanding of public-private partnerships and other alternative delivery methods.
We carry out our mission by hosting events and developing programming for our member community grounded on three key pillars
Relationship Building
Cultivate a network of leaders across the public and private sectors.
Education & Professional Development
Provide opportunities for growth and knowledge transfer.
Diversity & Workforce
Promote diversity and foster inclusion, addressing critical workforce issues.
Team
YPI’s leadership is comprised of an executive committee, board of directors and five subject-specific committees that help to implement events, best practices and initiatives.
Executive Committee
Committees
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Working to increase diversity and foster inclusion in YPI as an organization and throughout its work. Also focused on driving forward increased diversity within the US P3 industry more broadly and addressing pressing workforce issues nationwide.
Chair: Carl Ringgold, USDOT
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Responsible for partnership with educational institutions, including YPI sponsored activities, research, and publications.
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Focused on the delivery of the agreed events schedule for the year and identifying additional opportunities to expand YPI’s presence nationally.
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Responsible for driving membership growth (both individual and organizational) and for managing data regarding existing members. Relationship management with members also a focus.
Chair: Alejandra Castañeda, Gibson Dunn
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Focused on building out initiatives to increase knowledge transfer and professional development of YPI members, including the book club and jobs platform.
Chair: Abdel Rahman El-Tallis, Mace
Chair: Oluwasayo Folarin, AES
Board Members
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Avery Adessky
John Laing
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Spiridon Al Hourani
Meridiam
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Grant Anderson
Mayer Brown
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Joshua Bonney
Orrick
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Virginia Bulgar
Transurban
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Nathan Chen
Ashurst
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Stephanie Cochran
ACS Infra
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Julian Gonsalves
City of Alexandria
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Tom Halloran
Washington Metro Area Transit Authority
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Stephanie Han
Atlas Arteria
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Joon Hwang
SMBC
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Noah Jolley
HNTB
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Sabrina Karim
Kiewit
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Francis Krol
Building America Bureau
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Jeong Kweun
Virginia Department of Transportation
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Courtney Laidlaw
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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Jonathan Leape
Arup
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Jason Leo
Marsh
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Sophie Lloyd
Macquarie
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Simon Logan
Colorado Department of Transportation
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Diana Mendez
Bilzin Sumberg
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Ben Munguia
Fitch Ratings
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Adeyemi Ojudon
Nossaman LLP
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Enrique Okhuysen
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
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Wilson Ortiz Vega
Gallagher
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James Reid
Morgan Stanley
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Camilo Saavedra
Arup
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Kat Sadeghi
HNTB
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Jagriti Singh
Ashurst
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Sebastian Torres-Rodriguez
Nixon Peabody
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John Wheatley
Ballard Spahr
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Xavier Williams
WSP
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Tianyi Yang
Ernst & Young
