The Board of Directors consists of six rotating officers who are nominated and elected into office to represent the Los Angeles Geo-Institute Chapter, also known as the ASCE LA Section Metropolitan Los Angeles Branch Geotechnical Group.
Beatrice Torres ~ Chair
Employer: Caltrans
Address: 464 W 4th St
San Bernardino, CA 92401
Phone: (909) 665-4128
Email: beatrice.torres@dot.ca.gov
David Nutakor ~ Vice-Chair
Employer: Rio Tinto Borates and Lithium-California Operations
Address: 14486 Borax Road,
Boron, CA 93516
Phone: (760) 762-7555
Email: David.Nutakor@riotinto.com
Pirooz Kashighandi ~ Secretary
Employer: Group Delta Consultants
Address: 370 Amapola Ave # 212,
Torrance, CA 90501
Phone: (310) 320-5100
Email: piroozk@groupdelta.com
Kelly Cabal ~ Treasurer
Simon Gudina ~ First Director
Employer: Geo-Instruments
Address: 17461 Derian Avenue, Suite 106
Irvine, CA 92614
Phone: (909) 393-9300
Idil Akin ~ Second Director
Employer: University of California, Los Angeles
Address: 4731 Boetler Hall
Los Angeles, CA, 90095
Phone: (310) 825-1823
Email: idilakin@ucla.edu
Ali Shafiee ~ Past-Chair
Employer: Cal Poly Pomona
Address: 3801 W. Temple Ave,
Pomona, CA 91768
Phone: (909) 869-2506
Email: ashafiee@cpp.edu