WTS-LA Highlights Member of the Year Win for Nancy Smith

Nancy Smith was recently profiled in the Fast Feature section of WTS-LA's newsletter for her recognition as the WTS-LA “Member of the Year” for 2022. The profile notes that Nancy has “profoundly changed both transportation and WTS-LA” through her work and lauds her for her lead roles on many high profile projects, including "the Orange County Toll Road Agencies (contracts to develop and operate a toll-road network), the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority (Mid-Corridor Design-Build Project), Los Angeles Metro and the Exposition and Gold Line Construction Authorities (multiple transit-related projects), and the Port of Long Beach (International Gateway Bridge) — all signature Southern California projects that have helped transform transportation in the region.”

The article also highlights her efforts to advance women in transportation and her “long, dynamic service to both WTS-LA and WTS International.” Nancy is also praised for being a WTS-LA board member since 2000 and for “provid[ing] absolutely invaluable pro bono legal counsel to the chapter.” It is noted that she “chaired three WTS-LA committees and been an official Advisor to the WTS-LA President…[and] serves as a conduit between her firm and the chapter, encouraging Nossaman employees to join the chapter and become actively involved. In fact, she’s encouraged firm attorneys in other cities to seek out local WTS chapters and to participate meaningfully. At work in Los Angeles, she’s helped pave the way for many women to advance as well, mentoring them and even recruiting them to Nossaman’s Infrastructure Practice Group.”