Mobility 21 to Co-host Holiday Reception Honoring California Transportation Commission

Please join the Inland Empire Economic Partnership, Mobility 21, RCTC, and SBCTA on Wednesday, Dec. 3 for a holiday reception honoring the California Transportation Commission (CTC).

Wednesday, Dec. 3, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Riverside County Administrative Center

Registration 
$125 Private Sector
$65 Public Sector, Nonprofits, Students, Elected Officials
Click here to register

Sponsorship
$2,000 – Host Level: Includes logo on event marketing and two complimentary tickets
$1,000 – Support Level: Includes logo on event marketing and one complimentary ticket
$500 – Small Businesses Level: Includes logo on event marketing and one complimentary ticket

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Mobility 21 Advisory Board Member Spotlight:
Brandon Davis
Partner
Nossaman LLP

Brandon is an infrastructure attorney with more than 20 years of experience representing public agencies in California and throughout the US on the delivery of their most important transportation projects. Brandon guides clients through all elements of the procurement, construction contract drafting and contract implementation/dispute resolution processes. His experience includes the full range of project delivery methods used by public owners today, from design-bid-build, fixed-price and progressive DB, CMAR and various forms of P3s. His projects range from first-of-a-kind highway, bridge, tunnel and train projects to work on the world’s largest consolidated rent-a-car center (LAWA ConRAC) and other transportation-related structures.

Brandon offers his clients a unique perspective on successfully delivering projects as he helped implement and grow state and local-level alternative delivery programs – including passage of enabling legislation – in various states, including California, Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Nevada and Utah. This includes representing Florida DOT on the procurement and successful delivery of the first two availability payment P3 transactions in the US, as well as both Caltrans and the City of Los Angeles on their first P3 transactions.

Brandon was recently tapped by the United States Department of Commerce to participate in its Commercial Law Development Program, where he has been a part of four envoys to Eastern Europe to provide training to over a dozen Eastern European countries on the use of alternative project delivery methods.

Brandon was named by the Daily Journal as a “Top Real Estate and Development Lawyer” for 2025, was named by the Los Angeles Times as a “2024 Visionary” in commercial real estate and was listed as one of The Legal 500 United States in the Finance – Project Finance – Advice to Sponsors category in 2025, 2022 and 2021.

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Mobility 21 Advisory Board Member Spotlight:
Shant Nahapetian
Principal Manager of Public Affairs
Southern California Edison

Shant Nahapetian is a Principal Manager of Public Affairs at Southern California Edison (SCE) where he leads a team who serves the cities and counties in the northwestern region of SCE’s service area, including Ventura, Santa Barbara, Tulare, Kern, Mono, Inyo, Kings, Fresno, Madera, and Tuolumne counties. He and his team are responsible for policy analysis, government relations, strategic planning, issue management, and community stakeholder engagement.

Shant joined SCE in 2018 as a Senior Policy Advisor. He led external engagement on the company’s transportation electrification policy and infrastructure priorities as well as other key initiatives. In that capacity, he worked with government, business, and community stakeholders to hasten the transition to zero-emission vehicles, build critical grid infrastructure, and supported the execution of SCE’s electric vehicle charging customer programs.

Shant has extensive experience in public policy and government affairs with a focus on highly regulated industries. Prior to SCE, Shant was a Director at DCI Group, a public affairs firm in Washington, D.C., where he advanced the local, state, and federal policy and business priorities of several Fortune 250 companies. He also served as an aide to Congressman Lloyd Doggett.

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Transportation Corridor Agencies Board Meeting Highlights:
Boards Approve Pension Funding Policy

The Boards of Directors of the San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency (SJHTCA) and the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency (F/ETCA) have approved the establishment of a Pension Funding Policy aimed at proactively addressing future pension liabilities. The policy reflects fiscal responsibility in managing pension obligations and strategically addresses the Transportation Corridor Agencies’ (TCA) pension plan’s unfunded actuarial accrued liability (UAAL), if one were to exist in the future. TCA provides its full-time employees with a defined pension plan through the Orange County Employee Retirement System (OCERS) which is funded by employee and employer contributions.
In 2019, the Boards of Directors authorized the payoff of the Agencies’ UAAL, providing a present value savings of approximately $2.5 million. Since that action, TCA has not incurred an additional UAAL.

This action aligns with the Boards’ Strategic Plan and reflects the Agencies’ ongoing commitment to maintaining financial flexibility, supporting strategic initiatives, and upholding best practices in governance.