ACWA Board Roster

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ACWA’s 2026-’27  Board of Directors are:

Ernie Avila
ACWA President
Contra Costa Water District (Region 5)

Carol Lee Gonzales-Brady
ACWA Vice President
Rancho Water District (Region 9)

Cathy Green
ACWA Immediate Past President
Orange County Water District (Region 10)

Raul Avila
Local Government Committee Chair
Calleguas Municipal Water District (Region 8)

Tom Barcellos
Region 7 Chair
Lower Tule River Irrigation District

Sean Bigley
Water Management Committee Chair
City of Roseville (Region 3)

Edgar Dymally
Water Quality Committee Chair
Foothill Municipal Water District (Region 8)

Anthony R. Fellow, Ph.D.
Region 8 Chair
Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District

Dana Friehauf
Region 10 Vice Chair
Santa Fe Irrigation District

Sargeant Green
Region 6 Chair
Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District

Joe Grindstaff
Region 9 Chair
Eastern Municipal Water District (Region 9)

Deanna Jackson
Region 6 Vice Chair
Tri-County Water Authority

Trevor Joseph
Groundwater Committee Chair
Sacramento Suburban Water District (Region 4)

Cary Keaten
Region 4 Chair
Solano Irrigation District

Lutfi Kharuf
Legal Affairs Committee Chair
Helix Water District (Region 10)

Ranjiv Khush
Region 1 Vice Chair
Marin Municipal Water District (Region 1)

Eric Larrabee
Region 2 Chair
Western Canal Water District

Lauren Layne
State Legislative Committee Chair
Alta Irrigation District (Region 6)

Joone Lopez
Membership Committee Chair
Moulton Niguel Water District (Region 10)

George Murdoch
Region 10 Vice Chair
East Orange County Water District

Sheridan Nicholas
Region 7 Vice Chair
Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District

Paul Ortega
Region 9 Vice Chair
Desert Water Agency

Sarah Palmer
Region 5 Chair
Zone 7 Water Agency

Don Patterson
Finance Committee Chair
Las Virgenes Municipal Water District (Region 8)

Scott Quady
Region 8 Vice Chair
Calleguas Municipal Water District

David Rabbitt
Region 1 Chair
Sonoma Water

Bruce Rupp
ACWA JPIA Vice President
Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District (Region 1)

Michael Saunders
Region 3 Vice Chair
Georgetown Divide Public Utility District

Jessica Self
Region 3 Vice Chair
Union Public Utility District

Anjanette Shadley
Agriculture Committee Chair
Crescenta Valley Water District (Region 8)

Kristin Sicke
Region 4 Vice Chair
Yolo County Flood Control & Water Conservation District

Stacy Taylor
Business Development Committee Chair
Mesa Water District (Region 10)

Cristel Tufenkjian
Communications Committee Chair
McMullin Area GSA (Region 6)

John L. Varela
Region 5 Vice Chair
Valley Water

Jolene Walsh
Federal Affairs Committee Chair
Eastern Municipal Water District (Region 9)

Josh Watkins
Region 2 Vice Chair
City of Redding

Damon Wyckoff
Energy Committee Chair
Calaveras County Water District (Region 3) 

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Toolkit to Celebrate California Agriculture in March

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Comment Letter: U.S. EPA Fluoride in Drinking Water

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Comment Letter: AB/SB 107 – Support for Proposition 4 Administrative Procedures Act Exemptions

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Coalition Letter: Development of Extended Range Atmospheric River Forecasting – Budget Request

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Comment Letter: Revised Draft Sacramento/Delta Bay-Delta Plan Updates & Ch. 13 of Draft Staff Report

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Regulatory Roundup

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