ACWA Board Roster

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ACWA’s 2024-’25  Board of Directors are:

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

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

Pamela Tobin
ACWA Immediate Past President
San Juan Water District (Region 4)

Gary Arant
Energy Committee Chair
Valley Center Municipal Water District (Region 10)

Tom Barcellos
Region 7 Vice Chair
Lower Tule River Irrigation District

Jennifer Burke
Region 1 Vice Chair
City of Santa Rosa

Bill Cooper
Region 8 Vice Chair
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency

Jessica Diaz
Legal Affairs Committee Chair
Central Coast Water Authority (Region 5)

David Drake
ACWA JPIA Vice President
Rincon del Diablo Municipal Water District (Region 10)

Edgar Dymally
Water Quality Committee Chair
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Region 8)

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

Dana Friehauf
Region 10 Chair
Santa Fe Irrigation District

Charles Gibson
Region 10 Vice Chair
Santa Margarita Water District

Carol Lee Gonzales-Brady
Region 9 Vice Chair
Rancho Water District

Sargeant Green
Region 6 Vice Chair
Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District

Deanna Jackson
Region 6 Chair
Tri-County Water Authority

Cary Keaten
Region 4 Vice Chair
Solano Irrigation District

Marwan Khalifa
Finance Committee Chair
Mesa Water District (Region 10)

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)

Larry McKenney
Region 3 Chair
Amador Water Agency

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

G. Patrick O’Dowd
Region 9 Chair
Salton Sea Authority

Sarah Palmer
Region 5 Vice Chair
Zone 7 Water Agency

David Pedersen
Water Management Committee Chair
Las Virgenes Water District (Region 8)

Elizabeth Salomone
Region 1 Chair
Mendocino County Russian River Flood Control & WCID

Brian Sanders
Region 4 Chair
City of Sacramento, Dept. of Utilities

Michael Saunders
Region 3 Vice Chair
Georgetown Divide Public Utility District

Anjanette Shadley
Agriculture Committee Chair
Western Canal Water District (Region 2)

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

John L. Varela
Region 5 Chair
Valley Water

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

Josh Watkins
Region 2 Vice Chair
City of Redding

Melissa Williams
Communications Committee Chair
Modesto Irrigation District (Region 4)

John Woodling
Groundwater Committee Chair
Elk Grove Water District, FRCD (Region 4)

Greg Zlotnick
Local Government Committee Chair
San Juan Water District (Region 4)

 

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