2023 Region Elections ACWA’s membership is organized into 10 regions, each of which has a Board of Directors comprised of five to seven members who serve two-year terms. ACWA’s region elections are currently underway and will determine the boards of each region, including the region Chair, Vice Chair and three to five board members. Learn more by clicking on the dropdown menus below. Key Election Dates How to Vote Member agencies will receive an official electronic ballot identifying the recommend slate of candidates, plus any additional qualified candidates for consideration, on July 17. More information on the regions and a region map are available online. All region election ballots must be submitted by Sept. 15. Only one ballot per agency will be accepted. Candidate Instructions In order to become a candidate, you must submit the following documents by June 16 to regionelections@acwa.com. A signed resolution of support from your agency’s Board of Directors. A candidate nomination form In addition to the required documents, you may also send a short biography and a headshot photo; however, these are not required. Nominating Committees Each region Chair, in concurrence with the region Board, appoints a region Nominating Committee. Each Nominating Committee’s role is to pursue qualified member candidates within the region to run for the Board and select a recommended slate of candidates. Each region Nominating Committee will announce their recommended slate by July 10. The 2023 nominating committees are: Region 1 Adam Gaska Hannah Davidson Terrence “TK” Williams Tony Williams Region 2 Jeff Sutton Thad Bettner Ted Trimble Region 3 Greg Jones Andy Fecko Brian Poulsen Region 4 Jim Peifer Richard Atkins Michelle Reimers Region 5 Rem Scherzinger David McNair Melanie Mow Schumacher Janet Gingras Region 6 Carl Janzen Ara Azhderian Jeff Bryant Kassy Chauhan Cristel Tufenkijian Region 7 Jason Phillips Kim Domingo Jeevan Muhar Eric Limas Region 8 Dave Pedersen Edgar Dymally Cynthia Kurtz Gina Dorrington David De Jesus Region 9 Michael Moore Tina Shields Glenn Miller Greg Morrison Region 10 Amy Reeh David Drake Duane Cave Greg Mills Questions If you have questions about the region election process, please contact your ACWA regional affairs representative. Regions 1, 3, & 5: Jennifer Rotz at 916-669-2373 Regions 2, 6 & 7: Michael Cervantes at 916-669-2380 Regions 8, 9 & 10: Sarah Hodge at 916-669-2384 Region 4: Ana Javaid at 916-669-2442