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About

Non Profit Mission Statement
The Urban Water Institute, Inc., was incorporated as a nonprofit public education organization in the State of California in 1993, with the Mission to provide non-partisan information of timely and pertinent interest to the water resource industry, including public agencies and private firms, with particular emphasis on water economics, management and resource policies as they affect consumers and the general economy.

Board of Directors
The Institute is governed by a volunteer board of directors drawn from hands-on policy makers, elected officials and industry leaders who are active in the water resources industry.

andreejohnson

Andree Lee
Chair

Lee EKI Consulting

pedersendave

Dave Pedersen
Board First Vice Chair

General Manager
Las Virgenes Municipal Water District
Phone 818.251.2100

richardnagel

Richard Nagel
Board Second Vice Chair

Jacobs
Phone 301.217.4211

johnthornton

John Thornton
Board Treasurer

Partner
Hunt Thornton Resource Strategies LLC
Phone 714.481.7939

johnphillips

Jason Phillips
Board Secretary

CEO
Friant Water Authority
Phone 559.562.6305

deister

Ane Deister
Executive Director

Executive Director
Urban Water Institute
Phone 530.863.0750

Posthumous Honorary Members Of The Board

An early member of the Orange County Press Club, Clark was a writer and columnist for several newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times, before becoming the first public information officer for the University of California, Irvine. He later became executive assistant to a member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors and was president and owner of a public relations consulting firm for more than a decade.

Wayne Clark

Founder
Urban Water Institute
In Memoriam (1928-2018)

Members Of The Board

jimatkinson

Jim Atkinson

Director
Mesa Water District
1965 Placentia Avenue
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Phone 949.631.1205

bellrichard

Richard Bell

Director
East Orange County Water District
Phone 714.271.6641

alanboyce

Alan Boyce

Materra Farming Company

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Carol Lee Gonzales-Brady

Rancho California Water District

stevebucknam

Steve Bucknam

President
Bucknam & Associates
25004 La Plata Drive
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Phone 949.363.6461

darcyburke

Darcy Burke

Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District

caporussonjustin

Justin Caporusso

Mountain Counties Water Resources Association

carlsonrob

Rob Carlson

Discovery Science Foundation
Phone 714.542.2823

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Gil Crozes

Carollo
Phone 213.489.1587

shivajideshmukh

Shivaji Deshmukh

General Manager
Inland Empire Utilities Agency
6075 Kimball Ave.
Chino, CA 91708
Phone 909.993.1730

larrydick

Larry Dick

Board Member
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
700 North Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone 213.446.8715

francistom

Tom Francis

Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency
Phone 650.349.3000

randyduncan

Randy Duncan

Mission Springs Water District
Post Office Box 334
Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240
Phone 760.346.3400

engelbrechtmichael

Michael Engelbrecht

Director
Wells Fargo
333 South Grand Avenue, 5th Floor
MAC E2064-058
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Phone 213.614.4475

fitzgeraldsean

Sean Fitzgerald

Founder & Principal
Vox Civic Communications
Phone 714.869.1105

hedbergkathleen

Kathleen Coates Hedberg PE, MPH

Division 4 Director
Helix Water District
Phone 619.994.6900

kevinhunt

Kevin P. Hunt, PE

Partner
Hunt Thornton Resource Strategies LLC
Phone 714.334.6601

katherman

Rob Katherman

Director
Water Replenishment District of Southern California
Phone 310.383.0451

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Tom Love

Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District

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Frank Martinez

Envetco Engineering Services
Phone 562.286.2831

martingary

Gary Martin

President
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency
27234 Bouquet Canyon Road
Santa Clarita, CA 91350
Phone 661.297.1600

matheis

Mary Aileen Matheis, Esq.

Urban Water Institute
Phone 949.551.9567

malissamckeith

Malissa McKeith

President
CURE (Citizens United for Resources & the Environment)
2873 Rumsey Drive
Riverside, CA 92506
Phone 213.300.3550

millercraig

Craig Miller

General Manager
Western Municipal Water District
14205 Meridian Parkway
Riverside, CA 92518
Phone 951.571.7242

newmark

Greg Newmark

Principal
Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson
633 W 5th Street, Suite 1700
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Phone 213.626.0215

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Jim Noyes

Emeritus Member
Phone 626.574.8061

ohlund

Lisa Ohlund

Ohlund Management & Technical Services
Phone 949.842.3351

paludifernando

Fernando Paludi

Trabuco Canyon Water District

markpestrella

Mark Pestrella

Director
Los Angeles County Department of Public Works
900 South Fremont Avenue
Alhambra, CA 91803
Phone 626.458.4022

davidpettijohn

David Pettijohn

Director of Water Resources
LA Department of Water & Power
111 North Hope Street, Room 1460
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone 213.367.0899

gregquist

Gregory M. Quist

Vice President
Rincon del Diablo Municipal Water District
1920 North Iris Lane
Escondido, CA 92026
Phone 760.745.5522

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Gregory Reed

Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District

tinashields

Tina Anderholt Shields, PE

Water Department Manager
Imperial Irrigation District
333 East Barioni Boulevard
Imperial, CA 92551
Phone 760.339.9287

siemak

Bob Siemak

RCS Management Group
Phone 310.283.1480

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Shelley Sorsabal

AVEK

stonematt

Matt Stone

General Manager
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency
27234 Bouquet Canyon Road
Santa Clarita, CA 91350
Phone 661.513.1211

raytremblay

Ray Tremblay

Assistant Departmental Engineer
Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County
1955 Workman Mill Road
Whittier, CA 90601
Phone 562.908.4288 x2761

trevino

Charles M. Treviño

Board Director, Treasurer
Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District
602 E. Huntington Drive, Suite B.
Monrovia, CA, 91016
Phone 626.443.2297

juliewilcox

Julie Wilcox

Director
Southern Nevada Water Authority
1001 South Valley View Boulevard
Las Vegas, NV 89153
Phone 702.258.3939

zacheisadam

Adam Zacheis

Brown & Caldwell

Administrative Staff

davisstacy

Stacy Davis

Director of Administration and Development

joycegwidt

Joyce Gwidt

Director of Conference Arrangements

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