Biographies

Date Seated on Board: January 26, 2011
 

Term Expiration Date: January 15, 2016
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Engineering and Operations
Legislation, Conservation and Outreach
 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
None
 

Water Industry Affiliations:
None
 

Professional and Community Activities:
SANDAG Board of Directors, Second Alternate
SANDAG Borders Committee Member, Alternate
Village Revitalization Partnership Review Committee, 2011-Present
City of Carlsbad Planning Commission, Chair 2010
Cal State San Marcos, President's Advisory Board Member, 2009-Present
President and CEO of CDS Printing in Carlsbad
Board of Directors, Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, 1993, 1994, 1996-2001, 2006-2010
President, Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Foundation 2005-2010
Founding member, Carlsbad Charitable Foundation 2007
Member, Rotary International Paul Harris Foundation 2007-Present
Carlsbad Library and Arts Foundation Board of Directors, Vice President Community Outreach, 2006-2008
League of California Cities-SD division
 

Other:
Masters Degree in Philosophy, minor Religious Studies
Bachelors Degree in English and French Literature

 

Date Seated on Board: August 25, 2004
 

Term Expiration Date: March 12, 2017
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Administrative and Finance
Water Planning, Vice Chair
Audit Committee, Chair
 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Imported Water
Administrative and Finance, Vice Chair
Colorado River Programs Ad Hoc Committee
Administrative and Finance
Legislation, Conservation and Outreach
 

Water Industry Affiliations:
None
 

Professional and Community Activities:
Del Mar Planning Commission
San Diego County Water Authority Representative
Del Mar Foundation
Del Mar Historical Society
Friends of the Powerhouse Board
 

Other:
Bachelor of Science in Marketing, Northern Arizona University
Real Estate Investment Broker - Rancho Santa Fe Real Estate Company
Specialized in apartment investments and brokerage and land development in North County
 

Date Seated on Board: May 27, 1999
 

Term Expiration Date: October 18, 2016
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Engineering and Operations, Vice Chair
Legislation, Conservation and Outreach
Small Contractor Outreach and Opportunities Program (SCOOP) Committee
 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Legislation, Conservation and Outreach, Chair
Water Planning
Ad Hoc Committee on Binational Activities
Ad Hoc Committee for Design and Building Construction of headquarters building
Administration and Finance, Vice Chair
Administrative and Legal, Chair
Board Compensation Subcommittee
Board Representation Ad Hoc
Committee on Committees
Conservation Ad Hoc Committee
Emerging Business Enterprise Program
Engineering and Operations
Executive Committee
Fiscal Policy, Chair
Public Affairs
Rate Study Subcommittee
SANDAG, Representative
Small Contractor Outreach and Opportunities Program
Special Budget, Chair
Water Policy
 

Water Industry Affiliations:
Association of California Water Agencies
Water Agencies Association of San Diego County
Council of Water Utilities
Colorado River Water Users Association
Trustee, Southern California Water Committee
 

Professional and Community Activities:
Current Board member Escondido Education Foundation
Career spans 30 years in Public Relations/Television Broadcasting and Business Administration
Formerly Co-owner and Corporate Officer of Dailey Enterprises and Escondido Sand and Gravel
California Contractors State License Board, 1994-99
California Speech Language Pathology/Audiology Examining Committee, 1994-97
Volunteer, White House Office of Special Assistant to the President- Women's Liaison
Has served on the following Boards: Escondido Chamber of Commerce; Palomar/Pomerado Health Foundation; San Diego County MADD; The Country Friends; and American Cancer Society of North County.
Founding member California Center for the Arts, Escondido
 

Other:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Stephens College, Columbia, MO
 

Date Seated on Board:  October 26, 2011
 

Term Expiration Date:  July 15, 2016
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Administrative and Finance
Imported Water

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
N/A

 

Water Industry Affiliations:
California Municipal Utilities Association, Board of Governors (2009-2011)
Association of California Water Agencies, Board of Directors (2010-2011)
Association of California Water Agencies State Legislative Committee (2006-2008)
Imperial Irrigation District, General Manager (2008-2011)
Irvine Ranch Water District, Board of Directors (1998-2004)
Orange County Sanitation District, Board of Directors (2001-2004)
Rancho California Water District, General Manager (2003-2007)
California Water Association, Executive Council (1995-2000)
Dominguez Water Company, Chairman & CEO (1995-2000)
National Association of Water Companies, Board of Directors (1997-2000)

Professional and Community Activities:
Partners in Education Committee, Temecula Valley Unified School District
Imperial Valley United Way
Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce
SDSU Water Conservation and Landscape Advisory Board

Other:
Ed.D, Pepperdine University
MBA, University of Southern California
BSE, Loyola University of Los Angeles
Registered Civil Engineer

Date Seated on Board: April 6, 2005
 

Term Expiration Date: July 15, 2013
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Imported Water
Water Planning
Small Contractor Outreach and Opportunities Program (SCOOP)
Committee, Vice Chair
 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Small Contractor Outreach and Opportunities Program (SCOOP) Committee
Imported Water
JPIA Insurance Committee
Small Contractor Outreach and Opportunities Program (SCOOP), Chair
Water Planning
 

Water Industry Affiliations:
Past district representative to the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies
Past alternate representative to the Association of California Water Agencies Joint Powers Insurance Authority
Member of Water Conservation at Cuyamaca College
 

Professional and Community Activities:
Director of Division 1 (January 2000 to December 2000 and December 2002 to present)
Board Chairman for Division 1
Served on the District's Audit Committee, the El Capitan Golf Course Committee and the Harry Griffen Park Steering Committee
Alternate representative to the East County Economic Development Council
Graduate of Special District Institute (Administration, Finance and Governance)
 

Other:
East County business owner
Member of East County Chamber of Commerce and strong supporter of business community
Life member of California Highway Patrol Foundation
Member of Honorary Deputy Sheriff's Association
U.S. Army Infantry Veteran
MBA degree
 

Date Seated on Board: January 08, 2007
 

Term Expiration Date: August 18, 2013
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Board Secretary
Administrative and Finance
Engineering and Operations
 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Engineering and Operations, Vice Chair
Conservation Ad Hoc Committee
 

Water Industry Affiliations:
Association of California Water Agencies Groundwater Committee
Helix Water District Representative at the Water Conservation Garden
 

Professional and Community Activities:
Retired Geotechnical Consultant
Seismological Society of America Member
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Member
Western History Association Member
El Cajon Building Authority and El Cajon Planning Commission
 

Other:
San Diego State University Graduate
Served in the Korean War
Native San Diegan
 

Date Seated on Board: January 08, 2007
 

Term Expiration Date: January 08, 2013
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Administrative and Finance
Legislation, Conservation, and Outreach, Vice Chair
Small Contractor Outreach and Opportunities Program (SCOOP) Committee
 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Legislation, Conservation, and Outreach


Water Industry Affiliations:
Lakeside Water District Director
 

Professional and Community Activities:
Hilliker's Ranch Fresh Eggs, Inc. - Vice President
Lakeside Chamber of Commerce- President
Young Republican Federation, San Diego- Past-President
 

Date Seated on Board: January 26, 2006
 

Term Expiration Date: March 08, 2014
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Engineering and Operations
Imported Water
 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Legislation, Conservation and Outreach, Vice Chair
Engineering and Operations
Legislation, Conservation and Outreach
 

Water Industry Affiliations:
Sweetwater Authority Board of Directors
 

Professional and Community Activities:
City Councilman, City of National City 1992 - present
Immediate Past Chairman of SANDAG
Vice President of the California Congress of Governments
National Congress of Governments Board of Directors
Metropolitan Transit System Board of Directors
Regional Solid Waste Association Board of Directors
Vice President of the San Diego Division League of Cities
 

Other:
General Contractor
 

Date Seated on Board: August 26, 2010
 

Term Expiration Date: July 15, 2016
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Legislation, Conservation and Outreach
Water Planning
Conservation Action Committee (CAC)
 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Imported Water
 

 

Water Industry Affiliations:
American Water Works Association
American Public Works Association
American Membrane Technology Association
Water Reuse Association
Finance Authority Board of Directors
 

Professional and Community Activities:
1988 – 1992 Principal at Conservation Solutions (water conservation based performance contractor)
1992 - 1995 Director of Marketing and Program Management at CTSI
1995 - 1998 Executive Vice President of Sloan Valve Company
1998 - 2000 Water Conservation Consultant
2000 - 2004 Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Wellspring Wireless Utilities
2004 - 2010 Vice President National Water Services
 

Other:
1969 - 1973 Harper College and National College of Education - Architecture and the Arts
Licensed California General Contractor
2005 - Present Utilities Commission, City of Oceanside - Chairman of the Commission
 

Date Seated on Board: November 28, 2011
 

Term Expiration Date: August 4, 2014
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Legislation, Conservation and Outreach
Administrative and Finance
 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Water Reclamation Committee
 

Water Industry Affiliations:
OMWD Board Member since 2000 (Current Vice President and past president)
 

Professional and Community Activities:
San Diego County Sheriff's SVP
Rancho Cuyamaca Road Association Board member
Sunlake Road Assocation Board member
 

Other:
Masters Degree in Human Relations, School Administration Ohio University
Dean of Student Activities UCSD
Teacher, Poway Unified School District
 

Date Seated on Board: September 02, 2004
 

Term Expiration Date: March 03, 2014
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Administrative and Finance, Vice Chair
Legislation, Conservation, and Outreach
Small Contractor Outreach and Opportunities Program (SCOOP) Committee
 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Imported Water
Bay Delta Solutions Ad Hoc Committee, Vice Chair
Administrative and Legal
Colorado River Programs Ad Hoc Committee
Conservation Ad Hoc Committee
Engineering and Operations
Ex-Officio CWA Rep
SANDAG Borders
SANDAG Regional Planning
Legislation, Conservation and Outreach - Vice Chair
Planning and Environmental
Public Affairs
SANDAG- Alternate
Small Contractor Outreach and Opportunities Program (SCOOP) Committee
Water Policy
 

Water Industry Affiliations:
ACWA
WateReuse
AWWA
San Diego County Water Utilities Association
LSDA - past Director Region 6
 

Professional and Community Activities:
California Professional Firefighters
International Association of Firefighters
Past President, Southern Area Fire Equipment Research
Past President, San Miguel Firefighters
 

Other:
Firefighter (20 years)
Education - Associates Degree in Fire Science
 

Date Seated on Board: February 11, 1985
 

Term Expiration Date: January 23, 2014
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Imported Water, Chair
Water Planning

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Board Chair (1995-1996)
Vice Chair (1993-1994)
MWD Delegate (1993-2001)
Legislation, Conservation and Outreach
Colorado River Programs Ad Hoc Committee, Chair
Administration and Finance
Binational Relations
Board Compensation Subcommittee
Colorado River Board
Colorado River Programs Ad Hoc Committee, Chair
Committee on Committees
Desalination Negotiation Advisory Team
Fiscal Policy
Public Affairs, Vice Chair
QSA Implementation Ad Hoc, Chair
SANDAG/SDCWA Joint Task Force on Statewide Water Resources
SDCWA Headquarters Office Siting
Water Planning, Vice Chair
 

Water Industry Affiliations:
Water Education Foundation
American Water Works Association
 

Professional and Community Activities:
Otay Water District, General Manager
Vice President
Honorary Deputy Sheriffs' Association
Eagle Scout Alumni Association
 

Other:
 

Date Seated on Board: January 18, 2011
 

Term Expiration Date: July 7, 2016
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Engineering and Operations
Imported Water
Audit Committee
 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
None

Water Industry Affiliations:
Padre Dam Municipal Water District
 

Professional and Community Activities:
Padre Dam Municipal Water District, General Manager (2006-10)
Served six years on the San Diego State University faculty
Santee/Lakeside Rotary Club, Past President
Santee Chamber of Commerce, Past President
 

Other:
Certified Public Accountant
Graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
U.S. Air Force military veteran, served in Vietnam and Japan
 

Date Seated on Board: March 24, 2009
 

Term Expiration Date: January 12, 2014
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Legislation, Conservation and Outreach, Vice Chair
Water Planning
 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Engineering and Operations Committee
Legislation, Conservation and Outreach

 

Water Industry Affiliations:
Programs Vice Chair, ABA Water Resources Committee (2006-09)
Planning Committee, ABA Annual Water Law Conference (2006-09)
Member of AWRA and Water Reuse Association
Frequent participant/speaker at CASA and ACWA conferences
Department of Defense coordinator for Water Quantity/Quality issues in California
 

Professional and Community Activities:
Director-Camp Pendleton’s Office of Water Resources
Serves as Marine Corps’ primary legislative and regulatory advocate on environmental, land use, and energy issues
Served as Of Counsel with Nossaman LLP in Irvine, CA
Regional Environmental Counsel for Marine Corps installations in the Western United States
Special Attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice
Lecturer and writer on water law topics
 

Other:
B.S. from the University of Central Florida
J.D. from the Florida State University College of Law
LL.M. at George Washington University Law School in Environmental Law
 

Date Seated on Board: December 8, 2011

Term Expiration Date: April 22, 2014
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Imported Water
Legislation, Conservation and Outreach

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
None
 

Water Industry Affiliations:
Helix Water District, General Manager
Past Chief Engineer, Helix Water District
Past Director of Engineering, City of Poway

Professional and Community Activities:
American Public Works Association member
American Water Works Association member
Association of California Water Agencies member
 

Other:
Holds two B.S. Degrees and a M.S. Degree from University of California, Davis
Licensed Civil Engineer

 

Date Seated on Board: March 22, 2012
 

Term Expiration Date: January 14, 2015
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Legislation, Conservation and Outreach
Water Planning
 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
None
 

Water Industry Affiliations:
None
 

Professional and Community Activities:
Via Ladera Road Maintenance Committee,  Chairperson
 

Other:
Economics University of Denver, BSBA
Public Policy University of Colorado, Master of Public Administration
Organizational Development University of Colorado ABD, Doctorate Business Administration
Argosy University, Doctorate Business Administration 
 

Date Seated on Board: March 05, 2012
 

Term Expiration Date: September 08, 2012
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Engineering and Operations
Imported Water
Audit Committee
 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
None
 

Water Industry Affiliations:
Association of California Water Agencies member
American Water Works Association member
California State Municipal Finance Officers
 

Professional and Community Activities:
General Manager, Ramona Municipal Water District
Member, San Marcos Unified School District Citizen Oversight Committee
Past Vice Chair, Carlsbad Unified School District Citizen Oversight Committee
 

Date Seated on Board: June 21, 2008
 

Term Expiration Date: June 20, 2014
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Administrative and Finance
Water Planning, Chair
 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Bay Delta Solutions Ad Hoc Committee
Legislation, Conservation, and Outreach
 

Water Industry Affiliations:
Member of AWWA, AWRA, and APWA
Served as a chairman of Sacramento Groundwater Authority
Served as a board member of the Regional Water Authority, Sacramento
 

Professional and Community Activities:
Supporter and participant in community affairs including, Boy Scouts, Chamber of Commerce, and Economic Development Council

Other:
Thirty one years experience in Marine Corps from active duty and reserves
Operated large scale municipal water and wastewater systems in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Washington, and Texas
Past community development Director for Douglas County, Nevada
 

Date Seated on Board: December 9, 2010
 

Term Expiration Date: February 24, 2013
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Administrative and Finance
Legislation, Conservation and Outreach
 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
None
 

Water Industry Affiliations:
None

Professional and Community Activities:
Director of Public Utilities, City of San Diego
Past Utilities Director, City of Glendale, Arizona
Past Utilities Director, City of Royal Palm Beach, Florida
Past Assistant Utilities Director, City of Valdosta, Georgia
Registered Professional Engineering in Florida, Georgia, and Arizona
 

Other:
Masters of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees in Civil Engineering from Florida A&M University.
Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Mathematics from the University of Winnipeg, Canada

 

Date Seated on Board: May 17, 2010
 

Term Expiration Date: March 07, 2016
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Imported Water
Water Planning
MWD Delegate
 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
None
 

Water Industry Affiliations:
None

Professional and Community Activities:
Board of Directors of the YWCA chairing the Construction Committee
Former Board President of Centre City Development Corporation
Former board member of the Southern Economic Development Corporation
Chair of the San Diego County Board of Planning and Zoning Appeals
 

Other:
Masters Degree in education and East Asian Studies
Practicing land use attorney for over 28 years
Advisory Board, Urban Land Institute of San Diego/Tijuana
Advisory Board, Rachel's Women's Center
Championed better housing for mentally ill homeless by lobbying in Washington, D.C. (1992-2000)
Lambda Alpha International
Board member, St. Paul's Manor
 

Date Seated on Board: March 23, 2010
 

Term Expiration Date: January 2, 2016
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Engineering and Operations
Legislation, Conservation and Outreach
Small Contractor Outreach and Opportunities Program (SCOOP)
Committee, Chair
 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Small Contractor Outreach and Opportunities Program (SCOOP) Committee
 

 

Water Industry Affiliations:
None
 

Professional and Community Activities:
President and chief executive officer of San Diego Office Interiors
Appointed to five-member State Compensation Insurance Fund Board by Gov. Schwarzenegger in 2004.
Executive board positions with the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation, the American Red Cross, the YMCA, the Campanile Foundation at San Diego State University, the Workplace Alliance, San Diego's Healthcare Coalition, KPBS Financial Advisory Committee, and Big Brothers & Big Sisters
Member of the San Diego Charter Review Committee
Member of San Diego’s largest Rotary Club – Rotary Club 33
 

Other:
Received "Most Admired Company" award from the Office Furniture Dealer Alliance
Honored as "Man of the Year" by Big Brothers and Big Sisters
Inducted into the Junior Achievement "Business Hall of Fame" and the National Hall of Fame in the Real Estate and Construction Category
Awarded the "Healthcare Industry Supporter of the Year" by University of California, San Diego
Won Ernst & Young's 2007 Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Consumer & Business Products with San Diego Office Interiors
 

Date Seated on Board: January 14, 2002
 

Term Expiration Date: March 05, 2015
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Administrative and Finance
Water Planning, Vice Chair
SANDAG Alternate
 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Water Planning, Chair
Engineering and Operations
Administrative and Finance
Ad Hoc Committee on Binational Activities
Colorado River Board, Alternate
Colorado River Programs Ad Hoc Committee
Comprehensive Reliability and Cost Assessment Ad Hoc Committee
Desalination Ad Hoc
Desalination Negotiation Advisory Team
Engineering and Operations
Executive Committee
Imported Water, Vice Chair
Planning and Environmental, Chair
Water Planning
 

Water Industry Affiliations:
None
 

Professional and Community Activities:
Port of San Diego, Assistant Director of Engineering
American Society of Civil Engineers - Pipeline Division, Past Chairman
American Public Works Association
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
 

Other:
Past Senior Civil Engineer with City of San Diego Water Utilities Department
Trenchless Technology Specification Committee, Past Member
20 years experience in public works, construction, and management of public works projects
 

Date Seated on Board: June 02, 2008
 

Term Expiration Date: February 7, 2016
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Engineering and Operations
Legislation, Conservation, and Outreach, Chair
SANDAG Borders Committee, SANDAG Regional Planning
Committee, Alternate
 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Legislation, Conservation, and Outreach, Vice Chair
Imported Water
Colorado River Programs Ad Hoc Committee
SANDAG Borders Committee, SANDAG Regional Planning
Committee, Representative
 

Water Industry Affiliations:
Past Director of the Department of Binational Affairs for the city of San Diego focused on binational environmental issues including water and wastewater issues
Consulting work has included: work on water and wastewater infrastructure issues and U.S./Mexico relations, water issues for the U.S. EPA, and research project on planning issues for transboundary aquifers on the U.S./Mexico border for a consortium of U.S. and Mexican Universities
Co-chair for the San Diego/Tijuana Binational Watershed Advisory Council
Past chair for the U.S. EPA Border 2012 Regional Water Working Group
 

Professional and Community Activities:
Chaired the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce’s International Committee
Serves on UCSD’s Board of Overseers
Serves on Dean’s Advisory Council for the College of Arts and Letters at San Diego State University
Regional Chamber’s representative to the San Diego International Airport Advisory Committee
Past chair of SANDAG Committee on Binational Regional Opportunities
Served on the San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors
San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce Infrastructure Committee and Water Subcommittee
 

Other:
Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish from San Diego State University
 

Date Seated on Board: May 06, 2003
 

Term Expiration Date: March 05, 2015
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
MWD Delegate
Water Planning
Imported Water
 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Colorado River Programs Ad Hoc Committee
Bay Delta Solutions Ad Hoc Committee, Chair
Administrative and Finance
Ad Hoc Conservation Committee, Chair
Administration and Finance
Administrative and Legal
Board Chair
Committee on Committees, Chair
Conservation Ad Hoc Committee
Legislation, Conservation and Outreach
Legislation, Conservation and Outreach, Chair
Imported Water
Planning and Environmental
 

Water Industry Affiliations:
None
 

Professional and Community Activities:
San Diego Youth and Community Services Board of Directors
San Diego Food Bank
Holiday Food Drive
 

Other:
John Marshall Law School - Chicago, Illinois graduate
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Partner of Tosdal Smith Steiner & Wax
Arbitrator on the AAA employment arbitration panel
Publications: Labor Law for the General Practitioner, Chapter 4, Interference with Rights of Employees, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1984
Named: The Best Lawyers in America, in labor law, since 1986
 

Date Seated on Board: December 04, 2001
 

Term Expiration Date: January 30, 2015
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Imported Water, Vice Chair
Legislation, Conservation and Outreach
Water Conservation Garden JPA, alternate
Small Contractor Outreach and Opportunities Program (SCOOP) Committee
 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Imported Water
Administration and Finance, Vice Chair
Administrative and Legal, Chair
Administrative and Legal, Vice Chair
Committee on Committees
Energy Ad Hoc
Engineering and Operations
Executive Committee
Legislation, Conservation and Outreach, Chair
Public Affairs
Small Contractor Outreach and Opportunities Program, Chair
 

Professional and Community Activities:
Community Relations Manager, Viejas Enterprises
Board of Directors - Asian Business Association, Asian Film Foundation, Japan Society of SD/Tijuana, and the Union of Asian Pacific Communities
SDSU Diversity Council Member
Past Legislative Aide to County Supervisor Ron Roberts and Councilmembers Barbara Warden and Tom Behr
Past Executive Director, Asian Business Association
Past Board Member, Mayor Dick Murphy's Asian Advisory Board
Board Member, San Diego Police Citizen Review Board (2001)
Past Senior Campaigner, United Way of San Diego
 

Other:
University of California, San Diego
BA in Chinese Studies, Minor in Economics, 1990
Education-Abroad-Program Scholarship recipient, Hong Kong, 1987-88
 

Date Seated on Board: February 11, 2009
 

Term Expiration Date: October 27, 2012
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Administrative and Finance, Chair
Imported Water 

 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
None

Professional and Community Activities:
Chief Financial Officer, Taylor Guitars
Board Member, World Trade Center, San Diego
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
California Society of Certified Public Accountants
Financial Executives International
Member CEO Roundtable, Regional Chamber of Commerce 
Member, Vistage
 

Other:
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, magna cum laude, San Diego State University
Master's degree, Business Administration, San Diego State University
Certified Public Accountant, 1990
2006 Graduate Fellow of the California Agricultural Leadership Program
 

Date Seated on Board: July 23, 2007
 

Term Expiration Date: July 15, 2016
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Engineering and Operations
Water Planning
Audit Committee, Vice Chair
 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Administrative and Finance, Chair
Imported Water
Comprehensive Reliability and Cost Assessment Ad Hoc Committee
Legislation, Conservation and Outreach
 

Water Industry Affiliations:
None
 

Professional and Community Activities:
Jack in the Box, Retired President and COO
San Diego Hospice, Board of Directors
Meals on Wheels, San Diego, Board of Directors
San Diego Museum of Art, Docent
 

Other:
Master of Business Administration - UCLA
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering - University of Pennsylvania
Hobbies - Traveling and Fishing
 

Date Seated on Board: May 26, 2006
 

Term Expiration Date: May 02, 2015
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Vice Chair
Administrative and Finance
Engineering and Operations
 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Comprehensive Reliability and Cost Assessment Ad Hoc Committee
Secretary of the Board
Imported Water
Legislation, Conservation, and Outreach
Administrative and Finance, Chair
SAWR AD Hoc Committee, Chair
 

Water Industry Affiliations:
None

 

Professional and Community Activities:
Retired Executive Vice President and Regional Manager - Wells Fargo
Past Chair - San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation
Vice Chair - San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
United Way/Chad Campaign Chairman (2001-2002)
 

Other:
Bachelor's Degree in Political Science/International Relations, UC Berkeley
Century Club Board of Directors
San Diego Championship Golf Association Board of Directors
Past Vice Chair - East Bay Metropolitan YMCA
Vice Chair - Economic Alliance for Business
Past Director - Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
 

Date Seated on Board (1st term): March 11, 1993
 

Term Expiration Date (1st term): January 09, 1997
 

Date Seated on Board (2nd term): January 22, 1998
 

Term Expiration Date (2nd term): December 21, 2014
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Administrative and Finance, Vice Chair
Colorado River Board, alternate
Imported Water

 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
MWD Delegate
Administrative and Finance
Chairman
Vice Chairman
Secretary
Ad Hoc Committee on Binational Activities
Board Representation Ad Hoc
Border Water Council, Representative
Colorado River Board, Representative
Engineering and Operations
Executive Committee, Vice Chairman
Executive Committee, Secretary
Fiscal Policy, Chair
Imported Water
Legislation, Conservation and Outreach
Planning and Environmental
QSA Implementation Ad Hoc
Rate Study Subcommittee
SANDAG Borders/SANDAG Regional Planning
Special Budget
Water Policy
 

Water Industry Affiliations:
ACWA
CRWUA
Council of Water Utilities
 

Professional and Community Activities:
Councilmember, City of Encinitas since 1992
Vice Chair, Encinitas Housing Authority
Past President, Del Mar Rotary Club
Director, Cardiff Sanitation District
Member, SANDAG Shoreline Erosion Committee
Past Chair, Boys and Girls Club of San Dieguito
 

Other:
U.S. Marine Corps, 1958-1961
 

Date Seated on Board: September 18, 2006
 

Term Expiration Date: December 13, 2014
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Board Chair
Engineering and Operations
Water Planning

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
San Diego Area Wastewater Management District
Comprehensive Reliability and Cost Assessment AD Hoc Committee
Administrative and Finance, Vice Chair
Legislation, Conservation, and Outreach
Water Planning
 

Water Industry Affiliations:
Encina Wastewater Authority, Retired General Manager (1998-2009)
Southern California Alliance of Public Owned Treatment Works - Director/Treasurer (2001-2009)
Santa Fe Irrigation District - Board Member (2003-present)
Past involvement in Wastewater Operation Certification and Training Advisory Committee, State of California's Water Quality Control Institute, San Elijo Joint Powers Authority Citizen Advisory Committee on Water Reclamation, and San Diego Clean Water Program
 

Professional and Community Activities:
Elected and appointed to numerous positions California Water Environment Association and Water Environment Federation over a 30-year period
 

Other:
Bachelor of Science in Business Management
Associate of Arts in Wastewater Technology
Certification: State Water Resources Control Board, Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Grade V - 709 California
 

Date Seated on Board: February 13, 1997
 

Term Expiration Date: September 08, 2012
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Engineering and Operations, Vice Chair
Water Planning
San Diego Area Wastewater Management District

 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Engineering and Operations
MWD Delegate
Ad Hoc Committee on Binational Activities
Audit Subcommittee, Chair
Board Representation Ad Hoc
Committee on Committees
Desalination Ad Hoc
Desalination Negotiation Advisory Team
Engineering and Operations, Chair
Executive Committee
Fiscal Policy, Chair
Imported Water
Public Affairs
Rate Study Subcommittee
Special Budget Committee, Chair
Water Planning
Water Policy
 

Water Industry Affiliations:
South Bay Irrigation District Board of Directors
South Bay Irrigation District Board, President
Sweetwater Authority Board, Chair
 

Professional and Community Activities:
Local Agency Formation Commission's Special districts Advisory Committee
Water and Trash to Energy Committee
Neighborhood Environment and Jail Security Committee
California Special Districts Association Scholarship Committee
 

Other:
United States Navy for 36 years
Graduated from the United States Naval War College
 

Date Seated on Board: January 12, 2012
 

Term Expiration Date: March 13, 2016
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Engineering and Operations
Water Planning

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
 

Water Industry Affiliations:
Vallecitos Water District, General Manager

Professional and Community Activities:

 

Date Seated on Board: April 18, 2006
 

Term Expiration Date: January 13, 2014
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Administrative and Finance
Imported Water, Vice Chair
 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Legislation, Conservation and Outreach
Engineering and Operations, Chair
Engineering and Operations
Imported Water
Water Planning
 

Water Industry Affiliations:
Valley Center Municipal Water District, General Manager
American Water Works Association, California Section Member
Association of California Water Agencies, Board of Directors and Communications Committee Chairperson
Past Chairperson, Past Vice Chairperson, and Past Member - San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board
 

Professional and Community Activities:
Past Vice Chair - Local Agency Formation Commission Special Districts Advisory Committee
Community Lutheran Church, Escondido Member
 

Other:
Assistant to General Manager, Walnut Valley Water District (1973-1980)
General Manager/Secretary to the Board, Rincon del Diablo Municipal Water District, Escondido, California
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science - California State University, Fullerton
Master of Public Administration - California State University, Fullerton
Institute for Water And Wastewater Management, University of Southern California
 

Date Seated on Board: November 28, 2011
 

Term Expiration Date: November 22, 2017
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Engineering and Operations
Legislation, Conservation and Outreach
 

Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
 

Water Industry Affiliations:
 

Professional and Community Activities:
Member and past President of Vista Optimist Club

Rancho Buena Vista Little League Board Member
 

Other:

Graduated from College of Southern Idaho
 

Date Seated on Board: July 27, 2000
 

Term Expiration Date: January 13, 2016
 

Current Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Engineering and Operations, Chair
Imported Water
Colorado River Board, Representative


Past Water Authority Committee Appointments:
Imported Water, Vice Chair
Engineering and Operations
Comprehensive Reliability and Cost Assessment Ad Hoc Committee, Chair
Colorado River Programs Ad Hoc Committee
Administration and Finance
Audit Subcommittee
Desalination Ad Hoc
Engineering and Operations, Chair
Engineering and Operations, Vice Chair
Fiscal Policy
JPIA Insurance Committee, Representative
Master Plan Ad Hoc, Chair
Public Affairs
Water Policy
 

Water Industry Affiliations:

President, Yuima Municipal Water District
ACWA/JPIA Director
ACWA/JPIA Executive Committee and Chair of Workers' Compensation Subcommittee
Vice Chair, Colorado River Board of the State of California
Council of Water Utilities
 

Professional and Community Activities:
President, The Early and Pioneer Naval Aviators Association (The Golden Eagles)
Past Chairman and President, The Tailhook Association
Past President, The Tailhook Educational Foundation
Past President, The Naval Order of the United States
The Society of Experimental Test Pilots
The Red River Valley Fighter Pilot's Association
The Navy League
United States Naval Academy Alumni Association
National War College Alumni Association
The Naval History Foundation
Past President, Oak Tree Ranch Association
 

Other:
Captain, USN, Retired, 1948-1976
U.S. Naval Academy, Bachelor of Science
Naval Test Pilot School, Aeronautical Engineering
George Washington University, Masters of Business Administration
National War College, International Relations