Leadership
WateReuse California is governed by a Board of Trustees.
Board of Trustees: Officers
Paul Sciuto, President
General Manager, Monterey One Water
Dave Pedersen, President Elect
General Manager, Las Virgenes Municipal Water District
Prabhakar Somavarapu, Treasurer
General Manager, Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District
Kim Thorner, Secretary
General Manager, Olivenhain Municipal Water District
Elizabeth Dawson, National Director
Engineering Manager, El Dorado Irrigation District
Rich Nagel, Past President
Vice President, Jacobs
Board of Trustees: Members
Roger Bailey
General Manager, Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
Sean Bothwell
Policy Director, California Coastkeepers Alliance
Norma Camacho
Chief Executive Officer, Valley Water District
Michael Carbajal
Public Works Director, City of Fresno
Allen Carlisle
General Manager, Padre Dam Municipal Water District
Alexander Coate
General Manager, East Bay Municipal District
Paul Cook
General Manager, Irvine Ranch Water District
Robert Ferrante
General Manager, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County
Mike Markus
General Manager, Orange County Water District
Mark Millan
Principal, Data Instincts
Dawn Taffler, Conference Committee Chair
Vice President, Kennedy Jenks
Deven Upadhyay
Assistant General Manager and Chief Operating Officer, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Robb Whitaker
General Manager, Water Replenishment District of Southern California
Chapter Representatives
Central Coast
Gina Dorrington
Ventura Water
Central Valley/Sierra Foothills
Melanie Holmer, PE
Brown and Caldwell
Inland Empire
John Robinson
John Robinson Consulting
Los Angeles
Evelyn Cortez-Davis
LADWP
Northern California
Rhodora Biagtan
HydroScience Engineers
Orange County
Joone Lopez
Moulton Niguel Water District
San Diego Region
Lesley Dobalian
San Diego County Water Authority
Staff
Jennifer West, Managing Director
WateReuse California
(916) 669-8401
jwest@watereuse.org
Charles LaSalle, Regulatory and Legislative Affairs Manager
(916) 216-6015
clasalle@watereuse.org