Advisory Committee
California Water Plan 2028 Advisory Committee Members
Aaron Fukuda
General Manager
Tulare Irrigation District
Alex Biering
Director of Policy Advocacy
California Farm Bureau
Ali Chehrehsaz
Chief Executive Officer
TerraVerde Energy
Anja Raudabaugh
Chief Executive Officer
Western United Dairies
Ann Willis
California Regional Director
American Rivers
Anna Schiller
Senior Program Manager
Environmental Defense Fund
Brian Lockwood
General Manager
Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency
Cannon Michael
President and Chief Executive Officer
Bowles Farming Company
Carrie Monohan
Director of Natural Resources
Mooretown Rancheria
Chris Hannan
President
California State Building and Construction Trades Council
Chuck Bonham
California Executive Director
The Nature Conservancy
Clifford Chan
General Manager
East Bay Municipal Utility District
Cora Snyder
Program Manager
Pacific Institute, California Water Resilience Initiative
Craig Miller
Board Vice President
General Manager
California Municipal Utilities Association
Western Municipal Water District
David Guy
President
Northern California Water Association
Graham Knaus
Chief Executive Officer
California State Association of Counties
Grant Davis
General Manager
Sonoma County Water Agency
Heather Dyer
Chief Executive Officer and General Manager
San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District
Itzel Vasquez-Rodriguez
Small Utilities Project Manager
Rural Communities Assistance Corporation
Jacqueline Tkac
District II Director
California Association of Professional Scientists
Jason Kuiken
Forest Supervisor, Stanislaus National Forest
United States Forest Service
Jennifer Barrera
President and Chief Executive Officer
California Chamber of Commerce
Jessica Neuwerth
Executive Director
Colorado River Board of California
Jolene Guerrero
Deputy Director, Water Resources
Los Angeles County Public Works
Joone Kim-Lopez
General Manager and Chief Executive Officer
Moulton Niguel Water District
Karen Gaffney
Director of Strategic Planning and Communications
North Coast Regional Partnership
Levi Johnson
Operations Manager Central Valley Operations Office
United States Bureau of Reclamation
Lisa Haney
Executive Director of Planning and Natural Resources
Orange County Water District
Marwan Khalifa
Interim Executive Director
Association of California Water Agencies
Mary-Ann Warmerdam
Senior Vice President of Government Affairs
Rural Counties Representatives of California
Michelle Banonis
Manager of Strategic Affairs
Regional Water Authority
Ngodoo Atume
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Technical Assistance for Small Farms Academic Coordinator II
University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources – Small Farmers Program
Patrick Hume
District 5 Supervisor
Chair
County of Sacramento
Delta Counties Coalition
Shivaji Deshmukh
General Manager
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Tia Flemming
Executive Director
California Water Efficiency Partnership
Tony Firenzi
Director of Strategic Affairs
Placer County Water Agency
Ex-Officio Committee Members
Erik Ekdahl
Chief Deputy Director
State Water Resources Control Board
Fern Steiner
Chair
California Water Commission
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