MOVERS & SHAKERS
MOVERS& SHAKERS The Desert Healthcare District and Foundation welcomed Jana Trew as Senior Program Officer of Behavioral Health. “I am looking forward to joining a team of dedicated and committed Jana Trew community-focused individuals that are endeavoring to improve the experiences of Coachella Valley residents related to supportive behavioral health options and assistance,” Trew said. “I hope to bring my experiences in the field working with service development and community relations to bear to help with this important initiative.” “Advancing behavioral health programs and services in the Coachella Valley has long been a priority for the District Board, which launched a $2 million behavioral health initiative in 2018 and conducted a valley-wide behavioral health needs assessment the following year,” said Conrado Bárzaga, Desert Healthcare District and Foundation CEO. “We are excited to have Jana Trew join our staff, to provide direction and support in realizing Board-approved policies and the District and Foundation’s charitable purpose through behavioral health.”
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Eastern Municipal Water District’s (EMWD) Board of Directors selected Joe Mouawad as EMWD’s next general manager following a nationwide search. Mouawad has served in various leadership roles with EMWD for the past 15 years, Joe Mouawad bringing a wealth of internal experience to his new responsibility of leading California’s sixth-largest retail water agency. Mouawad is the eighth general manager in EMWD’s 71-year history. “I am incredibly honored that the board of directors has entrusted me to lead this organization,” Mouawad said. “I look forward to the opportunity to continue implementing the board’s direction that has established EMWD as not only an organization that our customers can rely on for safe, reliable and cost-effective services, but also as one of the most respected names in our industry.” Mouawad takes over from Paul D. Jones, II, who is retiring after ten years as general manager. During Jones’ tenure, EMWD became nationally recognized as a progressive agency that is a national leader in water reuse, expanded its investments in local groundwater supplies, and secured record-setting grant funding to reduce the financial burden on its customers.
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California Special Districts • May-June 2021
