President’s Message

Welcome to Our Annual Buyer’s Guide Edition!

I’m not sure if you caught the YouTube video from this time last year of a comedian talking to her “past self” about COVID-19. I could relate to how her perspective and priorities of her “pastself” from December 2019

Ryan Clausnitzer, CSDM differed so much than

CSDA Board President her view in April of 2020. What advice would we give In the world of mosquito and vector control, ourselves if we could go back the resilient species are those that adapt to their to late 2019? This could begin with personal advice like “buy Amazon environment. Thanks to CSDA’s advocacy efforts, or Zoom stock (or personal care products…)” or more work-related we can all shape these adaptations through our guidance like “ensure you have strong remote working policies and engagement or can adequately prepare for new stock up on personal protective equipment.” Personally, I found CSDA’s legislation and subsequent regulations. Sometimes communities and business partners indispensable this past year for legal, though, we need at little help in this adjustment HR, and financial services. This Buyer’s Guide edition of the California process and that is where CSDA’s business partners Special Districts magazine connects us to those providing these crucial have helped. These businesses provide services professional services. These businesses provide services such as accounting, banking, benefits/ retirement, construction/engineering, energy solutions, finance/investments, human resources, insurance, legal, PR/marketing, purchasing, and technological solutions. We hope to have all our Business Affiliates together at the Annual Conference & Exhibitor Showcase in Monterey .

continued on page 6

CSDA Board and Staff

Officers

RYAN CLAUSNITZER, CSDM, PRESIDENT, Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District ELAINE MAGNER, VICE PRESIDENT, Pleasant Valley Recreation & Park District ARLENE SCHAFER, SECRETARY, Costa Mesa Sanitary District JERRY L. GILMORE, TREASURER, Truckee Sanitary District VINCENT FERRANTE, PAST PRESIDENT, Moss Landing Harbor District

Members of the Board

DON BARTZ, CSDM, Phelon Pinon Hills Community Services District STANLEY CALDWELL, Mt. View Sanitary District RALPH EMERSON, Garberville Sanitary District CHAD DAVISSON, CSDM, Ironhouse Sanitary District PETER KAMPA, CSDM, Groveland & Copper Valley Community Services District JO MACKENZIE, Vista Irrigation District NOELLE MATTOCK, El Dorado Hills Community Services District STEVE PEREZ, CSDM, Rosamond Community Services District LORENZO RIOS, Clovis Veterans Memorial District KATHERINE STEWART, Vandenburg Village Community Services District FRED RYNESS, Burney Water District KIMBERLEE SENEY, Gold Mountain Community Services District

California Special Districts Association 1112 I Street, Suite 200, Sacramento, CA 95814 toll-free: 877.924.2732 • www.csda.net

Staff

NEIL MCCORMICK, Chief Executive Officer MEGAN HEMMING, Professional Development Director KYLE PACKHAM, Advocacy & Public Affairs Director CASSANDRA STRAWN, Member Services Director TODD WINSLOW, Publications Director RICK WOOD, Finance & Administration Director ELEANOR BOLING, Member Services Representative EMILY CHA, Member Services Specialist MARCUS DETWILER, Legislative Analyst DILLON GIBBONS, Senior Legislative Representative VANESSA GONZALES, Communications Specialist COLLEEN HALEY, Public Affairs Field Coordinator JIM HARROLD, Database & Online Communities Coordinator MUSTAFA HESSABI, Legislative Analyst-Attorney CHARLOTTE HOLIFIELD, Public Affairs Field Coordinator JENN JACOBS, Member Services Representative COLE KARR, Public Affairs Field Coordinator CHRIS NORDEN, Public Affairs Field Coordinator CHRIS PALMER, Public Affairs Field Coordinator AMBER PHELEN, Executive Assistant RACHAEL POPPINO, Professional Development Assistant ALYSSA SILHI, Legislative Representative JENNIFER SMITH, Professional Development Coordinator ERIC SPENCER, Member Services Specialist ANTHONY TANNEHILL, Legislative Representative DANE WADLÉ, Public Affairs Field Coordinator ROMAN WASKIEWICZ, Legislative Assistant JAMES WILFONG, Senior Designer KRISTIN WITHROW, Communications Specialist