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The Desert Healthcare District and Foundation welcomed Jana Trew as Senior Program Officer of Behavioral Health. “I am looking forward to joining a
Jana Trew team of dedicated and committed 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.” 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 Joe Mouawad roles with EMWD for the past 15 years, 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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Remleh Scherzinger is Marina Coast Palmdale Water District General Manager Water District’s new general manager, Dennis Dennis LaMoreaux was appointed replacing former general manager Keith Van to the board of directors of the Delta Conveyance Der Maaten who left in December for a job Design and Construction Authority (DCA) as an in Southern California. Scherzinger worked alternate director. The DCA is assisting with the Remleh as general manager for the Truckee Donner design, development, and implementation of the Scherzinger Public Utility District and the Nevada Delta Conveyance program, which is the state Irrigation District, and has two decades of Department of Water Resources’ proposal for a experience in water, wastewater, and electric utilities. single tunnel in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Marina Coast Board President Jan Shriner said Scherzinger has “strong credentials and carries a reputation of reasonableness, competency, and diplomacy we hope will benefit our community,” and she hopes he will “seamlessly continue the coordination of projects and partnerships.”
The district’s operations and maintenance manager, Derek Cray, who served as interim general manager since Van Der Maaten left, said Scherzinger will be “an essential asset to the district as it delivers on the core mission and values of providing high-quality water, and soon recycled water, to our customers at some of the lowest rates” in the area. Alameda County Water District (ACWD) Board of Directors announced the appointment of Ed Stevenson as the next general manager of ACWD. Stevenson is a 24-year employee, having started his ACWD career as an environmental engineer and advancing to his current role, manager of engineering and technology services, an executive management position. Stevenson’s professional experience spans water utility engineering to operations and management including water production, capital projects, new development, water quality, water supply, information technology, rates and charges, and customer service.
“I am proud to have been selected to work with the board and all of ACWD’s dedicated employees in service to our customers. Together, we will advance water quality and supply reliability initiatives through planning and responsible infrastructure investments for water resiliency and sustainability for our thriving community,” said Stevenson.
“Mr. Stevenson’s extensive background at ACWD makes him well-equipped to lead the agency,” said ACWD Board President Aziz Akbari. “Through the years, Mr. Stevenson has played a pivotal part in some of the district’s most momentous capital projects. He is a consummate professional. Working in partnership with the ACWD Board of Directors, I am certain that Ed will effectively lead the agency forward and ACWD will continue its long history of responsibly serving our customers and the community,” added Akbari.
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Jose Solorio of Santa Ana has been appointed to the California Water Commission. Solorio has been a Government Affairs Officer at Moulton Niguel Water District since 2018. He was a Santa Ana City Council Member from Jose Solorio 2016 to 2020 and from 2000 to 2006, Senior Policy Advisor at Nossaman LLP from 2014 to 2017, and a California State Assemblymember for the 69th District from 2006 to 2012. Solorio earned a Master of Public Policy degree in government and business policy from Harvard University. This position requires Senate confirmation.
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