Executive Director
Listed on 2026-02-06
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Management
General Management -
Non-Profit & Social Impact
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The Agency & CommunityThe Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) is the nation’s largest statewide coalition of public water agencies, representing approximately 470 member agencies that deliver nearly 90 percent of the water used by California’s communities, farms, and businesses. Founded in 1910 as a nonprofit organization, ACWA has a long history of leadership and innovation in California water policy, including groundwater management, safe and reliable drinking water, water use efficiency, water recycling, and desalination.
Today, the Association is widely recognized as a respected and influential voice for its members in both Sacramento and Washington, D.C.
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The Agency & Community
The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) is the nation’s largest statewide coalition of public water agencies, representing approximately 470 member agencies that deliver nearly 90 percent of the water used by California’s communities, farms, and businesses. Founded in 1910 as a nonprofit organization, ACWA has a long history of leadership and innovation in California water policy, including groundwater management, safe and reliable drinking water, water use efficiency, water recycling, and desalination.
Today, the Association is widely recognized as a respected and influential voice for its members in both Sacramento and Washington, D.C.
ACWA is headquartered in downtown Sacramento, just a few blocks from the State Capitol. As California’s sixth-largest city and political center, Sacramento offers a high quality of life, a diverse population, and a strong public-sector employment base, along with continued growth in key industries such as health care, education, agriculture, clean energy, and technology. Situated at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers, the region provides abundant outdoor recreation and cultural amenities, with convenient access to destinations including Lake Tahoe, Napa Valley, and San Francisco.
The Association is governed by a 37-member Board of Directors that ensures broad statewide representation from its public agency members. The Board includes the Association’s President and Vice President; the Chair and Vice Chair of each of ACWA’s 10 Regions; the Chair of each of ACWA’s 13 Standing Committees; the immediate Past President; and the Vice President of the ACWA Joint Powers Insurance Authority (ACWA JPIA).
This governance structure supports diverse perspectives and fosters collaborative leadership across California’s water community.
Bringing Water Together
Mission: ACWA provides comprehensive leadership, advocacy and education to serve California public water agencies’ infrastructure and other water management needs to ensure high quality, sustainable and reliable water supplies in an environmentally, socially and fiscally responsible manner.
Vision: ACWA envisions a California that values and invests in water as an essential and plentiful resource that is managed efficiently and sustainably— from headwaters to the ocean—to meet all of California’s present and future needs.
The Executive Director oversees an annual budget of approximately $11 million and provides leadership to nine direct and approximately 40 indirect staff. Working in close partnership with a 37-member Board of Directors, the Executive Director leads ACWA across three core areas: advancing state and federal advocacy to shape policy and support member interests; managing the organization’s internal operations and financial health;
and fostering strong, consistent engagement with a diverse membership representing agencies of all sizes through outreach and promotion of ACWA’s services and value.
Primary Duties Include But Are Not Limited To
- Lead ACWA across three core areas:
- Advocate on behalf on ACWA’s membership at the state, federal and regional…
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