COMMITTEES
Program committees were created to facilitate input from the member districts. These committees are composed only of representatives from districts who participate in their programs so as not to dilute their input by comments from districts not participating in a given program.
The Executive Committee is made up of eight members who are elected by the Board of Directors and the Vice President of the Association of California Water Agencies, who is an ex-officio member of the Executive Committee.
The Finance & Audit Committee is composed of representatives from member districts, each of whom is a finance officer for his/her district.
The JPIA’s Board President appoints Executive Committee members to act as Chairs and Vice Chairs for the Committees: Liability Program, Property Program, Workers’ Compensation Program, Employee Benefits Program, Risk Management, and the Personnel Committee. The President also solicits volunteers and appoints members to the Committees.
Program committees were created to facilitate input from the member districts. These committees are composed only of representatives from districts who participate in their programs so as not to dilute their input by comments from districts not participating in a given program.
The Executive Committee is made up of eight members who are elected by the Board of Directors and the Vice President of the Association of California Water Agencies, who is an ex-officio member of the Executive Committee.
The Finance & Audit Committee is composed of representatives from member districts, each of whom is a finance officer for his/her district.
The JPIA’s Board President appoints Executive Committee members to act as Chairs and Vice Chairs for the Committees: Liability Program, Property Program, Workers’ Compensation Program, Employee Benefits Program, Risk Management, and the Personnel Committee. The President also solicits volunteers and appoints members to the Committees.
Executive Committee
There are nine members on the Executive Committee. The members consist of eight members elected by the Board of Directors from its voting members as provided in the Bylaws. The ninth position is held by the Vice President of the Association of California Water Agencies, as an ex officio member of the Executive Committee.
Meeting Agenda – May 8, 2023
Spring Conference Packet – May 8, 2023 (Begins on page 47 of the 2023 Spring Conference Packet)
Meeting Packets and Approved Minutes
Committee Members:
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President Melody McDonald San Bernardino Vly WCD Term End: May 2025 |
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Vice President David Drake Rincon del Diablo MWD Term End: May 2025 |
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Randall Reed Cucamonga Valley WD Term End: May 2025 |
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Cathy Green ACWA Vice President Term End: December 2023 |
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Szu Pei Lu-Yang Rowland WD Term End: May 2027 |
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Chris Kapheim Kings River CD Term End: May 2025 |
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David Wheaton Citrus Heights WD Term End: May 2027 |
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J. Bruce Rupp Humboldt Bay MWD Term End: May 2027 |
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Scott Ratterman Calaveras County WD Term End: May 2027 |
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Finance & Audit Committee
The Finance & Audit Committee is composed of nine (9) representatives, two from the Executive Committee and seven chosen from Members, each of whom is a finance officer of the District from which said person is selected and has a financial background.
Committee Members:
- Chair: David Drake (Rincon del Diablo MWD)
- Vice Chair: J. Bruce Rupp (Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District)
- Jennifer Bryant (Helix Water District)
- Steve Ruettgers (Kern County Water Agency)
- Jim Smith (Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District)
- Kurtis Crawford (Yuba Water Agency)
- Marwan Khalifa (Mesa Water District)
- Cindy Saks (San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District)
- Edward Lyons (Cachuma Operation & Maintenance Board)
Meeting Agenda – March 22, 2023
Meeting Packet – March 22, 2023
Liability Program Committee
Program Committees were created as a means of facilitating input from the member districts. The Liability Program Committee is composed only of representatives from members, which participate in the Liability Program, thus not diluting their input by comments from members not participating in this Program.
Committee Members:
- Chair: Randall Reed (Cucamonga Valley Water District)
- Vice Chair: Chris Kapheim (Kings River Conservation District)
- Jack Burgett (North Coast County Water District)
- Terri Daly (Yuba Water Agency)
- Brenda Dennstedt (Western Municipal Water District)
- Marc Limas (Alta Irrigation District)
- Tammy Rudock (Mid-Peninsula Water District)
- Jace Schwarm (San Dieguito Water District)
- Dennis Gambs (Zone 7 Water Agency)
Meeting Agenda – September 28, 2022
Meeting Packet – September 28, 2022
Property Program Committee
Program Committees were created as a means of facilitating input from the member districts. The Property Program Committee is composed only of representatives from members, which participate in the Property Program, thus not diluting their input by comments from members not participating in this Program.
Committee Members:
- Chair: Chris Kapheim (Kings River Conservation District)
- Vice Chair: Randall Reed (Cucamonga Valley Water District)
- Tom Coleman (Rowland Water District)
- Mark Gilkey (Berrenda Mesa Water District)
- Shawn Huckaby (Fair Oaks Water District)
- Theresa Lee (Walnut Valley Water District)
- Oliver Smith (Valley Center Municipal Water District)
- Eugene West (Camrosa Water District)
- two vacancies
Meeting Agenda – March 22, 2023
Meeting Packet – March 22, 2023
Meeting Agenda – November 28, 2022
Meeting Packet – November 28, 2022
Workers’ Compensation Program Committee
Program Committees were created as a means of facilitating input from the member districts. The Workers’ Compensation Program Committee is composed only of representatives from members, which participate in the Workers’ Compensation Program, thus not diluting their input by comments from members not participating in this Program.
Committee Members:
- Chair: David Drake (Rincon Del Diablo Municipal Water District)
- Vice Chair: Fred Bockmiller (Mesa Water District)
- Rick Gilmore (Byron-Bethany Irrigation District)
- Robert Kunde (Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District)
- Scott Quady (Calleguas Municipal Water District)
- Lenet Pacheco (Valley County Water District)
- Stacey Lollar (Calaveras County Water District)
- two vacancies
Meeting Agenda – May 8, 2023
Spring Conference Packet – May 8, 2023 (Begins on page 8 of the 2023 Spring Conference Packet)
Employee Benefits Program Committee
Program Committees were created as a means of facilitating input from the member districts. The Employee Benefits Program Committee is composed only of representatives from members, which participate in the Employee Benefits Program, thus not diluting their input by comments from members not participating in this Program.
Committee Members:
- Chair: J. Bruce Rupp (Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District)
- Vice Chair: Melody McDonald (San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District)
- Stephanie Dosier (Orange County Water District)
- Karen Gish (Amador Water Agency)
- James Linthicum (Three Valleys Municipal Water District)
- Roberta Perez (Cucamonga Valley Water District)
- Anjanette Shadley (Western Canal Water District)
- Laures Stiles (San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority)
- Brent Hastey (Reclamation District 784)
Meeting Agenda – April 26, 2023
Meeting Packet – April 26, 2023
Meeting Agenda – July 18, 2022
Meeting Packet – July 18, 2022
Risk Management Committee
Committee Members:
- Chair: Fred Bockmiller (Mesa Water District)
- Vice Chair: David Drake (Rincon del Diablo MWD)
- Eddie Gonzales (Desert Water Agency)
- Bob Kuhn (San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority)
- Gaby Olson (Valley Center Municipal Water District)
- John Weed (Alameda County Water District)
- Dan York (Sacramento Suburban Water District)
- Ron Duncan (San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency)
- one vacancy
Meeting Agenda – January 30, 2023
Meeting Packet – January 30, 2023
Personnel Committee
Committee Members:
- Chair: Melody McDonald (San Bernardino Valley WCD)
- Vice Chair: David Drake (Rincon del Diablo MWD)
- J. Bruce Rupp (Humboldt Bay MWD)
Meeting Agenda – June 8, 2023
Meeting Packet – June 8, 2023
Executive Committee
There are nine members on the Executive Committee. The members consist of eight members elected by the Board of Directors from its voting members as provided in the Bylaws. The ninth position is held by the Vice President of the Association of California Water Agencies, as an ex officio member of the Executive Committee.
Meeting Agenda – May 8, 2023
Spring Conference Packet – May 8, 2023 (Begins on page 47 of the 2023 Spring Conference Packet)
Meeting Packets and Approved Minutes
Committee Members:
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President |
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Vice President |
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Cathy Green |
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Szu Pei Lu-Yang |
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Chris Kapheim |
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Randall Reed |
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J. Bruce Rupp |
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David Wheaton Citrus Heights WD Term End: May 2027 |
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Scott Ratterman Calaveras County WD Term End: May 2027Bio |
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Finance & Audit Committee
The Finance & Audit Committee is composed of nine (9) representatives, two from the Executive Committee and seven chosen from Members, each of whom is a finance officer of the District from which said person is selected and has a financial background.
Committee Members:
- Chair: David Drake (Rincon del Diablo MWD)
- Vice Chair: J. Bruce Rupp (Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District)
- Jennifer Bryant (Helix Water District)
- Steve Ruettgers (Kern County Water Agency)
- Jim Smith (Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District)
- Kurtis Crawford (Yuba Water Agency)
- Marwan Khalifa (Mesa Water District)
- Cindy Saks (San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District)
- Edward Lyons (Cachuma Operation & Maintenance Board)
Meeting Agenda – March 22, 2023
Meeting Packet – March 22, 2023
Liability Program Committee
Program Committees were created as a means of facilitating input from the member districts. The Liability Program Committee is composed only of representatives from members, which participate in the Liability Program, thus not diluting their input by comments from members not participating in this Program.
Committee Members:
- Chair: Randall Reed (Cucamonga Valley Water District)
- Vice Chair: Chris Kapheim (Kings River Conservation District)
- Jack Burgett (North Coast County Water District)
- Terri Daly (Yuba Water Agency)
- Brenda Dennstedt (Western Municipal Water District)
- Marc Limas (Alta Irrigation District)
- Tammy Rudock (Mid-Peninsula Water District)
- Jace Schwarm (San Dieguito Water District)
- Dennis Gambs (Zone 7 Water Agency)
Meeting Agenda – September 28, 2022
Meeting Packet – September 28, 2022
Property Program Committee
Program Committees were created as a means of facilitating input from the member districts. The Property Program Committee is composed only of representatives from members, which participate in the Property Program, thus not diluting their input by comments from members not participating in this Program.
Committee Members:
- Chair: Chris Kapheim (Kings River Conservation District)
- Vice Chair: Randall Reed (Cucamonga Valley Water District)
- Tom Coleman (Rowland Water District)
- Mark Gilkey (Berrenda Mesa Water District)
- Shawn Huckaby (Fair Oaks Water District)
- Theresa Lee (Walnut Valley Water District)
- Oliver Smith (Valley Center Municipal Water District)
- Eugene West (Camrosa Water District)
- two vacancies
Meeting Agenda – March 22, 2023
Meeting Packet – March 22, 2023
Meeting Agenda – November 28, 2022
Meeting Packet – November 28, 2022
Workers’ Compensation Program Committee
Program Committees were created as a means of facilitating input from the member districts. The Workers’ Compensation Program Committee is composed only of representatives from members, which participate in the Workers’ Compensation Program, thus not diluting their input by comments from members not participating in this Program.
Committee Members:
- Chair: David Drake (Rincon Del Diablo Municipal Water District)
- Vice Chair: Fred Bockmiller (Mesa Water District)
- Rick Gilmore (Byron-Bethany Irrigation District)
- Robert Kunde (Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District)
- Scott Quady (Calleguas Municipal Water District)
- Lenet Pacheco (Valley County Water District)
- Stacey Lollar (Calaveras County Water District)
- two vacancies
Meeting Agenda – May 8, 2023
Spring Conference Packet – May 8, 2023 (Begins on page 8 of the 2023 Spring Conference Packet)
Employee Benefits Program Committee
Program Committees were created as a means of facilitating input from the member districts. The Employee Benefits Program Committee is composed only of representatives from members, which participate in the Employee Benefits Program, thus not diluting their input by comments from members not participating in this Program.
Committee Members:
- Chair: J. Bruce Rupp (Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District)
- Vice Chair: Melody McDonald (San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District)
- Stephanie Dosier (Orange County Water District)
- Karen Gish (Amador Water Agency)
- James Linthicum (Three Valleys Municipal Water District)
- Roberta Perez (Cucamonga Valley Water District)
- Anjanette Shadley (Western Canal Water District)
- Laures Stiles (San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority)
- Brent Hastey (Reclamation District 784)
Meeting Agenda – April 26, 2023
Meeting Packet – April 26, 2023
Meeting Agenda – July 18, 2022
Meeting Packet – July 18, 2022
Risk Management Committee
Committee Members:
- Chair: Fred Bockmiller (Mesa Water District)
- Vice Chair: David Drake (Rincon del Diablo MWD)
- Eddie Gonzales (Desert Water Agency)
- Bob Kuhn (San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority)
- Gaby Olson (Valley Center Municipal Water District)
- John Weed (Alameda County Water District)
- Dan York (Sacramento Suburban Water District)
- Ron Duncan (San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency)
- one vacancy
Meeting Agenda – January 30, 2023
Meeting Packet – January 30, 2023
Personnel Committee
Committee Members:
- Chair: Melody McDonald (San Bernardino Valley WCD)
- Vice Chair: David Drake (Rincon del Diablo MWD)
- J. Bruce Rupp (Humboldt Bay MWD)
Meeting Agenda – June 8, 2023
Meeting Packet – June 8, 2023