About Us
Non Profit Mission Statement
The Urban Water Institute, Inc., was incorporated as a nonprofit public education organization in the State of California in 1993, with the Mission to provide non-partisan information of timely and pertinent interest to the water resource industry, including public agencies and private firms, with particular emphasis on water economics, management and resource policies as they affect consumers and the general economy.
Board of Directors
The Institute is governed by a volunteer board of 30 directors drawn from hands-on policy makers, elected officials and industry leaders who are active in the water resources industry.
Board Chairman
Steve Bucknam
President
Bucknam & Associates
30131 Town Center Drive ~ Suite 268
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Phone 949/363-6461 Fax 949/363-6505
steve@bucknam.net
Board Vice Chairman
Bob Siemak
Water Replenishment District of Southern California
4040 Paramount Boulevard
Lakewood, CA 90712
Phone 562/921-5521 Fax 562/921-6101
rsiemak@wrd.org
Immediate Past Chairman
James Noyes
Director Emeritus
Los Angeles County DPW
C/O Urban Water Institute
18800 Von Karman Avenue ~ Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92612
Jnoyes66@aol.com
Secretary of the Board
Charles “Skip” Griffin
Senior Vice President
PBS&J Engineers
1555 Faraday Avenue
Carlsbad, CA 92024
Phone 760/603-6000
cagriffin@pbsj.com
Treasurer
John Thornton
Principal / Vice President
Psomas
3187 Red Hill Ave
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone 714/751-7373 Fax 714/545-8883
jthornton@psomas.com
Regional Vice Chairs:
Howard Arnold
Vice President
Tetra Tech, Inc
10815 Rancho Bernardo Rd. ~ Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92127
Phone 858/673-5505 Fax 858/673-1610
Howard.Arnold@ttisg.com
Ane Deister
Brown & Caldwell
Vice President, Water Resources Executive
10540 White Rock Road ~ Suite 180
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
adeister@brwncald.com
Phone 916/853-5348 Fax 916/635-8805
Members of the Board:
Marion Ashley
Supervisor, Fifth District
County of Riverside
4080 Lemon Street ~ 5th Floor
Riverside, CA 92502-1645
Phone 951/955-1050
District5@rcbos.org
Wayne Clark
Emeritus Board Member
7 Bascom Street
Irvine, CA 92612
Phone 949/854-4594 Fax 949/679-7585
wayne@urbanwater.com
Dean Efstathiou
Deputy Director
1425 Orlando Drive
Arcadia, CA 91006
Phone 626/355-5510
defstath1@gmail.com
Michael Engelbrecht
Senior Vice President
Wells Fargo
707 Wilshire Boulevard ~ 17th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone 213/614-4475 Fax 213/614-2720
michael.j.engelbrecht@wellsfargo.com
Roger Faubel
Faubel Public Affairs
25 Orchard
Lake Forest, CA 92630
Phone 949/768-1600
Rfaubel@faubelpa.com
Matthew A. Garcia
Account Executive
Southern California Edison
7300 Fenwick Lane ~ 2nd Floor
Westminster, CA 92683
Phone 714/895-0294 Fax 714/895-0796
Matthew.Garcia@sce.com
Victor Harris
Vice President
MWH Americas, Inc.
618 Michillinda Avenue ~ Suite 200
Arcadia, CA 91007
Phone 626/796-9141 Fax 626/568-6101
Kris Helm
Kris Helm Consulting
4218 Ben Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604
Phone 818/653-4999
Krishelm1@aol.com
Bob Joe
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
700 North Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone 213/217-6294 Fax 213/217-6650
rjoe@mwdh20.com
Brian Jordan
Boyle Engineering, Inc.
PO Box 5700
Irvine, CA 92619
Phone 949/453-531 Fax 949/453-1128
Mary Aileen Matheis, Esq.
Board Director
Irvine Ranch Water District
15600 Sand Canyon Avenue
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone 949/551-0567 Fax 949/653-1167
Mamatheis1@aol.com
Larry McKenney
Vice President, Integrated Water Resources
RBF Consulting
14725 Alton Parkway
Irvine, CA 92619
Phone 949/330-4230 Fax 949/586-6531
lmckenney@rbf.com
Stella Mendoza
Board Director, Division 4
Imperial Irrigation District
P.O. Box 937
Imperial, CA 92551-0937
Phone 760/339-9427 Fax 760/339-9191
smendoza@iid.com
Richard Nagel
West Basin Municipal Water District
17140 South Avalon Blvd ~ Suite 210
Carson, CA 90746-1296
Phone 310/217-2411 Fax 310/217-2414
Ken Peterson
Kennedy/Jenks
2355 Main Street ~ Suite 140
Irvine, CA 92614
Phone 949/261-1577 Fax 949/261-2134
Gregory M. Quist, Ph.D
Board Director, Division One
Rincon del Diablo Municipal Water District
1920 North Iris Lane
Escondido, CA 92026
Phone 760/745-5522 Fax 760/745-0029
gquist@cox.net
William Steele
Area Manager
U.S Bureau of Reclamation
27708 Jefferson Avenue ~ Suite 202
Temecula, CA 92590
Phone 951/695-5310 Fax 951/695-5319
wsteele@lc.usbr.gov
Sat Tamaribuchi
Vice President, Environmental Affairs
The Irvine Company
550 Newport Center Drive
P.O. Box 6370
Newport Beach, CA 92658
Phone 949/720-2000
tamari@irvinecompany.com
Ray Tremblay
Assistant Departmental Engineer
Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County
1955 Workman Mill Road
Whittier, CA 90601
Phone 562/908-4288 x2502
rtremblay@lacsd.com
Kevin Wattier
Long Beach Water Department
1800 East Wardlow Road
Long Beach, CA 90807
Phone 562/570-2300
Mike Whipple
President
MF Whipple & Associates
23201 Mill Creek Drive, Suite 130
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Phone 949/916-3492
mike.whipple@mfwhipple.com
Julie Wilcox
Southern Nevada Water Authority
3187 Red Hill Ave ~ Suite 250
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone 714/751-7373
Jim Yannotta
LA Department of Water & Power
111 N. Hope Street ~ Rm 1463
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone 213/367-1014
Administrative Staff:
Darryl Miller
Executive Director
C/O Urban Water Institute, Inc.
18800 Von Karman Avenue Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92612
Phone 949/679-9676 Fax 949/474-8258
darryl@urbanwater.com
Stacy Davis
Director of Administration and Development
stacy@urbanwater.com
Julie Ackman
Associate Director of Administration
julie@urbanwater.com
Joyce Gwidt
Director of Conference Arrangements
Gwidt@cox.net