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District Organization

Overview

District Organization

Board of Directors

EMWD’s five-member board of directors comprise the governing body of EMWD. The EMWD Board of Directors are responsible to the members of the public of their respective division, and to the general public within the EMWD service area, for proper conduct of EMWD affairs.

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District Management

Joe Mouawad.

Laura Nomura

Nick Kanetis.

Matthew Melendrez

Lanaya Voelz Alexander

Joe Mouawad, P.E.

General Manager

Laura M. Nomura, CPA

Deputy General Manager


Administrative Services Branch

Nick Kanetis, P.E.

Deputy General Manager


Operations and Maintenance Branch

Planning, Engineering and Construction Branch

Matthew Melendrez, P.E.

Assistant General Manager


Operations and Maintenance

Lanaya Voelz Alexander, P.E.

Assistant General Manager


Planning, Engineering and Construction

Executive Office

Includes board-appointed General Manager, Joe Mouawad, P.E., who oversees two Deputy General Managers, and the Executive Branch, which then oversees Public and Governmental Affairs.

One Deputy General Manager oversees the Administrative Services Branch and one Deputy General Manager oversees the Operations and Maintenance Branch, the Planning, Engineering and Construction Branch, and Safety, Risk and Emergency Management.

EMWD Organizational Chart FY 2021-22 and 2022-23

Administrative Services Branch

The Administrative Services Branch comprises of Administrative Services, Finance, Human Resources, and Information Systems.

Operations and Maintenance Branch

Within the Operations and Maintenance Branch, one Assistant General Manager oversees Maintenance; Water Operations; and Water Reclamation.

Planning, Engineering and Construction Branch

With the Engineering and Construction Branch, one Assistant General Manager oversees Development Services; Engineering; Engineering Services; Field Engineering; and Water Resources and Facilities Planning.