CSDA relies on the participation of our members in order to guide the Association.  Committee involvement is crucial to the success of activities and the development of CSDA policies. The talent and energy of the individuals who serve on CSDA’s committees and to the issues that concern special districts in California are the critical components of CSDA’s success.

Audit Committee
Chair – Jack Curtis, Ventura River County Water District
Vice Chair – Tim Ruiz, East Niles Community Services District
Dewey Ausmus, SDA, North County Cemetery District (ex-officio)
Eldon Boone, Vista Irrigation District
Mark Bryant, Garberville Sanitary District
Stanley Caldwell, Mt. View Sanitary District (ex-officio)
James Kohnen, Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District
Frank Luckino, Hi-Desert Water District
Scott Manno, Rogers, Anderson, Malody & Scott LLP
Melvin Matthews, Kinneloa Irrigation District
Kate O’Brien, Rancho Simi Recreation & Park District
Suresh Prasad, Monterey Peninsula Water Management District
Ginger Root, Country Club Sanitary District
Aileen Umali-Hermoso, Vasquez & Company LLP

CSDA Staff: Bill Luikart, Neil McCormick

Education Committee
Chair – James Kohnen, Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District
Vice Chair – Sherry Sterrett, Pleasant Hill Recreation & Park District
Gil Albiani, Cosumnes Community Services District
David Aranda, SDA, North of the River Municipal Water District
Dewey Ausmus, SDA, North County Cemetery District (ex-officio)
Stanley Caldwell, Mt. View Sanitary District (ex-officio)
Edward Crouse, Rancho Murieta Community Service District
Paula de Sousa, Best Best & Krieger LLP
John DeMonaco, Chino Valley Independent Fire District
Debbie Dunn, Amador County Recreation Agency
Vincent Ferrante, Moss Landing Harbor District
John Fox, Goleta Sanitary District
Stephen Fraher, Arcade Creek Recreation & Park District
Warren Harding, Arden Manor Recreation & Park District
Linda Hunter, Impact Sciences
Brent Ives, BHI Management Consulting
Karen Luethke, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy
Mary Aileen Matheis, Irvine Ranch Water District
Adrienne (Ann) Mathews, Kern County Water Agency
Al Morrissette, Phelan Pinon Hills Community Services District
Yesenia Parra, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission
Hugh Rafferty, Santa Maria Public Airport District
Jane Rozanski, Camarillo Healthcare District
Mike Scheafer, Costa Mesa Sanitary District
Norman Shopay, McKinleyville Community Services District
Chad Vargas, Del Puerto Healthcare District
Cynthia Ward, Orange County Cemetery District
David Warner, Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson
Deborah Wilder, Contractor Compliance & Monitoring

CSDA Staff: Megan Hemming, Sharon Foster, Neil McCormick

Elections and Bylaws Committee
Chair – Noelle Mattock, El Dorado Hills Community Service District
Vice Chair – Jack Curtis, Ventura River County Water District
Dewey Ausmus, SDA, North County Cemetery District (ex-officio)
Stanley Caldwell, Mt. View Sanitary District (ex-officio)
Alan Coon, Reclamation District 2029
Vincent Ferrante, Moss Landing Harbor District
Stephen Fraher, Arcade Creek Recreation & Park District
Elaine Magner, Pleasant Valley Recreation & Park District
Hugh Rafferty, Santa Maria Public Airport District

CSDA Staff: Neil McCormick

Fiscal Committee
Chair – Ginger Root, Country Club Sanitary District
Vice Chair – Pete Kampa, SDA, Tuolumne Utilities District
James Acosta, Saticoy Sanitary District
Dewey Ausmus, SDA, North County Cemetery District (ex-officio)
Joe Barget, SDA, Vandenberg Village Community Services District
Mark Bryant, Garberville Sanitary District
Stanley Caldwell, Mt. View Sanitary District (ex-officio)
Dan Campbell, Bank of the West
Scott Dowell, Chico Area Recreation & Park District
Marlene Kelleher, Vista Irrigation District
Jo MacKenzie, Vista Irrigation District
Elaine Magner, Pleasant Valley Recreation & Park District
Ray Marquez, Chino Valley Independent Fire District
Melvin Matthews, Kinneloa Irrigation District
William Nelson, Orange County Cemetery District
Kate O’Brien, Rancho Simi Recreation & Park District
Kara Partridge Ralston, SDA, Camarillo Healthcare District
Tim Ruiz, East Niles Community Services District
Phil Schoefer, Western Shasta Resource Conservation District
Sherry Sterrett, Pleasant Hill Recreation & Park District

CSDA Staff: Bill Luikart, Neil McCormick

Legislative Committee
Chair – Jo MacKenzie, Vista Irrigation District
Vice Chair – Noelle Mattock, El Dorado Hills Community Services District
Sophie Akins, Best Best & Krieger LLP
Tim Anderson, Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District
Gregg Atkins, Dixon Public Library District
Dewey Ausmus, North County Cemetery District (ex-officio)
Karen Buhr, California Association of Resource Conservation Districts
Stanley Caldwell, Mt. View Sanitary District (ex-officio)
Muril Clift, Cambria Community Services District
Danielle Coats, Eastern Municipal Water District
Marlaigne Dumaine, East Bay Municipal Utilities District
Rusty Dupray, Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District
Harry Ehrlich, SDA, Project Resource Specialists
George Emerson, Goleta Sanitary
Robert Ennis, Orange County Water District
Brenda Fotos, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Elaine Freeman, Rancho Simi Recreation & Park District
Eric Grubb, Cucamonga Valley Water District
Krysten Hicks, Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson
Kirk Howie, Three Valleys Municipal Water District
Rudy Jurgensen, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Pete Kampa, SDA, Tuolumne Utilities District
Leslie Keane, Orange County Cemetery District
John Longville, San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District
Julia Maclay, Santa Clara Valley Water District
Ray Marquez, Chino Valley Independent Fire District
Jeffrey Massey, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard
Kirsten McLaughlin, Irvine Ranch Water District
Jacque McMillan, Castaic Lake Water Agency
Maria Mercardante, Western Municipal Water District
Michelle Orrock, Cosumnes Community Services District
Steve Perez, Rosamond Community Services District
Erich Pfuehler, East Bay Regional Park District
Russell Powell, Economic & Planning Systems Inc.
Tom Rosales, South Orange County Wastewater Authority
Michael Seaman, Fulton-El Camino Recreation & Park District
Rosalie Thompson, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Tim Unruh, Kern County Cemetery District #1
Joy Warren, Modesto Irrigation District
Amber Wiley, Association of California Healthcare Districts
Michael Willihnganz, Placer County Water Agency
Mary Zauner, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

CSDA Staff: Kyle Packham, Iris Herrera, James MacDonald, Neil McCormick

Membership Committee
Chair – Pete Kampa, SDA, Tuolumne Utilities District
Vice Chair – Norman Shopay, McKinleyville Community Services District
Dewey Ausmus, SDA, North County Cemetery District (ex-officio)
Bobbi Belton, Rancho Murieta Community Services District
Mark Bryant, Garberville Sanitary District
Stanley Caldwell, Mt. View Sanitary District (ex-officio)
John DeMonaco, Chino Valley Independent Fire District
Debbie Dunn, Amador County Recreation Agency
John Fox, Goleta Sanitary District
Stephen Fraher, Arcade Creek Recreation & Park District
Brent Ives, BHI Management Consulting
Jo MacKenzie, Vista Irrigation District
Scot Moody, Twain Harte Community Services District
Al Morrissette, Phelan Pinon Hills Community Services District
Jane Rozanski, Camarillo Healthcare District
Mike Scheafer, Costa Mesa Sanitary District
Kathy Tiegs, Cucamonga Valley Water District
David Warner, Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson

CSDA Staff: Cathrine Lemaire, Travis Wills, Neil McCormick