Leadership & Staff

LEADERSHIP

• Ernie Avila, ACWA President
• Carol Lee Gonzales-Brady, ACWA Vice President
• Cathy Green, ACWA Immediate Past President
• Karla Nemeth, Executive Director

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

• Joseph Ramos, Business Development Representative

COMMUNICATIONS

• Heather Engel, Director of Communications
• Caroline Meade, Senior Communications Specialist
• Katherine Causland, Communications Specialist
• Will Holbert, Communications Specialist
• Ellen Martin, Communications Specialist
• Rheiana Cuevas, Communications Assistant

EXECUTIVE

• Karla Nemeth, Executive Director
• Marwan Khalifa, Acting Deputy Executive Director
• Tiffany Giammona, Senior Director of Operations and Member Engagement
• Donna Pangborn, Senior Clerk of the Board
• Lili Vogelsang, Senior Executive Assistant
• Danyella Ochoa, Clerk of the Board

EVENTS

• Danelle Buckley, Events Manager
• Avon Alfaro, Senior Event Resource Specialist
• Jordan Losé, Event Planner
• Teresa Taylor, Event Planner

FEDERAL RELATIONS

• Ian Lyle, Director, Federal Relations
• Caleb Raspler, Federal Relations Representative
• Libby Spekhardt, Federal Relations Representative

FINANCE

• Dan Gumpert, Controller
• Steven Carr, Accountant
• Christine Borton, Accounting Technician

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

• Christopher Do, Chief Technology Officer
• Derik Bishop, Technology Analyst
• Alex Carlson, Technology Analyst

MEMBER OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT

• Katie Dahl, Member Services Manager
• Michael Cervantes, Senior Regional Affairs Representative (Regions 8, 9, 10)
• Jennifer Rotz, Senior Regional Affairs Representative (Regions 1, 3, 5)
• Matt Overton, Regional Affairs Representative (Regions 2, 6, 7)
• Ana Javaid, Senior Region & Member Engagement Specialist (Region 4)
• Petra Rice, Region & Member Engagement Specialist

STATE RELATIONS DEPARTMENT

View the current ACWA State Relations Staff Subject Matter Assignments here.

• Chelsea Haines, Director of State Regulatory Relations
• Julia Hall, Director of State Legislative Relations
• Nick Blair, Senior State Relations Advocate
• Soren Nelson, Senior State Relations Advocate
• Sophie Morin, State Relations Advocate
• Stephen Pang, State Relations Advocate
• Kylie Wright, State Relations Advocate
• Amber Rossow, State Relations Advocate
• Sonja Eschenburg, State Relations Analyst
• Karla Cardenas, State Relations Analyst
• Annie Kanjamala, State Relations Assistant