2025 Board Officers’ Election

ACWA’s Board officers’ election for President and Vice President for the 2026-’27 term is currently underway. To learn more about the Board officers’ duties and authorities view the Board policy. Learn more about becoming a candidate by clicking on the dropdown menus below.

Candidate Instructions

Candidates for ACWA President and Vice President must be an elected or appointed director of an ACWA member agency. In order to become a candidate, you must submit the following documents by June 20 to donnap@acwa.com.

  • An agency resolution that includes your member agency’s Board of Directors’ signatures. A sample resolution is available online.
  • A statement of qualifications or resume highlighting your qualifications and active involvement in ACWA task forces, regional boards, committees, or the like.
  • An abbreviated candidate statement that will be included with the official ballot.
  • A headshot photo.

In addition to the required documents, you may also send resolutions of support; however, these are not required. A sample resolution of support is available online.

Nomination items may also be submitted via mail to the below address.

Name, Election Committee Chair
c/o Donna Pangborn, ACWA
980 9th Street, Suite 1000
Sacramento, CA 95814

Election Committee

The Election Committee — consisting of 11 representatives —reviews the candidates for President and Vice President to determine whether the eligibility criteria has been met. The committee will endorse preferred candidates for President and Vice President, but all qualifying candidates will be listed on the ballot.

The Election Committee includes one representative appointed by the ACWA President and 10 region representatives appointed by the region boards. The committee representatives were appointed Feb. 28 and will continue to meet as needed throughout the election cycle to facilitate the election of the board officers.

The 2025 Election Committee members are:

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Questions

For questions about the Board officers’ election, contact Senior Clerk of the Board Donna Pangborn at 916-669-2425.