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Below you will find the bios and contact information for the Carpinteria Valley Water District's senior management.

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Robert T. McDonald, General Manager

Phone: 805-684-2816 Ext 123  Email: bob@cvwd.net

Robert McDonald has served as General Manager since July 1, 2016 and is responsible for implementing the policies established by the Board of Directors and for planning, organizing, staffing, coordinating, budgeting and directing all activities of the District. Mr. McDonald is supported by the Assistant General Manager, Norma Rosales, who heads up the Business Department, and Administrative Assistant, Lisa Silva.

Prior to being General Manager, Mr. McDonald served as District Engineer of the district for 16 years. A 1992 graduate of Cal Poly Pomona, he is a registered civil engineer and also holds a masters degree in Public Administration from Cal State Northridge (2013).

Norma Rosales, Assistant General Manager

Phone: 805-684-2816 Ext 105  Email: norma@cvwd.net

Mrs. Rosales has served as Assistant General Manager since February 2011, and reports to the General Manager. Mrs. Rosales is responsible for overseeing the business, finance and accounting activities of the District. She prepares operating and capital budgets and financial reports; handles investment management, debt management, cash management and bank reconciliations; and oversees personnel related matters. Mrs. Rosales is assisted by Accountant,  Emily Schiele; Accountant/IT Technician, Laurie Richards; Management Analyst, Maso Motlow; Account Clerk III, Esperanza Barbosa; Account Clerk III, Abigail Martinez; and Administrative Assistant, Lisa Silva.

Mrs. Rosales also served as Business Manager/District Auditor from December 6, 1999 before becoming the Assistant General Manager. Prior to joining the District team Mrs. Rosales worked with The Rehabilitation Institute of Santa Barbara as their Staff Accountant and with Girls Incorporated of Greater Santa Barbara as their Bookkeeper. Mrs. Rosales holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Economics with Accounting Emphasis from the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Brian King, District Engineer

Phone: 805-684-2816 Ext 107  Email: brian@cvwd.net

Mr. King reports to the General Manager and is responsible for managing the Engineering Department activities, which include evaluating, planning, designing and implementing operational and capital projects for the District. The Engineering Department oversees professional consultants as well as detailed analysis and design work, and is responsible for various water supply and quality activities, including water conservation and Bureau of Reclamation activities related to agriculture.

Engineering support staff include: Engineering Analyst, Danielle Harmon; Engineering Technician/Water Conservation Specialist, Rhonda Gutierrez; Associate Engineer, Spencer Seale; and Field Technician-Customer Service, Sunjune Pellerin .

Greg Stanford, Operations and Maintenance Manager

Phone: 805-6842816 Ext 114  Email: greg@cvwd.net

Mr. Stanford reports to the General Manager and is responsible for overseeing operations and maintenance (O&M) activities for the District. O&M activities include: repair and maintenance of the District’s system of wells, pumps, reservoirs, pipelines, valves, and other facilities; general inventory; and the maintenance of the District‘s fleet of vehicles, building and grounds maintenance. Operations also assists the Engineering Department with water quality monitoring and reporting,

Mr. Stanford serves as the District’s Safety officer and Operations staff is required to maintain appropriate levels of Department of Health Services certification. Operation’s support staff under Mr. Stanford's direction include Distribution  Foreman, Danny Rada; Treatment Foreman, Lance Edmondson;   Jacob De Los Reyes, Eric Fleming, Vance Keiser, Isaac Cervantes and Mike McHone.