Please join the East Bay Leadership Council’s Water/Environment Task force for a panel discussion on “Water Agency General Managers’ Perspective on Near and Long-term Vision for the East Bay Water Agencies”.
Our guest panelists are the recently appointed general managers of the three largest East Bay water agencies: East Bay MUD, Contra Costa Water District, and Zone 7 (Tri-Valley). Our Water & Environment Co-chair Dan McIntyre will moderate this timely discussion on current and long-range water issues for the East Bay, collaborations between agencies, and visions for the agencies.
About our Speakers:
Clifford Chan – Clifford has been the General Manager for East Bay Municipal Utility District since June 2020. He has been with EBMUD since 1997 in a variety of engineering, maintenance and management positions. Clifford holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UC Berkeley in civil engineering.
Steve Welch – Steve has been the General Manager for the Contra Costa Water District since December of 2019. He has been with Contra Costa Water since 1997, serving in a variety of engineering and management positions. Steve holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UC Berkeley in civil engineering, and an MBA from UC Berkeley.
Valerie Pryor – Valerie has been the General Manager of the Zone 7 Water Agency serving the Tri-Valley since April of 2018. Previously, Valerie served as the Assistant General Manager of the Castaic Lake Water Agency. Valerie has a bachelor’s degree in geography and a master’s degree in urban planning from UCLA, and a post graduate diploma in economics from the University of Bristol.