The Kings Basin Water Authority is governed by a board of directors, which is composed of one representative from each of the member agencies. The directors and alternates are appointed by each member’s governing board.
Board Officers & Authority Staff
Chair
Mary Fast, Mayor
City of Reedley
Vice Chair
Bill Stretch, General Manager
Fresno Irrigation District
Secretary/Treasurer
David Merritt, General Manager
Kings River Conservation District
Assistant Treasurer
Brian Trevarrow, Deputy General Manager / Chief Financial Officer
Kings River Conservation District
Program Manager
Soua Lee, Program and Regulatory Analyst
Kings River Conservation District
Board Members
| Member Agency | Director |
| Alta Irrigation District | Director – John Kalender, Board Director Alternate: Chad Wegley, General Manager |
| City of Clovis | Lynne Ashbeck, Mayor Alternate: Scott Redelfs, Public Utilities Director Alternate: Paul Armendariz, Assistant Public Utilities Director |
| City of Dinuba | Maribel Reynosa, Mayor Alternate: Rachel Nerio-Gurrero, Council Member Alternate: Ismael Hernandez, Public Works Director |
| City of Fresno | Director – Luis Chavez, Council Member Alternate: Director of Public Utilities (Brock Buche) Alternate: Assistant Director – Water Division (vacant) Alternate: Projects Administrator (Dejan Pavic) |
| City of Kerman | Bill Nijjer, Council Member Alternate: Gary Yep, Mayor |
| City of Parlier | Mayor Alternate: City Manager Alternate: City Engineer |
| City of Reedley | Mary Fast, Mayor Pro-Tem Alternate: Anita Betancourt, Council Member Alternate: Russ Robertson, Director of Public Works |
| City of Sanger | Esmeralda Hurtado, Council Member Alternate: John Mulligan, Public Works Director |
| City of Selma | Beverly Cho, Mayor Pro-Tem Alternate: Ralph Jimenez, Interim City Manger Alternate: Fernando Santillan, Deputy City Manager |
| County of Fresno | Buddy Mendes, Supervisor Chair Alternate: Steven White, Director of Dept. of Public Works & Planning Alternate: Bernard Jimenez, Deputy Director, Dept. of Public Works & Planning Alternate: Roy Jimenez, Planner |
| County of Tulare | Eddie Valero, Supervisor Alternate: Denise England, Deputy County Administrative Officer |
| Consolidated Irrigation District | Mitchel Ritchie, Board Director Alternate: Phillip Desatoff, General Manager |
| Fresno Irrigation District | Ryan Jacobsen, Board President Alternate: Bill Stretch, General Manager |
| Kings County Water District | Barry McCutcheon, Board Director Alternate: Dennis Mills, General Manager |
| Kings River Conservation District | Paul Stanfield, Board President Alternate: Mark McKean, Board Director Alternate: David Merritt, General Manager |
| Fresno Metro. Flood Cont. Dist. | James E. (Buzz) Burleson, Board Director Alternate: Frank Fowler, Board Chair Alternate: Peter Sanchez, Interim General Manager Alternate: Brent Sunamoto, Interim District Engineer |
| Raisin City Water District | Don Cameron, Board Director Alternate: John Verwey, Board Director |