Committees and Task Forces
Standing Committees
The CAWCD Board of Directors has four standing committees: Executive Committee, Finance, Audit and Power Committee, CAGRD and Underground Storage Committee and Public Policy Committee. The Board President may also appoint special committees as needed.
Executive Committee
To handle emergencies between Board meetings and to make recommendations to the Board. All actions of the Executive Committee shall be subject to ratification by the Board. The Executive Committee shall be comprised of the President, Vice-President, Secretary, the immediate past President and two Directors elected by the Board.
Terry Goddard
Chair
Alexandra Arboleda
Karen Cesare
Lisa A. Atkins
Ylenia Aguilar
Barbara Seago
Finance, Audit & Power Committee
To provide assistance to the Board in fulfilling its responsibilities to the electorate relating to accounting and reporting, the quality and integrity of the District’s financial reports, and the budgetary and fiscal practices of the district, operational security, energy risk management and other power and transmission matters. The Vice President will chair the committee. This committee will also serve as the Ad Hoc Energy Committee.
Alexandra Arboleda
Chair
Ylenia Aguilar
Lisa A. Atkins
Pat Jacobs
Heather Macre
April Tornquist
CAGRD & Underground Storage
To provide assistance to the Board by addressing issues, policies and proposed legislative amendments relating to the Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District’s responsibilities and authorities and CAWCD’s underground storage and recovery activities. The Secretary will chair the committee.
Karen Cesare
Chair
Lisa A. Atkins
Rudy Fischer
Pat Jacobs
Stephen Miller
Barbara Seago
Public Policy Committee
To provide recommendations to the Board on the District’s positions on state legislative issues, federal legislative issues and other public policy issues. A director appointed by the President will chair the committee. The Public Policy Committee receives staff support from the Legislative Affairs Department. See more information about the Public Policy Committee.
Benjamin Graff
Co-Chair
Mark Taylor
Co-Chair
Lisa A. Atkins
Heather Macre
Justin Manuel
Stephen Miller
Amanda Monize
Task Forces
In addition to the established committees, the Board President may appoint Special Committees to make recommendations to the Board on issues of significance or to carry out directives of the Board. In recent years, these special committees have been referred to as Task Forces and have been created with a specific scope to address a pertinent policy topic and make recommendations to the Board.
