Our Board of Directors
Joel A. Scalzitti
Current term December 2020-December 2024
First Elected December 2012
Kathleen Coates Hedberg PE, MPH
Current term December 2018-December 2022
First Elected December 2006
Dan McMillan EA, MS, MBA
Current term December 2020-December 2024
Appointed January 2017
DeAna R. Verbeke
Current term December 2018-December 2022
First Elected April 2005
Mark Gracyk
Current term December 2020-December 2024
First Elected December 2016
Who’s Your Representative?
Calendar Year 2020
Committee Assignments
Helix Water District
Water Quality and Resources Committee
Director Gracyk, Chair
Director Hedberg, Vice Chair
Engineering and Operations Committee
Director Verbeke, Chair
Director Hedberg, Vice Chair
Director Gracyk, Alternate
Finance and Administration Committee
Director Hedberg, Chair
Director Verbeke, Vice Chair
Director Gracyk, Alternate
Director McMillan, Chair
Director Scalzitti, Vice Chair
Director Verbeke, Alternate
Director Hedberg, Alternate
Director Scalzitti
Director Hedberg
Director Gracyk
Director Hedberg, Alternate
Regional and State-Level
San Diego County Water Authority
President Scalzitti, Board of Directors, Audit Committee, Engineering Committee, Imported Water Committee
Director McMillan, Board of Directors
Association of California Water Agencies
Director Verbeke, Region 10 Chair, Business Development Committee, Energy Committee, Finance Committee and Membership Committee
Director McMillan, Joint Powers Insurance Authority
Director Hedberg, Communications Committee and JPIA Alternate
Advanced Water Purification Program JPA
President Scalzitti
Director Hedberg, Alternate
California Special Districts Association
Director Gracyk, Fiscal Committee, Grant Committee
Director Hedberg, Grant Committee Alternate
East County Economic Development Council
Director Verbeke
Director Hedberg, Alternate
Director Gracyk
Director Hedberg, Alternate
Water Conservation Garden Authority
Director Verbeke
Director Hedberg, Alternate
Harry Griffen Regional Park Joint Powers Authority
President Scalzitti
Director McMillan, Alternate
San Diego River Conservancy
Director Verbeke
Director McMillan, Alternate
Urban Water Institute
All
Director Hedberg, Board of Directors
San Diego East County Chamber of Commerce
All
Director McMillan, Government Affairs, Infrastructure and Land Use Committee
Local Agency Formation Commission
President Scalzitti, Special Districts Advisory Committee
All
All
All
Board Elections
Resolution 85-59 of the Helix Water District Board of Directors states that the district’s general election will be held in conjunction with the statewide general election.
Each director is elected for a term of four years and assumes office at 12 p.m. on the first Friday in December following the election. Elections are held in November in even-numbered years.
Individuals interested in serving on the Helix Water District Board of Directors are invited to visit the County of San Diego Registrar of Voters for the latest information on how to file as a candidate, including filing deadlines.
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