Introducing CWEA’s New Board of Directors 2021-2022
The gavel was passed for the second time in a virtual setting, this time from CWEA’s Outgoing President Wendy Wert to our new President Arvind Akela. Arvind is Engineering Director with Silicon Valley Clean Water. Congratulations Arvind!
Meet your 17-person CWEA Board.
Voted in as CWEA Board members after the June e-vote:
- Jeff Tucker, CWEA Vice President from the North
- Mark Takemoto, Director from the North on the Treasurer Track
- William Cassidy, Director from the South
- Bhavani Yerrapotu, WEF Delegate Director, North
Appointed to the Board as a Committee Chair
- Howard Brewen, Southern Regional Committee Chair

These Board members are continuing on:

- Arvind Akela, President
- Megan Yoo Schneider, President-Elect
- Wendy Wert, Past President
- Soma Bhadra, Director from the South
- Shawn Nesgis, Director from the North, Treasurer
- Debi Lewis, WEF delegate Director
- Valerie Ratto, Past SRC Chair
- Abigail Gomez, Chair, Technical Certification Program
- Zaheer Shaikh, Chair, Northern Regional Committee
- Kody Tompkins, WEF Delegate Director from the South
- Brian Villacorta, Director at Large, South, on the Treasurer Track
- Gary Warren, Director from the North