2026 SAFER Advisory Group Members
Members serve staggered two-year terms, and are appointed under the following categories: Public Water Systems, Technical Assistance (TA) Providers, Local Agencies, Nongovernmental Organizations (NGO), the Public, and Residents served by community water systems in disadvantaged communities, state small water systems, and domestic wells (Resident).
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Norma Amezcua
Resident
Indio, CA
Appointed: Dec. 2024
Term Expires: Dec. 2026
Irene Cacho
Resident
LeGrand, CA
Appointed: Dec. 2024
Term Expires: Dec. 2026
Juan Cano
TA Provider
Self-Help Enterprises
Appointed: Dec. 2024
Term Expires: Dec. 2026
Rosa Carillo
Resident
San Jerardo Cooperative, Inc.
Appointed: Dec. 2025
Term Expires: Dec. 2027
Kristen Dobbin
Public
UC Berkeley
Appointed: Dec. 2022
Term Expires: Dec. 2026
Bruce Houdesheldt
NGO
Northern California Water Association, Sacramento Valley Water Quality Coalition
Appointed: Dec. 2025
Term Expires: Dec. 2027
Angela Islas
NGO
Central CA Environmental Justice Network
Appointed: Dec. 2024
Term Expires: Dec. 2026
Tequita Jefferson
Resident
Pixley, CA
Appointed: Dec. 2024
Term Expires: Dec. 2026
Michael Knight
Public Water System
Porterville
Appointed: Dec. 2024
Term Expires: Dec. 2026
Shannon Murphy
TA Provider
Water Quality Association
Appointed: Dec. 2023
Term Expires: Dec. 2027
Soren Nelson
NGO
Association of California Water Agencies
Appointed: Dec. 2023
Term Expires: Dec. 2027
Wajiha Noor
Public Water System
Eastern Municipal Water District
Appointed: Dec. 2025
Term Expires: Dec. 2027
Erick Orellana
Public
Bakersfield, CA
Appointed: Dec. 2022
Term Expires: Dec. 2026
Timoteo Prado
Resident
Lamont, CA
Appointed: Dec. 2025
Term Expires: Dec. 2027
Adam Rausch
TA Provider
GHD Engineering
Appointed: Dec. 2024
Term Expires: Dec. 2026
Destiny Rodriguez
Public, Resident
Central Valley Immigrant Integration Collaborative
State Center Community College District
Appointed: Dec. 2025
Term Expires: Dec. 2027
Angela Ruiz Alvarez
Public Water System
Orosi Public Water System
Appointed: Dec. 2025
Term Expires: Dec. 2027
James Sullivan
Resident
Domestic well owner, Mendocino
Appointed: Jan. 2022
Term Expires: Dec. 2027
