BOARD MEMBERS


Tom Thomas – President

 

President Thomas was elected to the Board of Directors in April 1997.  He also serves as a councilman on the Upland City Council and has resided in this area since 1976.  He has served or serves on the following water related entities or committees:  as a board member of the Agua De Lejos Water Facilities Authority (six agency cooperative), the West End Consolidated Water Company, Six Basins Watermaster, and a director on the Pomona Valley Protective Association (a corporation dedicated to water recharge activity in the Six Basins area); as a member of the Regional Wastewater Policy Committee under IEUA, the Upland Public Works Committee.

 


Dr. Fred Gattas – Vice President

 

Director Dr. Gattas was elected to the Board of Directors in March 2002.  He retired from his private practice of medicine in this community in 1987 and has been a residing shareholder in this area since 1956.  He has served in various capacities in professional and service groups, societies, and on their boards.

 

 
Ken Willis – Secretary/CFO

 

Secretary Willis was elected to the Board of Directors in March 2002.  He also serves as a councilman on the Upland City Council and resides in this area.  Some of the committees he is or has been involved with include Policy Review Committee for the Inland Valley Utilities Agency and Upland Public Works Committee.

 

His water related background and experience includes serving the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) as a Board Member and Vice Chair.  He actively participated in the development and passage of the “1984 Clean Water Bond Act,” and reconfiguring of federal and state bond programs into local “loan” programs in order to extend existing financial resources to more clean water projects.  Prior to serving on the SWRCB, he served the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board (SARWQCB) as a Board Member and Vice Chair.  The major function of the regional board is to protect both surface and groundwater from pollution.

 



RQuincey Robb Quincey– Director

 

Director Quincy was elected to the Board of Directors in April 2010. 

 

 

 

Mark Hill – Director

 

Director Hill was elected to the Board of Directors in March 2002.

 


Will Elliott – Director

Director Elliott was appointed by the Board of Directors on September 20, 2005 to replace resigning Director Rob Turner.  He has served or is serving in the following capacities:Director California Association of Realtors,Past Regional V.P. and Committee Chair California Association of Realtors,Past President Inland Empire Association of Realtors, Realtor of the Year,PAC Committee Chair, Director & Past Chairman Upland Chamber of Commerce,Past President Upland Kiwanis,Lt. Governor Kiwanis Division 15,Upland School Budget Advisory,Upland Police Foundation Board,Chaffey College Foundation Board,Instructor Chaffey College.


Brian Brandt – Director 


Director Brandt was elected to the Board in 2009.


Charles Moorrees - General Manager

 

Charles Moorrees came on Board with the Water Company in 1999 as the Project Manager to facilitate construction of water utility relocations to accommodate the SR 210 freeway and to implement Master Planned Capital Improvement projects.  Within a few years, his responsibilities increased as he took on the role of Assistant Manager in charge of Projects & Operations. In the fall of 2006, Charles became the General Manager of San Antonio Water Company.  A graduate of Western Carolina University, North Carolina, Charles brings with him over 20 years of experience in the engineering field of the Water Industry.