PNWS Board Members

PNWS AWWA 2023 Board members

PNWS Board Meeting Minutes

PNWS BOARD CHAIR

Executive Committee Member

Dan Sleeth 
Covington Water District
18631 SE 300th Place
Covington, WA 98042
Email: dan.sleeth@covingtonwater.com 
Phone: 253.867.0950

ASSOCIATION DIRECTOR

Executive Committee Member

 

James Dean
Trustee Liaison For: National Awards, Nominating, Past Chairs
City of Yakima
129 N. 2nd St
Yakima, WA 98902
Email: james.dean@yakimawa.gov
Phone: 509-576-6615

 PAST CHAIR

Executive Committee Member

Michelle Cheek 
Trustee Liaison For: Water Utility Councils and WARNs
Portland Water Bureau
664 N Tillamook St
Portland, OR 97227
Email: michelle.cheek@portlandoregon.gov 
Phone: 503-823-4790

CHAIR ELECT

Executive Committee Member

 

Nick Belmont 
Trustee Liaison For: Ad-Hoc Committees, Powell Lindsay, Fuller and Lechner awards.
West Yost
5 Centerpointe Drive, Suite 130
Lake Oswego, OR  97035
Email: nbelmont@westyost.com
Phone: 503-449-6006

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Kyle Kihs
Trustee Liaison For: Conference Program, Conference LAC, Negotiating
PNWS-AWWA
P.O. Box 872467
Vancouver, WA 98687
Email: kkihs@pnws-awwa.org
Phone: 503-760-6460
Fax: 360-254-0695

OREGON/IDAHO TRUSTEE

Chandra Hingston
Member Engagement Division: Includes Water I/T,  Young Professionals, Member Engagement and Diversity and Inclusion
City of Hillsboro/Joint Water Commission
4475 SW Fernhill Rd.
Forest Grove, OR 97116
Email: chandra.hingston@hillsboro-oregon.gov
Phone: 503-615-6692

OREGON/IDAHO TRUSTEE

Joel Cary
Water Science Division: Includes Research, Water Resources, Water Quality and Treatment committees
Tualatin Valley Water District
1850 SW 170th Ave.
Beaverton, OR 97003
Email: joel.cary@tvwd.org
Phone: 503-848-3019

WASHINGTON TRUSTEE

Jolene Gibson
Philanthropy Division: Includes Water For People, Scholarship, E&T, Water Equation and the Philanthropy Advisory Council
Tacoma Water
Email: jgibson2@cityoftacoma.org 
Phone: 253-396-3046

WASHINGTON TRUSTEE

Tonya Reiss
Utility Operations Division: Includes Engineering, Distribution and SAC and Subsections
City of Spokane
904 E. North Foothills Dr.
Spokane, WA 99207
Email: treiss@spokanecity.org
Phone: 509-625-7851

TRUSTEE AT LARGE

Erika Murphy 
Public Communication Division: Includes Conservation, Customer Service, Cross Connection committees.
Carollo Engineers
Email: emurphy@carollo.com
Phone: 720-212-4717

TRUSTEE AT LARGE

Libby Barg Bakke
Internal Communications Division: Utility Management, Publications and Public Information committees
Consor Engineering
121 SW Morrison St., STE 820
Portland, OR 97204
Email: libby.bargbakke@consoreng.com
Phone: 503-222-0146

TREASURER

Jason Canady
Trustee Liaison For: Audit and Budget committees
City of Grants Pass
101 NW A St.
Grants Pass, OR  97526
Email: jcanady@grantspassoregon.gov
Phone: 541-450-6110