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Joseph E. Tait

Joe Tait is an award-winning water and wastewater Special District leader, Education:
municipal and corporate executive and operating/organizational efficiency B.A. Management - University of
strategist with 30 years preparing and structuring public agencies and corporations Phoenix
to operate at peak performance. Mr. Tait served as past Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer of the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Utah Valley University –
Southern California, with ultimate responsibility and day-to-day management 2-time MVP, Basketball
of the largest municipal wholesale public water agency in the world. This $2.2 Registrations/Certifications:
billion, 2,300-employee public entity serves 27-member public agencies and 19 Certificate - Human Resources
million residents throughout a 5,200 square mile, six-county regional territory. Management, Institute for
Joe was hired by the 51-member Board of Directors to strategically assess and Applied Management & Law
restructure the entire organization – the first complete updating of this vast
organization and the first ever CEO’s Business Plan and initial MWD’s Strategic Certificate - Industrial Relations,
University of Phoenix
Technology Business Plan were adopted. Millions of dollars in annual savings
was achieved through program, process and technology improvements. Joe has Professional Affiliations:
since served in numerous Municipal and Special District roles as Interim GM to California Association of Special
assess agency needs, management capabilities and updating agency practices. Districts
In mid-2011, Mr. Tait completed a multi-year service contract as City Manager American Water Works
Association – Life Member
and Utilities Director for the City of San Juan Capistrano and previously Water Environment Federation
served as Administrative and HR Manager for the Metropolitan Water Association of Metropolitan
District of Salt Lake City, where he provided executive-level, shared services Water Agencies
management to the General Manager and acted as Executive Liaison to member Association of California Water
agency managers and elected officials on behalf of the General Manager and Agencies
Board of Directors. California Municipal Utilities
Association
Working for private industry, Joe has served as Executive Vice President/Chief California Association of
Strategy Officer, Western Regional Manager of Consulting and Business Sanitation Agencies
Development as well as the Executive-in-Charge/Executive Sponsor for California City Managers
numerous, strategic, municipal and corporate projects and restructuring programs Association
for major utilities, municipalities and multinational firms throughout Southern
California. In addition, he has also managed competitiveness programs and Professional & Character
operating improvement projects for water and wastewater municipalities and References:
firms throughout the western U.S. from Anchorage to Salt Lake City and Los Congressman Ron Packard
Angeles to Honolulu. He has also served on public utility boards and committees (Ret.)
as well as professional industry association boards. His resources pool/shared Mayor Sam Allevato (Ret.)
services work model through technology has led to clients winning local and
national awards. Don Polese, Senior Partner –
Vectis Strategies
Mr. Tait has been responsible and accountable for direct and indirect management Councilman Mark Packard
over HR, IT, Engineering, Scientific, Finance, Legal & Audit, Operations, (Ret.)
Innovation and Renewable/Sustainable initiatives. Jerry A. King, Chairman (Ret.) –
Orange County Water District
Duncan M. James – Counsel,
EXPERIENCE Ukiah Valley Sanitation District

Career Strategic & Employment Assignments
Independent Municipal & Corporate Executive - 2004 to Present: Retained
and/or employed to Assess, Plan and Lead organization-wide and regional
management needs - individually or through small, efficiency-focused teams to
tailor and implement measurable solutions to meet desired strategic objectives. Key short-term (less than 5 years)
engagements have included: