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Joseph E. Tait

- Interim General Manager (contract) – Ukiah Valley Sanitation District: (1 year)

- Interim General Manager (contract) – San Luis Rey Indian Water Authority: (less than 1 year)
- SVP & West Regional Manager (contract) - Water Business, Parsons Brinckerhoff: (Internal & External
less than 1 year)
- VP – Business Solutions, Tetra Tech: (Internal & external for 4½ years)

- City Manager and Utilities Director (contract) for the City of San Juan Capistrano, CA: (Internal & external
for 4½ years)
- VP – Municipal Business Group, URS: (Internal & external for 1 year)
- VP – Business Solutions Group, MWH: (Internal & external for 3½ years)

- Executive Vice President, West Region - EMA Services, Inc: (Internal & external for 1½ years)

Executive Vice President / Chief Operating Officer - Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
(MWD), 1999 to 2004: Ultimate responsibility and day-to-day management of the largest municipal wholesale water
agency in the U.S. (see intro description above)
Branch Manager - EMA Services, Inc., 1996 to 1999: Opened EMA’s initial Southern California office. Hired and
supervised consultants and staff, served as general area business manager responsible for delivery of all strategic
consulting services.
Chief Administrative Officer - Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake City, 1980 to 1994: Provided senior-
level, internal consultation, and issues analysis to the General Manager. Acted as executive liaison to member agency
managers and elected officials on behalf of General Manager and Board. Served on the Utah Governor’s water
committee as well as other public and private boards.

National & Regional Boards and Appointments
Director (Alternate) – San Juan Basin Authority, South Orange County, CA 2009 - 2011
Committee Chair and Member, AWWA Management Development Committee, Denver, CO, 2006 - 2010

Secretary/Board Member – Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA), Washington, DC, 2000-2003
Appointed Trustee – American Water Works Association Research Foundation (AWWARF), Denver, CO, 2000-2003
Orange County Sheriff Department Reserve (Professional Services Provider - PSR) 2007- Present

Awards
Outstanding Resources Management Recipient (MWDSC), California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA)

Gold Award (MWDSC), Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA), Washington, D.C.
Malcolm Baldridge Awards – Public sector pre-Baldridge process implementation (municipal clients)
Outstanding Public Sector Manager Award (MWDSLC) – University of Phoenix
City & State Magazine Outstanding Public Sector Manager Nominee (MWDSLC)

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