Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC)

All correspondence and telephone calls for the CAC should be directed to the District’s Clerk to the Boards, at 1990 E. Gettysburg Avenue, Fresno, CA. 93726, (559) 230-6000.

Chair Representing
Ben Cantu Citizen Advisory Committee
City Interest Group
Chris Savage Industry/Ag Interest Group
Kelly Deming Environmental Interest Group

Fresno County

Name Interest Group Term Expiration
Manuel Cunha Industry/Ag (Primary) 1/31/2027
Chris McGlothlin Industry/Ag (Alternate) 1/31/2027
Kacey Auston-Tibbetts Environmental (Primary) 1/31/2026
Environmental (Alternate)
Mary Fast City (Primary) 1/31/2025
Scott Robertson City (Alternate) 1/31/2025

Kern County

Name Interest Group Term Expiration
Les Clark Industry/Ag (Primary) 1/31/2027
Christine Zimmerman Industry/Ag (Alternate) 1/31/2027
John Sanders Environmental (Primary) 1/31/2026
Environmental (Alternate)
Orchel Krier City (Primary) 1/31/2025
John Crump City (Alternate) 1/31/2025

Kings County

Name Interest Group Term Expiration
Laura Brown Industry/Ag (Primary) 1/31/2027
Industry/Ag (Alternate)
Kelly Deming Environmental (Primary) 1/31/2026
Brayden Sanchez Environmental (Alternate) 1/31/2026
Kalish Morrow City (Primary) 1/31/2025
Patricia Matthews City (Alternate) 1/31/2025

Madera County

Name Interest Group Term Expiration
Donald Horal Industry/Ag (Primary) 1/31/2027
Industry/Ag (Alternate)
Ashley Nebeker Environmental (Primary) 1/31/2026
Nick DeHart Environmental (Alternate) 1/31/2026
Jeff Troost City (Primary) 1/31/2025
Anita Evans City (Alternate) 1/31/2025

Merced County

Name Interest Group Term Expiration
Amy Lopes Industry/Ag (Primary) 1/31/2027
Industry/Ag (Alternate)
Denise Holmes Environmental (Primary) 1/31/2026
Environmental (Alternate)
Jose Delgadilo City (Primary) 1/31/2025
Rene Gutierrez City (Alternate) 1/31/2025

San Joaquin County

Name Interest Group Term Expiration
Roger Hoffdahl Industry/Ag (Primary) 1/31/2027
David S. Phippen Industry/Ag (Alternate) 1/31/2027
Ned Leiba Environmental (Primary) 1/31/2026
Jeri Bigbee Environmental (Alternate) 1/31/2026
Ben Cantu City (Primary) 1/31/2025
Angelyna Nguyen City (Alternate) 1/31/2025

Stanislaus County

Name Interest Group Term Expiration
Chris Savage Industry/Ag (Primary) 1/31/2027
Industry/Ag (Alternate)
Jami Aggers Environmental (Primary) 1/31/2026
Thomas Helme Environmental (Alternate) 1/31/2026
Richard O'Brien City (Primary) 1/31/2025
Christopher Smith City (Alternate) 1/31/2025

Tulare County

Name Interest Group Term Expiration
Fernando Rios Industry/Ag (Primary) 1/31/2027
Industry/Ag (Alternate)
Dennis Tristao Environmental (Primary) 1/31/2026
Environmental (Alternate)
Dennis Mederos City (Primary) 1/31/2025
Brett Taylor City (Alternate) 1/31/2025