Mr. Aliff is a retired Vice Chairman and Senior Partner, US Energy and Resources, at Deloitte LLP. From 2012 to his retirement in 2015, Mr. Aliff led Deloitte’s US Sustainability Services, which focused on industrial and commercial water and energy management. From 2002 to 2012, he led Deloitte’s US Energy and Resources practice, where he oversaw all professional services to the sector. Mr. Aliff earned his Bachelor of Science in accounting and his Master of Business Administration from Virginia Tech. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a designated Board Leadership Fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). He also holds a CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight from NACD. In addition to his public company directorships, Mr. Aliff has also served on the board of several non-profit organizations.

Mr. Aliff brings extensive accounting, auditing, and financial reporting experience to the Board, with specific expertise in both the public utility and energy and resources industries. He has in-depth experience in strategy, enterprise risk management, and regulatory affairs from his many years providing professional services to numerous major utilities. Mr. Aliff’s deep understanding of public utility markets and the breadth of experience he has gained from working with public companies make him a valuable resource to the Board.

Ms. Esque, prior to her retirement in 2016, served as Vice President and Global Director of Corporate Affairs at Intel Corporation, a leader in the semiconductor industry. Overseeing professionals in more than 35 countries, she was responsible for enhancing Intel’s reputation as the world’s leading technology brand and corporate citizen. She also served as both president and chair of the Intel Foundation. In her capacity as a leader of Intel’s corporate social responsibility, community, education, foundation, and government relations worldwide, Ms. Esque represented Intel at numerous events, including the World Economic Forum, World Bank, UNESCO, and forums promoting women in the workplace.

Ms. Esque received the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce 2011 ATHENA Businesswoman of the Year Award for excellence in business and leadership, exemplary community service, and support and mentorship of other women. She was also recognized by AZ Business Magazine as one of the 50 Most Influential Women in Arizona. Ms. Esque is active on two non-profit boards, Basis Charter Schools, and the Boyce Thompson Arboretum. Ms. Esque’s strong understanding of corporate social responsibility, education, media relations, and government and community affairs makes her a valuable resource to the Board.

Mr. Kightlinger is principal and owner of Acequia Consulting, LLC, which was founded in 2022 and provides strategic advice on Colorado River issues, natural resources, water and energy issues. Prior to founding Acequia Consulting, Mr. Kightlinger served as the Interim General Manager of the City of Pasadena’s Water and Power Department from 2021 to 2022, where he oversaw the recruitment of a new water manager and a new general manager, along with the implementation of a new customer billing program and development of a long-term power resource plan. Prior to his role at the City of Pasadena’s Water and Power Department, Mr. Kightlinger served as Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the largest municipal water supplier in the United States. During his tenure as CEO from 2006 to 2021, he took a leadership role in supporting a plan to build twin tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to keep water flowing to Southern California while seeking to protect endangered species. Prior to becoming CEO, Mr. Kightlinger was Metropolitan’s deputy general counsel and assistant general counsel from 1995 to 2002 and served as general counsel from 2002 to 2006.

Mr. Kightlinger earned his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley and a law degree from Santa Clara University. He currently serves on a number of boards including the Coro Foundation, the USC Price School of Public Policy, the UCLA Sustainability Advisory Board, the Climate Action Reserve, the California Foundation on the Environment and the Economy, the Los Angeles Economic Development Council, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Kightlinger brings to the Board deep understanding and experience of water supply management, natural resource management, and sustainability. His experience as a leader in resolving complex water and environmental issues bring valuable perspective to the Board.

Mr. Kropelnicki is Chairman, President & CEO of the Group. Mr. Kropelnicki joined the Group as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Treasurer in 2006 and was named President and COO in 2012. He then was appointed President & CEO of the Group effective September 1, 2013. He has over 34 years of experience in finance and operations, including 15-plus years as CFO at publicly listed companies. He has held executive positions at PowerLight Corporation, Hall Kinion & Associates, Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group, and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. He serves as a director for the Bay Area Council and the California Foundation on the Environment & Economy and is a member of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group. Mr. Kropelnicki is the past President of the National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) and currently serves on the NAWC Board of Directors and Executive Committee. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in business economics from San Jose State University. In 2016, Mr. Kropelnicki was awarded the United States Navy Memorial Fund’s Naval Heritage Award. He is the 12th recipient of this award since its inauguration.

Mr. Kropelnicki is well positioned to lead the Group’s management team and give guidance and perspective to the Board. His experience as the former CFO of the Group provides expertise in both corporate leadership and financial management, and his management experience enables him to offer valuable perspectives to our strategic planning, rate making, and budgeting, along with operational and financial reporting.

Dr. Krummel is the Emile Holman Professor and Chair Emeritus of the Department of Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine and former co-director of the Stanford Biodesign program. A leader in his field, he has been honored with the William E. Ladd Medal by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Albion Walter Hewlett Award by the Stanford Department of Medicine, the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching; the John Austin Collins, M.D. Memorial Award for Outstanding Teaching and Dedication to Resident Training, and the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Recognition of Service Excellence. Dr. Krummel is currently chair of the board of directors at Fogarty Innovation, a not-for-profit medtech educational incubator, a venture partner at Santé Ventures, and a board member for Morgridge Institute for Research at the University of Wisconsin.

Dr. Krummel brings to the Board experience in professional training and development as well as a familiarity with medical, public health, and science issues. He offers the Board unique insight on public health matters, including healthcare policy and legislation, drinking water quality, and employee health.

Dr. Maldonado is currently a pediatric infectious diseases epidemiologist at Stanford University School of Medicine as well as the medical director of Infection Prevention and Control, and an attending physician at Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford. She is also a professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Health Research and Policy, chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, director of Global Child Health, and senior associate dean for faculty development and diversity at Stanford’s School of Medicine. Dr. Maldonado is currently the chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases, serves on the board of the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, and is a member of numerous medical associations and committees.

Nationally and internationally renowned for her knowledge, research, and expertise in infectious and vaccine-preventable disease control and international health, Dr. Maldonado has led studies and investigations funded by the United States, CDC, WHO, NIH, and Gates Foundation worldwide on HIV, polio, and measles. Dr. Maldonado brings a unique perspective and valuable insight to the Board.

Mr. Morris has been Chairman of Avista Corporation, a publicly traded electrical and natural gas utility serving customers primarily in the Pacific Northwest, since January 2008. From January 2008 to October 1, 2019, he also served as Avista’s CEO, from January 2008 to January 2018 he served as its President, and from May 2006 to December 2007, he served as its President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Morris joined Avista in 1981 and his experience at the company includes management positions in construction and customer service and general manager of the company’s Oregon utility business. He is a graduate of Gonzaga University where he received his master’s degree from Gonzaga University in organizational leadership. He also attended the Stanford Business School Financial Management Program and the Kidder Peabody School of Financial Management. Mr. Morris serves on the board of McKinstry and on the Board of Trustees of Gonzaga University. He has served on a number of Spokane non-profit and economic development boards.

Mr. Morris brings to the Board a deep knowledge and understanding of the utility industry, having spent his entire career in the industry. As a former senior executive, he also contributes senior leadership experience and valuable perspectives on strategy, operations, and business management.

Prior to his retirement after a 27-year tenure with the company, Mr. Patton served as Executive Vice President, External Affairs, at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP), an electric utility organization that serves customers across 11 states, from January 2017 to July 2022. In this capacity, he was responsible for customer service, regulatory affairs, communications, and federal public policy. He also led corporate sustainability initiatives and AEP’s compliance program to satisfy the requirements of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, a not-for-profit international regulatory authority whose mission is to assure the effective and efficient reduction of the risks to the reliability and security of the electrical grid.

Currently, Mr. Patton serves as an independent director of Ameresco, Inc. and Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. He has also served as a Board Member for Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation, Southwestern Electric Power Company and the Public Service Company of Oklahoma. Mr. Patton was a Company Liaison with the United States Energy Association and traveled internationally to discuss government affairs and public relations with Eastern European utilities. He served as Chairman of the Board of the Association of Electric Companies of Texas and Texas Taxpayers and Research Association, as well as the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, and a Master’s Degree from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Policy at the University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Patton’s extensive knowledge and senior leadership experience in the utility industry brings valuable resources to the Board.

Ms. Pottenger is principal and owner of CMP Global LLC, which was founded in 2014 and provides consulting services in business development, process improvement, corporate governance, strategic planning, and cyber and information systems. The first female three-star Admiral in American history to lead in a combat branch, Ms. Pottenger commanded two ships, a logistics force of 30 ships, a Japan-based strike-group of eight ships, and the Expeditionary Force of 40,000 sailors during her 36 years in the U.S. Navy before retiring in 2013. She was also the senior U.S. Flag Officer responsible for military transformation and sensitive military topics such as counterterrorism and cybersecurity while on assignment with NATO.

Ms. Pottenger brings unique experience to the Board, ranging from operations to technology to risk management. A graduate of Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana, she also serves on various private, defense, and non-profit boards, including the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation in Washington, D.C., PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Board of Partners and Principals, and Serco North America.

Mr. Snow has served as Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency, Director of the California Department of Water Resources, Regional Director of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Executive Director of the CALFED Bay Delta Program, and General Manager of the San Diego County Water Authority. He also served as Executive Director of the California Water Foundation, an initiative of the Resources Legacy Fund, and serves on the board of the Klamath River Renewal Corporation. He holds a Master of Science Degree in water resources administration from the University of Arizona and a Bachelor of Science in earth sciences from Pennsylvania State University.

Mr. Snow brings more than 40 years of water and natural resource management experience to the Board. His distinguished public service career enables him to assist the Board in addressing water and environmental issues as well as regulatory and public policy matters. Mr. Snow’s executive experience in the public sector provides the Board with critical insight on a variety of operational and financial matters.

Ms. Wagner, prior to her retirement in 2019, served as Group President, U.S. Utilities for Sempra Energy, an energy-services holding company whose subsidiaries include San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) and Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), both California regulated utilities, as well as other companies operating in the electric and gas infrastructure business. Prior to her role as Group President, from 2017 to 2018 she served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SoCalGas, one of the largest natural gas utilities in the country. She served as Executive Vice President of Sempra Energy in 2016, and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sempra U.S. Gas & Power from 2014 to 2016. During her 24-year career in the utility sector, Ms. Wagner held a range of other leadership positions, including: Vice President of Audit Services for Sempra Energy; Vice President of Accounting and Finance for SoCalGas; Vice President of Information Technology for SoCalGas and SDG&E; and Vice President of Operational Excellence for SoCalGas and SDG&E. Ms. Wagner is currently a director of Apogee Enterprises, Inc., a public company that designs and develops commercial glass and metal products, and Primoris Services Corporation, a public company providing a wide range of specialty construction services, fabrication, maintenance, replacement, and engineering services. Ms. Wagner earned her Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University and her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

Ms. Wagner has immense working knowledge and familiarity with the California regulatory environment and has worked with the California Public Utilities Commission. Her deep understanding of regulatory affairs and experience working for an investor-owned utility make her a valuable asset to the Group. She also brings valuable accounting and finance, senior leadership, and operational experience to the Board.