Joined MWD board: July 2009

Current MWD committee appointments:

Chair: Engineering and Operations Committee
Member: Executive Committee; Finance and Insurance Committee; Organization, Personnel and Technology Committee

Water industry affiliations:

Evans currently serves as board president and is on several board committees, including liaison committees for the city of Riverside and Eastern Municipal Water District of Western’s Board of Directors.  With 35 years of experience in water, electric and gas utility management, Evans retired in 2005 as the city of Riverside’s interim city manager.  He previously served as the city’s director of public utilities and as director for both the Southern California Public Power Agency and the Northern California Power Agency.

Professional and community activities:

Evans serves as a member of the Riverside East Rotary Club and as a volunteer counselor for SCORE, an organization designed to counsel small business owners.  He is a past board member of both the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce, where he was past chair of the Leadership Steering Committee, and Smart Riverside.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California at Davis and a master’s degree in business and information systems management from Golden Gate University.