in water resources, real estate development and entitlement activity to
andcreatingastrategicalliancewithCaliforniaStrategies,heservedas
VicePresidentforLewisOperatingCorporation,oneofthenation'spre-
mierlanddevelopmentandrealestateinvestmentfirms.WhileatLewis
OperatingCorp.,hemanageda9,000unitmasterplannedcommunity
intheChinoagriculturepreserve.PriortojoiningLewis,hespentmore
thantenyearsasadirectorforleadingcivilengineeringfirm,Psomas
andAssociates.AtPsomas,Withershelpedtoestablishawaterresources
practicethataccumulatedtoastaffoftwenty-twoemployeesandheld
annualrevenueof$2.4million.
assignmentsincludingDirectorofGovernmentalAffairsfortheOrange
CountyregionoftheBuildingIndustryAssociationaswellasalegislativeadvo-
cateinSacramentofortheCaliforniaBuildingIndustryAssociation.
pointedgovernmentpositionsatlocal,county,andstatelevels.Previouslymentioned
positionsincludeseventeenyearsasanelecteddirectorandformerPresidentofthe
IrvineRanchWaterDistrict,twelveyearsasCommissionerandformerChairmanof
theOrangeCountyLocalAgencyFormationCommission,andasaGovernor'sAp-
pointmentandformerChairmanoftheSantaAnaRegionalWaterQuality Control
Board.HeisespeciallyproudtohavebeenappointedbybothRepublicanGovernors
PeteWilsonandArnoldSchwarzeneggerandDemocraticGovernorGrayDavisto
thisBoard.
Institute,directoroftheUrbanWaterInstitute,andservingontheAB331statewide
BlueRibbonCommitteethatisworkingtoremoveobstaclestoexpandtheuseof
recycled water.
receivedhisB.A.fromU.C.L.A.inEconomicsandUrbanStudies.Hewasoneofthe
fewselectedtobeaCoroFoundationFellowandreceivedhisM.A.inUrbanStudies
fromtheprestigiousOccidentalCollege.
Carolyn,andsons,GordonandPeter.
· DirectorofGovernmentalAffairsfortheOrangeCountyregionoftheBuilding
understanding of land and water use and
how to navigate the intricacies of local
government and the entitlement process.
Coupled with his enthusiasm, you just
won't find a better candidate for win-win
outcomes."