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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Roger Patterson Joins MWD Management<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>METROPOLITAN GENERAL MANAGER REFINES
LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE, EXECUTIVE TEAM</span></font></b><b><font size=4><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'><br>
</span></font></b><b><font size=4 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>Kightlinger names Debra C. Man, Roger K.
Patterson as assistant general managers, returns to using public agency
administrative titles <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>MWD Press Release - 3/14/06<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>Marking his first month on the job, Metropolitan Water District General
Manager Jeff Kightlinger today added a new member to his executive team as he
refined the agency’s reputation as one of the nation’s leading
public water providers.<br>
<br>
In solidifying his leadership role, Kightlinger announced to
Metropolitan’s Board of Directors that water policy expert Roger K.
Patterson would join Debra C. Man, MWD’s chief operating officer, as
assistant general managers in the Office of the General Manager.<br>
<br>
Kightlinger further honed his executive team by declaring the district was
reverting back to public agency administrative titles and dropping the
corporate management headings used since 2001.<br>
<br>
“Today our leadership team is unrivaled in the water industry. It’s
comprised of committed, effective leaders with experience that speaks more to
their true abilities than a borrowed title from the corporate world,”
said Kightlinger, who is dropping the use of chief executive officer, president
and vice president titles.<br>
<br>
“Reclaiming the administrative titles of a public agency is a subtle yet
significant step to regain our identity as a premier public water
district,” he added.<br>
<br>
Patterson, who had previously been serving as a consultant to Metropolitan on <st1:place
w:st="on">Colorado River</st1:place> issues, joins Metropolitan as assistant
general manager of water planning and resources. He will oversee <st1:place
w:st="on">Colorado River</st1:place> issues and the management of
Metropolitan’s water planning and resources group. <br>
<br>
As director of the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources from 1999 to 2005,
Patterson was responsible for water administration, water planning, flood-plain
delineation, dam safety and the state databank. He also represented <st1:State
w:st="on">Nebraska</st1:State> on interstate compacts, decrees and basin
associations and led the state team in the settlement of U.S. Supreme Court
cases on the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">North Platte</st1:City></st1:place>
and Republican rivers.<br>
<br>
Prior to his work in <st1:State w:st="on">Nebraska</st1:State>, Patterson
served in a number of leadership positions in the western <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place> during his 25 years
with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. During his Reclamation tenure, he served
as regional director in both the mid-Pacific region based in <st1:City w:st="on">Sacramento</st1:City>
and the Great Plains region headquartered in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Billings</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Mont.</st1:State></st1:place><br>
<br>
A registered professional engineer in <st1:State w:st="on">Nebraska</st1:State>
and <st1:State w:st="on">Colorado</st1:State>, Patterson earned bachelor’s
and master’s degrees in engineering from the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Nebraska</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>.<br>
<br>
Under the new organization and executive management responsibilities, Man
continues to oversee the district’s day-to-day core operations and
business functions. Metropolitan’s chief operating officer since 2003,
she will manage Metropolitan’s water system operations, corporate
resources, and real property and asset management groups, as well as the
workplace health, safety and environmental section.<br>
<br>
In addition to Kightlinger, Man and Patterson, the Office of the General
Manager includes a chief administrative officer and two deputy general
managers. Chief Financial Officer Brian Thomas’ title remains unchanged.<br>
<br>
Gilbert F. Ivey takes over as Metropolitan’s chief administrative officer
responsible for human resources, the Office of the Board of Directors, business
outreach efforts and long-term staffing strategies.<br>
<br>
Thomas maintains his responsibilities over Metropolitan financial programs,
including financial and capital planning, risk management, investments, debt
management and the annual budget, as well as accounting operations and
reporting. He also is in charge of developing and implementing
Metropolitan’s rates and charges. <br>
<br>
Timothy H. Quinn serves as deputy general manager of State Water Project
resources, reflecting his strategic oversight of district positions on state
water issues, including district positions on the San Francisco
Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the CALFED Bay/Delta Program. He also will
work with Patterson on statewide water issues.<br>
<br>
Rounding out the executive team, Kathy Cole, Metropolitan’s executive
legislative representative and chief lobbyist in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Sacramento</st1:place></st1:City>, will continue to serve as interim
deputy general manager of external affairs until the position is permanently
filled.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><em><i><font size=3 color=gray
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>Byron
Leydecker</span></font></i></em></st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=3 color=gray face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>Chair, Friends of <st1:place w:st="on">Trinity
River</st1:place></span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=3 color=gray face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>Advisor, California Trout, Inc</span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=3 color=gray face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:gray'>PO Box</span></font></i></em></st1:Street><em><i><font
color=gray face="Times New Roman"><span style='color:gray'> 2327</span></font></i></em></st1:address><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><em><i><font
size=3 color=gray face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:gray'>Mill Valley</span></font></i></em></st1:City><em><i><font
color=gray face="Times New Roman"><span style='color:gray'>, <st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">94942-2327</st1:PostalCode></span></font></i></em></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=3 color=gray face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>415 383 4810 ph</span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=3 color=gray face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>415 383 9562 fx</span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:bwl3@comcast.net">bwl3@comcast.net</a></span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:bleydecker@stanfordalumni.org">bleydecker@stanfordalumni.org</a></span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.fotr.org">http://www.fotr.org</a></span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><u><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>http:www.caltrout.org</span></font></u><font
color=lime><span style='color:lime'> </span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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