WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Environmental engineering and consulting firm Brown and Caldwell announced today that Ane Deister has joined the firm as Vice President, Water Resources and Executive Services. Deister, who was general manager for the El Dorado Irrigation District, is leading the company’s national initiative on conservation and planning for drought and climate change. She also is working with a number of utility executives and their boards to develop strategic programs.
Deister, who served on the National Drought Policy Commission during the Clinton administration, was recently appointed restoration administrator for the settlement agreement between Friant Water Users Authority and the Natural Resources Defense Council to restore the San Joaquin River. She also served on the California Water Commission, Governor's Recycled Water Task Force, and the Executive Committee of both the Association of California Water Agencies and Regional Water Authority, where she also served as vice chair. She is a vice president and board member for the Urban Water Institute and on the Board of Trustees for the national AWWA Water Resources Division.
“Ane has excellent insight and experience gained from more than 30 years in public service,” says Cindy Paulson, senior vice president and national water resources practice leader for Brown and Caldwell. “Now in the private sector, she is able to broaden her scope, making her expertise available to many more agencies and municipalities.”
As general manager with EID, Deister led a 300-person organization that provides water, wastewater, recycled water, hydropower, and recreation services to more than 100,000 people in the Sierra foothills northeast of Sacramento. Prior to EID she was the assistant to the GM for Los Angeles-based Metropolitan Water District, which serves more than 18 million people in six counties. She has worked for the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District (Calabasas, Calif.), South Florida Water Management District (West Palm Beach, Fla.), and numerous state and federal agencies.
Established in 1947, Brown and Caldwell is a multi-disciplined environmental engineering and consulting firm. The employee-owned company is headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., and employs more than 1,500 people in 45 offices nationwide. Engineering News-Record ranks Brown and Caldwell 48th among the nation’s top 500 engineering firms, 36th among the Top 200 environmental firms, 21st largest in the Water Supply market and 8th largest in the Sewer/Waste market.
