The Board of Directors is comprised of 5 at-large members representing
the entire district.
Current Board members are:
William C. Long, President (Bill.Long@novatosan.com)
- Originally Elected in 1976, re-elected in 2001, 2005 and 2009
- Resident of Novato since 1970
- Educational History
- BS & MS Chemical Engineering MIT
- Employment History
- Chevron 1960-1992 (technical and marketing staff and management)
- Consultant/expert witness 1993-2002
- Other Board or Foundations
- Chair, Bay Area Ridge Trail Council
- Chari, Marin Open Space Trust
- Boatd of Director, North Bay Water Reuse Authortity
- Community/Volunteer Service
- San Francisco Bay Trail Board of Directors
- Marin Council BSA Advisory Council
Michael Di Giorgio (Mike.DiGiorgio@novatosan.com)
- Resident of Novato since 1988
- Educational History
- San Francisco State University, BA, Major in Transportation and Foreign Trade.
- Pepperdine University, MBA
- Ongoing with California Special Enterprise District associations.
- Employment History
- Connell Brothers, San Francisco, foreign trade.
- Kaiser Sand and Gravel, Oakland, CA, Worked on BART.
- Airline Executive, Vice president Sun Aire, Palm Springs CA
- Entrepreneur: successfully operated cleaning company, Video Place in Ignacio area.
- REALTOR®
- Other Boards or foundations
- Novato Chamber of Commerce, Board Member, Executive Committee member, Government Affairs Committee.
- Marin Association of REALTORSī, Past Board Member, Audit Committee Chair, Government Affairs Committee
- Past Board memberships, Northbay Childrens Center, Novato Downtown Business Association, Novato City Council, Mayor 2 times, Novato Homeless Commission, Chair, Hamilton Advisory Commission.
- Community /Volunteer Service
- Rotary Club of Novato, 13 year member, working on Mobile Home Smoke detector program, Read across America, Fishing in the City, Polio Plus, Marin Food Bank Laws of Life, St. Vincent Christmas tree sales and Circus.
Dennis Welsh (Dennis.Welsh@novatosan.com)
- Originally Elected in 2009
- Resident of Novato from 1964 to 1977 and from 2004 to date.
- Educational History
- A.S. Mechanical / Electrical Technology
- A.S. Water and Wastewater Treatment
- Employment History
- Novato Sanitary District 1973 - 1977 (Plant Operator)
- Sacramento Regional Treatment Plant 1977 - 1987 (Grade IV Lead Operator)
- Novato Sanitary District 1987 - 2006 (Operation and Maintenance Supervisor)
- Community / Volunteer Service
- Alliance of Concerned Citizens of Novato (Co-Chair)
Jean Mariani (Jean.Mariani@novatosan.com)
- Appointed in 2011.
- Resident of Novato from 1958 to 1973 and from 2004 to present.
- Educational History:
- BS Economics, Santa Clara University.
- Financial Management & Rate Setting, American Water Works Association, 1993.
- Governmental Auditing, Graduate School, USDA, 1997.
- Employment History:
- City and County of San Francisco 1982-1993 Budget and finance positions with Board of Supervisors, Mayor's Office and SF Public Utilities Commission (water, power, transit).
- East Bay Municipal Utility District 1993-1996 Director, Office of Management and Budget.
- City and County of San Francisco 1997-2009 Budget and finance positions with Controller's Office, Sheriff's Department and SF Public Utilities Commission (water, power, wastewater).
- Sonoma County Water Agency 2010-2011 Project Manager wastewater rate study and cost accounting system replacement.
- Elected and Appointed Offices
- Member, Board of Directors, Sanitary District No. 1 of Marin County 1996-2002.
- Commissioner, Central Marin Sanitation Agency (representing City of Larkspur) 1996-2002.
- President, California Association of Sanitation Agencies 2001-2002.
- Executive Board Member, California Association of Sanitation Agencies 2004-2005.
- Community / Volunteer Service
- Marin County Open Space Green Gorilla.
- Marin Humane Society, Dog Training Assistant Volunteer.
Jerry Peters (Jerry.Peters@novatosan.com)
- Elected in 2011.
- Resident of Novato from 1975 to present.
- Educational History:
- BA Business, San Francisco State University.
- MBA in Transportation, San Francisco State University.
- Employment History:
- Airline industry 26 years – supervisor, manager, executive. Customer service, maintenance, marketing.
- Computer industry 2 years. Sales, customer service.
- Property and Facilities Manager 20 years, Brayton Purcell LLC.
- Other Boards or Foundations:
- Past-President and long-time Board Member, Novato Chamber of Commerce.
- Current Co-Chair of Novato Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee.
- Past Chair and member of various other Chamber committees.
- Community/Volunteer Service:
- Chair of the Novato Save-the-Depot Task Force.
- Co-Founder of the Novato 4th of July Parade Committee.
- Various local fund raisers and campaigns (Paint the Town Red, Measure A, and City Council elections, etc.)
- Former basketball coach on various Novato Parks and Recreation teams.
- 2007 Novato Citizen of the Year.