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Los Angeles County, CA November 3, 2009 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Vasken A. Yardemian

Candidate for
Board of Directors; Crescenta Valley County Water District

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I was elected to the Water Board in November 2001, re-elected in November 2005, and have served twice as Board President.

I chair District's Finance Committee and serve on the Community Relations and Water Conservation Committee. In the past, I have served on the Engineering, Policy and Employee Relations Committees.

I have a variety of water industry and community service. Currently, I serve on the Communications Committee of the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA). I have also served on ACWA's Federal Affairs Committee.

My community service activities include serving on:

  • Crescenta Valley Town Council (elected)
  • Planning Commission, City of Pasadena (appointed)
  • Code Enforcement Appeals Commission, City of Pasadena (appointed)
  • Relocation Appeals Board, City of Pasadena (appointed)
  • Growth Management Task Force, City of Pasadena (appointed)
  • Citizens Police Academy, City of Pasadena (appointed)

I am a member of the following organizations:
  • Air and Waste Management Association, Western Region
  • Association of California Water Agencies.

I have received the following awards and commendations for my community service:
  • Los Angeles Sheriff's Department - Sheriff Sherman Block, July, 1989
  • City of Pasadena - Gordon Hamilton, Planning Commission Chairman, July, 1989
  • United States Congress - Congressman James Rogan, December, 1999
  • County of Los Angeles - Supervisor Michael Antonovich, December, 1999
  • California State Assembly - Assemblyman Dennis Mountjoy, January, 2000
  • California State Assembly - Assemblyman Jack Scott, January, 2000
  • California State Senate - Senator Adam Schiff, January, 2000
  • County of Los Angeles - Supervisor Michael Antonovich, January, 2003
  • Association of California Agencies - Randy Fiorini, ACWA President, January, 2008

  • Selected one of Glendale News Press' Top 103 Influential People in 2003 and 2004

For the last 21 years, I have a respectable employment history with South Coast Air Quality Management District as a Senior Environmental Engineer.

I earned the following degrees:

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from California State University, LA.
  • Master of Science in Environmental Science from California State University, Fullerton.

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