Founded in 1953, Dublin San Ramon Services District (DSRSD) currently serves 145,000 customers, providing potable water service to Dublin and Dougherty Valley, and waste water collection and treatment to Dublin, south San Ramon, and Pleasanton (by contract).

The DSRSD Board of Directors has elected Jeffrey G. Hansen as Board President for 2010. President Hansen has served on the Board since 1985, longer than any other Director in the District’s history. He has been Board President four times before, most recently in 2006. Hansen is a business and real estate law attorney who has practiced in the East Bay for more than 26 years. Hansen received a bachelor of arts in political science from the University of California at Berkeley and a Juris Doctor from Golden Gate University.

Vice President Dwight L. (Pat) Howard has served on the Board since 2004 and was President in 2007. Vice President Howard was first elected to the DSRSD Board in 2004 and re-elected in 2008. He is a licensed Professional Engineer with more than 30 years engineering experience. Howard has bachelor and master of science degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and a master of science in engineering management from Santa Clara University.

Director Daniel J. Scannell was first elected to the DSRSD Board in 2000 and served as President in 2004 and 2009. An expert in legislative and regulatory issues, Director Scannell is a Senior Policy Analyst with a firm that contracts with the California Department of Public Health. He received a bachelor of arts in political science from the University of California at Berkeley.

Director Richard M. Halket has served on the DSRSD Board since 2004 and was Board President in 2008. Director Halket is an accountant. Previously he spent 10 years in the enterprise software industry and 10 years in hydrogeology consulting. Halket received a bachelor of science in geology from Stanford University and a master of science in hydrogeology from Washington State University.

Director Georgean Vonheeder-Leopold was appointed to the DSRSD Board in September 2009 to fill a vacancy created when Director Thomas W. Ford died. Vonheeder-Leopold previously served on the DSRSD Board from 1992 until 2000 and has a total of 18 years of experience in public office. A Dublin resident for 39 years, she was a member of the Dublin City Council from 1984 to 1990 after serving two years on the city’s first Planning Commission. Director Vonheeder-Leopold has 35 years of experience in tax accounting.

More information about the District can be obtained from its web site at www.dsrsd.com.