By a unanimous vote, the Rancho California Water District Board of Directors has appointed Brian Brady as president and J.D. Harkey as senior vice president for the upcoming one-year term, beginning in January 2025.
Brady was first elected to Rancho Water’s Board in November 2020. He has served as senior vice president, chairman of the Planning and Administration Committee, and alternate on the Finance and Audit Committee. He also represents Rancho Water as the first alternate on the California Association of Sanitation Agencies.
With more than 40 years of engineering and executive management experience in the public and private sectors of western electric and water utilities, Brady is a seasoned professional in water resource assessment, asset valuation, and strategic operations of water utilities. His previous roles include general manager of the Fallbrook Public Utility District, where he collaborated with Camp Pendleton Marine Base to develop the Santa Margarita River Conjunctive Use Project. He has also served as the governor’s appointee to the Colorado River Board of California.
Elected to Rancho Water’s Board in November 2022, Harkey is an active member of the Planning and Administration Committee and the Engineering and Operations Committee. A long-time Temecula resident, Harkey serves as the CEO of Drake Enterprises, overseeing 450 acres of avocado and wine grape farming.
