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About TMWA


Board Members


Mike Carrigan

MIKE CARRIGAN
TMWA Chairman
Sparks Council Member
PO Box 857
Sparks, NV 89432
(775) 353-2311
mcarrigan@cityofsparks.us

Carrigan was elected to the council in June of 1999 for a four year term. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1973 and is a retired Naval officer with 24 years of service. Carrigan earned his Master's degree in Journalism from the University of Nevada, Reno in 1997. He serves on the Regional Planning Governing Board and the Joint Annexation Subcommittee, as well as the Nevada League of Cities Legislative Committee and the Sparks Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee. He is also a member of the Washoe County Republican Central Committee.

     
 David Aiazzi  

DAVID AIAZZI
Vice Chairman
Reno Council Member
PO Box 1900
Reno, NV 89505
(775) 334-2016
aiazzi@ci.reno.nv.us

Councilman Aiazzi was elected in November 1996 as the Ward 5 representative of the Reno City Council. He is currently serving as Assistant Mayor.

Appointments:

  • Sierra Arts Foundation - Member
  • C.I.T.Y. 2000 Arts Commission - Liaison
  • Regional Transportation Commission - Member
  • Truckee Meadows Tomorrow - Member
  • Criminal Justice Advisory Committee - Member
  • Debt Management Commission - Member
  • Classification Advisory Committee - Member
  • Railroad Merger Committee - Member
  • Regional Planning Governing Board - Alternate Member
  • Northwest Neighborhood Advisory Board - Liaison
  • West University Neighborhood Advisory Board - Liaison
  • Truckee River Advisory Board - Liaison
  • EDAWN - Alternate Liaison
     
   

BOB CASHELL
Mayor of Reno
PO Box 1900
Reno, NV 89505
(775) 334-2001
cashellr@cityofreno.com

Bob Cashell was elected Mayor of Reno in November, 2002. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Nevada from 1982 to 1986, and on the University of Nevada System Board of Regents from 1979 to 1982.

He has over 35 years of entrepreneurial, executive and governmental experience throughout Nevada. He is Chairman of the Board of Cashell Enterprises, a hotel/casino/resort management company. He also owns the Alamo Travel Center and the Topaz Lodge and Casino. In 1967, Bob Cashell and four others purchased a truck stop west of Reno called Bill & Effies. He changed the name of the company to Boomtown, and over the next 18 years oversaw numerous expansions. He sold Boomtown in 1988.

Appointments:

  • Reno Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority - Member

  • Truckee Meadows Water Authority - Member

  • Truckee Meadows Tourism Facility - Member

  • Redevelopment Agency Citizen's Advisory Committee - Liaison
     
   

TOM YOUNG
Reno Council Appointee
500 Damonte Ranch Parkway #675
Reno, NV 89521
(775) 850-3119
tyoung@fennellcre.com

Local businessman, Tom Young, of Fennell & Associates is the new Reno City Council appointee to the Board of Directors for TMWA. Young has been in the commercial real estate business since 1991 and with Fennell & Associates for the past ten years.

Young has more than thirty years of experience working on water-related issues such as the Truckee River Operating Agreement (TROA) and numerous conservation policies, both as a private citizen and as a governmental affairs consultant.

Over the years he has served on several boards and committees, including the University of Nevada, Reno's College of Engineering Advisory Board, United Way and the Red Cross.

     
   

ROBERT LARKIN
Washoe County Commissioner
PO Box 11130
Reno, NV 89520
(775) 328-2005
blarkin@washoecounty.us

Commissioner Larkin serves on the following boards and organizations:

  • EDAWN Target2010 Steering Committee (term ends 7/31/06 - County Manager Katy Singlaub is Alternate)
  • Investment Committee - appt'd 1/10/06 (Chairman must serve)
  • Joint Fire Advisory Board (Primary)
  • Nevada Association of Counties (NACO) Board of Directors (Alternate)
  • Organizational Effectiveness Committee (Chairman serves)
  • Oversight Advisory Board (Alternate) -- Board is pursuant to Interlocal Agreement for provision of water services in Verdi, Nevada)
  • Regional Planning Governing Board - 12/31/08 (Primary)
  • Regional Transportation Commission - appt'd 1/11/05 (Primary)
  • Reno-Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority - appt'd 1/11/05 (3rd Alternate)
  • Truckee Meadows Water Authority Board (Alternate)
  • Truckee River Flood Project Coordinating Committee (Primary)
     
    GENO MARTINI
Mayor of Sparks
PO Box 857
Sparks, NV 89432
(775) 353-2311
gmartini@cityofsparks.us


Mr. Martini was appointed to the Sparks City Council representing Ward 3 in July, 1999 to complete an unexpired term. He was re-elected in June, 2001 and again in November, 2004. He was elected Mayor Pro Tem by the City Council in July, 2003 and served in that capacity until February 22, 2005 when he was sworn in as Mayor. Mr. Martini is a life-long resident of Sparks and a graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno. He recently retired following a 30-year career in the banking industry. He serves on the Regional Planning Governing Board, Debt Management Commission, Truckee River Flood Control Project Coordinating Committee, and the Joint Sewer Coordinating Committee. He is also active in a number of civic organizations.
     
   

MICHAEL C. CATE
Reno Council Appointee
1601 Lewis St.
Reno, NV 89502
(775) 626-1200
mike_silverstate@sbcglobal.net

Mike Cate is a Nevada Native with over 30 years experience in the construction industry. He is president of Construction Development Services Inc., which he started in 1984. In 2002, Mike and partner started another company called Pavers Plus Inc. He is currently 2nd Vice President of A.G.C. and chairman of the Government Affairs Committee.

Appointments:

  • Associated General Contractors Board of Directors
  • A.C.E. High School Board of Directors - Past President
  • Associated Builders and Contractor Board of Directors
  • City of Reno-Enterprise Fund Committee - Chairman
  • NDOT Grievance Committee
     

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