Karen Hansen joined SAWS in 2024, stepping into the role of Vice President-Environmental Law and Regulatory Compliance. Hansen has had a working relationship with SAWS since 2007, helping to steer the SSO Consent Decree negotiations that led to its very successful implementation from 2013 to 2023. She has also helped SAWS with many important permitting… Continue Reading Karen Hansen
Roger is a native San Antonian who graduated from Luther Burbank High School in 1990 and joined the U.S. Navy, where his career in water production started. He joined the former Bexar Metropolitan Water District in 1994 and reached the position of Director of Operations prior to merging with SAWS in 2012. Soon after joining… Continue Reading Rogelio Placencia
Lockett has worked at SAWS since 2009 and oversees the water recycling centers, lift stations, odor control facilities, and recycled water operations. Lockett has 23 years of experience in planning, design, construction, and operations of water and wastewater facilities, specializing in treatment. She oversaw the Vista Ridge integration program that ensured seamless delivery of the… Continue Reading Alissa Lockett
Gomez has been at SAWS since 2017 and oversees pipelines engineering, development engineering, plants and major projects, construction and inspections, asset management and project controls. Gomez has 24 years of experience in planning, design, and construction of water and wastewater infrastructure, specializing in water treatment and project delivery. As a SAWS manager of engineering, he… Continue Reading Juan Gomez, Ph.D.
As Chief Financial Officer, Velasquez is responsible for SAWS’ financial operations, as well as Customer Service and Strategic Initiatives. Since the beginning of her career at SAWS in 2010, Velasquez has distinguished herself within the financial and audit industries. She began as an internal auditor and rose within the audit department to become a manager… Continue Reading Cecilia Velasquez
Mendoza began his SAWS career in 2000 as an engineering technician. Throughout the years, he also served as an energy analyst, senior financial analyst and group operations officer before becoming Director of Fleet and Facility Management in 2016. His accomplishments include reorganizing Fleet Management to improve service levels while simultaneously decreasing maintenance costs, as well… Continue Reading Carlos Mendoza
Jennifer Ingram provides legal advice and counsel to the SAWS Board of Trustees and SAWS management on all issues relating to employment law and litigation, including those related to human resources, risk management, safety, benefits, pre-suit claims, and litigation matters in trial court, appellate court, arbitration, and administrative proceedings. Ingram joined SAWS in 2022, after… Continue Reading Jennifer Beth Ingram
Ed Guzman joined SAWS in 2020 as Senior Corporate Counsel providing legal support for environmental and regulatory matters. Guzman provides support to multiple departments within the organization associated with the completion of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Consent Decree; issues related to Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (wastewater) and Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System… Continue Reading Ed Guzman
Hope Wells has led legislative and executive initiatives for SAWS in Austin for more than a decade. Prior to that, she worked in the Texas House of Representatives as legislative aide and then Chief Committee Clerk and General Counsel for the Committee on Natural Resources. Overall, Wells has worked in the water sector and public… Continue Reading Hope Wells
Kampstra joined SAWS in 2009 as a network engineer who was responsible for managing and engineering all aspects of the utility’s wireless network. He has designed and led multiple infrastructure improvements during his tenure, including network consolidation, network security enhancements, network resiliency, security end point detection and response, data loss prevention, anomaly detection, and more.… Continue Reading Michael Kampstra
