Joone Kim-Lopez is General Manager of the Moulton Niguel Water District, which provides water, wastewater, and recycled water services to six cities in South Orange County.
Before joining Moulton Niguel, Kim-Lopez served as General Manager of the Calaveras County Water District in Northern California. Her prior experience includes working with Apple Valley Ranchos Water Company as its Assistant General Manager and serving as the Deputy General Manager of the Central Basin Municipal Water District.
Kim-Lopez is a Board Member of the California WateReuse Association, California Water Data Consortium, Southern California Water Coalition, South Orange County Wastewater Authority, WaterNow Alliance, and Association of California Water Agencies. Additionally, she serves on The Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission, Water Environment Federation’s Diversity and Inclusion Task Force, UC Irvine Water Leadership Board, Water Education for Latino Leaders (WELL) Board, BAYWORK Advisory Committee for its Digital Worker Initiative, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People California/Hawaii Executive Committee, California State University, Fullerton Center for Real Estate Advisory Board, Korean American Coalition Board of Directors, and advisory panel of the National Lifeline Infrastructure Initiative.
Kim-Lopez also is a founding member of The California Data Collaborative, a non-profit representing 21 million Californians, focused on leveraging data and technology to enhance statewide water management policies.