Elk Grove Citizen : News Shiroma elected as SMUD Board president

Elk Grove Citizen : News

Shiroma elected as SMUD Board president

Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) Director Genevieve Shiroma was elected by the SMUD Board of Directors to serve as President of the SMUD Board for 2010. Shiroma previously served as president in 2006 and 2002 and as vice president in 2000, 2001 and 2005. Her term as president will run from January through December 2010.

Director Renee Taylor was elected as Vice President. Taylor serves as the Ward 1 representative on the SMUD Board.

Shiroma was first elected to the SMUD Board in November 1998 and reelected in 2002 and 2006. She represents Ward 4, which includes the neighborhoods of Curtis Park, Land Park, Greenhaven, Pocket and the communities of Laguna, Elk Grove and Walnut Grove.

Shiroma serves on the Agricultural Labor Relations Board. The governor of the state of California first appointed Shiroma to the Board in May 1999. Prior to her appointment, she worked for the California Air Resources Board for more than 20 years as chief of the Air Quality Measures Branch.

A native of Lodi, Shiroma is married and lives in Curtis Park. Genevieve volunteers in the community and serves on the boards of the United Way California Capital Region and the Capital Unity Council.