Board of Directors

Henry P. Hernandez
President
Term: 2018 - 2022
Mr. Hernandez is currently a Director of La Puente Valley County Water District and has served since November 2009. Prior to his election to the Water Board, he served on the City of La Puente Planning Commission and Redevelopment Board.
Mr. Hernandez is currently employed at the local DOD Government Quality Assurance workforce group, where he has worked for over 28 years. He works with over 15 contractor facilities under his cognizant supervision. The main contractor facility manufactures desalination/reverse osmosis units for water purification. His certification includes ISO 9000 Quality Assurance and NDT. He is a graduate of La Puente High School.

William R. Rojas
Vice President
Term: 2020 - 2024
Mr. Rojas is currently President of the La Puente Valley County Water District and was appointed August 2009. In November 2011, he was also successful in his run for office for a four-year term and has served on the Board ever since. He also serves as Director for the Association of California Water Agencies – Joint Powers Insurance Authority (ACWA JPIA), representing the District.
Prior to his appointment to the Water Board, he served 15 years on the City of La Puente Planning Commission and Development Review Board. In 2010, he also served as chairman of the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Facilities Advisory Committee.
Mr. Rojas has worked for the State Department of Transportation for over 35 years. His public work experience includes; bridges, freeways, local road construction, buildings, drainage channels, and utility relocations. Mr. Rojas is a graduate of La Puente High School and a long time resident of the City of La Puente.

John P. Escalera
Director
Term: 2018 - 2022
Mr. Escalera is currently a Director of the La Puente Valley County Water District. He served as a member of the Board since December 2001. Prior to his election to the Water Board, he served on the City of La Puente Planning Commission.
Mr. Escalera retired in May 2013 from the San Gabriel Valley Water Company where he has worked for over 45 years. He is a graduate of La Puente High School, attended Citrus College and Mount San Antonio College where he received certifications in water technology for water treatment and water distribution.
Mr. Escalera is a long time resident of La Puente. He has been married to his wife, Betty for over 55 years and they have three children and eight grandchildren.

Cesar J. Barajas
Director
Term: 2018 - 2022
Mr. Barajas is a lifelong resident of La Puente. He studied at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona from 2007-2012 where he received a Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering, and again in 2015-2017 where he received a Master of Science in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Environmental and Water Resources.
Mr. Barajas is currently employed at Alert insulation of California, where he has worked proudly for over 13 years! Alert Insulation of California is a construction company located in the heart of La Puente and has been in business for over 32 years.
Regular meetings of the Board of Directors are held at 4:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of each Month. Meetings are held at 112 N. 1st Street La Puente, CA 91744.