LOS ANGELES - Jeffery Pearson has been appointed deputy chair and chief executive officer of the Hawaii Commission on Water Resource Management, according to Gov. David Ige.
Suzanne Case, the commission's chair appointed Pearson to the position on July 7.
Pearson will be leaving his position at the County of Maui's Department of Water Supply where he manages capital improvement projects. Prior to his current job, he was the water manager for Maui Land and Pineapple Co. and served as deputy director for the County of Maui, Department of Water Supply. He has also worked at Norman Saito Engineering, Sato & Associates, and Brown and Caldwell.
Pearson graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota and earned his Professional Engineer credentials in Hawaii.
He became chair for the Hawaii Section, American Water Works Association, on June 1, 2015. He has also worked as secretary of the Maui Food Bank.
"Jeff Pearson is an experienced engineer and water system manager," Ige said. "He has the skills and experience needed to administer and implement the state's water code and work with the Commission and various stakeholders to address the issues our state faces."
Pearson said he looks forward to working on the very complex issues facing the water commission.
The water deputy is appointed by the chair with the approval of a majority of the water commission. The full commission is expected to vote on Pearson's nomination on July 15.
