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Board of Directors
As your local water supplier, MNWD takes an active role in our community. Your
elected Board of Directors has made a commitment to provide the community with
information on current water issues in addition to providing safe and reliable
water services.
Members of the community are welcome to attend open session meetings of the
Board of Directors.
Click here for the 2010
Meeting Calendar.
Richard S. Fiore, President, Division 1
Director Richard S. Fiore and his wife, Carol, have resided in Mission
Viejo since 1971, where they have raised their three children. Mr.
Fiore is a graduate of Occidental College and the University of California,
Hastings College of the Law. He has served on the Board of Directors
of Moulton Niguel Water District since 1977, as the representative
of approximately the northern half of Mission Viejo, and adjacent
portion of Laguna Hills. He earlier served as a member and Chairperson
of the Planning and Architectural Committee of the Mission Viejo Municipal
Advisory Council. Mr. Fiore is the founder and senior partner of the
law firm of Fiore, Racobs & Powers, and a Charter Member and past
Dean of the Community Associations Institute College of Community
Association Lawyers.
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Gerald E. Buck, Vice President, Division 2
Director Gerald E. Buck currently manages personal real estate and
business investments in Orange County. He and his wife, Bente, have
resided in Mission Viejo since 1977, raising two children. Mr. Buck
has served on the Board of Directors of Moulton Niguel Water District
since 1978, representing a large portion of the Mission Viejo area
and a portion of the City of Laguna Niguel. He has been instrumental
in helping to develop and chair the Long-Range Planning Committee,
resulting in a comprehensive Plan to provide high-quality water and
sewer service and infrastructure at the lowest cost possible to meet
the District’s complete residential and commercial build-out
plan. Mr. Buck attended the University of Southern California and
has a Master’s degree from the University of California at Los
Angeles (UCLA). Previously, he served as an executive officer with
Chevron Oil Company. He serves as a Trustee of the Smithsonian Institution’s
Archives of American Art and is a founding Board member of the Pacific
Art Foundation, a non-profit arts education foundation.
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Donald Froelich, Vice President, Division 3
Director Donald Froelich lives in Laguna Hills and has more than three decades of experience in the water industry, working as supervising Civil Engineer for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and serving as a manager for the City of Glendale Water Department. He received a Bachelors of Science and Masters Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Southern California. He is a registered Civil Engineer and a member of the California State BAR. Mr. Froelich also serves on the Orange County Waste Management and Recycling Commission and Chairman of MNWD’s Engineering Committee.
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Larry R. Lizotte, Division 4
Director Larry R. Lizotte is a retired residential home builder and
licensed general contractor. A resident of Laguna Niguel since 1966,
he attended Fullerton Junior College and California State University
at Long Beach. Mr. Lizotte currently serves as Moulton Niguel Water
District's representative to the South Orange County Wastewater Authority
(SOCWA).
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Brian S. Probolsky, Division 5
Director Brian Probolsky resides in Laguna Niguel and serves as a
member of City's Parks and Recreation Commission. Mr. Probolsky also
serves on the Orange County Parks Commission representing the county's
5th Supervisorial District and sits on the Board of Governors for
the Saddleback Community College Foundation.
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Larry McKenney, Division 6
Director Larry McKenney is a resident of Aliso Viejo and has a strong
background in watershed management, coastal preservation and environmental
affairs. He also serves on the boards of the Newport Bay Naturalist
& Friends, American Shore & Beach Preservation Association
and Orange Coast Watershed Education Center. Mr. McKenney attended
the U.S. Naval Academy and received a law degree from the University
of Texas School of Law.
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Gary M. Kurtz, Division 7
Director Gary M. Kurtz, a resident of Laguna Niguel since 1970, is
associated with Impact General, Inc., a specialized insurance firm.
Mr. Kurtz is a graduate of Eastern Washington University and attended
graduate school at the University of Oregon. He served as president
of the Laguna Niguel Community Council and is active in civic affairs.
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