Diane Rifkin

Diane Rifkin serves as Vice President of the Moulton Niguel Water District. Vice President Rifkin applies her business acumen, experience in organizational planning, and executive leadership expertise to enhance Moulton Niguel’s customer service and support its innovative workforce culture. During her tenure as Vice President, Moulton Niguel has been recognized as a Top Workplace in Orange County and a “Utility of the Future” for its excellence in innovation, customer service, and sustainability.

In addition to serving as the District’s Liaison to the City of Laguna Niguel, Vice President Rifkin serves on the Doheny Desalination, Outreach, and Technical & Administrative Committees. She represents Moulton Niguel at the Association of California Water Agencies Joint Powers Insurance Authority & California Association of Sanitation Agencies.

In 2024, Ms. Rifkin was honored for her legal and advocacy services to the community by the County of Orange as a “Woman Making a Difference” in Orange County.  

Prior to her election as the top vote-getter in 2022, Ms. Rifkin founded and managed a national attorney search firm. For more than two decades, she brokered the perfect match between top lawyers and employers, ranging from boutique legal practices to international law firms and multinational corporations. A leader in the legal recruitment field, Ms. Rifkin served on the Board of Directors and Ethics Committee of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants.

Relationship-oriented and solutions-focused, Diane continues to bring people together through her involvement in civic and charitable organizations in Laguna Niguel, where she has lived since 1988. She serves on the Laguna Niguel Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and supports the Dana Point 5th Regiment Marine Support Group, Working Wardrobes, St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Family Assistance Ministries, Tunnel to Towers Foundation & Children’s Hospital of Orange County.

Ms. Rifkin received her B.A. degree in English from Villanova University, where she graduated cum laude and served as Class Valedictorian. She earned her Juris Doctor degree from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law in 1988.