Jason Spotts

Jason Spotts is the Security and Emergency Management Program Manager for the State Water Board’s Division of Drinking Water (DDW). He applies strategic operations to coordinate with local, state, and federal emergency management partners across the state to support locals after natural disasters or security incidents. Jason currently represents the State Water Board in local, state, and national committees and work groups to address issues pertaining to public water system security, emergency response, and recovery. Prior to working for DDW, he worked at the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services where he was selected to lead work groups and task forces to help locals respond to and recover from the Camp Fire and the earthquake swarms in Puerto Rico. Prior to that, he served in the U.S. Navy’s Civil Engineer Corps for six years, making deployments to Afghanistan and the Pacific. He managed numerous construction contracts valued over $100M. Jason is a registered civil engineer and holds an MBA from Syracuse University and a bachelor’s in civil engineering from Chico State.