Cathie Chavez-Morris (she/her/ella/hura) is a Utility Services Manager at Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) within the Corporate Environmental Affairs Division. As a changemaker in the organization, she seeks
strategies to maximize environmental, social and economic impact in underserved
communities. In her roles at LADWP, she managed several citywide water conservation initiatives, launched the utility’s first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office and presently leads the utility’s newest focus on environmental justice. Mrs. Chavez-Morris graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Geological Sciences from
California Polytechnic University, Pomona and a Master of Science in Environmental
Studies from California State University, Fullerton. She is a Senior Fellow with the
Environmental Leadership Program in Washington D.C. and a fellow with Duke
University's Water Innovation Leadership Development Program. She also holds a
certificate in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion from Cornell University and a certificate in Public Policy from Harvard University. She advances inclusive initiatives as a graduate of Yale University’s Clean Equitable Energy Development Certificate Program and a member of the Othering & Belonging Institute (UC Berkeley) Targeted Universalism Community of Practice. Her previous board experience includes serving as Supervisor Gloria Molina’s appointee to the Los Angeles County Board of Governors for Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, serving on the Human Equity, Access and Relations Commission for the City of San Gabriel, DEI Advisory Board member for Sigma Kappa National Sorority, La Plaza de Cultura y Artes Board member, and Climate Change and Heath Equity Advisory Board member for California Department of Public Health.
strategies to maximize environmental, social and economic impact in underserved
communities. In her roles at LADWP, she managed several citywide water conservation initiatives, launched the utility’s first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office and presently leads the utility’s newest focus on environmental justice. Mrs. Chavez-Morris graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Geological Sciences from
California Polytechnic University, Pomona and a Master of Science in Environmental
Studies from California State University, Fullerton. She is a Senior Fellow with the
Environmental Leadership Program in Washington D.C. and a fellow with Duke
University's Water Innovation Leadership Development Program. She also holds a
certificate in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion from Cornell University and a certificate in Public Policy from Harvard University. She advances inclusive initiatives as a graduate of Yale University’s Clean Equitable Energy Development Certificate Program and a member of the Othering & Belonging Institute (UC Berkeley) Targeted Universalism Community of Practice. Her previous board experience includes serving as Supervisor Gloria Molina’s appointee to the Los Angeles County Board of Governors for Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, serving on the Human Equity, Access and Relations Commission for the City of San Gabriel, DEI Advisory Board member for Sigma Kappa National Sorority, La Plaza de Cultura y Artes Board member, and Climate Change and Heath Equity Advisory Board member for California Department of Public Health.