Climate Change and the American West: Can We Adapt?

Featuring Patricia Mulroy
General Manager
Las Vegas Valley Water District
Southern Nevada Water Authority

Panel discussion with professional women in water-related fields to follow; light reception following program

Location:  Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center for the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering
100 Academy, Irvine (adjacent to UCI campus)

There is no charge for this program but reservations are encouraged.
RSVP: uwrc@uci.edu or call (949) 824-3442

About the Speaker:
Patricia Mulroy oversees the operations of the Las Vegas Valley Water District, which serves more than 340,000 customers, and the Southern Nevada Water Authority, which is responsible for acquiring, treating and delivering water to local agencies that collectively serve two million residents and 40 million annual visitors. Mulroy joined the District more than 20 years ago and began serving as its general manager in 1989. She was a principal architect of the Authority, which has served as a model for other Western water agencies since its creation in 1991.  As general manager of one of the country’s most progressive water agencies, Mulroy is exceptionally active in regional and national water issues. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies and the National Water Resources Association, and on the Board of Trustees of the American Water Works Association Research Foundation. Additionally, she was the original chairperson of the Western Urban Water Coalition and served on the Colorado River Water Users Association’s board of directors.

A resident of Southern Nevada for more than three decades, Mulroy is equally active in the community. She currently chairs the University of Nevada, Las Vegas College of Sciences Advisory Board, and has served on the Nevada Public Radio Board of Directors. Mulroy is also actively involved with the Diocese of Las Vegas and Bishop Gorman High School. Her honors include National Jewish Medical and Research Center’s Humanitarian Award and the University and Community College System of Nevada Board of Regents' Distinguished Nevadan Award.

Mulroy served as special assistant to the Clark County Manager and as Clark County Justice Court Administrator before joining the District. She and her husband, Robert, have two children. Mulroy’s recreational interests include skiing and reading.