Linda McCrea, superintendent
Linda was appointed as superintendent of Tacoma Water in 2010. Linda joined Tacoma Water in 1980 as a civil engineer. In 1993 she began serving as the utility's distribution manager and in 2006 she became the utility's deputy superintendent. She holds a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Washington.

Linda serves on statewide committees representing the interests of Tacoma Water. She leads citywide teams such as the Infrastructure Coordination Team, LID Policy Team and Downtown Comp Plan Development Team as well as the utility's process improvement efforts. Linda participates on labor contract negotiations for water units and Joint Labor (benefits – city wide).



Heather Pennington, water resource planning manager
Heather joined Tacoma Water officially in 1994 and became the utility's distribution engineering manager in 2006. She holds an MBA from Pacific Lutheran University and a B.S. in environmental engineering from Northwestern University.

Heather's professional affiliations include the Washington Water Utility Council, and the American Water Works Association.

Ray West, distribution operations manager

Ray became the utility's distribution operations manager in 2006.

Ray evaluates and certifies individuals as facilitators and team members in the concepts of quality management and team building. He conducts training for Sexual Harassment Prevention, Employee Development Review and Systems for the 21st Century.

Ray's professional affiliations include being the former chair and a current member of the Pacific North West affiliations subsection of the American Water Works Association Distribution Committee, and the former chair and a current member of Youth Building Tacoma Advisory Board. He is also a board member for the Pierce County Utility Coordinating Council.

Chris McMeen, water quality manager
Chris joined Tacoma Water in 2002 as a water quality engineer. He became the utility's water quality manager in 2004. Chris holds a M.S. and B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Washington. He served in the U.S. Peace Corp as a water engineer in Kenya and the Dominican Republic.

Chris' professional affiliations include the American Water Works Association, International UV Association and the International Ozone Association.

Glen George, water supply manager
Glen became the utility's water supply manager in 2010.

Jane Evancho, Rates, & Financial Analysis manager
Jane joined the City of Tacoma in 1987 and became a Tacoma Water manager in 1993. She holds a B.S. and M.S. in agricultural engineering from Oregon State University and a B.S. in soil science from the University of Arizona.

Jane's professional affiliations in include serving on the American Water Works Association for more than 15 years and six years of service on the YWCA board of directors.



Steve Standley, Distribution Engineering manager