District Welcomes New Government Affairs Program Manager

News Release

Estella Gray has joined the "Southwest Florida Water Management District ":http://watermatters.org/ as a Government Affairs Program Manager.

Gray will serve as a liaison between the District and the constituents of Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas counties. She will work closely with county governments, municipalities and utilities staff.

Before joining the District, Gray was a senior project manager at the Collins Center for Public Policy, a public policy think tank. Prior to her role at the Collins Center, she served as the Public Affairs Specialist at the Florida League of Cities and advocated the interests for Florida's 410 municipalities. She started her career in community relations at the Florida Commission on Relations. She is a graduate of Florida A&M University's School of Journalism and Graphic Communication.

Gray will work from the District's Tampa Service Office on US 301 Road. She can be reached at (813) 985-7481, ext. 2015 or estella.gray@watermatters.org.