Governing Board Appoints Brian Armstrong as Executive Director

News Release

The Governing Board appointed Brian Armstrong as executive director at today's monthly Board meeting. Robert Beltran, who announced his resignation earlier this month, will stay on temporarily to assist in the transition. Beltran was appointed to serve as the District's executive director in September 2013, and is returning to the private sector.

Mr. Armstrong has served as the District's assistant executive director since May 2014. In that role he has been responsible for the leadership and oversight of the Operations, Maintenance & Construction, Regulation, and Resource Management divisions. He brings more than 15 years of experience in water resource management.

Previously, Armstrong was the assistant director for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Southwest District. There he led the restructure of the DEP District operations by reducing costs and improving internal operating performance, including the creation of a successful compliance management team. Prior to that, Armstrong served as the Water Supply and Resource Development manager for the District.

Armstrong is a licensed professional geologist who earned his Bachelor of Science in Geology and his Master's Degree in Hydrogeology from the University of South Florida.