Rosanna Herber was first elected to the SMUD Board of Directors in 2018 and represents Ward 4, which includes Curtis Park, Land Park, Greenhaven, Pocket, Walnut Grove and parts of Elk Grove. She is the first openly LGBTQ person to serve on the SMUD Board.
Once elected to the SMUD Board, Rosanna was part of the Climate Change Ad Hoc Committee that wrote the Climate Emergency Declaration – eventually leading to the adoption of SMUD’s 2030 Zero Carbon Plan.
Rosanna has dedicated 20 years of her career working at SMUD in varying capacities. She served as the Director of Public Power Strategy for the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA) where she published the “Handbook on Public Power Options” for cities and counties. She previously served as Chief of Staff to Sacramento Councilwoman Kimberly Mueller, where she developed the “Trees for Tomorrow” campaign that supported the early growth of the Sacramento Tree Foundation.